Connecticut Science Standards (NGSS)
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This guide shows how KnowAtom’s K-8, hands-on integrated science curriculum is designed for the Connecticut Science Standards (Next Generation Science Standards).

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Science Lesson State Standards State ID Grades Performance Expectation
Engineering Owl Shelters CT NGSS 2-PS1-3 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

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.
Matter and Properties CT NGSS 2-PS1-4 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Construct an argument with evidence that some changes caused by heating or cooling can be reversed and some cannot.
Water Flow CT NGSS 2-PS1-4 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Obtain information to identify where water is found on Earth and that it can be solid or liquid.
Engineering Library Scopes CT NGSS 3-5-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
Flood Control Engineering CT NGSS 3-5-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
Engineering Skyscrapers CT NGSS 3-5-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
Engineering Electric Cars CT NGSS 3-5-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
Engineering Information Transfer CT NGSS 3-5-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
Engineering Launchers CT NGSS 3-5-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
Engineering Hearing Toys CT NGSS 3-5-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

 Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
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Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to Connecticut Science Standards.

Science Lesson : Engineering Owl Shelters
State: CT
Standards: NGSS
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.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2-PS1-3
Science Lesson : Matter and Properties
State: CT
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument with evidence that some changes caused by heating or cooling can be reversed and some cannot.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2-PS1-4
Science Lesson : Water Flow
State: CT
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Obtain information to identify where water is found on Earth and that it can be solid or liquid.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2-PS1-4
Science Lesson : Engineering Library Scopes
State: CT
Standards: NGSS
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.
Grades: 5
State ID: 3-5-ETS1-1
Science Lesson : Flood Control Engineering
State: CT
Standards: NGSS
Performance Expectation:

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-5-ETS1-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Skyscrapers
State: CT
Standards: NGSS
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.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-5-ETS1-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Electric Cars
State: CT
Standards: NGSS
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.
Grades: 4
State ID: 3-5-ETS1-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Information Transfer
State: CT
Standards: NGSS
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.
Grades: 4
State ID: 3-5-ETS1-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Launchers
State: CT
Standards: NGSS
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.
Grades: 4
State ID: 3-5-ETS1-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Hearing Toys
State: CT
Standards: NGSS
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.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-5-ETS1-1

This guide shows how KnowAtom’s K-8, hands-on integrated science curriculum is designed for the Connecticut Science Standards (Next Generation 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.

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