Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
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Weather and Seasons TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.ESS1.1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use observations or models of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.
The Water Cycle TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.ESS1.1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use observations or models of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.
Who Scientists Are TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.ESS1.2 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

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.
Weather and Seasons TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.ESS1.3 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Analyze data to predict patterns between sunrise and sunset, and the change of seasons.
Parts of Plants TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.LS1.1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

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).
Germinating Seeds TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.LS1.1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

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).
Growing Plants TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.LS1.1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

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).
Growing Plants TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.LS1.2 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Illustrate and summarize the life cycle of plants.
Growing Plants TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.LS2.1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Conduct an experiment to show how plants depend on air, water, minerals from soil, and light to grow and thrive.
Living Things in Their Habitat TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.LS2.2 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Obtain and communicate information to classify plants by where they grow (water, land) and the plant’s physical characteristics.
Animal Habitats TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.LS2.3 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Recognize how plants depend on their surroundings and other living things to meet their needs in the places they live.
Animal Habitats TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.LS2.3 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

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.
Living Things in Their Habitat TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.LS2.3 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Recognize how plants depend on their surroundings and other living things to meet their needs in the places they live.
Sun and Shade TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.PS3.1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Make observations to determine how sunlight warms Earth’s surfaces (sand, soil, rocks, and water).
Sunlight and Temperature TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.PS3.1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Make observations to determine how sunlight warms Earth’s surfaces (sand, soil, rocks, and water).
Heat and Water TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.ESS2.4 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

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.
The Water Cycle TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.ESS2.4 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

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.
Characteristics of Living Things TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.LS1.1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

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.
Living Things in Their Habitat TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.LS3.1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

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 Marble Movers TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.PS2.1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Analyze the push or the pull that occurs when objects collide or are connected.
Pushes and Pulls TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.PS2.1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K Analyze the push or the pull that occurs when objects collide or are connected.
Pushes and Pulls TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.PS2.2 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K Evaluate the effects of different strengths and directions of a push or a pull on the motion of an object.
Pushes and Pulls TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.PS2.3 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K Recognize the effect of multiple pushes and pulls on an object's movement or non-movement.
Friction and Motion TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.PS2.3 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Recognize the effect of multiple pushes and pulls on an object's movement or non-movement.
Forces and Motion TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.PS3.1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K 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.
Pushes and Pulls TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.PS3.1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K 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 Marble Movers TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.PS3.1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

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 and Motion TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 2.PS3.2 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Make observations and conduct experiments to provide evidence that friction produces heat and reduces or increases the motion of an object.
Forces and Motion TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.3.1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K Recognize the effect of multiple pushes and pulls on an object's movement or non-movement.
Windy Weather TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.ESS2.1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

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).
Weather Patterns TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.ESS2.1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

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).
Heat and Water TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.ESS2.1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

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).
Extreme Weather TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.ESS2.1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

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).
Weather and Seasons TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.ESS2.1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

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).
Sunlight and Temperature TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.ESS2.1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

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).
Weather and Seasons TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.ESS2.2 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Develop and use models to predict weather and identify patterns in spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
Growing Plants TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.ESS3.1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

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.
Animal Habitats TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.ESS3.1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

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 Things in Their Habitat TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.ESS3.1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

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.
Human Shelter TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.ESS3.1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

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.
Weather Patterns TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.ESS3.2 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Explain the purpose of weather forecasting to prepare for, and respond to, severe weather in Tennessee. 
Extreme Weather TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.ESS3.2 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Explain the purpose of weather forecasting to prepare for, and respond to, severe weather in Tennessee.
Earth and Human Activity TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.ESS3.3 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Communicate solutions that will reduce the impact from humans on land, water, air, and other living things in the local environment.
Earth and Human Activity TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.ETS1.1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Ask and answer questions about the scientific world and gather information using the senses.
Who Scientists Are TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.ETS1.1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Ask and answer questions about the scientific world and gather information using the senses.
Sunlight and Engineering TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.ETS1.1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Ask and answer questions about the scientific world and gather information using the senses.
Engineering Marble Movers TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.ETS1.1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Ask and answer questions about the scientific world and gather information using the senses.
Who Scientists Are TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.ETS1.2 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Describe objects accurately by drawing and/or labeling pictures.
Sunlight and Engineering TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.ETS1.2 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Describe objects accurately by drawing and/or labeling pictures.
Earth and Human Activity TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.ETS1.2 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Describe objects accurately by drawing and/or labeling pictures.
Engineering Marble Movers TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.ETS1.2 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Describe objects accurately by drawing and/or labeling pictures.
Who Scientists Are TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.ETS2.1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use appropriate tools (magnifying glass, rain gauge, basic balance scale) to make observations and answer testable scientific questions.
Engineering Marble Movers TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.ETS2.1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

