K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Alaska
This alignment guide shows how KnowAtom’s K-5 integrated science curriculum is aligned with the 2015 K-12 Science Standards for Alaska

Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to K-12 Science Standards for Alaska

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Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to K-12 Science Standards for Alaska.

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Science Lesson : Earth and Moon Patterns
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year.

Science Lesson : Seasonal Patterns
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year.

Science Lesson : Engineering Dams
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.

Science Lesson : Ant Behavior and Food
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.

Science Lesson : Plant Structures
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Read texts and use media to determine patterns in behavior of parents and offspring that help offspring survive.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.

Science Lesson : Plant Structures
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that vibrating materials can make sound and that sound can make materials vibrate.

Science Lesson : Sounds and Senses
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that vibrating materials can make sound and that sound can make materials vibrate.
Science Lesson : Light
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that objects in darkness can be seen only when illuminated. 

Science Lesson : Materials and Light
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation to determine the effect of placing objects made with different materials in the path of a beam of light.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Use tools and materials to design and build a device that uses light or sound to solve the problem of communicating over a distance.
Science Lesson : Earth Events
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use information from several sources to provide evidence that Earth events can occur quickly or slowly.

Science Lesson : Controlling Erosion
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Compare multiple solutions designed to slow or prevent wind or water from changing the shape of the land.

Science Lesson : Mapping Land and Water
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to represent the shapes and kinds of land and bodies of water in an area.

Science Lesson : Water Flow
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Obtain information to identify where water is found on Earth and that it can be solid or liquid.

Science Lesson : Mapping Land and Water
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Obtain information to identify where water is found on Earth and that it can be solid or liquid.

Science Lesson : How Plants Grow
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation to determine if plants need sunlight and water to grow.

Science Lesson : Flowers
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation to determine if plants need sunlight and water to grow.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a simple model that mimics the function of an animal in dispersing seeds or pollinating plants.

Science Lesson : Flowers
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a simple model that mimics the function of an animal in dispersing seeds or pollinating plants.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.
Science Lesson : Habitats
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.

Science Lesson : Butterfly Life Cycle
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.

Science Lesson : Matter and Properties
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation to describe and classify different kinds of materials by their observable properties.

Science Lesson : Property of Materials
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation to describe and classify different kinds of materials by their observable properties.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation to describe and classify different kinds of materials by their observable properties.

Science Lesson : Property of Materials
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data obtained from testing different materials to determine which materials have the properties that are best suited for an intended purpose.

Science Lesson : Floating and Sinking
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data obtained from testing different materials to determine which materials have the properties that are best suited for an intended purpose.

Science Lesson : Engineering Boats
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data obtained from testing different materials to determine which materials have the properties that are best suited for an intended purpose.

Science Lesson : Action-Reaction Forces
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data obtained from testing different materials to determine which materials have the properties that are best suited for an intended purpose.

Science Lesson : Friction
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data obtained from testing different materials to determine which materials have the properties that are best suited for an intended purpose.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data obtained from testing different materials to determine which materials have the properties that are best suited for an intended purpose.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to construct an evidence-based account of how an object made of a small set of pieces can be disassembled and made into a new object.

Science Lesson : Water Flow
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument with evidence that some changes caused by heating or cooling can be reversed and some cannot.

Science Lesson : Matter and Properties
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument with evidence that some changes caused by heating or cooling can be reversed and some cannot.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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. 

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

Science Lesson : Engineering Skyscrapers
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

Science Lesson : Engineering Launchers
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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. 

Science Lesson : Engineering Skyscrapers
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

Science Lesson : Engineering Launchers
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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. 

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

Science Lesson : Engineering Skyscrapers
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

Science Lesson : Engineering Launchers
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

Science Lesson : Weather and Climate
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.

Science Lesson : Earth's Water
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.

Science Lesson : Weather and Climate
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions of the world.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions of the world.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions of the world.

Science Lesson : Environmental Change
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions of the world.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make a claim about the merit of a design solution that reduces the impacts of a weather-related hazard.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make a claim about the merit of a design solution that reduces the impacts of a weather-related hazard.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make a claim about the merit of a design solution that reduces the impacts of a weather-related hazard.

Science Lesson : Life Cycles
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death.

Science Lesson : Frog Life Cycle
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death.

Science Lesson : Heredity and Traits
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument that some animals form groups that help members survive.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument that some animals form groups that help members survive.

