Missouri Learning Standards: Science
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Earth Materials and Water Flow MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 3.ESS2.D.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.
Engineering Permeable Concrete MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 3.ESS2.D.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.
Earth Materials and Water Flow MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 3.ESS2.D.2 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions of the world.
Engineering Permeable Concrete MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 3.ESS3.B.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Make a claim about the merit of an existing design solution (e.g. levies, tornado shelters, sea walls, etc.) that reduces the impacts of a weather-related hazard.
Hydroelectric Dams and the Environment MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 3.ESS3.B.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Make a claim about the merit of an existing design solution (e.g. levies, tornado shelters, sea walls, etc.) that reduces the impacts of a weather-related hazard.
Frog Life Cycle MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 3.LS1.B.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Develop a model to compare and contrast observations on the life cycle of different plants and animals.
Selecting Traits MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 3.LS3.A.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Construct scientific arguments to support claims that some characteristics of organisms are inherited from parents and some are influenced by the environment.
Mealworm Senses MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 3.LS3.A.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Construct scientific arguments to support claims that some characteristics of organisms are inherited from parents and some are influenced by the environment.
Selecting Traits MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 3.LS3.B.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Use evidence to construct an explanation for how the variations in characteristics among individuals of the same species may provide advantages in surviving and finding mates.
Mealworm Senses MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 3.LS3.C.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4 Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular ecosystem some organisms — based on structural adaptations or behaviors — can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.
Selecting Traits MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 3.LS3.C.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular ecosystem some organisms — based on structural adaptations or behaviors — can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.
Selecting Traits MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 3.LS3.D.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Make a claim about the merit of a solution to a problem caused when the environment changes and the types of plants and animals that live there may change.
Properties of Matter MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 3.PS1.A.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Predict and investigate that water can change from a liquid to a solid (freeze), and back again (melt), or from a liquid to a gas (evaporation), and back again (condensation) as the result of temperature changes.
Water Erosion MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 3.PS1.A.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Predict and investigate that water can change from a liquid to a solid (freeze), and back again (melt), or from a liquid to a gas (evaporation), and back again (condensation) as the result of temperature changes.
Current Electricity MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 3.PS2.B.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Plan and conduct investigations to determine the cause and effect relationship of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.
Engineering Electric Cars MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 3.PS2.B.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Plan and conduct investigations to determine the cause and effect relationship of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.
Plate Tectonics and Landform Patterns MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 4.ESS1.C.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time.
Changing Earth's Surface MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 4.ESS1.C.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time.
Water Erosion MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 4.ESS1.C.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time.
Changing Earth's Surface MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 4.ESS2.A.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Plan and conduct scientific investigations or simulations to provide evidence how natural processes (e.g. weathering and erosion) shape Earth's surfaces.
Water Erosion MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 4.ESS2.A.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Plan and conduct scientific investigations or simulations to provide evidence how natural processes (e.g. weathering and erosion) shape Earth's surfaces.
Plate Tectonics and Landform Patterns MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 4.ESS2.B.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Analyze and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of Earth’s features.
Hydroelectric Dams and the Environment MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 4.ESS3.A.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Generate and compare multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of natural Earth processes on humans.
Hydroelectric Dams and the Environment MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 4.ETSI.A.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost. 
Engineering Launchers MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 4.ETSI.A.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost. 
Engineering Electric Cars MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 4.ETSI.A.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost. 
Engineering Information Transfer MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 4.ETSI.A.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost. 
Engineering Electric Cars MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 4.ETSI.B.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. 
Engineering Information Transfer MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 4.ETSI.B.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. 
Hydroelectric Dams and the Environment MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 4.ETSI.B.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. 
Engineering Launchers MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 4.ETSI.B.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. 
Engineering Electric Cars MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 4.ETSI.C.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved. 
Engineering Information Transfer MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 4.ETSI.C.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.
Hydroelectric Dams and the Environment MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 4.ETSI.C.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved. 
Engineering Launchers MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 4.ETSI.C.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved. 
Selecting Traits MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 4.LS1.A.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and plant reproduction.
Plant Structures MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 4.LS1.A.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and plant reproduction.
Mealworm Senses MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 4.LS1.D.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4 Use a model to describe that animals receive different types of information through their senses, process the information in their brain, and respond to the information in different ways.
Energy and Collisions MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 4.PS2.A.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Make observations and/or measurements of an object’s motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion.
Balanced vs. Unbalanced Forces MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 4.PS2.A.2 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.
Properties of Matter MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 4.PS2.B.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Plan and conduct a fair test to compare and contrast the forces (measured by a spring scale in Newtons) required to overcome friction when an object moves over different surfaces (i.e. rough/smooth).
Engineering Launchers MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 4.PS2.B.2 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Predict how changes in either the amount of force applied to an object or the mass of the object affects the motion (speed and direction) of the object.
