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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Engineering Filtration Devices NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-5-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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 Roller Coasters NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-5-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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 Library Scopes NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-5-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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 Sound Barriers NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-5-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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 Filtration Devices NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-5-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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 Roller Coasters NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-5-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5 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 Sound Barriers NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-5-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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 Library Scopes NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-5-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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 Filtration Devices NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-5-ETS1-3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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 Roller Coasters NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-5-ETS1-3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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 Sound Barriers NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-5-ETS1-3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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 Library Scopes NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-5-ETS1-3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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.

Earth's Interacting Systems NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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

Earth's Interacting Systems NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-ESS2-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5 Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions around the world.
Earth's Water NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-ESS2-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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

Plant Growth and Acid Rain NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-LS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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

Ecosystem Dynamics NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-LS3-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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.

Ecosystem Dynamics NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-LS3-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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

Ecosystem Dynamics NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-LS4-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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.

Ecosystem Dynamics NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-LS4-3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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.

Plant Growth and Acid Rain NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-LS4-4 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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.

Ecosystem Dynamics NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-LS4-4 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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.

Magnets and Motors NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 3-PS2-3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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

Weathering Rocks NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 4-ESS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in landforms over time.

Weathering Rocks NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 4-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5 Make observations and/or measurements to provide evidence of the effects of weathering or the rate of erosion by water, ice, wind, or vegetation.
Earth's Surface Features NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 4-ESS2-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Analyze and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of Earth’s features.  how different kinds of rock are mechanically weathered, analyzing how the sediment caused by the weathering can then be eroded. *In this unit, students focus on patterns in the locations of volcanoes and earthquakes.

Plant and Animal Cells NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 4-LS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5 Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.
Plant Growth NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 4-LS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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

Plant Growth and Acid Rain NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 4-LS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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

Friction and Motion NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 4-PS3-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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

Engineering Roller Coasters NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 4-PS3-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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

Electrical Currents and Circuits NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 4-PS3-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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

Magnets and Motors NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 4-PS3-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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

Sound Energy NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 4-PS3-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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

Sound Energy and Materials NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 4-PS3-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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

Engineering Sound Barriers NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 4-PS3-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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

Engineering Library Scopes NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 4-PS3-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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

Sound Energy NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 4-PS4-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5 Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and to show that waves can cause objects to move.
Engineering Library Scopes NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 4-PS4-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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

Scaling the Sun Earth Moon System NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 5-ESS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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.

Patterns NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 5-ESS1-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Represent data in graphical displays to reveal patterns of daily changes in length and direction of shadows, day and night, and the seasonal appearance of some stars in the night sky.

Earth's Water NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 5-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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

Earth's Interacting Systems NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 5-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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

Earth's Water NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 5-ESS2-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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

Engineering Filtration Devices NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 5-ESS3-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect Earth’s resources and environment.

Plant Growth NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 5-LS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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

Plant Growth and Acid Rain NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 5-LS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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

Energy and Matter in Food Webs NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 5-LS2-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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

Decomposition NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 5-LS2-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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

Ecosystem Dynamics NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 5-LS2-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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

Conservation of Matter NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 5-PS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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

Sound Energy NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 5-PS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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

Sound Energy and Materials NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 5-PS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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

Engineering Sound Barriers NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 5-PS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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

Conservation of Matter NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 5-PS1-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5 Measure and graph quantities to provide evidence that regardless of the type of change that occurs when heating, cooling, or mixing substances, the total amount of matter is conserved.
Properties of Minerals NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 5-PS1-3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5 Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
Electrical Currents and Circuits NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 5-PS1-3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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

Magnets and Motors NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 5-PS1-3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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

Sound Energy and Materials NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 5-PS1-3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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

Engineering Sound Barriers NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 5-PS1-3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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

Engineering Library Scopes NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 5-PS1-3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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

Conservation of Matter NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 5-PS1-4 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Conduct an investigation to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances.

Weathering Rocks NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 5-PS1-4 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Conduct an investigation to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances.

Scaling the Sun Earth Moon System NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 5-PS2-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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

Engineering Roller Coasters NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 5-PS2-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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

Energy and Matter in Food Webs NY New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards 5-PS3-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

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.

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.

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.

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:

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

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 : Earth's Water
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.

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 : Ecosystem Dynamics
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 : Ecosystem Dynamics
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.

Science Lesson : Ecosystem Dynamics
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 : Ecosystem Dynamics
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:

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 : Ecosystem Dynamics
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 : Magnets and Motors
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.

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

Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in landforms over time.

Science Lesson : Weathering Rocks
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:

Analyze and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of Earth’s features.  how different kinds of rock are mechanically weathered, analyzing how the sediment caused by the weathering can then be eroded. *In this unit, students focus on patterns in the locations of volcanoes and earthquakes.

Science Lesson : Plant and Animal Cells
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 : Plant Growth
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.

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 : Friction and Motion
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 : Magnets and Motors
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 : Sound Energy
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.

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 : Sound Energy
State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation: Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and to show that waves can cause objects to move.
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 : Patterns
State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Represent data in graphical displays to reveal patterns of daily changes in length and direction of shadows, day and night, and the seasonal appearance of some stars in the night sky.

Science Lesson : Earth's Water
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.

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 : Earth's Water
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.

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

Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect Earth’s resources and environment.

Science Lesson : Plant Growth
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.

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.

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 : Decomposition
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 : Ecosystem Dynamics
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 : Conservation 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 : Sound Energy
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.

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 : Conservation of Matter
State: NY
Standards: New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation: Measure and graph quantities to provide evidence that regardless of the type of change that occurs when heating, cooling, or mixing substances, the total amount of matter is conserved.
Science Lesson : Properties of Minerals
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.

Science Lesson : Magnets and Motors
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.

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

Conduct an investigation to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances.

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

Conduct an investigation to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances.

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.

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.

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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