Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
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How Plants Grow TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.LS1.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

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).
Flowers TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.LS1.2 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Illustrate and summarize the life cycle of plants.
How Plants Grow TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.LS1.2 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Illustrate and summarize the life cycle of plants.
Flowers TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.LS1.3 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Analyze and interpret data from observations to describe how changes in the environment cause plants to respond in different ways.
How Plants Grow TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.LS2.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Conduct an experiment to show how plants depend on air, water, minerals from soil, and light to grow and thrive.
How Plants Grow TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.LS2.2 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Obtain and communicate information to classify plants by where they grow (water, land) and the plant’s physical characteristics.
Engineering Hand Pollinators TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.LS2.3 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Recognize how plants depend on their surroundings and other living things to meet their needs in the places they live.
Butterfly Structure and Function TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.LS2.3 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Recognize how plants depend on their surroundings and other living things to meet their needs in the places they live.
Flowers TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.LS2.3 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Recognize how plants depend on their surroundings and other living things to meet their needs in the places they live.
Property of Materials TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.3.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Plan and carry out an investigation to classify different kinds of materials based on patterns in their observable properties. 
Earth Events TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.ESS1.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

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.
Controlling Erosion TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.ESS1.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

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.
Water Flow TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.ESS1.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

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.
Controlling Erosion TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.ESS2.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Compare the effectiveness of multiple solutions designed to slow or prevent wind or water from changing the shape of the land.
Water Flow TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.ESS2.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Compare the effectiveness of multiple solutions designed to slow or prevent wind or water from changing the shape of the land.
Earth Events TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.ESS2.2 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

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.
Water Flow TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.ESS2.2 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

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.
Habitats TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.ESS2.2 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

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.
Mapping Land and Water TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.ESS2.3 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Compare simple maps of different land areas to observe the shapes and kinds of land (rock, soil, sand) and water (river, stream, lake, pond).
Controlling Erosion TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.ESS2.4 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

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.
Mapping Land and Water TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.ESS2.4 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

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.
Water Flow TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.ESS2.4 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

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.
Engineering Owl Shelters TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.ETS1.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool by asking questions, making observations, and gather accurate information about a situation people want to change.
Controlling Erosion TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.ETS1.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool by asking questions, making observations, and gather accurate information about a situation people want to change.
Engineering Hand Pollinators TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.ETS1.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool by asking questions, making observations, and gather accurate information about a situation people want to change.
Engineering Boats TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.ETS1.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool by asking questions, making observations, and gather accurate information about a situation people want to change.
Controlling Erosion TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.ETS1.2 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model that communicates solutions to others.
Engineering Boats TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.ETS1.2 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model that communicates solutions to others.
Engineering Hand Pollinators TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.ETS1.2 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model that communicates solutions to others.
Engineering Owl Shelters TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.ETS1.2 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model that communicates solutions to others.
Controlling Erosion TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.ETS1.3 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Recognize that to solve a problem, one may need to break the problem into parts, address each part, and then bring the parts back together.
Engineering Hand Pollinators TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.ETS1.3 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Recognize that to solve a problem, one may need to break the problem into parts, address each part, and then bring the parts back together.
Engineering Owl Shelters TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.ETS1.3 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Recognize that to solve a problem, one may need to break the problem into parts, address each part, and then bring the parts back together.
Engineering Boats TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.ETS1.3 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Recognize that to solve a problem, one may need to break the problem into parts, address each part, and then bring the parts back together.
Controlling Erosion TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.ETS1.4 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Compare and contrast solutions to a design problem by using evidence to point out strengths and weaknesses of the design.
Engineering Hand Pollinators TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.ETS1.4 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Compare and contrast solutions to a design problem by using evidence to point out strengths and weaknesses of the design.
Engineering Owl Shelters TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.ETS1.4 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Compare and contrast solutions to a design problem by using evidence to point out strengths and weaknesses of the design.
Engineering Boats TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.ETS1.4 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Compare and contrast solutions to a design problem by using evidence to point out strengths and weaknesses of the design.
Controlling Erosion TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.ETS2.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Use appropriate tools to make observations, record data, and refine design ideas. 
Engineering Hand Pollinators TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.ETS2.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Use appropriate tools to make observations, record data, and refine design ideas. 
Engineering Owl Shelters TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.ETS2.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Use appropriate tools to make observations, record data, and refine design ideas. 
Engineering Boats TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.ETS2.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Use appropriate tools to make observations, record data, and refine design ideas. 
Controlling Erosion TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.ETS2.2 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Predict and explain how human life and the natural world would be different
without current technologies.
Engineering Owl Shelters TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.ETS2.2 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Predict and explain how human life and the natural world would be different
without current technologies.
Engineering Hand Pollinators TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.ETS2.2 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Predict and explain how human life and the natural world would be different
without current technologies.
Engineering Boats TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.ETS2.2 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Predict and explain how human life and the natural world would be different
without current technologies.
Engineering Owl Shelters TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.LS1.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

