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Earth's Interacting Systems UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 3.1.1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Analyze and interpret data to reveal patterns that indicate typical weather conditions expected during a particular season. Emphasize students gathering data in a variety of ways and representing data in tables and graphs.
Plant Growth UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 3.2.1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Develop and use models to describe changes that organisms go through during their life cycles. Emphasize that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but follow a pattern of birth, growth, reproduction, and death.
Plant Growth and Acid Rain UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 3.2.2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Analyze and interpret data to identify patterns of traits that plants and animals have inherited from parents. Emphasize the similarities and differences in traits between parent organisms and offspring and variation of traits in groups of similar organisms. 
Plant Growth and Acid Rain UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 3.2.3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Construct an explanation that the environment can affect the traits of an organism. 
Ecosystem Dynamics UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 3.2.3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Construct an explanation that the environment can affect the traits of an organism. 
Ecosystem Dynamics UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 3.2.4 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Construct an explanation showing how variations in traits and behaviors can affect the ability of an individual to survive and reproduce.
Ecosystem Dynamics UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 3.2.5 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Engage in argument from evidence that in a particular habitat (system) some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all. Emphasize that organisms and habitats form systems in which the parts depend upon each other. 
Ecosystem Dynamics UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 3.2.6 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Design a solution to a problem caused by a change in the environment that impacts the types of plants and animals living in that environment. Define the problem, identify criteria and constraints, and develop possible solutions. 
Friction and Motion UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 3.3.1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Plan and carry out investigations that provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object. Emphasize investigations where only one variable is tested at a time.
Scaling the Sun Earth Moon System UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 3.3.3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Construct an explanation that the gravitational force exerted by Earth causes objects to be directed downward, toward the center of the spherical Earth. Emphasize that "downward" is a local description depending on one's position on Earth. 
Engineering Roller Coasters UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 3.3.3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Construct an explanation that the gravitational force exerted by Earth causes objects to be directed downward, toward the center of the spherical Earth. Emphasize that "downward" is a local description depending on one's position on Earth.
Electrical Currents and Circuits UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 3.3.4 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Ask questions to plan and carry out an investigation cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other. Emphasize how static electricity and magnets can cause objects to move without touching.
Magnets and Motors UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 3.3.4 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Ask questions to plan and carry out an investigation cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other. Emphasize how static electricity and magnets can cause objects to move without touching.
Plant Growth and Acid Rain UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 4.1.1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Construct an explanation from evidence that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction. 
Weathering Rocks UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 4.1.4 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Engage in argument from evidence based on patterns in rock layers and fossils found in those layers to support an explanation that environments have changed over time. Emphasize the relationship between fossils and past environments. 
Friction and Motion UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 4.2.3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Plan and carry out an investigation to gather evidence from observations that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electrical currents. 
Engineering Roller Coasters UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 4.2.3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Plan and carry out an investigation to gather evidence from observations that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electrical currents. 
Electrical Currents and Circuits UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 4.2.3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Plan and carry out an investigation to gather evidence from observations that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electrical currents. 
Magnets and Motors UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 4.2.3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Plan and carry out an investigation to gather evidence from observations that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electrical currents.
Sound Energy UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 4.2.3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Plan and carry out an investigation to gather evidence from observations that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electrical currents. 
Engineering Sound Barriers UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 4.2.3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Plan and carry out an investigation to gather evidence from observations that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electrical currents. 
Engineering Library Scopes UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 4.2.3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Plan and carry out an investigation to gather evidence from observations that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electrical currents.
Sound Energy and Materials UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 4.2.3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Plan and carry out an investigation to gather evidence from observations that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electrical currents.
Engineering Roller Coasters UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 4.2.4 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Design a device that converts energy from one form to another. Define the problem, identify criteria and constraints, develop possible solutions using models, analyze data from testing solutions, and propose modifications for optimizing a solution. Emphasize identifying the initial and final forms of energy.
Electrical Currents and Circuits UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 4.2.4 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Design a device that converts energy from one form to another. Define the problem, identify criteria and constraints, develop possible solutions using models, analyze data from testing solutions, and propose modifications for optimizing a solution. Emphasize identifying the initial and final forms of energy. 
