New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
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This alignment guide shows how KnowAtom’s K-8 hands-on integrated model of science curriculum is aligned with New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards.

Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards

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Flood Control Engineering NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-5-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

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 Skyscrapers NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-5-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

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 Pick-and-Place Devices NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-5-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

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 Hearing Toys NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-5-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

 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 Water Prisms NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-5-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

 Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.

Flood Control Engineering NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-5-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

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 Skyscrapers NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-5-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

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 Pick-and-Place Devices NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-5-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

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 Hearing Toys NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-5-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

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 Water Prisms NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-5-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

 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.

Flood Control Engineering NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-5-ETS1-3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

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 Skyscrapers NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-5-ETS1-3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

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 Pick-and-Place Devices NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-5-ETS1-3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

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 Hearing Toys NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-5-ETS1-3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

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 Water Prisms NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-5-ETS1-3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

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.

Weather and Climate NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.

Heat and Evaporation NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-ESS2-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions around the world.

Weather and Climate NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-ESS2-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions around the world.

Energy from the Sun NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-ESS2-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions around the world.

Heat and Evaporation NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-ESS2-3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Plan and conduct an investigation to determine the connections between weather and water processes in Earth systems.

Weather and Climate NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-ESS2-3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Plan and conduct an investigation to determine the connections between weather and water processes in Earth systems.

Flood Control Engineering NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-ESS3-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Make a claim about the merit of a design solution that reduces the impacts of a weather-related hazard.

Life Cycles NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-LS1-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death.

Environmental Change NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-LS2-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Construct an argument that some animals form groups that help members survive.

Life Cycles NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-LS2-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Construct an argument that some animals form groups that help members survive.

Heredity and Traits NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-LS3-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence that plants and animals have traits inherited from parents and that variation of these traits exists in a group of similar organisms.

Heredity and Traits NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-LS3-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment.

Fossil Organisms and their Environment NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-LS4-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Analyze and interpret data from fossils to provide evidence of the organisms and the environments in which they lived long ago.

Energy from the Sun NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-LS4-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Analyze and interpret data from fossils to provide evidence of the organisms and the environments in which they lived long ago.

Heredity and Traits NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-LS4-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Use evidence to construct an explanation for how the variations in characteristics among individuals of the same species may provide advantages in surviving, finding mates, and reproducing.

Energy from the Sun NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-LS4-3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.

Environmental Change NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-LS4-3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.

Fossil Organisms and their Environment NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-LS4-3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.

Environmental Change NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-LS4-4 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

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.

Comparing Forces NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-PS2-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.

Windmill Forces NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-PS2-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.

Patterns in Motion NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-PS2-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.

Forces and Materials NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-PS2-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.

Engineering Skyscrapers NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-PS2-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.

Motion in the Solar System NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-PS2-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Make observations and/or measurements of an object’s motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion.

Windmill Forces NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-PS2-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Make observations and/or measurements of an object’s motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion.

Static Charge NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-PS2-3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.

Magnets and Magnetic Fields NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-PS2-3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.

Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-PS2-3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.

Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-PS2-4 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Define a simple design problem that can be solved by applying scientific ideas about magnets.

Magnets and Magnetic Fields NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-PS2-4 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Define a simple design problem that can be solved by applying scientific ideas about magnets.

Flood Control Engineering NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 4-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Make observations and/or measurements to provide evidence of the effects of weathering or the rate of erosion by water, ice, wind, or vegetation.

Heat and Evaporation NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 4-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Make observations and/or measurements to provide evidence of the effects of weathering or the rate of erosion by water, ice, wind, or vegetation.

Flood Control Engineering NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 4-ESS3-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Generate and compare multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of natural Earth processes on humans.

Energy from the Sun NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 4-LS1-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.

Heredity and Traits NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 4-LS1-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.

Patterns in Motion NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 4-PS3-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object.

Windmill Forces NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 4-PS3-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Make observations to provide evidence that energy is conserved as it is transferred and/or converted from one form to another.

Engineering Hearing Toys NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 4-PS3-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Make observations to provide evidence that energy is conserved as it is transferred and/or converted from one form to another.

Engineering Water Prisms NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 4-PS3-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Make observations to provide evidence that energy is conserved as it is transferred and/or converted from one form to another.

Forces and Materials NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 4-PS3-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Make observations to provide evidence that energy is conserved as it is transferred and/or converted from one form to another.

Engineering Water Prisms NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 4-PS4-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Develop a model to describe that light reflecting from objects and entering the eye allows objects to be seen.

Motion in the Solar System NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 5-ESS1-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Support an argument that differences in the apparent brightness of the Sun compared to other stars is due to their relative distances from the Earth.

Heat and Evaporation NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 5-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.

Energy from the Sun NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 5-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.

Heat and Evaporation NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 5-ESS2-2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Describe and graph the amounts of salt water and fresh water in various reservoirs to provide evidence about the distribution of water on Earth.

Energy from the Sun NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 5-LS1-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water.

