Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
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Earth and Moon Patterns TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.ESS.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use observations or models of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.
Sun Position and Shadow Patterns TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.ESS1.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use observations or models of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.
Seasonal Patterns TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.ESS1.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use observations or models of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.
Earth and Moon Patterns TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.ESS1.2 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Observe natural objects in the sky that can be seen from Earth with the naked eye and recognize that a telescope, used as a tool, can provide greater detail of objects in the sky.
Seasonal Patterns TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.ESS1.3 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Analyze data to predict patterns between sunrise and sunset, and the change of seasons.
Seasonal Temperatures and Water Cycles TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.ESS1.3 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Analyze data to predict patterns between sunrise and sunset, and the change of seasons.
Sun Position and Shadow Patterns TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.ESS1.3 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Analyze data to predict patterns between sunrise and sunset, and the change of seasons.
Making Sounds and Instruments TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.ETS1.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Solve scientific problems by asking testable questions, making short-term and long-term observations, and gathering information.
Engineering Communication Devices TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.ETS1.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 Solve scientific problems by asking testable questions, making short-term and long-term observations, and gathering information.
Engineering Litter Collectors TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.ETS1.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Solve scientific problems by asking testable questions, making short-term and long-term observations, and gathering information.
Engineering Dams TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.ETS1.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Solve scientific problems by asking testable questions, making short-term and long-term observations, and gathering information.
Engineering Communication Devices TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.ETS2.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 Use appropriate tools (magnifying glass, basic balance scale) to make observations and answer testable scientific questions.
Engineering Litter Collectors TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.ETS2.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use appropriate tools (magnifying glass, basic balance scale) to make observations and answer testable scientific questions.
Making Sounds and Instruments TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.ETS2.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use appropriate tools (magnifying glass, basic balance scale) to make observations and answer testable scientific questions.
Engineering Dams TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.ETS2.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use appropriate tools (magnifying glass, basic balance scale) to make observations and answer testable scientific questions.
Plant Structures TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.LS1.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Recognize the structure of plants (roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits) and describe the function of the parts (taking in water and air, producing food, making new plants).
Bird Beak Structure and Function TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.LS1.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Recognize the structure of plants (roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits) and describe the function of the parts (taking in water and air, producing food, making new plants).
Living and Nonliving Things TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.LS1.2 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Illustrate and summarize the life cycle of plants.
Plant Structures TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.LS1.3 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Analyze and interpret data from observations to describe how changes in the environment cause plants to respond in different ways.
Plant Structures TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.LS2.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Conduct an experiment to show how plants depend on air, water, minerals from soil, and light to grow and thrive.
Plant Structures TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.LS2.2 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Obtain and communicate information to classify plants by where they grow (water, land) and the plant’s physical characteristics.
Living and Nonliving Things TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.LS2.3 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Recognize how plants depend on their surroundings and other living things to meet their needs in the places they live.
Bird Beak Structure and Function TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.LS2.3 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Recognize how plants depend on their surroundings and other living things to meet their needs in the places they live.
Seasonal Temperatures and Water Cycles TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.PS3.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Make observations to determine how sunlight warms Earth’s surfaces (sand, soil, rocks, and water).
Light TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.PS4.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use a model to describe how light is required to make objects visible. Summarize how illumination could be from an external light source or by an object giving off its own light.
Materials and Light TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.PS4.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use a model to describe how light is required to make objects visible. Summarize how illumination could be from an external light source or by an object giving off its own light.
Materials and Light TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.PS4.2 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Determine the effect of placing objects made with different materials (transparent, translucent, opaque, and reflective) in the path of a beam of light.
Seasonal Temperatures and Water Cycles TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.ESS1.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Recognize that some of Earth’s natural processes are cyclical, while others have a beginning and an end. Some events happen quickly, while others occur slowly over time.
Seasonal Temperatures and Water Cycles TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.ESS2.2 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Observe and analyze how blowing wind and flowing water can move Earth materials (soil, rocks) from one place to another, changing the shape of a landform and affecting the habitats of living things.
Seasonal Temperatures and Water Cycles TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.ESS2.4 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use information obtained from reliable sources to explain that water is found in the ocean, rivers, streams, lakes, and ponds, and may be solid or liquid.
