This alignment guide shows how KnowAtom’s integrated model of science curriculum is aligned with the New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Science (NJSLS-S).
Science Lesson | State | Standards | State ID | Grades | Performance Expectation |
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Sun Position and Shadow Patterns | NJ | New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Science (NJSLS-S) | 1-ESS1-1 | [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 |
Use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted. |
Earth and Moon Patterns | NJ | New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Science (NJSLS-S) | 1-ESS1-1 | [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 |
Use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted. |
Seasonal Patterns | NJ | New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Science (NJSLS-S) | 1-ESS1-2 | [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 |
Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year. |
Seasonal Temperatures and Water Cycles | NJ | New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Science (NJSLS-S) | 1-ESS1-2 | [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 |
Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year. |
Plant Structures | NJ | New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Science (NJSLS-S) | 1-LS1-1 | [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 |
Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs. |
Living and Nonliving Things | NJ | New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Science (NJSLS-S) | 1-LS1-1 | [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 |
Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs. |
Engineering Dams | NJ | New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Science (NJSLS-S) | 1-LS1-1 | [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 |
Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs. |
Ant Behavior and Food | NJ | New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Science (NJSLS-S) | 1-LS1-1 | [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 |
Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs. |
Bird Beak Structure and Function | NJ | New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Science (NJSLS-S) | 1-LS1-1 | [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 |
Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs. |
Insect Anatomy - Structure and Function | NJ | New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Science (NJSLS-S) | 1-LS1-1 | [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 |
Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs. |
Engineering Litter Collectors | NJ | New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Science (NJSLS-S) | 1-LS1-1 | [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 |
Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs. |
Parent and Offspring Behaviors | NJ | New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Science (NJSLS-S) | 1-LS1-2 | [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 |
Read texts and use media to determine patterns in behavior of parents and offspring that help offspring survive. |
Parent and Offspring Behaviors | NJ | New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Science (NJSLS-S) | 1-LS3-1 | [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 |
Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents. *Students focus on animals in this unit. |
Living and Nonliving Things | NJ | New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Science (NJSLS-S) | 1-LS3-1 | [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 |
Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents. |
Plant Structures | NJ | New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Science (NJSLS-S) | 1-LS3-1 | [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 |
Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents. |
Sounds and Senses | NJ | New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Science (NJSLS-S) | 1-PS4-1 | [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 | Plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that vibrating materials can make sound and that sound can make materials vibrate. |
Engineering Communication Devices | NJ | New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Science (NJSLS-S) | 1-PS4-1 | [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 | Use tools and materials to design and build a device that uses light or sound to solve the problem of communicating over a distance. |
Light | NJ | New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Science (NJSLS-S) | 1-PS4-1 | [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 |
Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that objects in darkness can be seen only when illuminated. |
Making Sounds and Instruments | NJ | New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Science (NJSLS-S) | 1-PS4-1 | [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 |
Plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that vibrating materials can make sound and that sound can make materials vibrate. |
Materials and Light | NJ | New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Science (NJSLS-S) | 1-PS4-3 | [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 |
Plan and conduct investigations to determine the effect of placing objects made with different materials in the path of a beam of light. |
Engineering Dams | NJ | New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Science (NJSLS-S) | K-2-ETS1-1 | [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 |
Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool. |
Engineering Communication Devices | NJ | New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Science (NJSLS-S) | K-2-ETS1-1 | [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 | Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool. |
Engineering Litter Collectors | NJ | New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Science (NJSLS-S) | K-2-ETS1-1 | [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 |
Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool. |
Engineering Communication Devices | NJ | New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Science (NJSLS-S) | K-2-ETS1-2 | [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 |
Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem. |
Engineering Litter Collectors | NJ | New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Science (NJSLS-S) | K-2-ETS1-2 | [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 |
Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem. |
Engineering Dams | NJ | New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Science (NJSLS-S) | K-2-ETS1-2 | [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 |
Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem. |
Engineering Communication Devices | NJ | New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Science (NJSLS-S) | K-2-ETS1-3 | [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 | Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each perform. |
Engineering Dams | NJ | New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Science (NJSLS-S) | K-2-ETS1-3 | [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 |
Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each perform. |
Engineering Litter Collectors | NJ | New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Science (NJSLS-S) | K-2-ETS1-3 | [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 |
Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each perform. |
Use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.
Use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.
Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year.
Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year.
Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
Read texts and use media to determine patterns in behavior of parents and offspring that help offspring survive.
Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents. *Students focus on animals in this unit.
Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.
Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.
Plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that vibrating materials can make sound and that sound can make materials vibrate.
Plan and conduct investigations to determine the effect of placing objects made with different materials in the path of a beam of light.
Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.
Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.
Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.
Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.
Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.
Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each perform.
Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each perform.
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.