Science Lesson : Ecosystem Dynamics
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

Science Lesson : Selecting Traits
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

Science Lesson : Heredity and Traits
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

Science Lesson : Ecosystem Dynamics
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment.

Science Lesson : Selecting Traits
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment.

Science Lesson : Heredity and Traits
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment.
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data from fossils to provide evidence of the organisms and the environments in which they lived long ago.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data from fossils to provide evidence of the organisms and the environments in which they lived long ago.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

Science Lesson : Selecting Traits
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

Science Lesson : Life Cycles
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.
Science Lesson : Environmental Change
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

Science Lesson : Ecosystem Dynamics
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

Science Lesson : Mealworm Senses
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.
Science Lesson : Heat and Evaporation
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.

Science Lesson : Windmill Forces
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.

Science Lesson : Forces and Materials
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.

Science Lesson : Friction and Motion
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.

Science Lesson : Engineering Skyscrapers
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.

Science Lesson : Comparing Forces
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.

Science Lesson : Patterns in Motion
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.

Science Lesson : Heat and Evaporation
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and/or measurements of an object’s motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion.

Science Lesson : Patterns in Motion
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and/or measurements of an object’s motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and/or measurements of an object’s motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.

Science Lesson : Static Charge
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.

Science Lesson : Magnets and Motors
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.

Science Lesson : Current Electricity
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Define a simple design problem that can be solved by applying scientific ideas about magnets.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Define a simple design problem that can be solved by applying scientific ideas about magnets.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock formations and fossils in rock layers for changes in a landscape over time to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock formations and fossils in rock layers for changes in a landscape over time to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock formations and fossils in rock layers for changes in a landscape over time to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time.

Science Lesson : Weathering Rocks
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock formations and fossils in rock layers for changes in a landscape over time to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time.

Science Lesson : Water Erosion
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

Science Lesson : Weathering Rocks
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of Earth’s features.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of Earth’s features.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of Earth’s features.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and their uses affect the environment.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Generate and compare multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of natural Earth processes on humans.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Generate and compare multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of natural Earth processes on humans.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Generate and compare multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of natural Earth processes on humans.

Science Lesson : Plant Growth
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.
Science Lesson : Plant Structures
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.

Science Lesson : Energy from the Sun
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.

Science Lesson : Plant and Animal Cells
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.

Science Lesson : Heredity and Traits
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.

Science Lesson : Frog Life Cycle
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.

Science Lesson : Mealworm Senses
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.
Science Lesson : Mealworm Senses
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Use a model to describe that animals receive different types of information through their senses, process the information in their brain, and respond to the information in different ways.
Science Lesson : Energy and Collisions
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object.

Science Lesson : Windmill Forces
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.

Science Lesson : Sound Energy
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.

Science Lesson : Windmill Forces
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.

Science Lesson : Engineering Launchers
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.

Science Lesson : Current Electricity
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.

Science Lesson : Waves and Energy
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.

Science Lesson : Energy and Collisions
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions and predict outcomes about the changes in energy that occur when objects collide.

Science Lesson : Magnets and Motors
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.

Science Lesson : Engineering Launchers
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.

Science Lesson : Waves and Energy
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move.

Science Lesson : Pitch and Volume
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that light reflecting from objects and entering the eye allows objects to be seen.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that light reflecting from objects and entering the eye allows objects to be seen.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Generate and compare multiple solutions that use patterns to transfer information.

Science Lesson : Heat and Evaporation
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Support an argument that differences in the apparent brightness of the sun compared to other stars is due to their relative distances from Earth.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Support an argument that differences in the apparent brightness of the sun compared to other stars is due to their relative distances from Earth.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Support an argument that differences in the apparent brightness of the sun compared to other stars is due to their relative distances from Earth.

Science Lesson : Patterns
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

Science Lesson : Heat and Evaporation
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.

Science Lesson : Environmental Change
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.

Science Lesson : Weather and Climate
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.

Science Lesson : Earth's Water
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth’s resources and environment.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth’s resources and environment.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth’s resources and environment.

Science Lesson : Plant Growth
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water.

Science Lesson : Energy from the Sun
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water.

Science Lesson : Plant Structures
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water.

Science Lesson : Food Webs
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.

Science Lesson : Decomposition
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.

Science Lesson : Energy from the Sun
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.

Science Lesson : Ecosystem Dynamics
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.

Science Lesson : Conservation of Matter
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.