Ant Behavior and Food TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.LS1.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use evidence and observations to explain that many animals use their body parts and senses in different ways to see, hear, grasp objects, protect themselves, move from place to place, and seek, find, and take in food, water, and air.
Bird Beak Structure and Function TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.LS1.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use evidence and observations to explain that many animals use their body parts and senses in different ways to see, hear, grasp objects, protect themselves, move from place to place, and seek, find, and take in food, water, and air.
Engineering Litter Collectors TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.LS1.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use evidence and observations to explain that many animals use their body parts and senses in different ways to see, hear, grasp objects, protect themselves, move from place to place, and seek, find, and take in food, water, and air.
Parent and Offspring Behaviors TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.LS1.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use evidence and observations to explain that many animals use their body parts and senses in different ways to see, hear, grasp objects, protect themselves, move from place to place, and seek, find, and take in food, water, and air.
Insect Anatomy - Structure and Function TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.LS1.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use evidence and observations to explain that many animals use their body parts and senses in different ways to see, hear, grasp objects, protect themselves, move from place to place, and seek, find, and take in food, water, and air.
Parent and Offspring Behaviors TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.LS1.2 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Obtain and communicate information to classify animals (vertebrates-mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, fish, invertebrates-insects) based on their physical characteristics.
Insect Anatomy - Structure and Function TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.LS1.3 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use simple graphical representations to show that species have unique and diverse life cycles.
Bird Beak Structure and Function TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.LS1.3 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use simple graphical representations to show that species have unique and diverse life cycles.
Parent and Offspring Behaviors TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.LS1.3 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use simple graphical representations to show that species have unique and diverse life cycles.
Living and Nonliving Things TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.LS2.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Develop and use models to compare how animals depend on their surroundings and other living things to meet their needs in the places they live.
Ant Behavior and Food TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.LS2.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Develop and use models to compare how animals depend on their surroundings and other living things to meet their needs in the places they live.
Engineering Dams TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.LS2.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Develop and use models to compare how animals depend on their surroundings and other living things to meet their needs in the places they live.
Bird Beak Structure and Function TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.LS2.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Develop and use models to compare how animals depend on their surroundings and other living things to meet their needs in the places they live.
Ant Behavior and Food TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.LS2.2 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Predict what happens to animals when the environment changes (temperature, cutting down trees, wildfires, pollution, salinity, drought, land preservation).
Parent and Offspring Behaviors TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.LS2.2 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Predict what happens to animals when the environment changes (temperature, cutting down trees, wildfires, pollution, salinity, drought, land preservation).
Bird Beak Structure and Function TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.LS2.2 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Predict what happens to animals when the environment changes (temperature, cutting down trees, wildfires, pollution, salinity, drought, land preservation).
Living and Nonliving Things TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.LS3.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use evidence to explain that living things have physical traits inherited from parents and that variations of these traits exist in groups of similar organisms.
Parent and Offspring Behaviors TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.LS3.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use evidence to explain that living things have physical traits inherited from parents and that variations of these traits exist in groups of similar organisms.
Sounds and Senses TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.PS4.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 Plan and conduct investigations to demonstrate the cause and effect relationship between vibrating materials (tuning forks, water, bells) and sound.
Making Sounds and Instruments TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.PS4.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Plan and conduct investigations to demonstrate the cause and effect relationship between vibrating materials (tuning forks, water, bells) and sound.
Sounds and Senses TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.PS4.2 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 Use tools and materials to design and build a device to understand that light and sound travel in waves and can send signals over a distance.
Light TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.PS4.2 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use tools and materials to design and build a device to understand that light and sound travel in waves and can send signals over a distance.
Materials and Light TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.PS4.2 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use tools and materials to design and build a device to understand that light and sound travel in waves and can send signals over a distance.
Engineering Communication Devices TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.PS4.2 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 Use tools and materials to design and build a device to understand that light and sound travel in waves and can send signals over a distance.
Light TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.PS4.3 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Observe and demonstrate that waves move in regular patterns of motion by disturbing the surface of shallow and deep water.
Sounds and Senses TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.PS4.3 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 Observe and demonstrate that waves move in regular patterns of motion by disturbing the surface of shallow and deep water.
