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

    5-ESS1-1. Support an argument that differences in the apparent brig...more

    5-ESS1-2. Represent data in graphical displays to reveal patterns o...more

    5-ESS2-1. Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geo...more

    5-ESS2-2. Describe and graph the amounts of salt water and fresh wa...more

    5-ESS3-1. Obtain and combine information about ways individual comm...more

    5-LS1-1. Support an argument that plants get the materials they nee...more

    5-LS2-1. Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among p...more

    5-PS1-1. Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particl...more

    5-PS1-2. Measure and graph quantities to provide evidence that rega...more

    5-PS1-3. Make observations and measurements to identify materials b...more

    5-PS1-4. Conduct an investigation to determine whether the mixing o...more

    5-PS2-1. Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted b...more

    5-PS3-1. Use models to describe that energy in animals’ food (used ...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.A: The Universe and Its Stars

    ESS1.B: Earth and the Solar System

    ESS2.A: Earth's Materials and Systems

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

    ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems

    ETS1.A: Defining and Delimiting Engineering Problems

    ETS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions

    ETS1.C: Optimizing the Design Solution

    LS1.C: Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms

    LS1.D: Information Processing

    LS2.A: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems

    LS2.B: Cycles of Matter and Energy Transfer in Ecosystems

    PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter

    PS1.B: Chemical Reactions

    PS2.B: Types of Interactions

    PS3.D: Energy in Chemical Processes and Everyday Life