Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
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Sun-Earth-Moon System MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 6E.1.1.1.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Ask questions that arise from observations of patterns in the movement of night sky objects to test the limitations of a solar system model.
Earth's Geologic History MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 6E.1.1.1.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Ask questions to examine an interpretation about the relative ages of different rock layers within a sequence of several rock layers. 
Earth’s Climate MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 6E.1.1.1.3 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century. 
The Water Cycle and Earth's Systems MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 6E.1.2.1.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Collect data and use digital data analysis tools to identify patterns to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses result in changes in weather conditions.
Earth’s Climate MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 6E.1.2.1.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Collect data and use digital data analysis tools to identify patterns to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses result in changes in weather conditions.
Sun-Earth-Moon System MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 6E.2.1.1.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Analyze and interpret data to determine similarities and differences among features and processes occurring on solar system objects. 
Earth's Geologic History MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 6E.2.1.1.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils, rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of past plate motions. 
Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 6E.2.1.1.3 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.
Engineering Bridges MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 6E.2.1.1.3 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.
Earth Materials MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 6E.3.1.1.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop a model, based on observational evidence, to describe the cycling and movement of Earth’s rock material and the energy that drives these processes. 
Weathering and Erosion MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 6E.3.1.1.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop a model, based on observational evidence, to describe the cycling and movement of Earth’s rock material and the energy that drives these processes. 
Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 6E.3.1.1.3 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop a model, based on observational and experimental evidence, to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the Sun and the force of gravity. 
Ocean Salinity and Density MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 6E.3.1.1.3 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop a model, based on observational and experimental evidence, to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the Sun and the force of gravity. 
Earth Materials MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 6E.3.1.1.3 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop a model, based on observational and experimental evidence, to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the Sun and the force of gravity. 
Weathering and Erosion MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 6E.3.1.1.3 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop a model, based on observational and experimental evidence, to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the Sun and the force of gravity.
The Water Cycle and Earth's Systems MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 6E.3.1.1.3 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop a model, based on observational and experimental evidence, to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the Sun and the force of gravity. 
Earth's Geologic History MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 6E.3.2.1.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth’s 4.6-billion-year-old history.
Earth Materials MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 6E.3.2.1.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distribution of Earth’s mineral, energy, or groundwater resources is the result of past geological processes.
Earth's Geologic History MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 6E.3.2.1.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distribution of Earth’s mineral, energy, or groundwater resources is the result of past geological processes.
Weathering and Erosion MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 6E.4.1.1.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Construct an argument, supported by evidence, for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales.
Earth's Geologic History MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 6E.4.1.1.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Construct an argument, supported by evidence, for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales.
Sun-Earth-Moon System MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 6E.4.2.2.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Communicate how a series of models, including those used by Minnesota American Indian Tribes and communities and other cultures, are used to explain how motion in the Earth-Sun-Moon system causes the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses and seasons.
Cell Structure and Function MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.1.1.1.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Ask questions about the processes and outcomes of various methods of communication between cells of multicellular organisms.
The Nervous System and Senses MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.1.1.1.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Ask questions about the processes and outcomes of various methods of communication between cells of multicellular organisms.
Cell Structure and Function MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.1.1.1.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Ask questions that arise from careful observations of phenomena or models to clarify and/or seek additional information about how changes in genes can affect organisms.
Inheritance and Variation of Traits MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.1.2.1.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells, either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
Reproduction and Fungi Structures MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.1.2.1.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells, either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
Observing and Comparing Cells MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.1.2.1.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells, either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
Life on Earth MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.1.2.1.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells, either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
Cell Structure and Function MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.1.2.1.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells, either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
Life on Earth MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.2.1.1.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth. 
Observing and Comparing Cells MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.3.1.1.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and describe the way cell parts contribute to the cell’s function. 
The Nervous System and Senses MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.3.1.1.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and describe the way cell parts contribute to the cell’s function. 
