Arkansas K-12 Science Standards
Arkansas

This alignment guide shows how KnowAtom’s integrated model of science curriculum for Grades K-8 is designed for the Arkansas K-12 Science Standards.

Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to Arkansas Science Standards

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Science Lesson State Standards State ID Grades Performance Expectation
Engineering Litter Collectors AR Arkansas K-12 Science Standards 1-LS1-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

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.

Parent and Offspring Behaviors AR Arkansas K-12 Science Standards 1-LS1-2 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

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

Plant Structures AR Arkansas K-12 Science Standards 1-LS3-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

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

Living and Nonliving Things AR Arkansas K-12 Science Standards 1-LS3-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

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

Parent and Offspring Behaviors AR Arkansas K-12 Science Standards 1-LS3-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents. *Students focus on animals in this unit.

Making Sounds and Instruments AR Arkansas K-12 Science Standards 1-PS4-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

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

Light AR Arkansas K-12 Science Standards 1-PS4-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

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

Sounds and Senses AR Arkansas K-12 Science Standards 1-PS4-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 Plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that vibrating materials can make sound and that sound can make materials vibrate.
Engineering Communication Devices AR Arkansas K-12 Science Standards 1-PS4-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 Use tools and materials to design and build a device that uses light or sound to solve the problem of communicating over a distance.
Materials and Light AR Arkansas K-12 Science Standards 1-PS4-3 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

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

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Arkansas K-12 Science Standards | KnowAtom Lesson Alignment Guide

Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to Arkansas Science Standards.

State: AR
Standards: Arkansas K-12 Science Standards
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: AR
Standards: Arkansas K-12 Science Standards
Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Plant Structures
State: AR
Standards: Arkansas K-12 Science Standards
Performance Expectation:

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

State: AR
Standards: Arkansas K-12 Science Standards
Performance Expectation:

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

State: AR
Standards: Arkansas K-12 Science Standards
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents. *Students focus on animals in this unit.

State: AR
Standards: Arkansas K-12 Science Standards
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: AR
Standards: Arkansas K-12 Science Standards
Performance Expectation:

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

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

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

This alignment guide shows how KnowAtom’s integrated model of science curriculum for Grades K-8 is designed for the Arkansas K-12 Science Standards.

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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.