Missouri Learning Standards: Science
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This alignment guide shows how KnowAtom’s integrated model of science curriculum is aligned with the Missouri Learning Standards: Science

Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to Missouri Learning Standards: Science

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Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ESS1.C.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 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.
Glacier Motion MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ESS2.A.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Develop and use a model to illustrate that energy from the Earth’s interior drives convection which cycles Earth’s crust leading to melting, crystallization, weathering and deformation of large rock formations, including generation of ocean seafloor at ridges, submergence of ocean seafloor at trenches, mountain building and active volcanic chains.
Groundwater Flow MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ESS2.A.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop and use a model to illustrate that energy from the Earth’s interior drives convection which cycles Earth’s crust leading to melting, crystallization, weathering and deformation of large rock formations, including generation of ocean seafloor at ridges, submergence of ocean seafloor at trenches, mountain building and active volcanic chains.

The Rock Cycle MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ESS2.A.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Develop and use a model to illustrate that energy from the Earth’s interior drives convection which cycles Earth’s crust leading to melting, crystallization, weathering and deformation of large rock formations, including generation of ocean seafloor at ridges, submergence of ocean seafloor at trenches, mountain building and active volcanic chains.
Mass and Heat Transfer MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ESS2.A.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Develop and use a model to illustrate that energy from the Earth’s interior drives convection which cycles Earth’s crust leading to melting, crystallization, weathering and deformation of large rock formations, including generation of ocean seafloor at ridges, submergence of ocean seafloor at trenches, mountain building and active volcanic chains.
Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ESS2.A.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Develop and use a model to illustrate that energy from the Earth’s interior drives convection which cycles Earth’s crust leading to melting, crystallization, weathering and deformation of large rock formations, including generation of ocean seafloor at ridges, submergence of ocean seafloor at trenches, mountain building and active volcanic chains.
Natural Resources MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ESS2.A.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Develop and use a model to illustrate that energy from the Earth’s interior drives convection which cycles Earth’s crust leading to melting, crystallization, weathering and deformation of large rock formations, including generation of ocean seafloor at ridges, submergence of ocean seafloor at trenches, mountain building and active volcanic chains.
Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ESS2.A.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales.
Groundwater Flow MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ESS2.A.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales.

The Rock Cycle MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ESS2.A.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales.
Renewable Energy MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ESS2.A.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales.
Glacier Motion MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ESS2.A.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales.
Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ESS2.B.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions.
Glacier Motion MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ESS2.B.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions.
Climate Analysis MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ESS2.C.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Design and develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
Groundwater Flow MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ESS2.C.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Design and develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.

Glacier Motion MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ESS2.C.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Design and develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
Engineering Water Filtration Devices MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ESS3.A.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distributions of Earth's mineral, energy, and groundwater resources are the result of past and current geoscience processes.

Renewable Energy MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ESS3.A.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distributions of Earth's mineral, energy, and groundwater resources are the result of past and current geoscience processes.
Groundwater Flow MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ESS3.A.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distributions of Earth's mineral, energy, and groundwater resources are the result of past and current geoscience processes.

Engineering Water Filtration Devices MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ESS3.B.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.

Engineering Water Filtration Devices MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ESS3.C.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Analyze data to define the relationship for how increases in human population and per- capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth's systems.

Engineering Water Filtration Devices MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ESS3.C.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.

Climate Analysis MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ESS3.D.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Analyze evidence of the factors that have caused the change in global temperatures over the past century. 
Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ETS1.A.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.

Engineering Vehicles MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ETS1.A.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.

Engineering Water Filtration Devices MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ETS1.A.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.

Engineering Speakers MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ETS1.A.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.

Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ETS1.B.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

Engineering Water Filtration Devices MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ETS1.B.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. 

Engineering Vehicles MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ETS1.B.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. 

Engineering Speakers MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ETS1.B.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. 

Engineering Vehicles MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ETS1.B.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success. 

Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ETS1.B.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success. 

Engineering Water Filtration Devices MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ETS1.B.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success. 

Engineering Speakers MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ETS1.B.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success. 

Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ETS1.B.3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.

Engineering Water Filtration Devices MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ETS1.B.3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.

Engineering Vehicles MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ETS1.B.3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.

Engineering Speakers MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.ETS1.B.3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.

Animal and Plant Cell Structure and Function MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS1.A.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Provide evidence that organisms (unicellular and multicellular) are made of cells and that a single cell must carry out all of the basic functions of life.