Cell Structure and Function MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.3.1.1.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and describe the way cell parts contribute to the cell’s function. 
Photosynthesis MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.3.1.1.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop and use a model to describe how food is rearranged through chemical reactions forming new molecules that support growth and/or release energy as this matter moves through an organism.
Forest Food Web MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.3.1.1.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop and use a model to describe how food is rearranged through chemical reactions forming new molecules that support growth and/or release energy as this matter moves through an organism.
Life on Earth MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.3.1.1.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop and use a model to describe how food is rearranged through chemical reactions forming new molecules that support growth and/or release energy as this matter moves through an organism.
Forest Food Web MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.3.1.1.3 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop and use a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem. 
Drought and Tree Growth MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.3.1.1.3 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 Develop and use a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem. 
Photosynthesis MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.3.1.1.3 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop and use a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem. 
Inheritance and Variation of Traits MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.3.1.1.4 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation. 
Reproduction and Fungi Structures MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.3.1.1.4 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation. 
Drought and Tree Growth MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.3.2.1.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 Construct an explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms and/or populations.
Inheritance and Variation of Traits MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.3.2.1.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms and/or populations. 
Reproduction and Fungi Structures MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.3.2.1.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 Construct an explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms and/or populations. 
Drought and Tree Growth MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.3.2.1.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 Construct an explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.  
Photosynthesis MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.3.2.1.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Construct an explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms. 
Life on Earth MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.3.2.1.3 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Apply scientific ideas to construct an explanation for the anatomical similarities and differences among modern organisms and between modern and fossil organisms to infer evolutionary relationships. 
Forest Food Web MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.3.2.1.4 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Construct an explanation based on evidence that describes how genetic variations of traits in a population increase some individuals’ probability of surviving and reproducing in a specific environment.
Inheritance and Variation of Traits MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.3.2.1.4 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Construct an explanation based on evidence that describes how genetic variations of traits in a population increase some individuals’ probability of surviving and reproducing in a specific environment.
Organ System Structure and Function MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.4.1.1.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Support or refute an explanation by arguing from evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells. 
Cell Structure and Function MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.4.1.1.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Support or refute an explanation by arguing from evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells. 
Drought and Tree Growth MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.4.1.1.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 Support or refute an explanation by arguing from evidence and scientific reasoning for how animal behavior and plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction. 
Reproduction and Fungi Structures MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.4.1.1.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 Support or refute an explanation by arguing from evidence and scientific reasoning for how animal behavior and plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction. 
Forest Food Web MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.4.1.1.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Support or refute an explanation by arguing from evidence and scientific reasoning for how animal behavior and plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction. 
Drought and Tree Growth MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.4.1.2.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6 Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity or ecosystem services.
Forest Food Web MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 7L.4.2.2.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Gather multiple sources of information and communicate how Minnesota American Indian Tribes and communities and other cultures use knowledge to predict or interpret patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.
Atoms MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.1.1.1.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Ask questions about locations of common elements on the periodic table to note patterns in the properties of similarly grouped elements. 
Chemical Reactions MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.1.2.1.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Plan and conduct an investigation of changes in pure substances when thermal energy is added or removed and relate those changes to particle motion.
Molecules MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.1.2.1.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Plan and conduct an investigation of changes in pure substances when thermal energy is added or removed and relate those changes to particle motion.
Energy Transformation MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.1.2.1.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object. 
Mass and Energy Transfer MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.1.2.1.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object. 
Chemical Reactions MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.1.2.1.4 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Plan and conduct an investigation to determine how the temperature of a substance is affected by the transfer of energy, the amount of mass, and the type of matter.
Molecules MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.1.2.1.4 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Plan and conduct an investigation to determine how the temperature of a substance is affected by the transfer of energy, the amount of mass, and the type of matter.
Chemical Reactions MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.2.1.1.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.
Energy Transformation MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.2.1.1.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Construct and interpret graphical displays of data to describe the relationship of kinetic energy to the mass and speed of an object.
