Kentucky Academic Standards for Science (NGSS)
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This alignment guide shows how KnowAtom’s integrated model of science curriculum is designed for Kentucky Academic Standards
for Science (NGSS).

Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to Kentucky Science Standards

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Science Lesson State Standards State ID Grades Performance Expectation
Plant Structures KY Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Science (NGSS) 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 KY Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Science (NGSS) 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.

Living and Nonliving Things KY Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Science (NGSS) 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 KY Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Science (NGSS) 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.

Plant Structures KY Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Science (NGSS) 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.

Sounds and Senses KY Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Science (NGSS) 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 KY Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Science (NGSS) 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.
Making Sounds and Instruments KY Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Science (NGSS) 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 KY Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Science (NGSS) 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.

Materials and Light KY Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Science (NGSS) 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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Kentucky Standards for Science | KnowAtom Lesson Alignment Guide

Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to Kentucky Science Standards.

Science Lesson : Plant Structures
State: KY
Standards: Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Science (NGSS)
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: KY
Standards: Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Science (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

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

State: KY
Standards: Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Science (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

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

State: KY
Standards: Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Science (NGSS)
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.

Science Lesson : Plant Structures
State: KY
Standards: Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Science (NGSS)
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 : Sounds and Senses
State: KY
Standards: Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Science (NGSS)
Performance Expectation: Plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that vibrating materials can make sound and that sound can make materials vibrate.
State: KY
Standards: Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Science (NGSS)
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.
State: KY
Standards: Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Science (NGSS)
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: KY
Standards: Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Science (NGSS)
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: KY
Standards: Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Science (NGSS)
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 is designed for Kentucky Academic Standards
for Science (NGSS).

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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.