Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
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Earth Events MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 1E.2.2.1.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Use quantitative data to identify and describe patterns in the amount of time it takes for Earth processes to occur and determine whether they occur quickly or slowly. 
Controlling Erosion MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 1E.4.1.2.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Construct an argument with evidence to evaluate multiple solutions designed to slow or prevent wind or water from changing the shape of the land.
Butterfly Structure and Function MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 1L.3.1.1.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Develop a simple model based on evidence to represent how plants or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs. 
Water Flow MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 2E.2.1.1.2 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Analyze data from tests of objects designed to reduce the impacts of a weather-related hazards and compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.
Mapping Land and Water MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 2E.4.2.1.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Obtain and use information from multiple sources to identify where water is found on Earth. 
Water Flow MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 2E.4.2.1.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Obtain and use information from multiple sources to identify where water is found on Earth. 
Engineering Hand Pollinators MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 2L.3.2.2.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Engineer a device that mimics the structures and functions of plants or animals in seed dispersal.
Flowers MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 2L.3.2.2.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Engineer a device that mimics the structures and functions of plants or animals in seed dispersal.
How Plants Grow MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 2L.4.1.1.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Construct an argument with evidence that evaluates how in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all. 
Habitats MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 2L.4.1.1.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Construct an argument with evidence that evaluates how in a particular habitat some organisms can
survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all. 
Butterfly Life Cycle MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 2L.4.1.1.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Construct an argument with evidence that evaluates how in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all. 
Matter and Properties MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 2P.1.1.1.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Ask questions about an object’s motion based on observation, that can be answered by an investigation.
Floating and Sinking MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 2P.1.1.1.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Ask questions about an object’s motion based on observation, that can be answered by an investigation.
Property of Materials MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 2P.1.2.1.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Plan and conduct an investigation to describe how heating and cooling affects different kinds of materials based upon their observable properties.
Water Flow MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 2P.1.2.1.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Plan and conduct an investigation to describe how heating and cooling affects different kinds of materials based upon their observable properties.
Engineering Owl Shelters MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 2P.1.2.1.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Plan and conduct an investigation to describe how heating and cooling affects different kinds of materials based upon their observable properties.
Floating and Sinking MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 2P.2.2.1.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Identify and predict quantitative patterns of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.
Action-Reaction Forces MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 2P.2.2.1.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Identify and predict quantitative patterns of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.
Friction MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 2P.2.2.1.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Identify and predict quantitative patterns of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.
Property of Materials MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 2P.3.1.1.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Develop a simple diagram or physical model to illustrate how some changes caused by heating or cooling can be reversed and some cannot.
Water Flow MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 2P.3.1.1.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Develop a simple diagram or physical model to illustrate how some changes caused by heating or cooling can be reversed and some cannot.
Engineering Boats MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 2P.4.2.2.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Obtain information and communicate how Minnesota American Indian Tribes and communities and other cultures apply knowledge of the natural world in determining which materials have the properties that are best suited for an intended purpose.
Engineering Owl Shelters MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 2P.4.2.2.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Obtain information and communicate how Minnesota American Indian Tribes and communities and other cultures apply knowledge of the natural world in determining which materials have the properties that are best suited for an intended purpose.
Property of Materials MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 2P.4.2.2.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Obtain information and communicate how Minnesota American Indian Tribes and communities and other cultures apply knowledge of the natural world in determining which materials have the properties that are best suited for an intended purpose.
How Plants Grow MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 3L.1.2.1.2 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Plan and conduct an investigation to determine how amounts of sunlight and water impact the growth of a plant.
Controlling Erosion MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science ETS1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.
Engineering Boats MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science ETS1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.
Engineering Hand Pollinators MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science ETS1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.
Engineering Owl Shelters MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science ETS1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.
Controlling Erosion MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science ETS2 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.
Engineering Owl Shelters MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science ETS2 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.
Engineering Hand Pollinators MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science ETS2 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.
Engineering Boats MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science ETS2 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.
Controlling Erosion MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science ETS3 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.
Engineering Owl Shelters MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science ETS3 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.
Engineering Boats MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science ETS3 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.
Engineering Hand Pollinators MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science ETS3 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.
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Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science.

Science Lesson : Earth Events
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Use quantitative data to identify and describe patterns in the amount of time it takes for Earth processes to occur and determine whether they occur quickly or slowly. 
Grades: 2
State ID: 1E.2.2.1.1
Science Lesson : Controlling Erosion
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument with evidence to evaluate multiple solutions designed to slow or prevent wind or water from changing the shape of the land.
Grades: 2
State ID: 1E.4.1.2.1
Science Lesson : Butterfly Structure and Function
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a simple model based on evidence to represent how plants or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs. 