Science Lesson : Heat and Matter
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.

Science Lesson : Sound Energy
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.

Science Lesson : Static Charge
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.

Science Lesson : Structure of Matter
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.

Science Lesson : Properties of Matter
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.

Science Lesson : Waves and Energy
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.

Science Lesson : Current Electricity
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.

Science Lesson : Conservation of Matter
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

Science Lesson : Properties of Minerals
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.

Science Lesson : Pitch and Volume
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.

Science Lesson : Water Erosion
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances.

Science Lesson : Properties of Minerals
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances.

Science Lesson : Conservation of Matter
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.

Science Lesson : Engineering Launchers
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.

Science Lesson : Forces and Materials
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.

Science Lesson : Engineering Skyscrapers
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.

Science Lesson : Comparing Forces
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.

Science Lesson : Forces and Levers
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

Science Lesson : Food Webs
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

Science Lesson : Energy from the Sun
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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.

Science Lesson : Controlling Erosion
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.

Science Lesson : Engineering Boats
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.

Science Lesson : Engineering Dams
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.

Science Lesson : Engineering Dams
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.
Science Lesson : Controlling Erosion
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.

Science Lesson : Engineering Boats
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.

Science Lesson : Engineering Dams
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.
Science Lesson : Controlling Erosion
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.

Science Lesson : Engineering Boats
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.

Science Lesson : Who Scientists Are
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.

Science Lesson : Windy Weather
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.

Science Lesson : The Water Cycle
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.

Science Lesson : Weather Patterns
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.

Science Lesson : Heat and Water
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.

Science Lesson : Weather and Seasons
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument supported by evidence for how plants and animals (including humans) can change the environment to meet their needs.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument supported by evidence for how plants and animals (including humans) can change the environment to meet their needs.

Science Lesson : Human Shelter
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument supported by evidence for how plants and animals (including humans) can change the environment to meet their needs.

Science Lesson : Animal Habitats
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument supported by evidence for how plants and animals (including humans) can change the environment to meet their needs.

Science Lesson : Animal Habitats
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants or animals (including humans) and the places they live.

Science Lesson : Growing Plants
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants or animals (including humans) and the places they live

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants or animals (including humans) and the places they live.

Science Lesson : Extreme Weather
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions to obtain information about the purpose of weather forecasting to prepare for, and respond to, severe weather.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Communicate solutions that will reduce the impact of humans on the land, water, air, and/or other living things in the local environment.

Science Lesson : Parts of Plants
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

Science Lesson : Growing Plants
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

Science Lesson : Germinating Seeds
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

Science Lesson : Pushes and Pulls
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Plan and conduct an investigation to compare the effects of different strengths or different directions of pushes and pulls on the motion of an object.
Science Lesson : Forces and Motion
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Plan and conduct an investigation to compare the effects of different strengths or different directions of pushes and pulls on the motion of an object.
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data to determine if a design solution works as intended to change the speed or direction of an object with a push or a pull.

Science Lesson : Friction and Motion
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data to determine if a design solution works as intended to change the speed or direction of an object with a push or a pull.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface.

Science Lesson : Sun and Shade
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface.

Science Lesson : Color and Temperature
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface.

Science Lesson : Who Scientists Are
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface. 

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use tools and materials to design and build a structure that will reduce the warming effect of sunlight on an area.

Science Lesson : Earth-Sun-Moon System
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to explain how the positions of the Earth-Sun-Moon in a system and the cyclic patterns of each cause lunar phases and eclipses of the sun and moon.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to explain how the positions of the Earth-Sun-Moon in a system and the cyclic patterns of each cause lunar phases and eclipses of the sun and moon.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to explain how the positions of the Earth-Sun-Moon in a system and the cyclic patterns of each cause lunar phases and eclipses of the sun and moon.

Science Lesson : Sun-Earth-Moon System
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to explain how the positions of the Earth-Sun-Moon in a system and the cyclic patterns of each cause lunar phases and eclipses of the sun and moon.

Science Lesson : Sun-Earth-Moon System
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to explain how seasons occur.

Science Lesson : Earth-Sun-Moon System
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to explain how seasons occur.

Science Lesson : Convection and Weather
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Develop and use a model to explain how seasons occur.
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to explain how seasons occur.

Science Lesson : Greenhouse Effect
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Develop and use a model to explain how seasons occur.
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system.

