--- title: 3.5.K-2.DD description: 3.5.K-2.DD Collaborate effecively as a member of a team. image: https://www.knowatom.com/hubfs/Right%20Image.png --- [![Teacher Login](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/347944/f56bee57-133e-4975-8055-799f1f23588b.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/347944/f56bee57-133e-4975-8055-799f1f23588b) [Teacher Login](https://app.knowatom.com/signin) [![KnowAtom Logo](https://www.knowatom.com/hubfs/KnowAtom%20Logo.svg "KnowAtom Logo")](https://www.knowatom.com/) # 3.5.K-2.DD Collaborate effecively as a member of a team. [![Download a Sample Unit](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/347944/20eee377-e175-48fe-a039-ae723137a2a6.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/347944/20eee377-e175-48fe-a039-ae723137a2a6) Science & Engineering Practices - [Developing and using models](https://www.knowatom.com/developing-and-using-models) - [Planning and carrying out investigations](https://www.knowatom.com/planning-and-carrying-out-investigations) - [Constructing explanations and designing solutions](https://www.knowatom.com/constructing-explanations-and-designing-solutions) - [Engaging in argument from evidence](https://www.knowatom.com/engaging-in-argument-from-evidence) - [Obtaining evaluating and communicating information](https://www.knowatom.com/obtaining-evaluating-and-communicating-information) Disciplinary Core Ideas - [Weather and Climate](https://www.knowatom.com/weather-and-climate) - [Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer](https://www.knowatom.com/conservation-of-energy-and-energy-transfer) Crosscutting Concepts - [Patterns](https://www.knowatom.com/patterns) - [Cause and Effect](https://www.knowatom.com/cause-and-effect) [![New call-to-action](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/347944/b5a1446e-d782-4a5f-a019-0b3b98c8304f.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/347944/b5a1446e-d782-4a5f-a019-0b3b98c8304f) ## Browse 3.5.K-2.DD Lesson Plans Grade Ranges All K-2 3-5 6-8 [![](https://www.knowatom.com/hubfs/Parent-and-Offspring-Behaviors-2.jpg) ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/1st-grade-science/engineering-dams) ## [Engineering Dams In this unit, students explore the science phenomena of animal behaviors of parents and offspring that help the offspring survive. This page is a high-level extract of lesson two in which students mimic the beaver’s behavior of building dams to design their own dams that solve the problem of flooding.](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/1st-grade-science/engineering-dams) [ VIEW LESSON ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/1st-grade-science/engineering-dams) [![](https://www.knowatom.com/hubfs/image3-Oct-07-2023-10-28-21-7007-AM.png) ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/2nd-grade-science/controlling-erosion) ## [Controlling Erosion In this unit, students explore the science phenomena of different processes that change Earth’s surface over time. Once students have investigated how wind and water change the shape of the land, they use their scientific knowledge to engineer a solution that prevents rainwater from washing away a sandy hillside. This page showcases key components of this lesson. ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/2nd-grade-science/controlling-erosion) [ VIEW LESSON ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/2nd-grade-science/controlling-erosion) [![](https://www.knowatom.com/hubfs/image3-Oct-07-2023-10-32-25-3571-AM.png) ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/2nd-grade-science/water-flow) ## [Water Flow In this unit, students explore the phenomena of Earth landforms and the water cycle. Once students have modeled landforms and created maps showing the shapes and kinds of land and bodies of water, students analyze how water moves over the land as it flows downhill because of gravity and cycles between solid and liquid depending on the amount of heat present. ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/2nd-grade-science/water-flow) [ VIEW LESSON ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/2nd-grade-science/water-flow) [![](https://www.knowatom.com/hubfs/image3-Oct-07-2023-10-43-09-6276-AM.png) ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/2nd-grade-science/flowers) ## [Flowers In this unit, students explore how plants have different parts that help them get what they need to survive from the environment. They begin with experiments that investigate the cause-and-effect relationship between water, light, and the ability of plants to grow. This page is a high-level extract of the second lesson in which students explore flowers. ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/2nd-grade-science/flowers) [ VIEW LESSON ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/2nd-grade-science/flowers) [![](https://www.knowatom.com/hubfs/image1-Oct-07-2023-11-01-46-6039-AM.png) ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/2nd-grade-science/engineering-owl-shelters) ## [Engineering Owl Shelters In the last unit, students observed butterflies moving through their life cycle, explored how butterflies are pollinators, and then designed a hand pollinator. In this unit, students explore the science phenomena of how shelters help animals survive in their environment and then design a prototype burrow-like structure to keep a burrowing owl cool in hot temperatures.](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/2nd-grade-science/engineering-owl-shelters) [ VIEW LESSON ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/2nd-grade-science/engineering-owl-shelters) [![](https://www.knowatom.com/hubfs/bird-beak-structure-and-function1.jpg) ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/1st-grade-science/engineering-litter-collectors) ## [Engineering Litter Collectors In this unit, students explore the science phenomena of engineers mimicking plant and animal structures. Students apply what they have learned about the structures of plants and animals to mimic those structures to solve problems facing people.](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/1st-grade-science/engineering-litter-collectors) [ VIEW LESSON ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/1st-grade-science/engineering-litter-collectors) [![](https://www.knowatom.com/hubfs/Engineering-Communication-Devices-1.jpg) ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/1st-grade-science/engineering-communcation-devices) ## [Engineering Communication Devices In the last unit, students explore how objects can be seen when they are illuminated by a source of light and how light passes through opaque, transparent, and translucent materials differently. In this unit, students apply what they have learned about light and sound to design a solution that can be used to communicate over a distance. ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/1st-grade-science/engineering-communcation-devices) [ VIEW LESSON ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/1st-grade-science/engineering-communcation-devices) [![](https://www.knowatom.com/hubfs/image2-1.png) ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/kindergarten-science/weather-patterns) ## [Weather Patterns In kindergarten, students work towards developing routines and practices that scientists use to investigate phenomena and solve problems. This page is an extract from lesson 5 where students build on their weather observation skills as they observe and record local weather data to analyze weather patterns in their geographic area. Students continue to collect weather data over several months as they move onto the next lessons to build on their weather patterns analysis.](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/kindergarten-science/weather-patterns) [ VIEW LESSON ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/kindergarten-science/weather-patterns) [![](https://www.knowatom.com/hubfs/image3-2.png) ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/kindergarten-science/living-nonliving-once-living) ## [Living, Nonliving, and Once-Living In Unit 2 of Kindergarten, students explore characteristics of living things and investigate what plants and animals need to survive. They will also discover plant and animal life cycles, and learn about habitats. This page is a high-level extract from lesson two, where students use patterns of shared characteristics to help them sort photos of different things into groups according to whether they are living, once-living, or nonliving.](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/kindergarten-science/living-nonliving-once-living) [ VIEW LESSON ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/kindergarten-science/living-nonliving-once-living) [![](https://www.knowatom.com/hubfs/image2-2.png) ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/kindergarten-science/earth-and-human-activity) ## [Earth and Human Activity In the second unit of Kindergarten, students explore living things on Earth. They analyze the differences between living and nonliving things and then investigate what plants and animals need to live and grow. Following this, students explore human needs and activities and how those impact the planet.](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/kindergarten-science/earth-and-human-activity) [ VIEW LESSON ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/kindergarten-science/earth-and-human-activity) [![](https://www.knowatom.com/hubfs/image2-3.png) ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/kindergarten-science/pushes-and-pulls) ## [Pushes and Pulls In the third and final unit of Kindergarten, students investigate how pushes and pulls are forces that change the motion of an object. They apply their scientific knowledge to design a solution that solves a problem.](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/kindergarten-science/pushes-and-pulls) [ VIEW LESSON ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/kindergarten-science/pushes-and-pulls) [![](https://www.knowatom.com/hubfs/image3.jpg) ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/1st-grade-science/sun-position-and-shadow-patterns) ## [Sun Position and Shadow Patterns In this unit, students explore science phenomena related to patterns that result from Earth’s rotation and the moon’s orbit around the sun. This page provides a brief overview of lesson two of this unit, in which students conduct two investigations and use the patterns they discover to make predictions about the future positions of the sun, moon, and stars in the sky. In the first investigation, students observe the sun’s position in the sky at different times of day, drawing a diagram (model) of the sun’s position above the horizon. In the second investigation, students use a sundial model to explore the relationship between the sun’s position and the length of shadows.](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/1st-grade-science/sun-position-and-shadow-patterns) [ VIEW LESSON ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/1st-grade-science/sun-position-and-shadow-patterns) [![](https://www.knowatom.com/hubfs/Seasonal-Patterns-1.jpg) ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/1st-grade-science/seasonal-temperature-and-water-cycles) ## [Seasonal Temperatures and Water Cycles In this unit, students investigate the science phenomena of seasonal patterns and water cycles. Once students have analyzed how seasonal patterns of sunrise and sunset can be observed and predicted, they focus on seasonal temperature and rainfall patterns. They investigate temperature patterns of a specific location throughout the year. ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/1st-grade-science/seasonal-temperature-and-water-cycles) [ VIEW LESSON ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/1st-grade-science/seasonal-temperature-and-water-cycles) [![](https://www.knowatom.com/hubfs/insect-anatomy-structure-and-function1.jpg) ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/1st-grade-science/ant-behavior-and-food) ## [Ant Behavior and Food Once students have modeled the science phenomena of insects’ body parts, they then focus on one kind of insect: the ant. They conduct an experiment to test the taste preference of harvester ants, and observe how ants use their different body parts to get food, communicate with one another, and carry out other life functions.](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/1st-grade-science/ant-behavior-and-food) [ VIEW LESSON ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/1st-grade-science/ant-behavior-and-food) [![](https://www.knowatom.com/hubfs/Sound-and-Senses1.jpg) ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/1st-grade-science/making-sounds-with-instruments) ## [Making Sounds and Instruments In this unit, students explore the science phenomena of sound by analyzing our senses and how we perceive sound. Once students have explored the relationship between sound and vibrations, they move on to discovering how musical instruments produce sound. ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/1st-grade-science/making-sounds-with-instruments) [ VIEW LESSON ](https://www.knowatom.com/science-phenomena-videos/1st-grade-science/making-sounds-with-instruments) Standards citation: NGSS Lead States. 2013. *Next Generation Science Standards: For States, By State*s. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. 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