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Engineering Filtration Devices DC NGSS 3-5-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 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 DC NGSS 3-5-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 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 DC NGSS 3-5-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 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 DC NGSS 3-5-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 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 DC NGSS 3-5-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 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 DC NGSS 3-5-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 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 DC NGSS 3-5-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 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 DC NGSS 3-5-ETS1-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 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 DC NGSS 3-5-ETS1-3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 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 DC NGSS 3-5-ETS1-3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 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 DC NGSS 3-5-ETS1-3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 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 DC NGSS 3-5-ETS1-3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 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 DC NGSS 3-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.
Earth's Interacting Systems DC NGSS 3-ESS2-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions of the world.
Plant Growth and Acid Rain DC NGSS 3-LS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 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 DC NGSS 3-LS3-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 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 DC NGSS 3-LS3-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment.
Ecosystem Dynamics DC NGSS 3-LS4-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 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 DC NGSS 3-LS4-3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 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 DC NGSS 3-PS2-3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 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 DC NGSS 4-ESS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 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 DC NGSS 4-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 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 DC NGSS 4-ESS2-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 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 DC NGSS 4-LS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, and reproduction.
Plant Growth DC NGSS 4-LS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 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 DC NGSS 4-LS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

 Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, and reproduction.
Friction and Motion DC NGSS 4-PS3-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 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 DC NGSS 4-PS3-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
Electrical Currents and Circuits DC NGSS 4-PS3-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 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 DC NGSS 4-PS3-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
Sound Energy DC NGSS 4-PS3-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 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 DC NGSS 4-PS3-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 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 DC NGSS 4-PS3-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 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 DC NGSS 4-PS3-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 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 DC NGSS 4-PS3-4 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another. 
Electrical Currents and Circuits DC NGSS 4-PS3-4 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.
Magnets and Motors DC NGSS 4-PS3-4 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.
Sound Energy DC NGSS 4-PS4-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 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 DC NGSS 4-PS4-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 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 DC NGSS 5-ESS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Support an argument that the apparent brightness of the sun and stars is due to their relative distances from Earth.
Patterns DC NGSS 5-ESS1-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 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 DC NGSS 5-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.
Earth's Water DC NGSS 5-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.
Earth's Interacting Systems DC NGSS 5-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.
Earth's Water DC NGSS 5-ESS2-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 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 DC NGSS 5-ESS3-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth’s resources and environment.
Engineering Library Scopes DC NGSS 5-ESS3-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth’s resources and environment.
Plant Growth DC NGSS 5-LS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water.
Plant Growth and Acid Rain DC NGSS 5-LS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water.
Energy and Matter in Food Webs DC NGSS 5-LS2-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.
Decomposition DC NGSS 5-LS2-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.
Ecosystem Dynamics DC NGSS 5-LS2-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.
Conservation of Matter DC NGSS 5-PS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
Electrical Currents and Circuits DC NGSS 5-PS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
Sound Energy DC NGSS 5-PS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
Sound Energy and Materials DC NGSS 5-PS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
Engineering Sound Barriers DC NGSS 5-PS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

 Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
Conservation of Matter DC NGSS 5-PS1-2 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 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.
Properties of Minerals DC NGSS 5-PS1-3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
Electrical Currents and Circuits DC NGSS 5-PS1-3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
Magnets and Motors DC NGSS 5-PS1-3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
Sound Energy and Materials DC NGSS 5-PS1-3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
Engineering Sound Barriers DC NGSS 5-PS1-3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
Engineering Library Scopes DC NGSS 5-PS1-3 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
Conservation of Matter DC NGSS 5-PS1-4 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Conduct an investigation to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances.
Weathering Rocks DC NGSS 5-PS1-4 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Conduct an investigation to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances.
Scaling the Sun Earth Moon System DC NGSS 5-PS2-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.
Engineering Roller Coasters DC NGSS 5-PS2-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.
Energy and Matter in Food Webs DC NGSS 5-PS3-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 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.
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Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to NGSS.

Science Lesson : Engineering Filtration Devices
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
Grades: 5
State ID: 3-5-ETS1-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Roller Coasters
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
Grades: 5
State ID: 3-5-ETS1-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Sound Barriers
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
Grades: 5
State ID: 3-5-ETS1-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Library Scopes
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
Grades: 5
State ID: 3-5-ETS1-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Filtration Devices
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

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.
Grades: 5
State ID: 3-5-ETS1-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Roller Coasters
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

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.
Grades: 5
State ID: 3-5-ETS1-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Sound Barriers
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

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.
Grades: 5
State ID: 3-5-ETS1-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Library Scopes
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

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.
Grades: 5
State ID: 3-5-ETS1-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Filtration Devices
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

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.
Grades: 5
State ID: 3-5-ETS1-3
Science Lesson : Engineering Roller Coasters
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

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.
Grades: 5
State ID: 3-5-ETS1-3
Science Lesson : Engineering Sound Barriers
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

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.
Grades: 5
State ID: 3-5-ETS1-3
Science Lesson : Engineering Library Scopes
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