Science Lesson : Sun-Earth-Moon System
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth’s 4.6-billion-year-old history.

Science Lesson : Animal Diversity
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth’s 4.6-billion-year-old history.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth’s 4.6-billion-year-old history.
Science Lesson : Earth Materials
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth's materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.

Science Lesson : Weathering and Erosion
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth's materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.

Science Lesson : Groundwater Flow
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth's materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.

Science Lesson : Climate Analysis
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth's materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.
Science Lesson : The Rock Cycle
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth's materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.
Science Lesson : Renewable Energy
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth's materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.
Science Lesson : Glacier Motion
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth's materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.
Science Lesson : Weathering and Erosion
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales.

Science Lesson : Groundwater Flow
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales.

Science Lesson : Glacier Motion
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales.
Science Lesson : The Rock Cycle
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales.
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales.
Science Lesson : Earth Materials
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales.

Science Lesson : Renewable Energy
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales.
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions.
Science Lesson : Glacier Motion
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions.
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.

Science Lesson : Earth’s Climate
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.

Science Lesson : Climate Analysis
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
Science Lesson : Convection and Weather
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
Science Lesson : Earth Materials
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.

Science Lesson : Groundwater Flow
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.

Science Lesson : Convection and Weather
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Collect data to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses results in changes in weather conditions.
Science Lesson : Engineering Greenhouses
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Collect data to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses results in changes in weather conditions.
Science Lesson : Greenhouse Effect
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.
Science Lesson : Earth’s Climate
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.

Science Lesson : Convection and Weather
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distributions of Earth's mineral, energy, and groundwater resources are the result of past and current geoscience processes.

Science Lesson : Renewable Energy
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distributions of Earth's mineral, energy, and groundwater resources are the result of past and current geoscience processes.
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.

Science Lesson : Earth’s Climate
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth’s systems.

Science Lesson : Greenhouse Effect
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth’s systems.
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth’s systems.

Science Lesson : Engineering Greenhouses
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth’s systems.
Science Lesson : Earth’s Climate
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century.

Science Lesson : Greenhouse Effect
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century.
Science Lesson : Climate Analysis
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century.
Science Lesson : Convection and Weather
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century.
Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.

Science Lesson : Engineering Seismograph
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.

Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.

Science Lesson : Engineering Greenhouses
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

Science Lesson : Engineering Greenhouses
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

Science Lesson : Engineering Seismograph
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.

Science Lesson : Engineering Greenhouses
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.
Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.

Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.

Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.

Science Lesson : Engineering Seismograph
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.

Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.

Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.

Science Lesson : Engineering Greenhouses
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.

Science Lesson : Engineering Seismograph
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.

Science Lesson : Life on Earth
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.

Science Lesson : The Cell Membrane
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.

Science Lesson : Cellular Respiration
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
Science Lesson : Comparing Cells
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.

Science Lesson : Photosynthesis
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.

Science Lesson : The Cell Membrane
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.

Science Lesson : Cellular Respiration
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.

Science Lesson : Sucrose and Heart Rate
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells.

Science Lesson : Sucrose and Heart Rate
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells.

Science Lesson : Cellular Respiration
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Use argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells.
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use an evidence-based argument to support an explanation for how characteristic behaviors and/or structures of organisms affect the probability of their successful reproduction.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use an evidence-based argument to support an explanation for how characteristic behaviors and/or structures of organisms affect the probability of their successful reproduction.

Science Lesson : Life on Earth
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use an evidence-based argument to support an explanation for how characteristic behaviors and/or structures of organisms affect the probability of their successful reproduction.

Science Lesson : Reproduction
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use an evidence-based argument to support an explanation for how characteristic behaviors and/or structures of organisms affect the probability of their successful reproduction.

Science Lesson : Forest Food Web
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use an evidence-based argument to support an explanation for how characteristic behaviors and/or structures of organisms affect the probability of their successful reproduction.

Science Lesson : Sea Star Structures
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use an evidence-based argument to support an explanation for how characteristic behaviors and/or structures of organisms affect the probability of their successful reproduction.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use an evidence-based argument to support an explanation for how characteristic behaviors and/or structures of organisms affect the probability of their successful reproduction.

Science Lesson : Natural Selection
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use an evidence-based argument to support an explanation for how characteristic behaviors and/or structures of organisms affect the probability of their successful reproduction.