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.
Butterfly Life Cycle TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.LS1.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

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.
Butterfly Structure and Function TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.LS1.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

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 Hand Pollinators TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.LS1.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

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.
Butterfly Life Cycle TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.LS1.2 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Obtain and communicate information to classify animals (vertebrates-mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, fish, invertebrates-insects) based on their physical characteristics.
Butterfly Life Cycle TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.LS1.3 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Use simple graphical representations to show that species have unique and diverse life cycles.
Engineering Owl Shelters TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.LS2.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

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.
Flowers TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.LS2.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

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.
Habitats TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.LS2.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

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.
Butterfly Structure and Function TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.LS2.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

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 Owl Shelters TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.LS2.2 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Predict what happens to animals when the environment changes (temperature, cutting down trees, wildfires, pollution, salinity, drought, land preservation).
Habitats TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.LS2.2 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Predict what happens to animals when the environment changes (temperature, cutting down trees, wildfires, pollution, salinity, drought, land preservation).
Engineering Hand Pollinators TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.LS2.2 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Predict what happens to animals when the environment changes (temperature, cutting down trees, wildfires, pollution, salinity, drought, land preservation).
Butterfly Life Cycle TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.LS3.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

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.
Engineering Boats TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.PS2.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Analyze the push or the pull that occurs when objects collide or are connected.
Action-Reaction Forces TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.PS2.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Analyze the push or the pull that occurs when objects collide or are connected.
Floating and Sinking TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.PS2.2 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Evaluate the effects of different strengths and directions of a push or a pull on the motion of an object.
Action-Reaction Forces TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.PS2.2 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Evaluate the effects of different strengths and directions of a push or a pull on the motion of an object.
Action-Reaction Forces TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.PS2.3 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Recognize the effect of multiple pushes and pulls on an object's movement or non-movement.
Engineering Boats TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.PS2.3 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Recognize the effect of multiple pushes and pulls on an object's movement or non-movement.
Action-Reaction Forces TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.PS3.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Demonstrate how a stronger push or pull makes things go faster and how faster speeds during a collision can cause a bigger change in the shape of the colliding objects.
Engineering Boats TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.PS3.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Demonstrate how a stronger push or pull makes things go faster and how faster speeds during a collision can cause a bigger change in the shape of the colliding objects.
Friction TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.PS3.2 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Make observations and conduct experiments to provide evidence that friction produces heat and reduces or increases the motion of an object.
Engineering Boats TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.PS3.2 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Make observations and conduct experiments to provide evidence that friction produces heat and reduces or increases the motion of an object.
Flowers TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.ESS3.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

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.
Habitats TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.ESS3.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

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.
Butterfly Structure and Function TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.ESS3.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

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 Hand Pollinators TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.ESS3.3 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Communicate solutions that will reduce the impact from humans on land, water, air, and other living things in the local environment.
Habitats TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.ESS3.3 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Communicate solutions that will reduce the impact from humans on land, water, air, and other living things in the local environment.
How Plants Grow TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.LS1.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Use information from observations to identify differences between plants and animals (locomotion, obtainment of food, and take in air/gasses).
Habitats TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.LS1.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Use information from observations to identify differences between plants and animals (locomotion, obtainment of food, and take in air/gasses).
Butterfly Structure and Function TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.LS1.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Use information from observations to identify differences between plants and animals (locomotion, obtainment of food, and take in air/gasses).
Matter and Properties TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.LS1.3 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Explain how humans use their five senses in making scientific findings.
Butterfly Life Cycle TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.LS3.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Make observations to describe that young plants and animals resemble their parents.
How Plants Grow TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.LS3.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

 Make observations to describe that young plants and animals resemble their parents.
Property of Materials TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.PS1.1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Plan and conduct an investigation to describe and classify different kinds of materials including wood, plastic, metal, cloth, and paper by their observable properties (color, texture, hardness, and flexibility) and whether they are natural or human-made. 
Matter and Properties TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.PS1.2 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Conduct investigations to understand that matter can exist in different states (solid and liquid) and has properties that can be observed and tested.
Matter and Properties TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.PS1.3 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Construct an evidence-based account of how an object made of a small set of pieces (blocks, snap cubes) can be disassembled and made into a new object.
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Science Lesson : How Plants Grow
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: 2
State ID: 1.LS1.1
Science Lesson : Flowers
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