Mass and Energy Transfer MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.2.1.1.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Construct and interpret graphical displays of data to describe the relationship of kinetic energy to the mass and speed of an object.
Wave Properties and Signals MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.2.2.1.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Use mathematical representations to describe a simple model for waves that includes how the amplitude of a wave is related to the energy in a wave.
Engineering Thermal Control MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.2.2.1.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Use mathematical representations to describe a simple model for waves that includes how the amplitude of a wave is related to the energy in a wave.
Atoms MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.3.1.1.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and crystals. 
Molecules MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.3.1.1.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and crystals. 
Chemical Reactions MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.3.1.1.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop and use a model to describe how the total number of atoms does not change in a chemical reaction and thus mass is conserved. 
Atoms MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.3.1.1.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop and use a model to describe how the total number of atoms does not change in a chemical reaction and thus mass is conserved. 
Energy Transformation MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.3.1.1.3 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop and revise a model to describe that when the arrangement of objects interacting at a distance changes, different amounts of potential energy are stored in the system.
Wave Properties and Signals MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.3.1.1.4 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop and use a model to qualitatively describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials. 
Engineering Thermal Control MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.3.1.1.4 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Develop and use a model to qualitatively describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials. 
Molecules MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.3.2.1.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Construct an explanation based on evidence and scientific principles of a common phenomenon that can be explained by the motions of molecules. 
Chemical Reactions MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.3.2.2.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Construct, test and modify a device that either releases or absorbs thermal energy by chemical processes.
Mass and Energy Transfer MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.3.2.2.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Design a solution to a problem involving the motion of two colliding objects using Newton’s 3rd Law.
Chemical Reactions MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.3.2.2.3 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.
Engineering Thermal Control MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.3.2.2.3 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.
Mass and Energy Transfer MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.4.1.1.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.
Sun-Earth-Moon System MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.4.1.1.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.
Engineering Thermal Control MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.4.1.1.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.
Mass and Energy Transfer MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.4.1.1.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Compare and evaluate evidence to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Energy Transformation MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.4.1.1.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Compare and evaluate evidence to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Sun-Earth-Moon System MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.4.1.1.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Compare and evaluate evidence to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.4.2.1.1 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Gather and evaluate information from multiple sources to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society. 
Wave Properties and Signals MN Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science 8P.4.2.1.2 [{id=111674358586, createdAt=1681899841084, updatedAt=1681899843589, 1='{type=string, value=6}'}] 6

Integrate qualitative scientific and technical information to support the claim that digitized signals are a more reliable way to encode and transmit information than analog signals.
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Science Lesson : Sun-Earth-Moon System
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions that arise from observations of patterns in the movement of night sky objects to test the limitations of a solar system model.
Grades: 6
State ID: 6E.1.1.1.1
Science Lesson : Earth's Geologic History
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions to examine an interpretation about the relative ages of different rock layers within a sequence of several rock layers. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 6E.1.1.1.2
Science Lesson : Earth’s Climate
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 6E.1.1.1.3
Science Lesson : The Water Cycle and Earth's Systems
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Collect data and use digital data analysis tools to identify patterns to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses result in changes in weather conditions.
Grades: 6
State ID: 6E.1.2.1.1
Science Lesson : Earth’s Climate
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Collect data and use digital data analysis tools to identify patterns to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses result in changes in weather conditions.
Grades: 6
State ID: 6E.1.2.1.1
Science Lesson : Sun-Earth-Moon System
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data to determine similarities and differences among features and processes occurring on solar system objects. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 6E.2.1.1.1
Science Lesson : Earth's Geologic History
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils, rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of past plate motions. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 6E.2.1.1.2
Science Lesson : Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.
Grades: 6
State ID: 6E.2.1.1.3
Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.
