Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
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Science Lesson State Standards State ID Grades Performance Expectation
Climate Analysis RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ESS1-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Develop and use a model of the Earth-Sun-moon system to explain the cyclical patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.
Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ESS1-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth’s 4.6-billion-year-old history.
Climate Analysis RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ESS1-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth’s 4.6-billion-year-old history.
Glacier Motion RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use a model to illustrate that energy from Earth’s interior drives convection that cycles Earth’s crust, leading to melting, crystallization, weathering, and deformation of large rock formations, including generation of ocean seafloor at ridges, submergence of ocean seafloor at trenches, mountain building, and active volcanic chains.
Mass and Heat Transfer RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth’s materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.
Groundwater Flow RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth’s materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.
The Rock Cycle RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth’s materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.
Glacier Motion RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ESS2-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying times and spatial scales.
Climate Analysis RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ESS2-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7  Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying times and spatial scales.
Groundwater Flow RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ESS2-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying times and spatial scales.
The Rock Cycle RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ESS2-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales.
Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ESS2-3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions.
Climate Analysis RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ESS2-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
Glacier Motion RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ESS2-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
Groundwater Contamination RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ESS2-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
Groundwater Flow RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ESS2-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
Natural Resources RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ESS3-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distributions of Earth’s mineral, energy, and groundwater resources are the result of past and current geoscience processes.
Groundwater Contamination RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ESS3-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distributions of Earth’s mineral, energy, and groundwater resources are the result of past and current geoscience processes.
Groundwater Flow RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ESS3-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.
Groundwater Contamination RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ESS3-3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.
Engineering Water Filtration Devices RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ESS3-3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.
Groundwater Contamination RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ESS3-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth’s systems.
Climate Analysis RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ESS3-5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century.
Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
Engineering Speakers RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
Engineering Vehicles RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
Engineering Water Filtration Devices RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
Engineering Speakers RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Engineering Vehicles RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

 Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Engineering Water Filtration Devices RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Engineering Speakers RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ETS1-3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.
Engineering Vehicles RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ETS1-3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.
Engineering Water Filtration Devices RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ETS1-3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.
Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ETS1-3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.
Engineering Water Filtration Devices RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ETS1-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
Engineering Vehicles RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ETS1-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
Engineering Speakers RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ETS1-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ETS1-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
Animal and Plant Cell Structure and Function RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS1-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
Living Things: Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS1-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
Mitosis in Animal and Plant Cells RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS1-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
Animal and Plant Cell Structure and Function RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS1-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.
The Cell Membrane RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS1-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.
Animal and Plant Cell Structure and Function RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS1-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.
Chromosomes and Mutations RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS1-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.
Reproduction RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS1-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.
Rocky Shore Ecosystems RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS1-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.
The Cell Membrane RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS1-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively. 
Sea Star Structures RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS1-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.
Intertidal Zone Temperature Change RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS1-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.
Food and Energy RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS1-6 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.
Rocky Shore Ecosystems RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS1-6 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.
Food and Energy RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS1-7 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop a model to describe how food is rearranged through chemical reactions forming new molecules that support growth and/or release energy as this matter moves through an organism.
Rocky Shore Ecosystems RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS2-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.
Rocky Shore Ecosystems RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS2-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.
Rocky Shore Ecosystems RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS2-3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
Rocky Shore Ecosystems RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS2-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.
Engineering Water Filtration Devices RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS2-5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Chromosomes and Mutations RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS3-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.
Reproduction RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS3-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop and use a model to show why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation.
Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-LS4-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth under the assumption that natural laws operate today as in the past.
Natural Resources RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS1-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
Chromosomes and Mutations RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS1-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
Renewable Energy RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS1-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7  Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
Thermal Energy and Particle Motion RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS1-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
The Rock Cycle RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS1-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
Chemical Reactions RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS1-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.
Renewable Energy RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS1-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7 Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.
Natural Resources RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS1-3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.
Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS1-3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.
Mass and Heat Transfer RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS1-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.
Chemical Reactions RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS1-5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop and use a model to describe how the total number of atoms does not change in a chemical reaction and thus mass is conserved.
Renewable Energy RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS1-5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7  Develop and use a model to describe how the total number of atoms does not change in a chemical reaction and thus mass is conserved.
The Rock Cycle RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS1-5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop and use a model to describe how the total number of atoms does not change in a chemical reaction and thus mass is conserved.
Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS1-6 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Undertake a design project to construct, test, and modify a device that either releases or absorbs thermal energy by chemical processes.
Engineering Vehicles RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS2-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.
Forces and Motion RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS2-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.
Engineering Speakers RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS2-3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Ask questions about data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.
Glacier Motion RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS2-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Use evidence to support the claim that gravitational forces between objects are attractive and are only noticeable when one or both of the objects have a very large mass.
Sea Star Structures RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS2-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.
Engineering Speakers RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS2-5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Conduct an investigation and evaluate the experimental design to provide evidence that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact.
Mass, Speed, and Kinetic Energy RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS3-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct and interpret graphical displays of data to describe the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass of an object and to the speed of an object.
Engineering Speakers RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS3-2 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop a model to describe that when the arrangement of objects interacting at a distance changes, different amounts of potential energy are stored in the system.
Mass and Heat Transfer RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS3-3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Apply scientific principles to design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.
Chemical Reactions RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS3-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Plan an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample. *In this unit, students focus on the relationship between the energy transferred and the change in the average kinetic energy of the substance’s particles. They will incorporate the other aspects of the standard in later units.
Thermal Energy and Particle Motion RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS3-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Plan an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample.
Mass and Heat Transfer RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS3-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Plan an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample.
Intertidal Zone Temperature Change RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS3-4 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Plan an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample.
Chemical Reactions RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS3-5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Engineering Vehicles RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS3-5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Mass, Speed, and Kinetic Energy RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS3-5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Mass and Heat Transfer RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS3-5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Thermal Energy and Particle Motion RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS3-5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Intertidal Zone Temperature Change RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS3-5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Forces and Motion RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS3-5 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Thermal Energy and Particle Motion RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS4-1 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.
Communication Systems RI Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS) MS-PS4-3 [{id=111674358587, createdAt=1681899844234, updatedAt=1681899846599, 1='{type=string, value=7}'}] 7