se appropriate tools (magnifying glass, rain gauge, basic balance scale) to make observations and answer testable scientific questions.
Sunlight and Engineering TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.ETS2.1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use appropriate tools (magnifying glass, rain gauge, basic balance scale) to make observations and answer testable scientific questions.
Earth and Human Activity TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.ETS2.1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use appropriate tools (magnifying glass, rain gauge, basic balance scale) to make observations and answer testable scientific questions.
Living, Nonliving, and Once-Living TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.LS1.1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use information from observations to identify differences between plants and animals (locomotion, obtainment of food, and take in air/gasses).
Characteristics of Living Things TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.LS1.1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Use information from observations to identify differences between plants and animals (locomotion, obtainment of food, and take in air/gasses).
Living, Nonliving, and Once-Living TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.LS1.2 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Recognize differences between living organisms and non-living materials and sort them into groups by observable physical attributes.
Who Scientists Are TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.LS1.3 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Explain how humans use their five senses in making scientific findings.
Living Things in Their Habitat TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.LS3.1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Make observations to describe that young plants and animals resemble their parents.
Who Scientists Are TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.PS1.1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

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.

Color and Temperature TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.PS1.1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

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. 
Sunlight and Engineering TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.PS1.1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

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.
Engineering Marble Movers TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.PS1.1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

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. 
Who Scientists Are TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.PS1.2 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Conduct investigations to understand that matter can exist in different states (solid and liquid) and has properties that can be observed and tested.
The Water Cycle TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.PS1.2 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Conduct investigations to understand that matter can exist in different states (solid and liquid) and has properties that can be observed and tested.
Sunlight and Engineering TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.PS1.3 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

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.
Engineering Marble Movers TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science K.PS1.3 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