Sun Position and Shadow Patterns TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.ESS2.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Analyze and interpret weather data (precipitation, wind, temperature, cloud cover) to describe weather patterns that occur over time (hourly, daily) using simple graphs, pictorial weather symbols, and tools (thermometer, rain gauge).
Seasonal Temperatures and Water Cycles TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.ESS2.2 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Develop and use models to predict weather and identify patterns in spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
Seasonal Patterns TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.ESS2.2 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Develop and use models to predict weather and identify patterns in spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
Sun Position and Shadow Patterns TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.ESS2.2 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Develop and use models to predict weather and identify patterns in spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
Engineering Dams TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.ESS3.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use a model to represent the relationship between the basic needs (shelter, food, water) of different plants and animals (including humans) and the places they live.
Parent and Offspring Behaviors TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.ESS3.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use a model to represent the relationship between the basic needs (shelter, food, water) of different plants and animals (including humans) and the places they live.
Engineering Litter Collectors TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.ESS3.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use a model to represent the relationship between the basic needs (shelter, food, water) of different plants and animals (including humans) and the places they live.
Living and Nonliving Things TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.ESS3.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use a model to represent the relationship between the basic needs (shelter, food, water) of different plants and animals (including humans) and the places they live.
Ant Behavior and Food TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.ESS3.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use a model to represent the relationship between the basic needs (shelter, food, water) of different plants and animals (including humans) and the places they live.
Seasonal Patterns TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.ESS3.2 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Explain the purpose of weather forecasting to prepare for, and respond to, severe weather in Tennessee. 
Sun Position and Shadow Patterns TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.ESS3.2 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Explain the purpose of weather forecasting to prepare for, and respond to, severe weather in Tennessee. 
Plant Structures TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.LS1.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use information from observations to identify differences between plants and animals (locomotion, obtainment of food, and take in air/gasses).
Living and Nonliving Things TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.LS1.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use information from observations to identify differences between plants and animals (locomotion, obtainment of food, and take in air/gasses).
Bird Beak Structure and Function TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.LS1.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use information from observations to identify differences between plants and animals (locomotion, obtainment of food, and take in air/gasses).
Insect Anatomy - Structure and Function TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.LS1.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use information from observations to identify differences between plants and animals (locomotion, obtainment of food, and take in air/gasses).
Ant Behavior and Food TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.LS1.2 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Recognize differences between living organisms and non-living materials and sort them into groups by observable physical attributes.
Parent and Offspring Behaviors TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.LS3.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Make observations to describe that young plants and animals resemble their parents.
Plant Structures TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.LS3.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Make observations to describe that young plants and animals resemble their parents.
Insect Anatomy - Structure and Function TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.LS3.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Make observations to describe that young plants and animals resemble their parents.
Bird Beak Structure and Function TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.LS3.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Make observations to describe that young plants and animals resemble their parents.
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Science Lesson : Earth and Moon Patterns
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use observations or models of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1.ESS.1
Science Lesson : Sun Position and Shadow Patterns
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use observations or models of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1.ESS1.1
Science Lesson : Seasonal Patterns
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use observations or models of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1.ESS1.1
Science Lesson : Earth and Moon Patterns
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Observe natural objects in the sky that can be seen from Earth with the naked eye and recognize that a telescope, used as a tool, can provide greater detail of objects in the sky.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1.ESS1.2
Science Lesson : Seasonal Patterns
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data to predict patterns between sunrise and sunset, and the change of seasons.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1.ESS1.3
Science Lesson : Seasonal Temperatures and Water Cycles
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data to predict patterns between sunrise and sunset, and the change of seasons.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1.ESS1.3
Science Lesson : Sun Position and Shadow Patterns
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data to predict patterns between sunrise and sunset, and the change of seasons.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1.ESS1.3
Science Lesson : Making Sounds and Instruments
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Solve scientific problems by asking testable questions, making short-term and long-term observations, and gathering information.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1.ETS1.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Communication Devices
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Solve scientific problems by asking testable questions, making short-term and long-term observations, and gathering information.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1.ETS1.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Litter Collectors
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Solve scientific problems by asking testable questions, making short-term and long-term observations, and gathering information.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1.ETS1.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Dams
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Solve scientific problems by asking testable questions, making short-term and long-term observations, and gathering information.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1.ETS1.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Communication Devices
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Use appropriate tools (magnifying glass, basic balance scale) to make observations and answer testable scientific questions.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1.ETS2.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Litter Collectors
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use appropriate tools (magnifying glass, basic balance scale) to make observations and answer testable scientific questions.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1.ETS2.1
Science Lesson : Making Sounds and Instruments
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use appropriate tools (magnifying glass, basic balance scale) to make observations and answer testable scientific questions.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1.ETS2.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Dams
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use appropriate tools (magnifying glass, basic balance scale) to make observations and answer testable scientific questions.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1.ETS2.1
Science Lesson : Plant Structures
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Recognize the structure of plants (roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits) and describe the function of the parts (taking in water and air, producing food, making new plants).