Grades: 6
State ID: 6E.2.1.1.3
Science Lesson : Earth Materials
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model, based on observational evidence, to describe the cycling and movement of Earth’s rock material and the energy that drives these processes. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 6E.3.1.1.2
Science Lesson : Weathering and Erosion
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model, based on observational evidence, to describe the cycling and movement of Earth’s rock material and the energy that drives these processes. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 6E.3.1.1.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model, based on observational and experimental evidence, to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the Sun and the force of gravity. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 6E.3.1.1.3
Science Lesson : Ocean Salinity and Density
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model, based on observational and experimental evidence, to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the Sun and the force of gravity. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 6E.3.1.1.3
Science Lesson : Earth Materials
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model, based on observational and experimental evidence, to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the Sun and the force of gravity. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 6E.3.1.1.3
Science Lesson : Weathering and Erosion
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model, based on observational and experimental evidence, to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the Sun and the force of gravity.
Grades: 6
State ID: 6E.3.1.1.3
Science Lesson : The Water Cycle and Earth's Systems
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model, based on observational and experimental evidence, to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the Sun and the force of gravity. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 6E.3.1.1.3
Science Lesson : Earth's Geologic History
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth’s 4.6-billion-year-old history.
Grades: 6
State ID: 6E.3.2.1.1
Science Lesson : Earth Materials
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distribution of Earth’s mineral, energy, or groundwater resources is the result of past geological processes.
Grades: 6
State ID: 6E.3.2.1.2
Science Lesson : Earth's Geologic History
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distribution of Earth’s mineral, energy, or groundwater resources is the result of past geological processes.
Grades: 6
State ID: 6E.3.2.1.2
Science Lesson : Weathering and Erosion
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument, supported by evidence, for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales.
Grades: 6
State ID: 6E.4.1.1.1
Science Lesson : Earth's Geologic History
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument, supported by evidence, for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales.
Grades: 6
State ID: 6E.4.1.1.1
Science Lesson : Sun-Earth-Moon System
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Communicate how a series of models, including those used by Minnesota American Indian Tribes and communities and other cultures, are used to explain how motion in the Earth-Sun-Moon system causes the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses and seasons.
Grades: 6
State ID: 6E.4.2.2.1
Science Lesson : Cell Structure and Function
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions about the processes and outcomes of various methods of communication between cells of multicellular organisms.
Grades: 6
State ID: 7L.1.1.1.1
Science Lesson : The Nervous System and Senses
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions about the processes and outcomes of various methods of communication between cells of multicellular organisms.
Grades: 6
State ID: 7L.1.1.1.1
Science Lesson : Cell Structure and Function
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions that arise from careful observations of phenomena or models to clarify and/or seek additional information about how changes in genes can affect organisms.
Grades: 6
State ID: 7L.1.1.1.2
Science Lesson : Inheritance and Variation of Traits
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells, either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
Grades: 6
State ID: 7L.1.2.1.1
Science Lesson : Reproduction and Fungi Structures
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells, either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
Grades: 6
State ID: 7L.1.2.1.1
Science Lesson : Observing and Comparing Cells
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells, either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
Grades: 6
State ID: 7L.1.2.1.1
Science Lesson : Life on Earth
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells, either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
Grades: 6
State ID: 7L.1.2.1.1
Science Lesson : Cell Structure and Function
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells, either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
Grades: 6
State ID: 7L.1.2.1.1
Science Lesson : Life on Earth
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 7L.2.1.1.2
Science Lesson : Observing and Comparing Cells
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and describe the way cell parts contribute to the cell’s function. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 7L.3.1.1.1
Science Lesson : The Nervous System and Senses
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and describe the way cell parts contribute to the cell’s function. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 7L.3.1.1.1
Science Lesson : Cell Structure and Function
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and describe the way cell parts contribute to the cell’s function. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 7L.3.1.1.1
Science Lesson : Photosynthesis
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe how food is rearranged through chemical reactions forming new molecules that support growth and/or release energy as this matter moves through an organism.
Grades: 6
State ID: 7L.3.1.1.2
Science Lesson : Forest Food Web
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe how food is rearranged through chemical reactions forming new molecules that support growth and/or release energy as this matter moves through an organism.