Energy Transfer and Levers MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 4.PS2.B.2 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Predict how changes in either the amount of force applied to an object or the mass of the object affects the motion (speed and direction) of the object.
Engineering Electric Cars MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 4.PS2.B.2 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Predict how changes in either the amount of force applied to an object or the mass of the object affects the motion (speed and direction) of the object.
Waves and Energy MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 4.PS3.A.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object.
Waves and Energy MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 4.PS3.B.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Provide evidence to construct an explanation of an energy transformation(e.g. temperature change, light, sound, motion, and magnetic effects).
Engineering Information Transfer MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 4.PS3.B.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Provide evidence to construct an explanation of an energy transformation(e.g. temperature change, light, sound, motion, and magnetic effects).
Pitch and Volume MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 4.PS3.B.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Provide evidence to construct an explanation of an energy transformation(e.g. temperature change, light, sound, motion, and magnetic effects).
Engineering Launchers MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 4.PS3.B.2 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.
Engineering Electric Cars MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 4.PS3.B.2 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.
Energy Transfer and Levers MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 4.PS3.B.2 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.
Engineering Information Transfer MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 4.PS3.B.2 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.
Energy and Collisions MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 4.PS3.C.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Use models to explain that simple machines change the amount of effort force and/or direction of force.
Balanced vs. Unbalanced Forces MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 4.PS3.C.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Use models to explain that simple machines change the amount of effort force and/or direction of force.
Pitch and Volume MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 4.PS4.A.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude or wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move.
Waves and Energy MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 4.PS4.A.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude or wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move.
Balanced vs. Unbalanced Forces MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 5.ESS1.A.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Support an argument that relative distances from Earth affects the apparent brightness of the sun compared to other stars.
Earth Materials and Water Flow MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 5.ESS2.A.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.
Plate Tectonics and Landform Patterns MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 5.ESS2.A.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.
Engineering Permeable Concrete MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 5.ESS2.C.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Describe and graph the amounts and percentages of water and fresh water in various reservoirs to provide evidence about the distribution of water on Earth.
Earth Materials and Water Flow MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 5.ESS2.C.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Describe and graph the amounts and percentages of water and fresh water in various reservoirs to provide evidence about the distribution of water on Earth.
Earth Materials and Water Flow MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 5.ESS3.C.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth’s resources and environment.
Engineering Permeable Concrete MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 5.ESS3.C.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth’s resources and environment.
Hydroelectric Dams and the Environment MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 5.ESS3.C.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth’s resources and environment.
Frog Life Cycle MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 5.LS1.A.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Compare and contrast the major organs/organ systems (e.g. support, reproductive, digestive, transport/circulatory, excretory, response) that perform similar functions for animals belonging to different vertebrate classes.
Food Webs MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 5.LS1.C.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Support an argument that plants get the materials (i.e. carbon dioxide, water, sunlight) they need for growth chiefly from air and water.
Plant Structures MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 5.LS1.C.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Support an argument that plants get the materials (i.e. carbon dioxide, water, sunlight) they need for growth chiefly from air and water.
Food Webs MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 5.LS2.B.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.
Current Electricity MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 5.PS1.A.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
Properties of Matter MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 5.PS1.A.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
Waves and Energy MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 5.PS1.A.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
Water Erosion MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 5.PS1.B.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Plan and conduct investigations to separate the components of a mixture/solution by their physical properties (i.e., sorting, filtration, magnets, screening).
Water Erosion MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 5.PS1.B.2 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Conduct an investigation to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances.
Balanced vs. Unbalanced Forces MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 5.PS2.B.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed toward the planet's center.
Forces and Levers MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 5.PS2.B.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4 Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed toward the planet's center.
Food Webs MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 5.PS3.D.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Use models to describe that energy in animals’ food (used for body repair, growth, motion, and to maintain body warmth) was once energy from the sun.
Engineering Information Transfer MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 5.PS4.A.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Develop a model to describe that objects can be seen only when light is reflected off them or when they produce their own light.
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Science Lesson : Earth Materials and Water Flow
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.
Grades: 4
State ID: 3.ESS2.D.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Permeable Concrete
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.
Grades: 4
State ID: 3.ESS2.D.1
Science Lesson : Earth Materials and Water Flow
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions of the world.
Grades: 4
State ID: 3.ESS2.D.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Permeable Concrete
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Make a claim about the merit of an existing design solution (e.g. levies, tornado shelters, sea walls, etc.) that reduces the impacts of a weather-related hazard.
Grades: 4
State ID: 3.ESS3.B.1
Science Lesson : Hydroelectric Dams and the Environment
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Make a claim about the merit of an existing design solution (e.g. levies, tornado shelters, sea walls, etc.) that reduces the impacts of a weather-related hazard.