Grades: 1
State ID: 1.LS1.1
Science Lesson : Bird Beak Structure and Function
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Recognize the structure of plants (roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits) and describe the function of the parts (taking in water and air, producing food, making new plants).
Grades: 1
State ID: 1.LS1.1
Science Lesson : Living and Nonliving Things
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Illustrate and summarize the life cycle of plants.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1.LS1.2
Science Lesson : Plant Structures
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data from observations to describe how changes in the environment cause plants to respond in different ways.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1.LS1.3
Science Lesson : Plant Structures
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an experiment to show how plants depend on air, water, minerals from soil, and light to grow and thrive.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1.LS2.1
Science Lesson : Plant Structures
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Obtain and communicate information to classify plants by where they grow (water, land) and the plant’s physical characteristics.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1.LS2.2
Science Lesson : Living and Nonliving Things
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Recognize how plants depend on their surroundings and other living things to meet their needs in the places they live.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1.LS2.3
Science Lesson : Bird Beak Structure and Function
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Recognize how plants depend on their surroundings and other living things to meet their needs in the places they live.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1.LS2.3
Science Lesson : Seasonal Temperatures and Water Cycles
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to determine how sunlight warms Earth’s surfaces (sand, soil, rocks, and water).
Grades: 1
State ID: 1.PS3.1
Science Lesson : Light
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use a model to describe how light is required to make objects visible. Summarize how illumination could be from an external light source or by an object giving off its own light.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1.PS4.1
Science Lesson : Materials and Light
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use a model to describe how light is required to make objects visible. Summarize how illumination could be from an external light source or by an object giving off its own light.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1.PS4.1
Science Lesson : Materials and Light
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Determine the effect of placing objects made with different materials (transparent, translucent, opaque, and reflective) in the path of a beam of light.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1.PS4.2
Science Lesson : Seasonal Temperatures and Water Cycles
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Recognize that some of Earth’s natural processes are cyclical, while others have a beginning and an end. Some events happen quickly, while others occur slowly over time.
Grades: 1
State ID: 2.ESS1.1
Science Lesson : Seasonal Temperatures and Water Cycles
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Observe and analyze how blowing wind and flowing water can move Earth materials (soil, rocks) from one place to another, changing the shape of a landform and affecting the habitats of living things.
Grades: 1
State ID: 2.ESS2.2
Science Lesson : Seasonal Temperatures and Water Cycles
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use information obtained from reliable sources to explain that water is found in the ocean, rivers, streams, lakes, and ponds, and may be solid or liquid.
Grades: 1
State ID: 2.ESS2.4
Science Lesson : Ant Behavior and Food
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use evidence and observations to explain that many animals use their body parts and senses in different ways to see, hear, grasp objects, protect themselves, move from place to place, and seek, find, and take in food, water, and air.
Grades: 1
State ID: 2.LS1.1
Science Lesson : Bird Beak Structure and Function
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use evidence and observations to explain that many animals use their body parts and senses in different ways to see, hear, grasp objects, protect themselves, move from place to place, and seek, find, and take in food, water, and air.
Grades: 1
State ID: 2.LS1.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Litter Collectors
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use evidence and observations to explain that many animals use their body parts and senses in different ways to see, hear, grasp objects, protect themselves, move from place to place, and seek, find, and take in food, water, and air.