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

Illustrate and summarize the life cycle of plants.
Grades: 2
State ID: 1.LS1.2
Science Lesson : Flowers
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: 2
State ID: 1.LS1.3
Science Lesson : How Plants Grow
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: 2
State ID: 1.LS2.1
Science Lesson : How Plants Grow
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: 2
State ID: 1.LS2.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Hand Pollinators
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: 2
State ID: 1.LS2.3
Science Lesson : Butterfly 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: 2
State ID: 1.LS2.3
Science Lesson : Flowers
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: 2
State ID: 1.LS2.3
Science Lesson : Property of Materials
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and carry out an investigation to classify different kinds of materials based on patterns in their observable properties. 
Grades: 2
State ID: 2.3.1
Science Lesson : Earth Events
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: 2
State ID: 2.ESS1.1
Science Lesson : Controlling Erosion
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: 2
State ID: 2.ESS1.1
Science Lesson : Water Flow
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: 2
State ID: 2.ESS1.1
Science Lesson : Controlling Erosion
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Compare the effectiveness of multiple solutions designed to slow or prevent wind or water from changing the shape of the land.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2.ESS2.1
Science Lesson : Water Flow
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Compare the effectiveness of multiple solutions designed to slow or prevent wind or water from changing the shape of the land.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2.ESS2.1
Science Lesson : Earth Events
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: 2
State ID: 2.ESS2.2
Science Lesson : Water Flow
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: 2
State ID: 2.ESS2.2
Science Lesson : Habitats
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: 2
State ID: 2.ESS2.2
Science Lesson : Mapping Land and Water
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Compare simple maps of different land areas to observe the shapes and kinds of land (rock, soil, sand) and water (river, stream, lake, pond).
Grades: 2
State ID: 2.ESS2.3
Science Lesson : Controlling Erosion
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: 2
State ID: 2.ESS2.4
Science Lesson : Mapping Land and Water
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: 2
State ID: 2.ESS2.4
Science Lesson : Water Flow
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: 2
State ID: 2.ESS2.4
Science Lesson : Engineering Owl Shelters
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool by asking questions, making observations, and gather accurate information about a situation people want to change.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2.ETS1.1
Science Lesson : Controlling Erosion
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool by asking questions, making observations, and gather accurate information about a situation people want to change.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2.ETS1.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Hand Pollinators
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool by asking questions, making observations, and gather accurate information about a situation people want to change.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2.ETS1.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Boats
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool by asking questions, making observations, and gather accurate information about a situation people want to change.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2.ETS1.1
Science Lesson : Controlling Erosion
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model that communicates solutions to others.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2.ETS1.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Boats
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model that communicates solutions to others.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2.ETS1.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Hand Pollinators
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model that communicates solutions to others.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2.ETS1.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Owl Shelters
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model that communicates solutions to others.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2.ETS1.2
Science Lesson : Controlling Erosion
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Recognize that to solve a problem, one may need to break the problem into parts, address each part, and then bring the parts back together.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2.ETS1.3
Science Lesson : Engineering Hand Pollinators
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Recognize that to solve a problem, one may need to break the problem into parts, address each part, and then bring the parts back together.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2.ETS1.3
Science Lesson : Engineering Owl Shelters
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Recognize that to solve a problem, one may need to break the problem into parts, address each part, and then bring the parts back together.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2.ETS1.3
Science Lesson : Engineering Boats
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Recognize that to solve a problem, one may need to break the problem into parts, address each part, and then bring the parts back together.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2.ETS1.3
Science Lesson : Controlling Erosion
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Compare and contrast solutions to a design problem by using evidence to point out strengths and weaknesses of the design.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2.ETS1.4
Science Lesson : Engineering Hand Pollinators
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Compare and contrast solutions to a design problem by using evidence to point out strengths and weaknesses of the design.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2.ETS1.4
Science Lesson : Engineering Owl Shelters
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Compare and contrast solutions to a design problem by using evidence to point out strengths and weaknesses of the design.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2.ETS1.4
Science Lesson : Engineering Boats
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Compare and contrast solutions to a design problem by using evidence to point out strengths and weaknesses of the design.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2.ETS1.4
Science Lesson : Controlling Erosion
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use appropriate tools to make observations, record data, and refine design ideas. 
Grades: 2
State ID: 2.ETS2.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Hand Pollinators
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use appropriate tools to make observations, record data, and refine design ideas. 
Grades: 2
State ID: 2.ETS2.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Owl Shelters
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use appropriate tools to make observations, record data, and refine design ideas. 
Grades: 2
State ID: 2.ETS2.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Boats
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use appropriate tools to make observations, record data, and refine design ideas. 
Grades: 2
State ID: 2.ETS2.1
Science Lesson : Controlling Erosion
