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
Changing Earth's Surface OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 3.ESS.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Earth's nonliving resources have specific properties.

Hydroelectric Dams and the Environment OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 3.ESS.2 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Earth's resources can be used for energy.

Earth Materials and Water Flow OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 3.ESS.2 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Earth's resources can be used for energy.

Engineering Permeable Concrete OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 3.ESS.2 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Earth's resources can be used for energy.

Changing Earth's Surface OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 3.ESS.2 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Earth's resources can be used for energy.

Earth Materials and Water Flow OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 3.ESS.3 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Some of Earth's resources are limited.

Engineering Permeable Concrete OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 3.ESS.3 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Some of Earth's resources are limited.

Changing Earth's Surface OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 3.ESS.3 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Some of Earth's resources are limited.

Selecting Traits OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 3.LS.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Offspring resemble their parents and each other.

Selecting Traits OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 3.LS.2 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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

Mealworm Senses OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 3.LS.3 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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

Frog Life Cycle OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 3.LS.3 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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

Selecting Traits OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 3.LS.3 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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

Properties of Matter OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 3.PS.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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

Properties of Matter OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 3.PS.2 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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

Balanced vs. Unbalanced Forces OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 3.PS.3 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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

Earth Materials and Water Flow OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 3.PS.3 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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

Engineering Launchers OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 3.PS.3 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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

Energy Transfer and Levers OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 3.PS.3 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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

Current Electricity OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 3.PS.3 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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

Forces and Levers OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 3.PS.3 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4 Heat, electrical energy, light, sound and magnetic energy are forms of energy.
Waves and Energy OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 3.PS.3 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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

Engineering Information Transfer OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 3.PS.3 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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

Pitch and Volume OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 3.PS.3 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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

Water Erosion OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 4.ESS.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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

Plate Tectonics and Landform Patterns OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 4.ESS.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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

Changing Earth's Surface OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 4.ESS.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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

Water Erosion OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 4.ESS.2 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

The surface of Earth changes due to weathering.

Plate Tectonics and Landform Patterns OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 4.ESS.2 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

The surface of Earth changes due to weathering.

Changing Earth's Surface OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 4.ESS.2 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

The surface of Earth changes due to weathering.

Water Erosion OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 4.ESS.3 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

The surface of Earth changes due to erosion and deposition.

Food Webs OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 4.LS.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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

Plant Structures OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 4.LS.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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

Selecting Traits OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 4.LS.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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

Changing Earth's Surface OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 4.LS.2 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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

Energy and Collisions OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 4.PS.2 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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

Energy Transfer and Levers OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 4.PS.2 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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

Engineering Electric Cars OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 4.PS.2 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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

Waves and Energy OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 4.PS.2 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4 Energy can be transferred from one location to another or can be transformed from one form to another.
Engineering Information Transfer OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 4.PS.2 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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

Engineering Launchers OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 4.PS.2 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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

Current Electricity OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 4.PS.2 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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

Pitch and Volume OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 4.PS.2 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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

Balanced vs. Unbalanced Forces OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 5.ESS.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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

Balanced vs. Unbalanced Forces OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 5.ESS.2 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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

Mealworm Senses OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 5.LS.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4 Organisms perform a variety of roles in an ecosystem.
Food Webs OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 5.LS.2 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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

Frog Life Cycle OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 5.LS.2 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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

Plant Structures OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 5.LS.2 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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

Mealworm Senses OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 5.LS.2 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4 All of the processes that take place within organisms require energy.
Forces and Levers OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 5.PS.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4 The amount of change in movement of an object is based on the mass of the object and the amount of force exerted.
Engineering Launchers OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 5.PS.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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

Balanced vs. Unbalanced Forces OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 5.PS.1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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

Waves and Energy OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 5.PS.2 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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

Pitch and Volume OH Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science 5.PS.2 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

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 .

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

Earth's nonliving resources have specific properties.

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

Earth's resources can be used for energy.

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

Earth's resources can be used for energy.

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

Earth's resources can be used for energy.

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

Earth's resources can be used for energy.

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

Some of Earth's resources are limited.

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

Some of Earth's resources are limited.

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

Some of Earth's resources are limited.

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

Offspring resemble their parents and each other.

Science Lesson : Selecting 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 : Mealworm Senses
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 : Frog Life Cycle
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 : Selecting Traits
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 : Properties 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 : Properties 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 : Engineering Launchers
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 : Current Electricity
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 : Forces and Levers
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 : Waves and 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 : Pitch and Volume
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 : Water Erosion
State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

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

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

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

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 : Water Erosion
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 weathering.

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

The surface of Earth changes due to weathering.

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

The surface of Earth changes due to erosion and deposition.

Science Lesson : Food Webs
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.

Science Lesson : Plant Structures
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.

Science Lesson : Selecting Traits
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.

Science Lesson : Energy and Collisions
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 : Waves and Energy
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 : Engineering Launchers
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 : Current Electricity
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 : Pitch and Volume
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. 

Science Lesson : Mealworm Senses
State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Organisms perform a variety of roles in an ecosystem.
Science Lesson : Food Webs
State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

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

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

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

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

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

Science Lesson : Mealworm Senses
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 Levers
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 Launchers
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 : Waves and Energy
State: OH
Standards: Ohio’s Learning Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Pitch and Volume
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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