Integrate qualitative scientific and technical information to support the claim that digitized signals are a more reliable way to encode and transmit information than analog signals.
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Science Lesson : Climate Analysis
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation: Develop and use a model of the Earth-Sun-moon system to explain the cyclical patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-ESS1-1
Science Lesson : Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation: Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth’s 4.6-billion-year-old history.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-ESS1-4
Science Lesson : Climate Analysis
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation: Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth’s 4.6-billion-year-old history.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-ESS1-4
Science Lesson : Glacier Motion
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Use a model to illustrate that energy from Earth’s interior drives convection that cycles Earth’s crust, leading to melting, crystallization, weathering, and deformation of large rock formations, including generation of ocean seafloor at ridges, submergence of ocean seafloor at trenches, mountain building, and active volcanic chains.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-ESS2-1
Science Lesson : Mass and Heat Transfer
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth’s materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-ESS2-1
Science Lesson : Groundwater Flow
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth’s materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-ESS2-1
Science Lesson : The Rock Cycle
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth’s materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-ESS2-1
Science Lesson : Glacier Motion
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation: Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying times and spatial scales.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-ESS2-2
Science Lesson : Climate Analysis
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:  Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying times and spatial scales.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-ESS2-2
Science Lesson : Groundwater Flow
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying times and spatial scales.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-ESS2-2
Science Lesson : The Rock Cycle
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-ESS2-2
Science Lesson : Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation: Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-ESS2-3
Science Lesson : Climate Analysis
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation: Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-ESS2-4
Science Lesson : Glacier Motion
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation: Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-ESS2-4
Science Lesson : Groundwater Contamination
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-ESS2-4
Science Lesson : Groundwater Flow
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-ESS2-4
Science Lesson : Natural Resources
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distributions of Earth’s mineral, energy, and groundwater resources are the result of past and current geoscience processes.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-ESS3-1
Science Lesson : Groundwater Contamination
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distributions of Earth’s mineral, energy, and groundwater resources are the result of past and current geoscience processes.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-ESS3-1
Science Lesson : Groundwater Flow
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-ESS3-2
Science Lesson : Groundwater Contamination
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-ESS3-3
Science Lesson : Engineering Water Filtration Devices
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-ESS3-3
Science Lesson : Groundwater Contamination
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth’s systems.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-ESS3-4
Science Lesson : Climate Analysis
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation: Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-ESS3-5
Science Lesson : Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-ETS1-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-ETS1-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-ETS1-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Water Filtration Devices
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-ETS1-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-ETS1-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

 Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-ETS1-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-ETS1-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Water Filtration Devices
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-ETS1-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-ETS1-3
Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-ETS1-3
Science Lesson : Engineering Water Filtration Devices
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-ETS1-3
Science Lesson : Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-ETS1-3
Science Lesson : Engineering Water Filtration Devices
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-ETS1-4
Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-ETS1-4
Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-ETS1-4
Science Lesson : Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-ETS1-4
Science Lesson : Animal and Plant Cell Structure and Function
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-LS1-1
Science Lesson : Living Things: Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-LS1-1
Science Lesson : Mitosis in Animal and Plant Cells
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-LS1-1
Science Lesson : Animal and Plant Cell Structure and Function
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-LS1-2
Science Lesson : The Cell Membrane
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-LS1-2
Science Lesson : Animal and Plant Cell Structure and Function
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-LS1-4
Science Lesson : Chromosomes and Mutations
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-LS1-4
Science Lesson : Reproduction
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-LS1-4
Science Lesson : Rocky Shore Ecosystems
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-LS1-4
Science Lesson : The Cell Membrane
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively. 
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-LS1-4
Science Lesson : Sea Star Structures
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-LS1-4
Science Lesson : Intertidal Zone Temperature Change
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-LS1-4
Science Lesson : Food and Energy
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-LS1-6
Science Lesson : Rocky Shore Ecosystems
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-LS1-6
Science Lesson : Food and Energy
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe how food is rearranged through chemical reactions forming new molecules that support growth and/or release energy as this matter moves through an organism.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-LS1-7
Science Lesson : Rocky Shore Ecosystems
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-LS2-1
Science Lesson : Rocky Shore Ecosystems
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-LS2-2
Science Lesson : Rocky Shore Ecosystems
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-LS2-3
Science Lesson : Rocky Shore Ecosystems
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-LS2-4
Science Lesson : Engineering Water Filtration Devices
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-LS2-5
Science Lesson : Chromosomes and Mutations
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-LS3-1
Science Lesson : Reproduction
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to show why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-LS3-2
Science Lesson : Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation: Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth under the assumption that natural laws operate today as in the past.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-LS4-1
Science Lesson : Natural Resources
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-PS1-1
Science Lesson : Chromosomes and Mutations
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-PS1-1
Science Lesson : Renewable Energy
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:  Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-PS1-1
Science Lesson : Thermal Energy and Particle Motion
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-PS1-1
Science Lesson : The Rock Cycle
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-PS1-1
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-PS1-2
Science Lesson : Renewable Energy
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation: Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-PS1-2
Science Lesson : Natural Resources
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-PS1-3
Science Lesson : Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-PS1-3
Science Lesson : Mass and Heat Transfer
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-PS1-4
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe how the total number of atoms does not change in a chemical reaction and thus mass is conserved.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-PS1-5
Science Lesson : Renewable Energy
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:  Develop and use a model to describe how the total number of atoms does not change in a chemical reaction and thus mass is conserved.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-PS1-5
Science Lesson : The Rock Cycle
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe how the total number of atoms does not change in a chemical reaction and thus mass is conserved.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-PS1-5
Science Lesson : Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Undertake a design project to construct, test, and modify a device that either releases or absorbs thermal energy by chemical processes.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-PS1-6
Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-PS2-2
Science Lesson : Forces and Motion
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-PS2-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions about data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-PS2-3
Science Lesson : Glacier Motion
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Use evidence to support the claim that gravitational forces between objects are attractive and are only noticeable when one or both of the objects have a very large mass.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-PS2-4
Science Lesson : Sea Star Structures
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-PS2-4
Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation and evaluate the experimental design to provide evidence that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-PS2-5
Science Lesson : Mass, Speed, and Kinetic Energy
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Construct and interpret graphical displays of data to describe the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass of an object and to the speed of an object.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-PS3-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that when the arrangement of objects interacting at a distance changes, different amounts of potential energy are stored in the system.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-PS3-2
Science Lesson : Mass and Heat Transfer
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Apply scientific principles to design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-PS3-3
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Plan an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample. *In this unit, students focus on the relationship between the energy transferred and the change in the average kinetic energy of the substance’s particles. They will incorporate the other aspects of the standard in later units.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-PS3-4
Science Lesson : Thermal Energy and Particle Motion
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Plan an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-PS3-4
Science Lesson : Mass and Heat Transfer
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Plan an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-PS3-4
Science Lesson : Intertidal Zone Temperature Change
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Plan an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-PS3-4
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-PS3-5
Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-PS3-5
Science Lesson : Mass, Speed, and Kinetic Energy
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-PS3-5
Science Lesson : Mass and Heat Transfer
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-PS3-5
Science Lesson : Thermal Energy and Particle Motion
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-PS3-5
Science Lesson : Intertidal Zone Temperature Change
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-PS3-5
Science Lesson : Forces and Motion
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-PS3-5
Science Lesson : Thermal Energy and Particle Motion
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-PS4-1
Science Lesson : Communication Systems
State: RI
Standards: Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Integrate qualitative scientific and technical information to support the claim that digitized signals are a more reliable way to encode and transmit information than analog signals.
Grades: 7
State ID: MS-PS4-3

This alignment guide shows how KnowAtom’s integrated model of science curriculum is designed for the Rhode Island Science Standards (NGSS).

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Standards citation: NGSS Lead States. 2013. Next Generation Science Standards: For States, By States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. Neither WestEd nor the lead states and partners that developed the Next Generation Science Standards were involved in the production of this product, and do not endorse it.

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