Science Lesson : Heredity and Traits
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use an evidence-based argument to support an explanation for how characteristic behaviors and/or structures of organisms affect the probability of their successful reproduction.

Science Lesson : Animal Diversity
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.

Science Lesson : Natural Selection
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.

Science Lesson : DNA and Proteins
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
Science Lesson : Reproduction
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.

Science Lesson : Life on Earth
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.

Science Lesson : Drought and Tree Growth
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
Science Lesson : Heredity and Traits
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.

Science Lesson : Rocky Shore Ecosystems
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.

Science Lesson : Food and Energy
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.

Science Lesson : Food Webs
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.

Science Lesson : Comparing Cells
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.

Science Lesson : Photosynthesis
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.

Science Lesson : Forest Food Web
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.

Science Lesson : Food and Energy
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe how food is rearranged through chemical reactions forming new molecules that support growth and/or release energy as this matter moves through an organism.

Science Lesson : Cellular Respiration
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Develop a model to describe how food is rearranged through chemical reactions forming new molecules that support growth and/or release energy as this matter moves through an organism.
Science Lesson : Sucrose and Heart Rate
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe how food is rearranged through chemical reactions forming new molecules that support growth and/or release energy as this matter moves through an organism.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe how food is rearranged through chemical reactions forming new molecules that support growth and/or release energy as this matter moves through an organism.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Gather and synthesize information that sensory receptors respond to stimuli by sending messages to the brain for immediate behavior or storage as memories.

Science Lesson : Forest Food Web
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.

Science Lesson : Drought and Tree Growth
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.
Science Lesson : Rocky Shore Ecosystems
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.

Science Lesson : Forest Food Web
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.

Science Lesson : Food Webs
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.

Science Lesson : Drought and Tree Growth
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.
Science Lesson : Rocky Shore Ecosystems
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

Science Lesson : Forest Food Web
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

Science Lesson : Drought and Tree Growth
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
Science Lesson : Rocky Shore Ecosystems
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

Science Lesson : Food Webs
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

Science Lesson : Sea Star Structures
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

Science Lesson : Rocky Shore Ecosystems
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.

Science Lesson : Sea Star Structures
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.

Science Lesson : Forest Food Web
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.

Science Lesson : Natural Selection
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.

Science Lesson : DNA and Mutations
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.

Science Lesson : DNA and Proteins
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation.

Science Lesson : Reproduction
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation.
Science Lesson : Reproduction
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.

Science Lesson : Animal Diversity
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation.

Science Lesson : Sea Star Structures
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation.

Science Lesson : Heredity and Traits
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation.

Science Lesson : Life on Earth
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth under the assumption that natural laws operate today as in the past.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth under the assumption that natural laws operate today as in the past.
Science Lesson : Comparing Cells
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth under the assumption that natural laws operate today as in the past.
Science Lesson : Animal Diversity
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth under the assumption that natural laws operate today as in the past.

Science Lesson : Natural Selection
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth under the assumption that natural laws operate today as in the past.

Science Lesson : Life on Earth
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Apply scientific ideas to construct an explanation for the anatomical similarities and differences among modern organisms and between modern and fossil organisms to infer evolutionary relationships.

Science Lesson : Animal Diversity
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Apply scientific ideas to construct an explanation for the anatomical similarities and differences among modern organisms and between modern and fossil organisms to infer evolutionary relationships.

Science Lesson : Heredity and Traits
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Apply scientific ideas to construct an explanation for the anatomical similarities and differences among modern organisms and between modern and fossil organisms to infer evolutionary relationships.

Science Lesson : Animal Diversity
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze displays of pictorial data to compare patterns of similarities in the embryological development across multiple species to identify relationships not evident in the fully formed anatomy.

Science Lesson : DNA and Mutations
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Construct an explanation based on evidence that describes how genetic variations of traits in a population increase some individuals’ probability of surviving and reproducing in a specific environment.
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation based on evidence that describes how genetic variations of traits in a population increase some individuals’ probability of surviving and reproducing in a specific environment.

Science Lesson : Heredity and Traits
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct an explanation based on evidence that describes how genetic variations of traits in a population increase some individuals’ probability of surviving and reproducing in a specific environment.

Science Lesson : Animal Diversity
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Gather and synthesize information about the technologies that have changed the way humans influence the inheritance of desired traits in organisms.

Science Lesson : Heredity and Traits
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Gather and synthesize information about the technologies that have changed the way humans influence the inheritance of desired traits in organisms.