Grades: 6
State ID: 7L.3.1.1.2
Science Lesson : Life on Earth
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe how food is rearranged through chemical reactions forming new molecules that support growth and/or release energy as this matter moves through an organism.
Grades: 6
State ID: 7L.3.1.1.2
Science Lesson : Forest Food Web
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 7L.3.1.1.3
Science Lesson : Drought and Tree Growth
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation: Develop and use a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 7L.3.1.1.3
Science Lesson : Photosynthesis
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 7L.3.1.1.3
Science Lesson : Inheritance and Variation of Traits
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 7L.3.1.1.4
Science Lesson : Reproduction and Fungi Structures
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation: Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 7L.3.1.1.4
Science Lesson : Drought and Tree Growth
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation: Construct an explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms and/or populations.
Grades: 6
State ID: 7L.3.2.1.1
Science Lesson : Inheritance and Variation of Traits
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms and/or populations. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 7L.3.2.1.1
Science Lesson : Reproduction and Fungi Structures
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation: Construct an explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms and/or populations. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 7L.3.2.1.1
Science Lesson : Drought and Tree Growth
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation: Construct an explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.  
Grades: 6
State ID: 7L.3.2.1.2
Science Lesson : Photosynthesis
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 7L.3.2.1.2
Science Lesson : Life on Earth
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Apply scientific ideas to construct an explanation for the anatomical similarities and differences among modern organisms and between modern and fossil organisms to infer evolutionary relationships. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 7L.3.2.1.3
Science Lesson : Forest Food Web
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation based on evidence that describes how genetic variations of traits in a population increase some individuals’ probability of surviving and reproducing in a specific environment.
Grades: 6
State ID: 7L.3.2.1.4
Science Lesson : Inheritance and Variation of Traits
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation based on evidence that describes how genetic variations of traits in a population increase some individuals’ probability of surviving and reproducing in a specific environment.
Grades: 6
State ID: 7L.3.2.1.4
Science Lesson : Organ System Structure and Function
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Support or refute an explanation by arguing from evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 7L.4.1.1.1
Science Lesson : Cell Structure and Function
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Support or refute an explanation by arguing from evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 7L.4.1.1.1
Science Lesson : Drought and Tree Growth
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation: Support or refute an explanation by arguing from evidence and scientific reasoning for how animal behavior and plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 7L.4.1.1.2
Science Lesson : Reproduction and Fungi Structures
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation: Support or refute an explanation by arguing from evidence and scientific reasoning for how animal behavior and plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 7L.4.1.1.2
Science Lesson : Forest Food Web
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Support or refute an explanation by arguing from evidence and scientific reasoning for how animal behavior and plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 7L.4.1.1.2
Science Lesson : Drought and Tree Growth
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation: Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity or ecosystem services.
Grades: 6
State ID: 7L.4.1.2.2
Science Lesson : Forest Food Web
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Gather multiple sources of information and communicate how Minnesota American Indian Tribes and communities and other cultures use knowledge to predict or interpret patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.
Grades: 6
State ID: 7L.4.2.2.1
Science Lesson : Atoms
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions about locations of common elements on the periodic table to note patterns in the properties of similarly grouped elements. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 8P.1.1.1.1
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation of changes in pure substances when thermal energy is added or removed and relate those changes to particle motion.
Grades: 6
State ID: 8P.1.2.1.1
Science Lesson : Molecules
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation of changes in pure substances when thermal energy is added or removed and relate those changes to particle motion.
Grades: 6
State ID: 8P.1.2.1.1
Science Lesson : Energy Transformation
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 8P.1.2.1.2
Science Lesson : Mass and Energy Transfer
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 8P.1.2.1.2
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation to determine how the temperature of a substance is affected by the transfer of energy, the amount of mass, and the type of matter.