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 : Weather and Seasons
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: K
State ID: 1.ESS1.1
Science Lesson : The Water Cycle
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: K
State ID: 1.ESS1.1
Science Lesson : Who Scientists Are
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: K
State ID: 1.ESS1.2
Science Lesson : Weather and Seasons
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: K
State ID: 1.ESS1.3
Science Lesson : Parts of Plants
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: K
State ID: 1.LS1.1
Science Lesson : Germinating Seeds
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: K
State ID: 1.LS1.1
Science Lesson : Growing Plants
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: K
State ID: 1.LS1.1
Science Lesson : Growing Plants
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Illustrate and summarize the life cycle of plants.
Grades: K
State ID: 1.LS1.2
Science Lesson : Growing Plants
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: K
State ID: 1.LS2.1
Science Lesson : Living Things in Their Habitat
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: K
State ID: 1.LS2.2
Science Lesson : Animal Habitats
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: K
State ID: 1.LS2.3
Science Lesson : Animal Habitats
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: K
State ID: 1.LS2.3
Science Lesson : Living Things in Their Habitat
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: K
State ID: 1.LS2.3
Science Lesson : Sun and Shade
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: K
State ID: 1.PS3.1
Science Lesson : Sunlight and Temperature
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: K
State ID: 1.PS3.1
Science Lesson : Heat 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: K
State ID: 2.ESS2.4
Science Lesson : The Water Cycle
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: K
State ID: 2.ESS2.4
Science Lesson : Characteristics of Living Things
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: K
State ID: 2.LS1.1
Science Lesson : Living Things in Their Habitat
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: K
State ID: 2.LS3.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Marble Movers
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: K
State ID: 2.PS2.1
Science Lesson : Pushes and Pulls
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: K
State ID: 2.PS2.1
Science Lesson : Pushes and Pulls
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: K
State ID: 2.PS2.2
Science Lesson : Pushes and Pulls
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: K
State ID: 2.PS2.3
Science Lesson : Friction and Motion
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: K
State ID: 2.PS2.3
Science Lesson : Forces and Motion
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: K
State ID: 2.PS3.1
Science Lesson : Pushes and Pulls
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: K
State ID: 2.PS3.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Marble Movers
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: K
State ID: 2.PS3.1
Science Lesson : Friction and Motion
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: K
State ID: 2.PS3.2
Science Lesson : Forces and Motion
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: K
State ID: K.3.1
Science Lesson : Windy Weather
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: K
State ID: K.ESS2.1
Science Lesson : Weather 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: K
State ID: K.ESS2.1
Science Lesson : Heat and Water
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: K
State ID: K.ESS2.1
Science Lesson : Extreme Weather
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: K
State ID: K.ESS2.1
Science Lesson : Weather and Seasons
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: K
State ID: K.ESS2.1
Science Lesson : Sunlight and Temperature
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: K
State ID: K.ESS2.1
Science Lesson : Weather and Seasons
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: K
State ID: K.ESS2.2
Science Lesson : Growing Plants
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: K
State ID: K.ESS3.1
Science Lesson : Animal 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: K
State ID: K.ESS3.1
Science Lesson : Living Things in Their Habitat
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: K
State ID: K.ESS3.1
Science Lesson : Human Shelter
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: K
State ID: K.ESS3.1
Science Lesson : Weather 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: K
State ID: K.ESS3.2
Science Lesson : Extreme Weather
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: K
State ID: K.ESS3.2
Science Lesson : Earth and Human Activity
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: K
State ID: K.ESS3.3
Science Lesson : Earth and Human Activity
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Ask and answer questions about the scientific world and gather information using the senses.
Grades: K
State ID: K.ETS1.1
Science Lesson : Who Scientists Are
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Ask and answer questions about the scientific world and gather information using the senses.
Grades: K
State ID: K.ETS1.1
Science Lesson : Sunlight and Engineering
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Ask and answer questions about the scientific world and gather information using the senses.
Grades: K
State ID: K.ETS1.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Marble Movers
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Ask and answer questions about the scientific world and gather information using the senses.
Grades: K
State ID: K.ETS1.1
Science Lesson : Who Scientists Are
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Describe objects accurately by drawing and/or labeling pictures.
Grades: K
State ID: K.ETS1.2
Science Lesson : Sunlight and Engineering
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Describe objects accurately by drawing and/or labeling pictures.
Grades: K
State ID: K.ETS1.2
Science Lesson : Earth and Human Activity
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Describe objects accurately by drawing and/or labeling pictures.
Grades: K
State ID: K.ETS1.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Marble Movers
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Describe objects accurately by drawing and/or labeling pictures.
Grades: K
State ID: K.ETS1.2
Science Lesson : Who Scientists Are
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

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

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

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

Use appropriate tools (magnifying glass, rain gauge, basic balance scale) to make observations and answer testable scientific questions.
Grades: K
State ID: K.ETS2.1
Science Lesson : Living, Nonliving, and Once-Living
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: K
State ID: K.LS1.1
Science Lesson : Characteristics of Living 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: K
State ID: K.LS1.1
Science Lesson : Living, Nonliving, and Once-Living
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: K
State ID: K.LS1.2
Science Lesson : Who Scientists Are
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Explain how humans use their five senses in making scientific findings.
Grades: K
State ID: K.LS1.3
Science Lesson : Living Things in Their Habitat
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to describe that young plants and animals resemble their parents.
Grades: K
State ID: K.LS3.1
Science Lesson : Who Scientists Are
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: K
State ID: K.PS1.1
Science Lesson : Color and Temperature
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: K
State ID: K.PS1.1
Science Lesson : Sunlight and Engineering
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: K
State ID: K.PS1.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Marble Movers
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: K
State ID: K.PS1.1
Science Lesson : Who Scientists Are
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: K
State ID: K.PS1.2
Science Lesson : The Water Cycle
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: K
State ID: K.PS1.2
Science Lesson : Sunlight and Engineering
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: K
State ID: K.PS1.3
Science Lesson : Engineering Marble Movers
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: K
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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