Grades: 2
State ID: 1L.3.1.1.1
Science Lesson : Water Flow
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data from tests of objects designed to reduce the impacts of a weather-related hazards and compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2E.2.1.1.2
Science Lesson : Mapping Land and Water
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Obtain and use information from multiple sources to identify where water is found on Earth. 
Grades: 2
State ID: 2E.4.2.1.1
Science Lesson : Water Flow
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Obtain and use information from multiple sources to identify where water is found on Earth. 
Grades: 2
State ID: 2E.4.2.1.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Hand Pollinators
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Engineer a device that mimics the structures and functions of plants or animals in seed dispersal.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2L.3.2.2.1
Science Lesson : Flowers
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Engineer a device that mimics the structures and functions of plants or animals in seed dispersal.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2L.3.2.2.1
Science Lesson : How Plants Grow
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument with evidence that evaluates how in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all. 
Grades: 2
State ID: 2L.4.1.1.1
Science Lesson : Habitats
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument with evidence that evaluates how in a particular habitat some organisms can
survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all. 
Grades: 2
State ID: 2L.4.1.1.1
Science Lesson : Butterfly Life Cycle
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument with evidence that evaluates how in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all. 
Grades: 2
State ID: 2L.4.1.1.1
Science Lesson : Matter and Properties
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions about an object’s motion based on observation, that can be answered by an investigation.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2P.1.1.1.1
Science Lesson : Floating and Sinking
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions about an object’s motion based on observation, that can be answered by an investigation.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2P.1.1.1.1
Science Lesson : Property of Materials
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation to describe how heating and cooling affects different kinds of materials based upon their observable properties.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2P.1.2.1.1
Science Lesson : Water Flow
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation to describe how heating and cooling affects different kinds of materials based upon their observable properties.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2P.1.2.1.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Owl Shelters
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation to describe how heating and cooling affects different kinds of materials based upon their observable properties.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2P.1.2.1.1
Science Lesson : Floating and Sinking
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Identify and predict quantitative patterns of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2P.2.2.1.1
Science Lesson : Action-Reaction Forces
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Identify and predict quantitative patterns of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2P.2.2.1.1
Science Lesson : Friction
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Identify and predict quantitative patterns of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2P.2.2.1.1
Science Lesson : Property of Materials
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a simple diagram or physical model to illustrate how some changes caused by heating or cooling can be reversed and some cannot.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2P.3.1.1.1
Science Lesson : Water Flow
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a simple diagram or physical model to illustrate how some changes caused by heating or cooling can be reversed and some cannot.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2P.3.1.1.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Boats
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Obtain information and communicate how Minnesota American Indian Tribes and communities and other cultures apply knowledge of the natural world in determining which materials have the properties that are best suited for an intended purpose.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2P.4.2.2.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Owl Shelters
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Obtain information and communicate how Minnesota American Indian Tribes and communities and other cultures apply knowledge of the natural world in determining which materials have the properties that are best suited for an intended purpose.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2P.4.2.2.1
Science Lesson : Property of Materials
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Obtain information and communicate how Minnesota American Indian Tribes and communities and other cultures apply knowledge of the natural world in determining which materials have the properties that are best suited for an intended purpose.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2P.4.2.2.1
Science Lesson : How Plants Grow
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation to determine how amounts of sunlight and water impact the growth of a plant.
Grades: 2
State ID: 3L.1.2.1.2
Science Lesson : Controlling Erosion
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.
Grades: 2
State ID: ETS1
Science Lesson : Engineering Boats
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.
Grades: 2
State ID: ETS1
Science Lesson : Engineering Hand Pollinators
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.
Grades: 2
State ID: ETS1
Science Lesson : Engineering Owl Shelters
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.
Grades: 2
State ID: ETS1
Science Lesson : Controlling Erosion
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.
Grades: 2
State ID: ETS2
Science Lesson : Engineering Owl Shelters
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.
Grades: 2
State ID: ETS2
Science Lesson : Engineering Hand Pollinators
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.
Grades: 2
State ID: ETS2
Science Lesson : Engineering Boats
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.
Grades: 2
State ID: ETS2
Science Lesson : Controlling Erosion
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.
Grades: 2
State ID: ETS3
Science Lesson : Engineering Owl Shelters
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.
Grades: 2
State ID: ETS3
Science Lesson : Engineering Boats
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.
Grades: 2
State ID: ETS3
Science Lesson : Engineering Hand Pollinators
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.
Grades: 2
State ID: ETS3
This guide shows how KnowAtom’s K-8 integrated model of NGSS-designed curriculum is aligned with Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science.
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