The Cell Membrane MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS1.A.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Provide evidence that organisms (unicellular and multicellular) are made of cells and that a single cell must carry out all of the basic functions of life.

Living Things: Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS1.A.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Provide evidence that organisms (unicellular and multicellular) are made of cells and that a single cell must carry out all of the basic functions of life.

Animal and Plant Cell Structure and Function MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS1.A.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.

The Cell Membrane MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS1.A.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.

Mitosis in Animal and Plant Cells MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS1.A.4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Present evidence that body systems interact to carry out key body functions, including providing nutrients and oxygen to cells, removing carbon dioxide and waste from cells and the body, controlling body motion/activity and coordination, and protecting the body.

Reproduction MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS1.A.4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Present evidence that body systems interact to carry out key body functions, including providing nutrients and oxygen to cells, removing carbon dioxide and waste from cells and the body, controlling body motion/activity and coordination, and protecting the body.

Food and Energy MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS1.A.4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Present evidence that body systems interact to carry out key body functions, including providing nutrients and oxygen to cells, removing carbon dioxide and waste from cells and the body, controlling body motion/activity and coordination, and protecting the body.

Chromosomes and Mutations MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS1.A.4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Present evidence that body systems interact to carry out key body functions, including providing nutrients and oxygen to cells, removing carbon dioxide and waste from cells and the body, controlling body motion/activity and coordination, and protecting the body.

Sea Star Structures MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS1.A.4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Present evidence that body systems interact to carry out key body functions, including providing nutrients and oxygen to cells, removing carbon dioxide and waste from cells and the body, controlling body motion/activity and coordination, and protecting the body.

Reproduction MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS1.B.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.

Rocky Shore Ecosystems MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS1.B.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.

Chromosomes and Mutations MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS1.B.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.

Intertidal Zone Temperature Change MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS1.B.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.

Sea Star Structures MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS1.B.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.

Rocky Shore Ecosystems MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS1.C.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis and cellular respiration in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.

Food and Energy MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS1.C.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis and cellular respiration in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.

Intertidal Zone Temperature Change MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS2.A.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.

Rocky Shore Ecosystems MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS2.A.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct an explanation that predicts the patterns of interactions among and between the biotic and abiotic factors in a given ecosystem.

Intertidal Zone Temperature Change MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS2.B.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

Rocky Shore Ecosystems MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS2.B.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

Intertidal Zone Temperature Change MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS2.C.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.

Rocky Shore Ecosystems MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS2.C.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.

Engineering Water Filtration Devices MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS2.C.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Evaluate benefits and limitations of differing design solutions for maintaining an ecosystem.

Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.LS4.A.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Analyze and interpret evidence from the fossil record to infer patterns of environmental change resulting in extinction and changes to life forms throughout the history of the Earth.
Natural Resources MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS1.A.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
Chemical Reactions MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS1.A.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.

Chromosomes and Mutations MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS1.A.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.

Engineering Vehicles MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS1.A.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Apply physics principles to design a solution that minimizes the force of an object during a collision and develop an evaluation of the solution.

The Rock Cycle MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS1.A.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.
Chemical Reactions MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS1.A.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.

Forces and Motion MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS1.A.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

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.

Mitosis in Animal and Plant Cells MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS1.A.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.

Mass, Speed, and Kinetic Energy MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS1.A.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

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.

Engineering Vehicles MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS1.A.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

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.

Natural Resources MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS1.A.3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.
Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS1.A.3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.

Renewable Energy MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS1.A.3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.
Thermal Energy and Particle Motion MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS1.A.4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.

Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS1.A.4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.

Communication Systems MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS1.B.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Analyze diagrams and collect data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.

Mass and Heat Transfer MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS1.B.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 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.
Engineering Speakers MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS1.B.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Analyze diagrams and collect data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.

Chemical Reactions MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS1.B.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

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.

Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS1.B.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

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.

Thermal Energy and Particle Motion MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS1.B.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct, test, and modify a device that either releases or absorbs thermal energy by chemical processes.

Glacier Motion MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS1.B.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Create and analyze a graph to use as evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions depend on the mass of interacting objects.
Communication Systems MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS1.B.3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Conduct an investigation and evaluate the experimental design to provide evidence that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact.

Engineering Speakers MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS1.B.3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Conduct an investigation and evaluate the experimental design to provide evidence that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact.

