NGSS Correlations
  1. PERFORMANCE EXPECTATION

  2. 3-5-ETS1-1. Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a w...more

    3-5-ETS1-2. Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a p...more

    3-5-ETS1-3. Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are co...more

    3-ESS2-1. Represent data in tables and graphical displays to descri...more

    3-ESS2-2. Obtain and combine information to describe climates in di...more

    3-ESS3-1. Make a claim about the merit of a design solution that re...more

    3-LS1-1. Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and ...more

    3-LS2-1. Construct an argument that some animals form groups that h...more

    3-LS3-1. Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence that plants...more

    3-LS3-2. Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be...more

    3-LS4-1. Analyze and interpret data from fossils to provide evidenc...more

    3-LS4-2. Use evidence to construct an explanation for how the varia...more

    3-LS4-3. Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular h...more

    3-LS4-4. Make a claim about the merit of a solution to a problem ca...more

    3-PS2-1. Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of t...more

    3-PS2-2. Make observations and/or measurements of an object’s motio...more

    3-PS2-3. Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships ...more

    3-PS2-4. Define a simple design problem that can be solved by apply...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

    Patterns

    Scale, Proportion, and Quantity

    Stability and Change

    Structure and Function

    Systems and System Models

  7. DISCIPLINARY CORE IDEAS

  8. ESS2.D: Weather and Climate

    ESS3.B: Natural Hazards

    ETS1.A: Defining and Delimiting Engineering Problems

    ETS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions

    LS1.B: Growth and Development of Organisms

    LS2.C: Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience

    LS2.D: Social Interactions and Group Behavior

    LS3.A: Inheritance of Traits

    LS3.B: Variation of Traits

    LS4.A: Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity

    LS4.B: Natural Selection

    LS4.C: Adaptation

    LS4.D: Biodiversity and Humans

    PS2.A: Forces and Motion

    PS2.B: Types of Interactions