Engineering Sound Barriers UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 4.2.4 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Design a device that converts energy from one form to another. Define the problem, identify criteria and constraints, develop possible solutions using models, analyze data from testing solutions, and propose modifications for optimizing a solution. Emphasize identifying the initial and final forms of energy. 
Sound Energy UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 4.3.1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Develop and use a model to describe the regular patterns of waves. Emphasize patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength.
Sound Energy and Materials UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 4.3.1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Develop and use a model to describe the regular patterns of waves. Emphasize patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength.
Engineering Library Scopes UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 4.3.2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Develop and use a model to describe how visible light waves reflected from objects enter the eye causing objects to be seen. Emphasize the reflection and movement of light.
Earth's Surface Features UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 5.1.1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Analyze and interpret data to describe patterns of Earth's features. Emphasize most earthquakes and volcanoes occur in bands that are often along the boundaries between continents and oceans while major mountain chains may be found inside continents or near their edges.
Earth's Interacting Systems UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 5.1.2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Use mathematics and computational thinking to compare the quantity of saltwater and freshwater in various reservoirs to provide evidence for the distribution of water on Earth. Emphasize reservoirs such as oceans, lakes, rivers, glaciers, groundwater, and polar ice caps.
Earth's Water UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 5.1.2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Use mathematics and computational thinking to compare the quantity of saltwater and freshwater in various reservoirs to provide evidence for the distribution of water on Earth. Emphasize reservoirs such as oceans, lakes, rivers, glaciers, groundwater, and polar ice caps.
Weathering Rocks UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 5.1.3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Ask questions to plan and carry out investigations that provide evidence for the effects of weathering and the rate of erosion on the geosphere. Emphasize weathering and erosion by water, ice, wind, gravity, or vegetation.
Weathering Rocks UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 5.1.4 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Develop a model to describe interactions between Earth's systems including the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere. Emphasize interactions between only two systems at a time. 
Earth's Interacting Systems UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 5.1.4 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

 Develop a model to describe interactions between Earth's systems including the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere. Emphasize interactions between only two systems at a time. 
Engineering Filtration Devices UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 5.1.4 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Develop a model to describe interactions between Earth's systems including the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere. Emphasize interactions between only two systems at a time. 
Earth's Interacting Systems UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 5.1.5 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Design solutions to reduce the effects of naturally occurring events that impact humans. Define the problem, identify criteria and constraints, develop possible solutions using models, analyze data from testing solutions, and propose modifications for optimizing a solution. Emphasize that humans cannot eliminate natural hazards, but they can take steps to reduce their impacts. 
Conservation of Matter UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 5.2.1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Develop and use a model to describe that matter is made of particles on a scale that is too small to be seen. Emphasize making observations of changes supported by a particle model of matter.
Sound Energy UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 5.2.1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Develop and use a model to describe that matter is made of particles on a scale that is too small to be seen. Emphasize making observations of changes supported by a particle model of matter.
Sound Energy and Materials UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 5.2.1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Develop and use a model to describe that matter is made of particles on a scale that is too small to be seen. Emphasize making observations of changes supported by a particle model of matter. 
Engineering Sound Barriers UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 5.2.1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Develop and use a model to describe that matter is made of particles on a scale that is too small to be seen. Emphasize making observations of changes supported by a particle model of matter. 
Electrical Currents and Circuits UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 5.2.1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Develop and use a model to describe that matter is made of particles on a scale that is too small to be seen. Emphasize making observations of changes supported by a particle model of matter. 
Properties of Minerals UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 5.2.2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Ask questions to plan and carry out investigations to identify substances based on patterns of their properties. Emphasize using properties to identify substances.
Magnets and Motors UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 5.2.2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Ask questions to plan and carry out investigations to identify substances based on patterns of their properties. Emphasize using properties to identify substances. 
Engineering Library Scopes UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 5.2.2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Ask questions to plan and carry out investigations to identify substances based on patterns of their properties. Emphasize using properties to identify substances.
