Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
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Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science

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Science Lesson State Standards State ID Grades Performance Expectation
Heat and Evaporation OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 3.ESS.1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Earth's nonliving resources have specific properties.

Windmill Forces OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 3.ESS.2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Earth's resources can be used for energy.

Heredity and Traits OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 3.LS.1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Offspring resemble their parents and each other.

Life Cycles OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 3.LS.1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Offspring resemble their parents and each other.

Heredity and Traits OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 3.LS.2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Individuals of the same kind of organism differ in their inherited traits. These differences give some individuals an advantage in surviving and/or reproducing.

Life Cycles OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 3.LS.3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Plants and animals have life cycles that are part of their adaptations for survival in their natural environments.

Structure of Matter OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 3.PS.1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

All objects and substances in the natural world are composed of matter.

Heat and Evaporation OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 3.PS.2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Matter exists in different states, each of which has different properties.

Heat and Matter OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 3.PS.2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Matter exists in different states, each of which has different properties.

Structure of Matter OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 3.PS.2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Matter exists in different states, each of which has different properties.

Motion in the Solar System OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 3.PS.3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Heat, electrical energy, light, sound and magnetic energy are forms of energy.

Flood Control Engineering OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 3.PS.3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Heat, electrical energy, light, sound and magnetic energy are forms of energy.

Energy from the Sun OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 3.PS.3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Heat, electrical energy, light, sound and magnetic energy are forms of energy.

Magnets and Magnetic Fields OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 3.PS.3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Heat, electrical energy, light, sound and magnetic energy are forms of energy.

Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 3.PS.3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Heat, electrical energy, light, sound and magnetic energy are forms of energy.

Static Charge OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 3.PS.3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Heat, electrical energy, light, sound and magnetic energy are forms of energy.

Patterns in Motion OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 3.PS.3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Heat, electrical energy, light, sound and magnetic energy are forms of energy.

Engineering Hearing Toys OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 3.PS.3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Heat, electrical energy, light, sound and magnetic energy are forms of energy.

Sound Energy and Mediums OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 3.PS.3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Heat, electrical energy, light, sound and magnetic energy are forms of energy.

Engineering Water Prisms OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 3.PS.3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Heat, electrical energy, light, sound and magnetic energy are forms of energy.

Windmill Forces OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 3.PS.3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Heat, electrical energy, light, sound and magnetic energy are forms of energy.

Heat and Evaporation OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 3.PS.3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Heat, electrical energy, light, sound and magnetic energy are forms of energy.

Life Cycles OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 4-LS1-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

All of the processes that take place within organisms require energy.

Weather and Climate OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 4.ESS.1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Earth's surface has specific characteristics and landforms that can be identified.

Weather and Climate OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 4.ESS.2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

The surface of Earth changes due to weathering.

Flood Control Engineering OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 4.ESS.3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

The surface of Earth changes due to erosion and deposition.

Environmental Change OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 4.LS.1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Changes in an organism's environment are sometimes beneficial to its survival and sometimes harmful.

Fossil Organisms and their Environment OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 4.LS.2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Fossils can be compared to one another and to present-day organisms according to their similarities and differences.

Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 4.PS.2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Energy can be transferred from one location to another or can be transformed from one form to another.

Magnets and Magnetic Fields OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 4.PS.2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Energy can be transferred from one location to another or can be transformed from one form to another.

Windmill Forces OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 4.PS.2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Energy can be transferred from one location to another or can be transformed from one form to another.

Patterns in Motion OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 4.PS.2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Energy can be transferred from one location to another or can be transformed from one form to another.

Sound Energy and Mediums OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 4.PS.2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Energy can be transferred from one location to another or can be transformed from one form to another.

Engineering Hearing Toys OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 4.PS.2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Energy can be transferred from one location to another or can be transformed from one form to another.

Engineering Water Prisms OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 4.PS.2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Energy can be transferred from one location to another or can be transformed from one form to another.

Static Charge OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 4.PS.2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Energy can be transferred from one location to another or can be transformed from one form to another.

Motion in the Solar System OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 5.ESS.1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

The solar system includes the sun and all celestial bodies that orbit the sun. Each planet in the solar system has unique characteristics.

Motion in the Solar System OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 5.ESS.2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

The sun is one of many stars that exist in the universe. 

Motion in the Solar System OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 5.ESS.3 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Most of the cycles and patterns of motion between the Earth and sun are predictable.

Fossil Organisms and their Environment OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 5.LS.1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Organisms perform a variety of roles in an ecosystem.

Energy from the Sun OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 5.LS.1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Organisms perform a variety of roles in an ecosystem.

Heredity and Traits OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 5.LS.2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

All of the processes that take place within organisms require energy.

Forces and Materials OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 5.PS.1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

The amount of change in movement of an object is based on the mass of the object and the amount of force exerted.

Engineering Skyscrapers OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 5.PS.1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

The amount of change in movement of an object is based on the mass of the object and the amount of force exerted.

Motion in the Solar System OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 5.PS.1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

The amount of change in movement of an object is based on the mass of the object and the amount of force exerted.

