NGSS Correlations
  1. PERFORMANCE EXPECTATION

  2. 2-ESS1-1. Use information from several sources to provide evidence ...more

    2-ESS2-1. Compare multiple solutions designed to slow or prevent wi...more

    2-ESS2-2. Develop a model to represent the shapes and kinds of land...more

    2-ESS2-3. Obtain information to identify where water is found on Ea...more

    2-LS2-1. Plan and conduct an investigation to determine if plants n...more

    2-LS2-2. Develop a simple model that mimics the function of an anim...more

    2-LS4-1. Make observations of plants and animals to compare the div...more

    2-PS1-1. Plan and conduct an investigation to describe and classify...more

    2-PS1-2. Analyze data obtained from testing different materials to ...more

    2-PS1-3. Make observations to construct an evidence-based account o...more

    2-PS1-4. Construct an argument with evidence that some changes caus...more

    K-2-ETS1-1. Ask questions, make observations, and gather informatio...more

    K-2-ETS1-2. Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to ...more

    K-2-ETS1-3. Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solv...more

  3. SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PRACTICES

  4. Analyzing and Interpreting Data

    Asking Questions and Defining Problems

    Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions

    Developing and Using Models

    Engaging in Argument from Evidence

    Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information

    Planning and Carrying Out Investigations

    Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking

  5. CROSSCUTTING CONCEPTS

  6. Cause and Effect

    Energy and Matter

    Patterns

    Scale, Proportion, and Quantity

    Stability and Change

    Structure and Function

    Systems and System Models

  7. DISCIPLINARY CORE IDEAS

  8. ESS1.C: The History of Planet Earth

    ESS2.A: Earth's Materials and Systems

    ESS2.B: Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale System Interactions

    ESS2.C: The Roles of Water in Earth’s Surface Processes

    ETS1.A: Defining and Delimiting Engineering Problems

    ETS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions

    ETS1.C: Optimizing the Design Solution

    LS2.A: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems

    LS4.D: Biodiversity and Humans

    PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter

    PS1.B: Chemical Reactions