Engineering Sound Barriers UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 5.2.2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Ask questions to plan and carry out investigations to identify substances based on patterns of their properties. Emphasize using properties to identify substances.
Sound Energy and Materials UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 5.2.2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Ask questions to plan and carry out investigations to identify substances based on patterns of their properties. Emphasize using properties to identify substances.
Electrical Currents and Circuits UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 5.2.2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Ask questions to plan and carry out investigations to identify substances based on patterns of their properties. Emphasize using properties to identify substances.
Conservation of Matter UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 5.2.3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Plan and carry out investigations to determine the effect of combining two or more substances. Emphasize whether a new substance is or is not created by the formation of a new substance with different properties.
Weathering Rocks UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 5.2.3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Plan and carry out investigations to determine the effect of combining two or more substances. Emphasize whether a new substance is or is not created by the formation of a new substance with different properties. 
Conservation of Matter UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 5.2.4 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Use mathematics and computational thinking to provide evidence that regardless of the type of change that occurs when heating, cooling, or combining substances, the total weight of matter is conserved.
Plant Growth and Acid Rain UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 5.3.1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Construct an explanation that plants use air, water, and energy from sunlight to produce plant matter needed for growth. Emphasize photosynthesis at a conceptual level and that plant matter comes mostly from air and water, not from the soil. 
Plant Growth UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 5.3.1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Construct an explanation that plants use air, water, and energy from sunlight to produce plant matter needed for growth. Emphasize photosynthesis at a conceptual level and that plant matter comes mostly from air and water, not from the soil.
Energy and Matter in Food Webs UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 5.3.1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Construct an explanation that plants use air, water, and energy from sunlight to produce plant matter needed for growth. Emphasize photosynthesis at a conceptual level and that plant matter comes mostly from air and water, not from the soil.
Energy and Matter in Food Webs UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 5.3.2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information that animals obtain energy and matter from the food they eat for body repair, growth, and motion and to maintain body warmth. Emphasize that the energy used by animals was once energy from the Sun.
Decomposition UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 5.3.2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information that animals obtain energy and matter from the food they eat for body repair, growth, and motion and to maintain body warmth. Emphasize that the energy used by animals was once energy from the Sun.
Decomposition UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 5.3.3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Develop and use a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment. Emphasize that matter cycles between the air and soil and among plants, animals, and microbes as these organisms live and die. 
Ecosystem Dynamics UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 5.3.3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Develop and use a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment. Emphasize that matter cycles between the air and soil and among plants, animals, and microbes as these organisms live and die. 
Energy and Matter in Food Webs UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 5.3.3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Develop and use a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment. Emphasize that matter cycles between the air and soil and among plants, animals, and microbes as these organisms live and die.
Engineering Filtration Devices UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 5.3.4 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Evaluate design solutions whose primary function is to conserve Earth's environments and resources. Define the problem, identify criteria and constraints, analyze available data on proposed solutions, and determine an optimal solution.
Engineering Library Scopes UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 5.3.4 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Evaluate design solutions whose primary function is to conserve Earth's environments and resources. Define the problem, identify criteria and constraints, analyze available data on proposed solutions, and determine an optimal solution.
Patterns UT Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards 6.1.1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Develop and use a model of the Sun-Earth-Moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the Sun and Moon, and seasons.
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Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards.

Science Lesson : Earth's Interacting Systems
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data to reveal patterns that indicate typical weather conditions expected during a particular season. Emphasize students gathering data in a variety of ways and representing data in tables and graphs.
Grades: 5
State ID: 3.1.1
Science Lesson : Plant Growth
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use models to describe changes that organisms go through during their life cycles. Emphasize that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but follow a pattern of birth, growth, reproduction, and death.
Grades: 5
State ID: 3.2.1
Science Lesson : Plant Growth and Acid Rain
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data to identify patterns of traits that plants and animals have inherited from parents. Emphasize the similarities and differences in traits between parent organisms and offspring and variation of traits in groups of similar organisms. 
Grades: 5
State ID: 3.2.2
Science Lesson : Plant Growth and Acid Rain
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation that the environment can affect the traits of an organism. 