Grades: 1
State ID: 2.LS1.1
Science Lesson : Parent and Offspring Behaviors
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use evidence and observations to explain that many animals use their body parts and senses in different ways to see, hear, grasp objects, protect themselves, move from place to place, and seek, find, and take in food, water, and air.
Grades: 1
State ID: 2.LS1.1
Science Lesson : Insect Anatomy - Structure and Function
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use evidence and observations to explain that many animals use their body parts and senses in different ways to see, hear, grasp objects, protect themselves, move from place to place, and seek, find, and take in food, water, and air.
Grades: 1
State ID: 2.LS1.1
Science Lesson : Parent and Offspring Behaviors
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Obtain and communicate information to classify animals (vertebrates-mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, fish, invertebrates-insects) based on their physical characteristics.
Grades: 1
State ID: 2.LS1.2
Science Lesson : Insect Anatomy - Structure and Function
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use simple graphical representations to show that species have unique and diverse life cycles.
Grades: 1
State ID: 2.LS1.3
Science Lesson : Bird Beak Structure and Function
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use simple graphical representations to show that species have unique and diverse life cycles.
Grades: 1
State ID: 2.LS1.3
Science Lesson : Parent and Offspring Behaviors
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use simple graphical representations to show that species have unique and diverse life cycles.
Grades: 1
State ID: 2.LS1.3
Science Lesson : Living and Nonliving Things
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use models to compare how animals depend on their surroundings and other living things to meet their needs in the places they live.
Grades: 1
State ID: 2.LS2.1
Science Lesson : Ant Behavior and Food
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use models to compare how animals depend on their surroundings and other living things to meet their needs in the places they live.
Grades: 1
State ID: 2.LS2.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Dams
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use models to compare how animals depend on their surroundings and other living things to meet their needs in the places they live.
Grades: 1
State ID: 2.LS2.1
Science Lesson : Bird Beak Structure and Function
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use models to compare how animals depend on their surroundings and other living things to meet their needs in the places they live.
Grades: 1
State ID: 2.LS2.1
Science Lesson : Ant Behavior and Food
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Predict what happens to animals when the environment changes (temperature, cutting down trees, wildfires, pollution, salinity, drought, land preservation).
Grades: 1
State ID: 2.LS2.2
Science Lesson : Parent and Offspring Behaviors
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Predict what happens to animals when the environment changes (temperature, cutting down trees, wildfires, pollution, salinity, drought, land preservation).
Grades: 1
State ID: 2.LS2.2
Science Lesson : Bird Beak Structure and Function
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Predict what happens to animals when the environment changes (temperature, cutting down trees, wildfires, pollution, salinity, drought, land preservation).
Grades: 1
State ID: 2.LS2.2
Science Lesson : Living and Nonliving Things
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use evidence to explain that living things have physical traits inherited from parents and that variations of these traits exist in groups of similar organisms.
Grades: 1
State ID: 2.LS3.1
Science Lesson : Parent and Offspring Behaviors
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use evidence to explain that living things have physical traits inherited from parents and that variations of these traits exist in groups of similar organisms.
Grades: 1
State ID: 2.LS3.1
Science Lesson : Sounds and Senses
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Plan and conduct investigations to demonstrate the cause and effect relationship between vibrating materials (tuning forks, water, bells) and sound.
Grades: 1
State ID: 2.PS4.1
Science Lesson : Making Sounds and Instruments
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct investigations to demonstrate the cause and effect relationship between vibrating materials (tuning forks, water, bells) and sound.
Grades: 1
State ID: 2.PS4.1
Science Lesson : Sounds and Senses
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Use tools and materials to design and build a device to understand that light and sound travel in waves and can send signals over a distance.
Grades: 1
State ID: 2.PS4.2
Science Lesson : Light
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use tools and materials to design and build a device to understand that light and sound travel in waves and can send signals over a distance.
Grades: 1
State ID: 2.PS4.2
Science Lesson : Materials and Light
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use tools and materials to design and build a device to understand that light and sound travel in waves and can send signals over a distance.
Grades: 1
State ID: 2.PS4.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Communication Devices
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Use tools and materials to design and build a device to understand that light and sound travel in waves and can send signals over a distance.