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.
Grades: 5
State ID: 3-5-ETS1-3
Science Lesson : Earth's Interacting Systems
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.
Grades: 5
State ID: 3-ESS2-1
Science Lesson : Earth's Interacting Systems
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions of the world.
Grades: 5
State ID: 3-ESS2-2
Science Lesson : Plant Growth and Acid Rain
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death.
Grades: 5
State ID: 3-LS1-1
Science Lesson : Ecosystem Dynamics
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

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.
Grades: 5
State ID: 3-LS3-1
Science Lesson : Ecosystem Dynamics
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment.
Grades: 5
State ID: 3-LS3-2
Science Lesson : Ecosystem Dynamics
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

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.
Grades: 5
State ID: 3-LS4-2
Science Lesson : Ecosystem Dynamics
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

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.
Grades: 5
State ID: 3-LS4-3
Science Lesson : Magnets and Motors
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.
Grades: 5
State ID: 3-PS2-3
Science Lesson : Weathering Rocks
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

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.
Grades: 5
State ID: 4-ESS1-1
Science Lesson : Weathering Rocks
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and/or measurements to provide evidence of the effects of weathering or the rate of erosion by water, ice, wind, or vegetation.
Grades: 5
State ID: 4-ESS2-1
Science Lesson : Earth's Surface Features
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

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.
Grades: 5
State ID: 4-ESS2-2
Science Lesson : Plant and Animal Cells
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, and reproduction.
Grades: 5
State ID: 4-LS1-1
Science Lesson : Plant Growth
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, and reproduction.
Grades: 5
State ID: 4-LS1-1
Science Lesson : Plant Growth and Acid Rain
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

 Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, and reproduction.
Grades: 5
State ID: 4-LS1-1
Science Lesson : Friction and Motion
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
Grades: 5
State ID: 4-PS3-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Roller Coasters
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
Grades: 5
State ID: 4-PS3-2
Science Lesson : Electrical Currents and Circuits
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
Grades: 5
State ID: 4-PS3-2
Science Lesson : Magnets and Motors
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
Grades: 5
State ID: 4-PS3-2
Science Lesson : Sound Energy
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
Grades: 5
State ID: 4-PS3-2
Science Lesson : Sound Energy and Materials
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
Grades: 5
State ID: 4-PS3-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Sound Barriers
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
Grades: 5
State ID: 4-PS3-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Library Scopes
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
Grades: 5
State ID: 4-PS3-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Roller Coasters
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another. 
Grades: 5
State ID: 4-PS3-4
Science Lesson : Electrical Currents and Circuits
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.
Grades: 5
State ID: 4-PS3-4
Science Lesson : Magnets and Motors
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.
Grades: 5
State ID: 4-PS3-4
Science Lesson : Sound Energy
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move.
Grades: 5
State ID: 4-PS4-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Library Scopes
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that light reflecting from objects and entering the eye allows objects to be seen.
Grades: 5
State ID: 4-PS4-2
Science Lesson : Scaling the Sun Earth Moon System
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Support an argument that the apparent brightness of the sun and stars is due to their relative distances from Earth.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5-ESS1-1
Science Lesson : Patterns
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

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.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5-ESS1-2
Science Lesson : Weathering Rocks
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5-ESS2-1
Science Lesson : Earth's Water
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5-ESS2-1
Science Lesson : Earth's Interacting Systems
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5-ESS2-1
Science Lesson : Earth's Water
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

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.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5-ESS2-2
Science Lesson : Engineering Filtration Devices
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth’s resources and environment.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5-ESS3-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Library Scopes
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth’s resources and environment.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5-ESS3-1
Science Lesson : Plant Growth
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5-LS1-1
Science Lesson : Plant Growth and Acid Rain
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5-LS1-1
Science Lesson : Energy and Matter in Food Webs
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5-LS2-1
Science Lesson : Decomposition
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5-LS2-1
Science Lesson : Ecosystem Dynamics
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5-LS2-1
Science Lesson : Conservation of Matter
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5-PS1-1
Science Lesson : Electrical Currents and Circuits
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5-PS1-1
Science Lesson : Sound Energy
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5-PS1-1
Science Lesson : Sound Energy and Materials
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5-PS1-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Sound Barriers
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

 Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5-PS1-1
Science Lesson : Conservation of Matter
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

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.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5-PS1-2
Science Lesson : Properties of Minerals
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5-PS1-3
Science Lesson : Electrical Currents and Circuits
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5-PS1-3
Science Lesson : Magnets and Motors
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5-PS1-3
Science Lesson : Sound Energy and Materials
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5-PS1-3
Science Lesson : Engineering Sound Barriers
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5-PS1-3
Science Lesson : Engineering Library Scopes
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5-PS1-3
Science Lesson : Conservation of Matter
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5-PS1-4
Science Lesson : Weathering Rocks
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5-PS1-4
Science Lesson : Scaling the Sun Earth Moon System
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5-PS2-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Roller Coasters
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5-PS2-1
Science Lesson : Energy and Matter in Food Webs
State: DC
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

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.
Grades: 5
State ID: 5-PS3-1
This alignment guide shows how KnowAtom’s integrated model of science curriculum is designed for NGSS.
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