Grades: 5
State ID: 3.2.3
Science Lesson : Ecosystem Dynamics
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation that the environment can affect the traits of an organism. 
Grades: 5
State ID: 3.2.3
Science Lesson : Ecosystem Dynamics
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation showing how variations in traits and behaviors can affect the ability of an individual to survive and reproduce.
Grades: 5
State ID: 3.2.4
Science Lesson : Ecosystem Dynamics
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Engage in argument from evidence that in a particular habitat (system) some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all. Emphasize that organisms and habitats form systems in which the parts depend upon each other. 
Grades: 5
State ID: 3.2.5
Science Lesson : Ecosystem Dynamics
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Design a solution to a problem caused by a change in the environment that impacts the types of plants and animals living in that environment. Define the problem, identify criteria and constraints, and develop possible solutions. 
Grades: 5
State ID: 3.2.6
Science Lesson : Friction and Motion
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Plan and carry out investigations that provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object. Emphasize investigations where only one variable is tested at a time.
Grades: 5
State ID: 3.3.1
Science Lesson : Scaling the Sun Earth Moon System
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation that the gravitational force exerted by Earth causes objects to be directed downward, toward the center of the spherical Earth. Emphasize that "downward" is a local description depending on one's position on Earth. 
Grades: 5
State ID: 3.3.3
Science Lesson : Engineering Roller Coasters
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation that the gravitational force exerted by Earth causes objects to be directed downward, toward the center of the spherical Earth. Emphasize that "downward" is a local description depending on one's position on Earth.
Grades: 5
State ID: 3.3.3
Science Lesson : Electrical Currents and Circuits
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions to plan and carry out an investigation cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other. Emphasize how static electricity and magnets can cause objects to move without touching.
Grades: 5
State ID: 3.3.4
Science Lesson : Magnets and Motors
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions to plan and carry out an investigation cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other. Emphasize how static electricity and magnets can cause objects to move without touching.
Grades: 5
State ID: 3.3.4
Science Lesson : Plant Growth and Acid Rain
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation from evidence that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction. 
Grades: 5
State ID: 4.1.1
Science Lesson : Weathering Rocks
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Engage in argument from evidence based on patterns in rock layers and fossils found in those layers to support an explanation that environments have changed over time. Emphasize the relationship between fossils and past environments. 
Grades: 5
State ID: 4.1.4
Science Lesson : Friction and Motion
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Plan and carry out an investigation to gather evidence from observations that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electrical currents. 
Grades: 5
State ID: 4.2.3
Science Lesson : Engineering Roller Coasters
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Plan and carry out an investigation to gather evidence from observations that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electrical currents. 
Grades: 5
State ID: 4.2.3
Science Lesson : Electrical Currents and Circuits
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Plan and carry out an investigation to gather evidence from observations that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electrical currents. 
Grades: 5
State ID: 4.2.3
Science Lesson : Magnets and Motors
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Plan and carry out an investigation to gather evidence from observations that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electrical currents.
Grades: 5
State ID: 4.2.3
Science Lesson : Sound Energy
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Plan and carry out an investigation to gather evidence from observations that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electrical currents. 
Grades: 5
State ID: 4.2.3
Science Lesson : Engineering Sound Barriers
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Plan and carry out an investigation to gather evidence from observations that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electrical currents. 
Grades: 5
State ID: 4.2.3
Science Lesson : Engineering Library Scopes
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Plan and carry out an investigation to gather evidence from observations that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electrical currents.
Grades: 5
State ID: 4.2.3
Science Lesson : Sound Energy and Materials
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Plan and carry out an investigation to gather evidence from observations that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electrical currents.
Grades: 5
State ID: 4.2.3
Science Lesson : Engineering Roller Coasters
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Design a device that converts energy from one form to another. Define the problem, identify criteria and constraints, develop possible solutions using models, analyze data from testing solutions, and propose modifications for optimizing a solution. Emphasize identifying the initial and final forms of energy.