Grades: 6
State ID: 8P.1.2.1.4
Science Lesson : Molecules
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation to determine how the temperature of a substance is affected by the transfer of energy, the amount of mass, and the type of matter.
Grades: 6
State ID: 8P.1.2.1.4
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.
Grades: 6
State ID: 8P.2.1.1.1
Science Lesson : Energy Transformation
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct and interpret graphical displays of data to describe the relationship of kinetic energy to the mass and speed of an object.
Grades: 6
State ID: 8P.2.1.1.2
Science Lesson : Mass and Energy Transfer
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct and interpret graphical displays of data to describe the relationship of kinetic energy to the mass and speed of an object.
Grades: 6
State ID: 8P.2.1.1.2
Science Lesson : Wave Properties and Signals
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Use mathematical representations to describe a simple model for waves that includes how the amplitude of a wave is related to the energy in a wave.
Grades: 6
State ID: 8P.2.2.1.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Thermal Control
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Use mathematical representations to describe a simple model for waves that includes how the amplitude of a wave is related to the energy in a wave.
Grades: 6
State ID: 8P.2.2.1.1
Science Lesson : Atoms
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and crystals. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 8P.3.1.1.1
Science Lesson : Molecules
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and crystals. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 8P.3.1.1.1
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe how the total number of atoms does not change in a chemical reaction and thus mass is conserved. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 8P.3.1.1.2
Science Lesson : Atoms
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe how the total number of atoms does not change in a chemical reaction and thus mass is conserved. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 8P.3.1.1.2
Science Lesson : Energy Transformation
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and revise a model to describe that when the arrangement of objects interacting at a distance changes, different amounts of potential energy are stored in the system.
Grades: 6
State ID: 8P.3.1.1.3
Science Lesson : Wave Properties and Signals
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to qualitatively describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 8P.3.1.1.4
Science Lesson : Engineering Thermal Control
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to qualitatively describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 8P.3.1.1.4
Science Lesson : Molecules
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation based on evidence and scientific principles of a common phenomenon that can be explained by the motions of molecules. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 8P.3.2.1.1
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct, test and modify a device that either releases or absorbs thermal energy by chemical processes.
Grades: 6
State ID: 8P.3.2.2.1
Science Lesson : Mass and Energy Transfer
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Design a solution to a problem involving the motion of two colliding objects using Newton’s 3rd Law.
Grades: 6
State ID: 8P.3.2.2.2
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.
Grades: 6
State ID: 8P.3.2.2.3
Science Lesson : Engineering Thermal Control
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.
Grades: 6
State ID: 8P.3.2.2.3
Science Lesson : Mass and Energy Transfer
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.
Grades: 6
State ID: 8P.4.1.1.1
Science Lesson : Sun-Earth-Moon System
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.
Grades: 6
State ID: 8P.4.1.1.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Thermal Control
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.
Grades: 6
State ID: 8P.4.1.1.1
Science Lesson : Mass and Energy Transfer
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Compare and evaluate evidence to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Grades: 6
State ID: 8P.4.1.1.2
Science Lesson : Energy Transformation
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Compare and evaluate evidence to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Grades: 6
State ID: 8P.4.1.1.2
Science Lesson : Sun-Earth-Moon System
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Compare and evaluate evidence to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Grades: 6
State ID: 8P.4.1.1.2
Science Lesson : Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Gather and evaluate information from multiple sources to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society. 
Grades: 6
State ID: 8P.4.2.1.1
Science Lesson : Wave Properties and Signals
State: MN
Standards: Minnesota’s K-8 Academic Standards in Science
Performance Expectation:

Integrate qualitative scientific and technical information to support the claim that digitized signals are a more reliable way to encode and transmit information than analog signals.
Grades: 6
State ID: 8P.4.2.1.2
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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Standards citation: NGSS Lead States. 2013. Next Generation Science Standards: For States, By States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. Neither WestEd nor the lead states and partners that developed the Next Generation Science Standards were involved in the production of this product, and do not endorse it.

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