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Predict and explain how human life and the natural world would be different
without current technologies.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2.ETS2.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Owl Shelters
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Predict and explain how human life and the natural world would be different
without current technologies.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2.ETS2.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Hand Pollinators
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Predict and explain how human life and the natural world would be different
without current technologies.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2.ETS2.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Boats
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Predict and explain how human life and the natural world would be different
without current technologies.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2.ETS2.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Owl Shelters
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: 2
State ID: 2.LS1.1
Science Lesson : Butterfly Life Cycle
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: 2
State ID: 2.LS1.1
Science Lesson : Butterfly 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: 2
State ID: 2.LS1.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Hand Pollinators
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: 2
State ID: 2.LS1.1
Science Lesson : Butterfly Life Cycle
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: 2
State ID: 2.LS1.2
Science Lesson : Butterfly Life Cycle
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: 2
State ID: 2.LS1.3
Science Lesson : Engineering Owl Shelters
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: 2
State ID: 2.LS2.1
Science Lesson : Flowers
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: 2
State ID: 2.LS2.1
Science Lesson : Habitats
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: 2
State ID: 2.LS2.1
Science Lesson : Butterfly 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: 2
State ID: 2.LS2.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Owl Shelters
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: 2
State ID: 2.LS2.2
Science Lesson : Habitats
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: 2
State ID: 2.LS2.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Hand Pollinators
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: 2
State ID: 2.LS2.2
Science Lesson : Butterfly Life Cycle
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: 2
State ID: 2.LS3.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Boats
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze the push or the pull that occurs when objects collide or are connected.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2.PS2.1
Science Lesson : Action-Reaction Forces
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Analyze the push or the pull that occurs when objects collide or are connected.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2.PS2.1
Science Lesson : Floating and Sinking
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate the effects of different strengths and directions of a push or a pull on the motion of an object.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2.PS2.2
Science Lesson : Action-Reaction Forces
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate the effects of different strengths and directions of a push or a pull on the motion of an object.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2.PS2.2
Science Lesson : Action-Reaction Forces
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Recognize the effect of multiple pushes and pulls on an object's movement or non-movement.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2.PS2.3
Science Lesson : Engineering Boats
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Recognize the effect of multiple pushes and pulls on an object's movement or non-movement.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2.PS2.3
Science Lesson : Action-Reaction Forces
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Demonstrate how a stronger push or pull makes things go faster and how faster speeds during a collision can cause a bigger change in the shape of the colliding objects.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2.PS3.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Boats
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Demonstrate how a stronger push or pull makes things go faster and how faster speeds during a collision can cause a bigger change in the shape of the colliding objects.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2.PS3.1
Science Lesson : Friction
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and conduct experiments to provide evidence that friction produces heat and reduces or increases the motion of an object.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2.PS3.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Boats
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and conduct experiments to provide evidence that friction produces heat and reduces or increases the motion of an object.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2.PS3.2
Science Lesson : Flowers
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: 2
State ID: K.ESS3.1
Science Lesson : Habitats
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: 2
State ID: K.ESS3.1
Science Lesson : Butterfly Structure and Function
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: 2
State ID: K.ESS3.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Hand Pollinators
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Communicate solutions that will reduce the impact from humans on land, water, air, and other living things in the local environment.
Grades: 2
State ID: K.ESS3.3
Science Lesson : Habitats
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Communicate solutions that will reduce the impact from humans on land, water, air, and other living things in the local environment.
Grades: 2
State ID: K.ESS3.3
Science Lesson : How Plants Grow
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: 2
State ID: K.LS1.1
Science Lesson : Habitats
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: 2
State ID: K.LS1.1
Science Lesson : Butterfly 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: 2
State ID: K.LS1.1
Science Lesson : Matter and Properties
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Explain how humans use their five senses in making scientific findings.
Grades: 2
State ID: K.LS1.3
Science Lesson : Butterfly Life Cycle
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to describe that young plants and animals resemble their parents.
Grades: 2
State ID: K.LS3.1
Science Lesson : How Plants Grow
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

 Make observations to describe that young plants and animals resemble their parents.
Grades: 2
State ID: K.LS3.1
Science Lesson : Property of Materials
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation to describe and classify different kinds of materials including wood, plastic, metal, cloth, and paper by their observable properties (color, texture, hardness, and flexibility) and whether they are natural or human-made. 
Grades: 2
State ID: K.PS1.1
Science Lesson : Matter and Properties
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Conduct investigations to understand that matter can exist in different states (solid and liquid) and has properties that can be observed and tested.
Grades: 2
State ID: K.PS1.2
Science Lesson : Matter and Properties
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Construct an evidence-based account of how an object made of a small set of pieces (blocks, snap cubes) can be disassembled and made into a new object.
Grades: 2
State ID: K.PS1.3

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

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