Grades: 5
State ID: 4.2.4
Science Lesson : Electrical Currents and Circuits
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Design a device that converts energy from one form to another. Define the problem, identify criteria and constraints, develop possible solutions using models, analyze data from testing solutions, and propose modifications for optimizing a solution. Emphasize identifying the initial and final forms of energy. 
Grades: 5
State ID: 4.2.4
Science Lesson : Engineering Sound Barriers
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Design a device that converts energy from one form to another. Define the problem, identify criteria and constraints, develop possible solutions using models, analyze data from testing solutions, and propose modifications for optimizing a solution. Emphasize identifying the initial and final forms of energy. 
Grades: 5
State ID: 4.2.4
Science Lesson : Sound Energy
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe the regular patterns of waves. Emphasize patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength.
Grades: 5
State ID: 4.3.1
Science Lesson : Sound Energy and Materials
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe the regular patterns of waves. Emphasize patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength.
Grades: 5
State ID: 4.3.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Library Scopes
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe how visible light waves reflected from objects enter the eye causing objects to be seen. Emphasize the reflection and movement of light.
Grades: 5
State ID: 4.3.2
Science Lesson : Earth's Surface Features
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data to describe patterns of Earth's features. Emphasize most earthquakes and volcanoes occur in bands that are often along the boundaries between continents and oceans while major mountain chains may be found inside continents or near their edges.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5.1.1
Science Lesson : Earth's Interacting Systems
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Use mathematics and computational thinking to compare the quantity of saltwater and freshwater in various reservoirs to provide evidence for the distribution of water on Earth. Emphasize reservoirs such as oceans, lakes, rivers, glaciers, groundwater, and polar ice caps.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5.1.2
Science Lesson : Earth's Water
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Use mathematics and computational thinking to compare the quantity of saltwater and freshwater in various reservoirs to provide evidence for the distribution of water on Earth. Emphasize reservoirs such as oceans, lakes, rivers, glaciers, groundwater, and polar ice caps.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5.1.2
Science Lesson : Weathering Rocks
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions to plan and carry out investigations that provide evidence for the effects of weathering and the rate of erosion on the geosphere. Emphasize weathering and erosion by water, ice, wind, gravity, or vegetation.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5.1.3
Science Lesson : Weathering Rocks
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe interactions between Earth's systems including the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere. Emphasize interactions between only two systems at a time. 
Grades: 5
State ID: 5.1.4
Science Lesson : Earth's Interacting Systems
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

 Develop a model to describe interactions between Earth's systems including the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere. Emphasize interactions between only two systems at a time. 
Grades: 5
State ID: 5.1.4
Science Lesson : Engineering Filtration Devices
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe interactions between Earth's systems including the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere. Emphasize interactions between only two systems at a time. 
Grades: 5
State ID: 5.1.4
Science Lesson : Earth's Interacting Systems
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Design solutions to reduce the effects of naturally occurring events that impact humans. Define the problem, identify criteria and constraints, develop possible solutions using models, analyze data from testing solutions, and propose modifications for optimizing a solution. Emphasize that humans cannot eliminate natural hazards, but they can take steps to reduce their impacts. 
Grades: 5
State ID: 5.1.5
Science Lesson : Conservation of Matter
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe that matter is made of particles on a scale that is too small to be seen. Emphasize making observations of changes supported by a particle model of matter.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5.2.1
Science Lesson : Sound Energy
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe that matter is made of particles on a scale that is too small to be seen. Emphasize making observations of changes supported by a particle model of matter.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5.2.1
Science Lesson : Sound Energy and Materials
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe that matter is made of particles on a scale that is too small to be seen. Emphasize making observations of changes supported by a particle model of matter. 
Grades: 5
State ID: 5.2.1
Science Lesson : Engineering Sound Barriers
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe that matter is made of particles on a scale that is too small to be seen. Emphasize making observations of changes supported by a particle model of matter. 
Grades: 5
State ID: 5.2.1
Science Lesson : Electrical Currents and Circuits
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe that matter is made of particles on a scale that is too small to be seen. Emphasize making observations of changes supported by a particle model of matter. 
