This alignment guide shows how KnowAtom’s integrated model of science curriculum is designed for the Vermont Science Standards (NGSS).
Science Lesson
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State
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Standards
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State ID
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Grades
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Performance Expectation
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| Engineering Filtration Devices | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 3-5-ETS1-1 | 5 |
Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost. |
| Engineering Library Scopes | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 3-5-ETS1-1 | 5 |
Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost. |
| Engineering Sound Barriers | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 3-5-ETS1-1 | 5 |
Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost. |
| Engineering Roller Coasters | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 3-5-ETS1-1 | 5 |
Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost. |
| Engineering Filtration Devices | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 3-5-ETS1-2 | 5 |
Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. |
| Engineering Library Scopes | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 3-5-ETS1-2 | 5 |
Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. |
| Engineering Sound Barriers | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 3-5-ETS1-2 | 5 |
Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. |
| Engineering Roller Coasters | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 3-5-ETS1-2 | 5 |
Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. |
| Engineering Filtration Devices | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 3-5-ETS1-3 | 5 |
Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved. |
| Engineering Library Scopes | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 3-5-ETS1-3 | 5 |
Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved. |
| Engineering Sound Barriers | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 3-5-ETS1-3 | 5 |
Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved. |
| Engineering Roller Coasters | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 3-5-ETS1-3 | 5 |
Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved. |
| Earth's Interacting Systems | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 3-ESS2-1 | 5 |
Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season. |
| Earth's Interacting Systems | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 3-ESS2-2 | 5 |
Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions of the world. |
| Plant Growth and Acid Rain | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 3-LS1-1 | 5 |
Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death. |
| Ecosystem Dynamics | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 3-LS3-1 | 5 |
Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence that plants and animals have traits inherited from parents and that variation of these traits exists in a group of similar organisms. |
| Ecosystem Dynamics | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 3-LS3-2 | 5 |
Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment. |
| Ecosystem Dynamics | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 3-LS4-2 | 5 |
Use evidence to construct an explanation for how the variations in characteristics among individuals of the same species may provide advantages in surviving, finding mates, and reproducing. |
| Ecosystem Dynamics | VT | Arkansas K-12 Science Standards | 3-LS4-3 | 5 |
Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all. |
| Magnets and Motors | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 3-PS2-3 | 5 |
Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other. |
| Weathering Rocks | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 4-ESS1-1 | 5 |
Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time. *In this unit, students focus on the role of weathering in erosion, deposition, and Earth’s changing landscape. |
| Weathering Rocks | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 4-ESS2-1 | 5 |
Make observations and/or measurements to provide evidence of the effects of weathering or the rate of erosion by water, ice, wind, or vegetation. |
| Earth's Surface Features | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 4-ESS2-2 | 5 |
Analyze and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of Earth’s features. how different kinds of rock are mechanically weathered, analyzing how the sediment caused by the weathering can then be eroded. *In this unit, students focus on patterns in the locations of volcanoes and earthquakes. |
| Plant and Animal Cells | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 4-LS1-1 | 5 |
Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, and reproduction. |
| Plant Growth | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 4-LS1-1 | 5 |
Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, and reproduction. |
| Plant Growth and Acid Rain | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 4-LS1-1 | 5 |
Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, and reproduction. |
| Electrical Currents and Circuits | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 4-PS3-2 | 5 |
Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents. |
| Magnets and Motors | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 4-PS3-2 | 5 |
Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents. |
| Sound Energy | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 4-PS3-2 | 5 |
Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents. |
| Sound Energy and Materials | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 4-PS3-2 | 5 |
Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents. |
| Engineering Sound Barriers | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 4-PS3-2 | 5 |
Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents. |
| Engineering Library Scopes | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 4-PS3-2 | 5 |
Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents. |
| Friction and Motion | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 4-PS3-2 | 5 |
Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents. |
| Engineering Roller Coasters | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 4-PS3-2 | 5 |
Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents. |
| Engineering Roller Coasters | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 4-PS3-4 | 5 |
Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another. |
| Electrical Currents and Circuits | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 4-PS3-4 | 5 |
Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another. |
| Magnets and Motors | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 4-PS3-4 | 5 |
Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another. |
| Sound Energy | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 4-PS4-1 | 5 |
Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move. |
| Engineering Library Scopes | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 4-PS4-2 | 5 |
Develop a model to describe that light reflecting from objects and entering the eye allows objects to be seen. |
| Scaling the Sun Earth Moon System | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 5-ESS1-1 | 5 |
Support an argument that the apparent brightness of the sun and stars is due to their relative distances from Earth. |
| Patterns | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 5-ESS1-2 | 5 |
Represent data in graphical displays to reveal patterns of daily changes in length and direction of shadows, day and night, and the seasonal appearance of some stars in the night sky. |
| Weathering Rocks | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 5-ESS2-1 | 5 |
Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact. |
| Earth's Water | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 5-ESS2-1 | 5 |
Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact. |
| Earth's Interacting Systems | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 5-ESS2-1 | 5 |
Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact. |
| Earth's Water | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 5-ESS2-2 | 5 |
Describe and graph the amounts and percentages of water and fresh water in various reservoirs to provide evidence about the distribution of water on Earth. |
| Engineering Filtration Devices | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 5-ESS3-1 | 5 |
Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth’s resources and environment. |
| Engineering Library Scopes | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 5-ESS3-1 | 5 |
Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth’s resources and environment. |
| Plant Growth | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 5-LS1-1 | 5 |
Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water. |
| Plant Growth and Acid Rain | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 5-LS1-1 | 5 |
Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water. |
| Ecosystem Dynamics | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 5-LS2-1 | 5 |
Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment. |
| Energy and Matter in Food Webs | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 5-LS2-1 | 5 |
Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment. |
| Decomposition | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 5-LS2-1 | 5 |
Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment. |
| Electrical Currents and Circuits | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 5-PS1-1 | 5 |
Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen. |
| Sound Energy | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 5-PS1-1 | 5 |
Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen. |
| Conservation of Matter | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 5-PS1-1 | 5 |
Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen. |
| Engineering Sound Barriers | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 5-PS1-1 | 5 |
Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen. |
| Sound Energy and Materials | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 5-PS1-1 | 5 |
Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen. |
| Conservation of Matter | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 5-PS1-2 | 5 |
Measure and graph quantities to provide evidence that regardless of the type of change that occurs when heating, cooling, or mixing substances, the total weight of matter is conserved. |
| Magnets and Motors | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 5-PS1-3 | 5 |
Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties. |
| Sound Energy and Materials | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 5-PS1-3 | 5 |
Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties. |
| Engineering Sound Barriers | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 5-PS1-3 | 5 |
Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties. |
| Engineering Library Scopes | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 5-PS1-3 | 5 |
Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties. |
| Properties of Minerals | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 5-PS1-3 | 5 |
Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties. |
| Electrical Currents and Circuits | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 5-PS1-3 | 5 |
Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties. |
| Weathering Rocks | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 5-PS1-4 | 5 |
Conduct an investigation to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances. |
| Conservation of Matter | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 5-PS1-4 | 5 |
Conduct an investigation to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances. |
| Engineering Roller Coasters | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 5-PS2-1 | 5 |
Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down. |
| Scaling the Sun Earth Moon System | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 5-PS2-1 | 5 |
Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down. |
| Energy and Matter in Food Webs | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 5-PS3-1 | 5 |
Use models to describe that energy in animals’ food (used for body repair, growth, motion, and to maintain body warmth) was once energy from the sun. |
This alignment guide shows how KnowAtom’s integrated model of science curriculum is designed for the Vermont Science Standards (NGSS).