Science Lesson : Natural Selection
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use mathematical representations to support explanations of how natural selection may lead to increases and decreases of specific traits in populations over time.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.

Science Lesson : Molecules
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.

Science Lesson : Atoms
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.

Science Lesson : Mass and Heat Transfer
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.

Science Lesson : Mass and Motion
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.

Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.

Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.

Science Lesson : Natural Resources
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.

Science Lesson : Mass and Heat Transfer
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.
Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.

Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe how the total number of atoms does not change in a chemical reaction and thus mass is conserved.

Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe how the total number of atoms does not change in a chemical reaction and thus mass is conserved.

Science Lesson : Atoms
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe how the total number of atoms does not change in a chemical reaction and thus mass is conserved.

Science Lesson : Mass and Heat Transfer
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Develop and use a model to describe how the total number of atoms does not change in a chemical reaction and thus mass is conserved.
Science Lesson : Mass and Motion
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Develop and use a model to describe how the total number of atoms does not change in a chemical reaction and thus mass is conserved.
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Undertake a design project to construct, test, and modify a device that either releases or absorbs thermal energy by chemical processes.

Science Lesson : Mass and Motion
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Apply Newton’s Third Law to design a solution to a problem involving the motion of two colliding objects.
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Apply Newton’s Third Law to design a solution to a problem involving the motion of two colliding objects.

Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.

Science Lesson : Mass and Motion
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.

Science Lesson : Forces and Motion
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.

Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions about data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.

Science Lesson : Communication Systems
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions about data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions about data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.

Science Lesson : Magnetism and Energy
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Ask questions about data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.

Science Lesson : Glacier Motion
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.

Science Lesson : Sun-Earth-Moon System
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.

Science Lesson : Earth-Sun-Moon System
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.

Science Lesson : Magnetism and Energy
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation and evaluate the experimental design to provide evidence that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation and evaluate the experimental design to provide evidence that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact.

Science Lesson : Communication Systems
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation and evaluate the experimental design to provide evidence that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact.

Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation and evaluate the experimental design to provide evidence that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation and evaluate the experimental design to provide evidence that fields exist between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not in contact.

Science Lesson : Energy Transformation
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct and interpret graphical displays of data to describe the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass of an object and to the speed of an object.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct and interpret graphical displays of data to describe the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass of an object and to the speed of an object.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct and interpret graphical displays of data to describe the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass of an object and to the speed of an object.

Science Lesson : Mass and Motion
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Construct and interpret graphical displays of data to describe the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass of an object and to the speed of an object.
Science Lesson : Energy Transformation
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that when the arrangement of objects interacting at a distance changes, different amounts of potential energy are stored in the system.

Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that when the arrangement of objects interacting at a distance changes, different amounts of potential energy are stored in the system.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that when the arrangement of objects interacting at a distance changes, different amounts of potential energy are stored in the system.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop a model to describe that when the arrangement of objects interacting at a distance changes, different amounts of potential energy are stored in the system.

Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Apply scientific principles to design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.

Science Lesson : Engineering Greenhouses
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Apply scientific principles to design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.
Science Lesson : Mass and Heat Transfer
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Apply scientific principles to design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Apply scientific principles to design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Plan an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Plan an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample.

Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Plan an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Plan an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.

Science Lesson : Energy Transformation
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.

Science Lesson : Mass and Motion
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation: Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.

Science Lesson : Molecules
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.

Science Lesson : Sun-Earth-Moon System
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.

Science Lesson : Forces and Motion
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use mathematical representations to describe a simple model for waves that includes how the amplitude of a wave is related to the energy in a wave.

Science Lesson : Engineering Seismograph
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use mathematical representations to describe a simple model for waves that includes how the amplitude of a wave is related to the energy in a wave.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use mathematical representations to describe a simple model for waves that includes how the amplitude of a wave is related to the energy in a wave. 

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Use mathematical representations to describe a simple model for waves that includes how the amplitude of a wave is related to the energy in a wave.

Science Lesson : Engineering Seismograph
State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials.

State: AK
Standards: K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials.

This alignment guide shows how KnowAtom’s K-5 integrated science curriculum is aligned with the 2015 K-12 Science Standards for Alaska
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Standards citation: NGSS Lead States. 2013. Next Generation Science Standards: For States, By States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. Neither WestEd nor the lead states and partners that developed the Next Generation Science Standards were involved in the production of this product, and do not endorse it.