Grades: 5
State ID: 5.2.1
Science Lesson : Properties of Minerals
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions to plan and carry out investigations to identify substances based on patterns of their properties. Emphasize using properties to identify substances.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5.2.2
Science Lesson : Magnets and Motors
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions to plan and carry out investigations to identify substances based on patterns of their properties. Emphasize using properties to identify substances. 
Grades: 5
State ID: 5.2.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Library Scopes
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions to plan and carry out investigations to identify substances based on patterns of their properties. Emphasize using properties to identify substances.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5.2.2
Science Lesson : Engineering Sound Barriers
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions to plan and carry out investigations to identify substances based on patterns of their properties. Emphasize using properties to identify substances.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5.2.2
Science Lesson : Sound Energy and Materials
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions to plan and carry out investigations to identify substances based on patterns of their properties. Emphasize using properties to identify substances.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5.2.2
Science Lesson : Electrical Currents and Circuits
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions to plan and carry out investigations to identify substances based on patterns of their properties. Emphasize using properties to identify substances.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5.2.2
Science Lesson : Conservation of Matter
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Plan and carry out investigations to determine the effect of combining two or more substances. Emphasize whether a new substance is or is not created by the formation of a new substance with different properties.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5.2.3
Science Lesson : Weathering Rocks
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Plan and carry out investigations to determine the effect of combining two or more substances. Emphasize whether a new substance is or is not created by the formation of a new substance with different properties. 
Grades: 5
State ID: 5.2.3
Science Lesson : Conservation of Matter
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Use mathematics and computational thinking to provide evidence that regardless of the type of change that occurs when heating, cooling, or combining substances, the total weight of matter is conserved.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5.2.4
Science Lesson : Plant Growth and Acid Rain
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation that plants use air, water, and energy from sunlight to produce plant matter needed for growth. Emphasize photosynthesis at a conceptual level and that plant matter comes mostly from air and water, not from the soil. 
Grades: 5
State ID: 5.3.1
Science Lesson : Plant Growth
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation that plants use air, water, and energy from sunlight to produce plant matter needed for growth. Emphasize photosynthesis at a conceptual level and that plant matter comes mostly from air and water, not from the soil.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5.3.1
Science Lesson : Energy and Matter in Food Webs
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation that plants use air, water, and energy from sunlight to produce plant matter needed for growth. Emphasize photosynthesis at a conceptual level and that plant matter comes mostly from air and water, not from the soil.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5.3.1
Science Lesson : Energy and Matter in Food Webs
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information that animals obtain energy and matter from the food they eat for body repair, growth, and motion and to maintain body warmth. Emphasize that the energy used by animals was once energy from the Sun.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5.3.2
Science Lesson : Decomposition
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information that animals obtain energy and matter from the food they eat for body repair, growth, and motion and to maintain body warmth. Emphasize that the energy used by animals was once energy from the Sun.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5.3.2
Science Lesson : Decomposition
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment. Emphasize that matter cycles between the air and soil and among plants, animals, and microbes as these organisms live and die. 
Grades: 5
State ID: 5.3.3
Science Lesson : Ecosystem Dynamics
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment. Emphasize that matter cycles between the air and soil and among plants, animals, and microbes as these organisms live and die. 
Grades: 5
State ID: 5.3.3
Science Lesson : Energy and Matter in Food Webs
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment. Emphasize that matter cycles between the air and soil and among plants, animals, and microbes as these organisms live and die.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5.3.3
Science Lesson : Engineering Filtration Devices
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate design solutions whose primary function is to conserve Earth's environments and resources. Define the problem, identify criteria and constraints, analyze available data on proposed solutions, and determine an optimal solution.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5.3.4
Science Lesson : Engineering Library Scopes
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate design solutions whose primary function is to conserve Earth's environments and resources. Define the problem, identify criteria and constraints, analyze available data on proposed solutions, and determine an optimal solution.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5.3.4
Science Lesson : Patterns
State: UT
Standards: Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model of the Sun-Earth-Moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the Sun and Moon, and seasons.
Grades: 5
State ID: 6.1.1
This alignment guide shows how KnowAtom's K-8 hands-on integrated curriculum aligns with Utah Science With Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards.
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