Grades: 4
State ID: 3.ESS3.B.1
Science Lesson : Frog Life Cycle
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to compare and contrast observations on the life cycle of different plants and animals.
Grades: 4
State ID: 3.LS1.B.1
Science Lesson : Selecting Traits
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct scientific arguments to support claims that some characteristics of organisms are inherited from parents and some are influenced by the environment.
Grades: 4
State ID: 3.LS3.A.1
Science Lesson : Mealworm Senses
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct scientific arguments to support claims that some characteristics of organisms are inherited from parents and some are influenced by the environment.
Grades: 4
State ID: 3.LS3.A.1
Science Lesson : Selecting Traits
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Use evidence to construct an explanation for how the variations in characteristics among individuals of the same species may provide advantages in surviving and finding mates.
Grades: 4
State ID: 3.LS3.B.1
Science Lesson : Mealworm Senses
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular ecosystem some organisms — based on structural adaptations or behaviors — can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.
Grades: 4
State ID: 3.LS3.C.1
Science Lesson : Selecting Traits
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular ecosystem some organisms — based on structural adaptations or behaviors — can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.
Grades: 4
State ID: 3.LS3.C.1
Science Lesson : Selecting Traits
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Make a claim about the merit of a solution to a problem caused when the environment changes and the types of plants and animals that live there may change.
Grades: 4
State ID: 3.LS3.D.1
Science Lesson : Properties of Matter
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Predict and investigate that water can change from a liquid to a solid (freeze), and back again (melt), or from a liquid to a gas (evaporation), and back again (condensation) as the result of temperature changes.
Grades: 4
State ID: 3.PS1.A.1
Science Lesson : Water Erosion
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Predict and investigate that water can change from a liquid to a solid (freeze), and back again (melt), or from a liquid to a gas (evaporation), and back again (condensation) as the result of temperature changes.
Grades: 4
State ID: 3.PS1.A.1
Science Lesson : Current Electricity
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct investigations to determine the cause and effect relationship of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.
Grades: 4
State ID: 3.PS2.B.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Electric Cars
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct investigations to determine the cause and effect relationship of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.
Grades: 4
State ID: 3.PS2.B.1
Science Lesson : Plate Tectonics and Landform Patterns
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time.
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.ESS1.C.1
Science Lesson : Changing Earth's Surface
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time.
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.ESS1.C.1
Science Lesson : Water Erosion
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time.
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.ESS1.C.1
Science Lesson : Changing Earth's Surface
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct scientific investigations or simulations to provide evidence how natural processes (e.g. weathering and erosion) shape Earth's surfaces.
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.ESS2.A.1
Science Lesson : Water Erosion
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct scientific investigations or simulations to provide evidence how natural processes (e.g. weathering and erosion) shape Earth's surfaces.
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.ESS2.A.1
Science Lesson : Plate Tectonics and Landform Patterns
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of Earth’s features.
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.ESS2.B.1
Science Lesson : Hydroelectric Dams and the Environment
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Generate and compare multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of natural Earth processes on humans.
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.ESS3.A.1
Science Lesson : Hydroelectric Dams and the Environment
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost. 
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.ETSI.A.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Launchers
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost. 
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.ETSI.A.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Electric Cars
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost. 
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.ETSI.A.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Information Transfer
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost. 
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.ETSI.A.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Electric Cars
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. 
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.ETSI.B.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Information Transfer
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. 
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.ETSI.B.1
Science Lesson : Hydroelectric Dams and the Environment
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. 
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.ETSI.B.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Launchers
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. 
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.ETSI.B.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Electric Cars
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved. 
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.ETSI.C.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Information Transfer
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.ETSI.C.1
Science Lesson : Hydroelectric Dams and the Environment
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved. 
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.ETSI.C.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Launchers
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved. 
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.ETSI.C.1
Science Lesson : Selecting Traits
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and plant reproduction.
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.LS1.A.1
Science Lesson : Plant Structures
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and plant reproduction.
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.LS1.A.1
Science Lesson : Mealworm Senses
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Use a model to describe that animals receive different types of information through their senses, process the information in their brain, and respond to the information in different ways.
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.LS1.D.1
Science Lesson : Energy and Collisions
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and/or measurements of an object’s motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion.
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.PS2.A.1
Science Lesson : Balanced vs. Unbalanced Forces
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.PS2.A.2
Science Lesson : Properties of Matter
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct a fair test to compare and contrast the forces (measured by a spring scale in Newtons) required to overcome friction when an object moves over different surfaces (i.e. rough/smooth).
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.PS2.B.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Launchers
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Predict how changes in either the amount of force applied to an object or the mass of the object affects the motion (speed and direction) of the object.
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.PS2.B.2
Science Lesson : Energy Transfer and Levers
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Predict how changes in either the amount of force applied to an object or the mass of the object affects the motion (speed and direction) of the object.