Grades: 1
State ID: 2.PS4.2
Science Lesson : Light
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Observe and demonstrate that waves move in regular patterns of motion by disturbing the surface of shallow and deep water.
Grades: 1
State ID: 2.PS4.3
Science Lesson : Sounds and Senses
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation: Observe and demonstrate that waves move in regular patterns of motion by disturbing the surface of shallow and deep water.
Grades: 1
State ID: 2.PS4.3
Science Lesson : Sun Position and Shadow Patterns
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret weather data (precipitation, wind, temperature, cloud cover) to describe weather patterns that occur over time (hourly, daily) using simple graphs, pictorial weather symbols, and tools (thermometer, rain gauge).
Grades: 1
State ID: K.ESS2.1
Science Lesson : Seasonal Temperatures and Water Cycles
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use models to predict weather and identify patterns in spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
Grades: 1
State ID: K.ESS2.2
Science Lesson : Seasonal Patterns
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use models to predict weather and identify patterns in spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
Grades: 1
State ID: K.ESS2.2
Science Lesson : Sun Position and Shadow Patterns
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use models to predict weather and identify patterns in spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
Grades: 1
State ID: K.ESS2.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Dams
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use a model to represent the relationship between the basic needs (shelter, food, water) of different plants and animals (including humans) and the places they live.
Grades: 1
State ID: K.ESS3.1
Science Lesson : Parent and Offspring Behaviors
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use a model to represent the relationship between the basic needs (shelter, food, water) of different plants and animals (including humans) and the places they live.
Grades: 1
State ID: K.ESS3.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Litter Collectors
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use a model to represent the relationship between the basic needs (shelter, food, water) of different plants and animals (including humans) and the places they live.
Grades: 1
State ID: K.ESS3.1
Science Lesson : Living and Nonliving Things
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use a model to represent the relationship between the basic needs (shelter, food, water) of different plants and animals (including humans) and the places they live.
Grades: 1
State ID: K.ESS3.1
Science Lesson : Ant Behavior and Food
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use a model to represent the relationship between the basic needs (shelter, food, water) of different plants and animals (including humans) and the places they live.
Grades: 1
State ID: K.ESS3.1
Science Lesson : Seasonal Patterns
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Explain the purpose of weather forecasting to prepare for, and respond to, severe weather in Tennessee. 
Grades: 1
State ID: K.ESS3.2
Science Lesson : Sun Position and Shadow Patterns
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Explain the purpose of weather forecasting to prepare for, and respond to, severe weather in Tennessee. 
Grades: 1
State ID: K.ESS3.2
Science Lesson : Plant Structures
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use information from observations to identify differences between plants and animals (locomotion, obtainment of food, and take in air/gasses).
Grades: 1
State ID: K.LS1.1
Science Lesson : Living and Nonliving Things
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use information from observations to identify differences between plants and animals (locomotion, obtainment of food, and take in air/gasses).
Grades: 1
State ID: K.LS1.1
Science Lesson : Bird Beak Structure and Function
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use information from observations to identify differences between plants and animals (locomotion, obtainment of food, and take in air/gasses).
Grades: 1
State ID: K.LS1.1
Science Lesson : Insect Anatomy - Structure and Function
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use information from observations to identify differences between plants and animals (locomotion, obtainment of food, and take in air/gasses).
Grades: 1
State ID: K.LS1.1
Science Lesson : Ant Behavior and Food
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Recognize differences between living organisms and non-living materials and sort them into groups by observable physical attributes.
Grades: 1
State ID: K.LS1.2
Science Lesson : Parent and Offspring Behaviors
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to describe that young plants and animals resemble their parents.
Grades: 1
State ID: K.LS3.1
Science Lesson : Plant Structures
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to describe that young plants and animals resemble their parents.
Grades: 1
State ID: K.LS3.1
Science Lesson : Insect Anatomy - Structure and Function
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to describe that young plants and animals resemble their parents.
Grades: 1
State ID: K.LS3.1
Science Lesson : Bird Beak Structure and Function
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to describe that young plants and animals resemble their parents.
Grades: 1
State ID: K.LS3.1

This alignment guide shows how KnowAtom’s K-8 integrated science curriculum is aligned with Tennessee Academic Standards for Science.

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