Windmill Forces OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 5.PS.1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

The amount of change in movement of an object is based on the mass of the object and the amount of force exerted.

Engineering Hearing Toys OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 5.PS.2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Light and sound are forms of energy that behave in predictable ways.

Engineering Water Prisms OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 5.PS.2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Light and sound are forms of energy that behave in predictable ways.

Sound Energy and Mediums OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 5.PS.2 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Light and sound are forms of energy that behave in predictable ways.

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Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science .

Science Lesson : Heat and Evaporation
State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Earth's nonliving resources have specific properties.

Science Lesson : Windmill Forces
State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Earth's resources can be used for energy.

Science Lesson : Heredity and Traits
State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Offspring resemble their parents and each other.

Science Lesson : Life Cycles
State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Offspring resemble their parents and each other.

Science Lesson : Heredity and Traits
State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Individuals of the same kind of organism differ in their inherited traits. These differences give some individuals an advantage in surviving and/or reproducing.

Science Lesson : Life Cycles
State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Plants and animals have life cycles that are part of their adaptations for survival in their natural environments.

Science Lesson : Structure of Matter
State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

All objects and substances in the natural world are composed of matter.

Science Lesson : Heat and Evaporation
State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Matter exists in different states, each of which has different properties.

Science Lesson : Heat and Matter
State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Matter exists in different states, each of which has different properties.

Science Lesson : Structure of Matter
State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Matter exists in different states, each of which has different properties.

State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Heat, electrical energy, light, sound and magnetic energy are forms of energy.

State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Heat, electrical energy, light, sound and magnetic energy are forms of energy.

Science Lesson : Energy from the Sun
State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Heat, electrical energy, light, sound and magnetic energy are forms of energy.

State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Heat, electrical energy, light, sound and magnetic energy are forms of energy.

State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Heat, electrical energy, light, sound and magnetic energy are forms of energy.

Science Lesson : Static Charge
State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Heat, electrical energy, light, sound and magnetic energy are forms of energy.

Science Lesson : Patterns in Motion
State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Heat, electrical energy, light, sound and magnetic energy are forms of energy.

State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Heat, electrical energy, light, sound and magnetic energy are forms of energy.

State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Heat, electrical energy, light, sound and magnetic energy are forms of energy.

State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Heat, electrical energy, light, sound and magnetic energy are forms of energy.

Science Lesson : Windmill Forces
State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Heat, electrical energy, light, sound and magnetic energy are forms of energy.

Science Lesson : Heat and Evaporation
State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Heat, electrical energy, light, sound and magnetic energy are forms of energy.

Science Lesson : Life Cycles
State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

All of the processes that take place within organisms require energy.

Science Lesson : Weather and Climate
State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Earth's surface has specific characteristics and landforms that can be identified.

Science Lesson : Weather and Climate
State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

The surface of Earth changes due to weathering.

State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

The surface of Earth changes due to erosion and deposition.

Science Lesson : Environmental Change
State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Changes in an organism's environment are sometimes beneficial to its survival and sometimes harmful.

State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Fossils can be compared to one another and to present-day organisms according to their similarities and differences.

State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Energy can be transferred from one location to another or can be transformed from one form to another.

State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Energy can be transferred from one location to another or can be transformed from one form to another.

Science Lesson : Windmill Forces
State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Energy can be transferred from one location to another or can be transformed from one form to another.

Science Lesson : Patterns in Motion
State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Energy can be transferred from one location to another or can be transformed from one form to another.

State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Energy can be transferred from one location to another or can be transformed from one form to another.

State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Energy can be transferred from one location to another or can be transformed from one form to another.

State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Energy can be transferred from one location to another or can be transformed from one form to another.

Science Lesson : Static Charge
State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Energy can be transferred from one location to another or can be transformed from one form to another.

State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

The solar system includes the sun and all celestial bodies that orbit the sun. Each planet in the solar system has unique characteristics.

State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

The sun is one of many stars that exist in the universe. 

State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Most of the cycles and patterns of motion between the Earth and sun are predictable.

State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Organisms perform a variety of roles in an ecosystem.

Science Lesson : Energy from the Sun
State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Organisms perform a variety of roles in an ecosystem.

Science Lesson : Heredity and Traits
State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

All of the processes that take place within organisms require energy.

Science Lesson : Forces and Materials
State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

The amount of change in movement of an object is based on the mass of the object and the amount of force exerted.

Science Lesson : Engineering Skyscrapers
State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

The amount of change in movement of an object is based on the mass of the object and the amount of force exerted.

State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

The amount of change in movement of an object is based on the mass of the object and the amount of force exerted.

Science Lesson : Windmill Forces
State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

The amount of change in movement of an object is based on the mass of the object and the amount of force exerted.

State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Light and sound are forms of energy that behave in predictable ways.

State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Light and sound are forms of energy that behave in predictable ways.

State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Light and sound are forms of energy that behave in predictable ways.

This guide shows how KnowAtom’s integrated model of science curriculum is aligned with the 2020 Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science.
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