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.PS2.B.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Electric Cars
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Predict how changes in either the amount of force applied to an object or the mass of the object affects the motion (speed and direction) of the object.
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.PS2.B.2
Science Lesson : Waves and Energy
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object.
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.PS3.A.1
Science Lesson : Waves and Energy
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Provide evidence to construct an explanation of an energy transformation(e.g. temperature change, light, sound, motion, and magnetic effects).
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.PS3.B.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Information Transfer
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Provide evidence to construct an explanation of an energy transformation(e.g. temperature change, light, sound, motion, and magnetic effects).
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.PS3.B.1
Science Lesson : Pitch and Volume
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Provide evidence to construct an explanation of an energy transformation(e.g. temperature change, light, sound, motion, and magnetic effects).
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.PS3.B.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Launchers
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.PS3.B.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Electric Cars
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.PS3.B.2
Science Lesson : Energy Transfer and Levers
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.PS3.B.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Information Transfer
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.PS3.B.2
Science Lesson : Energy and Collisions
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Use models to explain that simple machines change the amount of effort force and/or direction of force.
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.PS3.C.1
Science Lesson : Balanced vs. Unbalanced Forces
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Use models to explain that simple machines change the amount of effort force and/or direction of force.
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.PS3.C.1
Science Lesson : Pitch and Volume
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude or wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move.
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.PS4.A.1
Science Lesson : Waves and Energy
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude or wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move.
Grades: 4
State ID: 4.PS4.A.1
Science Lesson : Balanced vs. Unbalanced Forces
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Support an argument that relative distances from Earth affects the apparent brightness of the sun compared to other stars.
Grades: 4
State ID: 5.ESS1.A.1
Science Lesson : Earth Materials and Water Flow
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.
Grades: 4
State ID: 5.ESS2.A.1
Science Lesson : Plate Tectonics and Landform Patterns
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.
Grades: 4
State ID: 5.ESS2.A.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Permeable Concrete
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Describe and graph the amounts and percentages of water and fresh water in various reservoirs to provide evidence about the distribution of water on Earth.
Grades: 4
State ID: 5.ESS2.C.1
Science Lesson : Earth Materials and Water Flow
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Describe and graph the amounts and percentages of water and fresh water in various reservoirs to provide evidence about the distribution of water on Earth.
Grades: 4
State ID: 5.ESS2.C.1
Science Lesson : Earth Materials and Water Flow
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth’s resources and environment.
Grades: 4
State ID: 5.ESS3.C.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Permeable Concrete
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth’s resources and environment.
Grades: 4
State ID: 5.ESS3.C.1
Science Lesson : Hydroelectric Dams and the Environment
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth’s resources and environment.
Grades: 4
State ID: 5.ESS3.C.1
Science Lesson : Frog Life Cycle
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Compare and contrast the major organs/organ systems (e.g. support, reproductive, digestive, transport/circulatory, excretory, response) that perform similar functions for animals belonging to different vertebrate classes.
Grades: 4
State ID: 5.LS1.A.1
Science Lesson : Food Webs
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Support an argument that plants get the materials (i.e. carbon dioxide, water, sunlight) they need for growth chiefly from air and water.
Grades: 4
State ID: 5.LS1.C.1
Science Lesson : Plant Structures
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Support an argument that plants get the materials (i.e. carbon dioxide, water, sunlight) they need for growth chiefly from air and water.
Grades: 4
State ID: 5.LS1.C.1
Science Lesson : Food Webs
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.
Grades: 4
State ID: 5.LS2.B.1
Science Lesson : Current Electricity
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
Grades: 4
State ID: 5.PS1.A.1
Science Lesson : Properties of Matter
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
Grades: 4
State ID: 5.PS1.A.1
Science Lesson : Waves and Energy
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
Grades: 4
State ID: 5.PS1.A.1
Science Lesson : Water Erosion
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct investigations to separate the components of a mixture/solution by their physical properties (i.e., sorting, filtration, magnets, screening).
Grades: 4
State ID: 5.PS1.B.1
Science Lesson : Water Erosion
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances.
Grades: 4
State ID: 5.PS1.B.2
Science Lesson : Balanced vs. Unbalanced Forces
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed toward the planet's center.
Grades: 4
State ID: 5.PS2.B.1
Science Lesson : Forces and Levers
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed toward the planet's center.
Grades: 4
State ID: 5.PS2.B.1
Science Lesson : Food Webs
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Use models to describe that energy in animals’ food (used for body repair, growth, motion, and to maintain body warmth) was once energy from the sun.
Grades: 4
State ID: 5.PS3.D.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Information Transfer
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that objects can be seen only when light is reflected off them or when they produce their own light.
Grades: 4
State ID: 5.PS4.A.1
This alignment guide shows how KnowAtom’s integrated model of science curriculum is aligned with the Missouri Learning Standards: Science
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