Energy from the Sun NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 5-LS2-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.

Structure of Matter NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 5-PS1-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.

Heat and Matter NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 5-PS1-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.

Static Charge NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 5-PS1-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.

Sound Energy and Mediums NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 5-PS1-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen. 

Static Charge NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 5-PS1-3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.

Magnets and Magnetic Fields NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 5-PS1-3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.

Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 5-PS1-3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.

Engineering Hearing Toys NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 5-PS1-3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.

Engineering Water Prisms NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 5-PS1-3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.

Motion in the Solar System NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 5-PS2-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.

Forces and Materials NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 5-PS2-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.

Engineering Skyscrapers NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 5-PS2-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.

Energy from the Sun NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 5-PS3-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

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.

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Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards.

State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
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.

Science Lesson : Engineering Skyscrapers
State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
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.

State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
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.

State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
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.

State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
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.

State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
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.

Science Lesson : Engineering Skyscrapers
State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
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.

State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
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.

State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
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.

State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
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.

State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
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.

Science Lesson : Engineering Skyscrapers
State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
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. 

State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
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.

State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
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.

State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
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.

Science Lesson : Weather and Climate
State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.

Science Lesson : Heat and Evaporation
State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions around the world.

Science Lesson : Weather and Climate
State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions around the world.

Science Lesson : Energy from the Sun
State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions around the world.

Science Lesson : Heat and Evaporation
State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation to determine the connections between weather and water processes in Earth systems.

Science Lesson : Weather and Climate
State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation to determine the connections between weather and water processes in Earth systems.

State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Make a claim about the merit of a design solution that reduces the impacts of a weather-related hazard.

Science Lesson : Life Cycles
State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death.

Science Lesson : Environmental Change
State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument that some animals form groups that help members survive.

Science Lesson : Life Cycles
State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument that some animals form groups that help members survive.

Science Lesson : Heredity and Traits
State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence that plants and animals have traits inherited from parents and that variation of these traits exists in a group of similar organisms.

Science Lesson : Heredity and Traits
State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment.

State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data from fossils to provide evidence of the organisms and the environments in which they lived long ago.

Science Lesson : Energy from the Sun
State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data from fossils to provide evidence of the organisms and the environments in which they lived long ago.

Science Lesson : Heredity and Traits
State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
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, finding mates, and reproducing.

Science Lesson : Energy from the Sun
State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.

Science Lesson : Environmental Change
State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.

State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.

Science Lesson : Environmental Change
State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
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.

Science Lesson : Comparing Forces
State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.

Science Lesson : Windmill Forces
State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.

Science Lesson : Patterns in Motion
State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.

Science Lesson : Forces and Materials
State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.

Science Lesson : Engineering Skyscrapers
State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.

State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
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.

Science Lesson : Windmill Forces
State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
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.

Science Lesson : Static Charge
State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.

State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.

State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.

State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Define a simple design problem that can be solved by applying scientific ideas about magnets.

State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Define a simple design problem that can be solved by applying scientific ideas about magnets.

State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and/or measurements to provide evidence of the effects of weathering or the rate of erosion by water, ice, wind, or vegetation.

Science Lesson : Heat and Evaporation
State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and/or measurements to provide evidence of the effects of weathering or the rate of erosion by water, ice, wind, or vegetation.

State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Generate and compare multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of natural Earth processes on humans.

Science Lesson : Energy from the Sun
State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.

Science Lesson : Heredity and Traits
State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.

Science Lesson : Patterns in Motion
State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object.

Science Lesson : Windmill Forces
State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to provide evidence that energy is conserved as it is transferred and/or converted from one form to another.

State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to provide evidence that energy is conserved as it is transferred and/or converted from one form to another.

State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to provide evidence that energy is conserved as it is transferred and/or converted from one form to another.

Science Lesson : Forces and Materials
State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to provide evidence that energy is conserved as it is transferred and/or converted from one form to another.

State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that light reflecting from objects and entering the eye allows objects to be seen.

State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Support an argument that differences in the apparent brightness of the Sun compared to other stars is due to their relative distances from the Earth.

Science Lesson : Heat and Evaporation
State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.

Science Lesson : Energy from the Sun
State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.

Science Lesson : Heat and Evaporation
State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Describe and graph the amounts of salt water and fresh water in various reservoirs to provide evidence about the distribution of water on Earth.

Science Lesson : Energy from the Sun
State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water.

Science Lesson : Energy from the Sun
State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.

Science Lesson : Structure of Matter
State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.

Science Lesson : Heat and Matter
State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.

Science Lesson : Static Charge
State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.

State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen. 

Science Lesson : Static Charge
State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.

State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.

State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.

State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.

State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.

State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.

Science Lesson : Forces and Materials
State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.

Science Lesson : Engineering Skyscrapers
State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.

Science Lesson : Energy from the Sun
State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
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.

This alignment guide shows how KnowAtom’s K-8 hands-on integrated model of science curriculum is aligned with New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards.
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