Forces and Motion MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS3.A.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct and interpret graphical displays of data to describe the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass of an object and to the speed of an object.

Mass, Speed, and Kinetic Energy MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS3.A.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct and interpret graphical displays of data to describe the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass of an object and to the speed of an object.

Engineering Vehicles MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS3.A.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct and interpret graphical displays of data to describe the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass of an object and to the speed of an object.

Engineering Speakers MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS3.A.2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop 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.

Mass and Heat Transfer MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS3.A.3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Apply scientific principles to design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.
Mass and Heat Transfer MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS3.A.4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Plan an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample.
Intertidal Zone Temperature Change MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS3.A.4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Plan an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample.

Thermal Energy and Particle Motion MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS3.A.4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Plan an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample.

Chemical Reactions MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS3.A.4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Plan an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample.

Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS3.A.4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Plan an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample.

The Rock Cycle MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS3.B.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Thermal Energy and Particle Motion MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS3.B.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.

Intertidal Zone Temperature Change MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS3.B.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.

Renewable Energy MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS3.B.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Engineering Speakers MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6-8.PS3.B.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.

Groundwater Contamination MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6E.3.1.1.3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

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. 

Groundwater Contamination MO Missouri Learning Standards: Science 6E.4.1.1.1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct an argument, supported by evidence, for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales.

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Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to Missouri Learning Standards: Science.

State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: 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.
Science Lesson : Glacier Motion
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Develop and use a model to illustrate that energy from the Earth’s interior drives convection which cycles Earth’s crust leading to melting, crystallization, weathering and deformation of large rock formations, including generation of ocean seafloor at ridges, submergence of ocean seafloor at trenches, mountain building and active volcanic chains.
Science Lesson : Groundwater Flow
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to illustrate that energy from the Earth’s interior drives convection which cycles Earth’s crust leading to melting, crystallization, weathering and deformation of large rock formations, including generation of ocean seafloor at ridges, submergence of ocean seafloor at trenches, mountain building and active volcanic chains.

Science Lesson : The Rock Cycle
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Develop and use a model to illustrate that energy from the Earth’s interior drives convection which cycles Earth’s crust leading to melting, crystallization, weathering and deformation of large rock formations, including generation of ocean seafloor at ridges, submergence of ocean seafloor at trenches, mountain building and active volcanic chains.
Science Lesson : Mass and Heat Transfer
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Develop and use a model to illustrate that energy from the Earth’s interior drives convection which cycles Earth’s crust leading to melting, crystallization, weathering and deformation of large rock formations, including generation of ocean seafloor at ridges, submergence of ocean seafloor at trenches, mountain building and active volcanic chains.
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Develop and use a model to illustrate that energy from the Earth’s interior drives convection which cycles Earth’s crust leading to melting, crystallization, weathering and deformation of large rock formations, including generation of ocean seafloor at ridges, submergence of ocean seafloor at trenches, mountain building and active volcanic chains.
Science Lesson : Natural Resources
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Develop and use a model to illustrate that energy from the Earth’s interior drives convection which cycles Earth’s crust leading to melting, crystallization, weathering and deformation of large rock formations, including generation of ocean seafloor at ridges, submergence of ocean seafloor at trenches, mountain building and active volcanic chains.
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales.
Science Lesson : Groundwater Flow
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales.

Science Lesson : The Rock Cycle
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales.
Science Lesson : Renewable Energy
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales.
Science Lesson : Glacier Motion
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales.
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions.
Science Lesson : Glacier Motion
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions.
Science Lesson : Climate Analysis
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Design and develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
Science Lesson : Groundwater Flow
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Design and develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.

Science Lesson : Glacier Motion
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Design and develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distributions of Earth's mineral, energy, and groundwater resources are the result of past and current geoscience processes.

Science Lesson : Renewable Energy
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distributions of Earth's mineral, energy, and groundwater resources are the result of past and current geoscience processes.
Science Lesson : Groundwater Flow
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distributions of Earth's mineral, energy, and groundwater resources are the result of past and current geoscience processes.

State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: 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.

State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data to define the relationship for how increases in human population and per- capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth's systems.

State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.

Science Lesson : Climate Analysis
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Analyze evidence of the factors that have caused the change in global temperatures over the past century. 
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.

Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.

State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.

Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.

State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. 

Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. 

Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. 

Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success. 

State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success. 

State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success. 

Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success. 

State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.

State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.

Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.

Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.

State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Provide evidence that organisms (unicellular and multicellular) are made of cells and that a single cell must carry out all of the basic functions of life.

Science Lesson : The Cell Membrane
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Provide evidence that organisms (unicellular and multicellular) are made of cells and that a single cell must carry out all of the basic functions of life.

State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Provide evidence that organisms (unicellular and multicellular) are made of cells and that a single cell must carry out all of the basic functions of life.

State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.

Science Lesson : The Cell Membrane
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.

State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Present evidence that body systems interact to carry out key body functions, including providing nutrients and oxygen to cells, removing carbon dioxide and waste from cells and the body, controlling body motion/activity and coordination, and protecting the body.

Science Lesson : Reproduction
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Present evidence that body systems interact to carry out key body functions, including providing nutrients and oxygen to cells, removing carbon dioxide and waste from cells and the body, controlling body motion/activity and coordination, and protecting the body.

Science Lesson : Food and Energy
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Present evidence that body systems interact to carry out key body functions, including providing nutrients and oxygen to cells, removing carbon dioxide and waste from cells and the body, controlling body motion/activity and coordination, and protecting the body.

State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Present evidence that body systems interact to carry out key body functions, including providing nutrients and oxygen to cells, removing carbon dioxide and waste from cells and the body, controlling body motion/activity and coordination, and protecting the body.

Science Lesson : Sea Star Structures
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Present evidence that body systems interact to carry out key body functions, including providing nutrients and oxygen to cells, removing carbon dioxide and waste from cells and the body, controlling body motion/activity and coordination, and protecting the body.

Science Lesson : Reproduction
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.

Science Lesson : Rocky Shore Ecosystems
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.

State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.

State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.

Science Lesson : Sea Star Structures
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.

Science Lesson : Rocky Shore Ecosystems
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis and cellular respiration in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.

Science Lesson : Food and Energy
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis and cellular respiration in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.

State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.

Science Lesson : Rocky Shore Ecosystems
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation that predicts the patterns of interactions among and between the biotic and abiotic factors in a given ecosystem.

State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

Science Lesson : Rocky Shore Ecosystems
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.

Science Lesson : Rocky Shore Ecosystems
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.

State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate benefits and limitations of differing design solutions for maintaining an ecosystem.

State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Analyze and interpret evidence from the fossil record to infer patterns of environmental change resulting in extinction and changes to life forms throughout the history of the Earth.
Science Lesson : Natural Resources
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.

State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.

Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Apply physics principles to design a solution that minimizes the force of an object during a collision and develop an evaluation of the solution.

Science Lesson : The Rock Cycle
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: 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.
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: 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.

Science Lesson : Forces and Motion
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: 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.

State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: 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.

State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: 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.

Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: 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.

Science Lesson : Natural Resources
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.

Science Lesson : Renewable Energy
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.

State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.

Science Lesson : Communication Systems
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze diagrams and collect data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.

Science Lesson : Mass and Heat Transfer
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: 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.
Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze diagrams and collect data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.

Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: 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.

State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: 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.

State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct, test, and modify a device that either releases or absorbs thermal energy by chemical processes.

Science Lesson : Glacier Motion
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Create and analyze a graph to use as evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions depend on the mass of interacting objects.
Science Lesson : Communication Systems
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation and evaluate the experimental design to provide evidence that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact.

Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation and evaluate the experimental design to provide evidence that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact.

Science Lesson : Forces and Motion
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct and interpret graphical displays of data to describe the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass of an object and to the speed of an object.

State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct and interpret graphical displays of data to describe the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass of an object and to the speed of an object.

Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct and interpret graphical displays of data to describe the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass of an object and to the speed of an object.

Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop 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.

Science Lesson : Mass and Heat Transfer
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Apply scientific principles to design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.
Science Lesson : Mass and Heat Transfer
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Plan an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample.
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample.

State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample.

Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample.

State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample.

Science Lesson : The Rock Cycle
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.

State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.

Science Lesson : Renewable Energy
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation: Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers
State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.

State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: 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. 

State: MO
Standards: Missouri Learning Standards: Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument, supported by evidence, for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales.

This alignment guide shows how KnowAtom’s integrated model of science curriculum is aligned with the Missouri Learning Standards: 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.