Maine Science and Engineering Standards (NGSS)
Maine

This alignment guide shows how KnowAtom’s integrated model of science curriculum is designed for the Maine Science and
Engineering Standards (Next Generation Science Standards).

Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to Maine Science Standards

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Science Lesson State Standards State ID Grades Performance Expectation
Engineering Dams ME Maine Science and Engineering Standards (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 ME Maine Science and Engineering Standards (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 ME Maine Science and Engineering Standards (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.

Plant Structures ME Maine Science and Engineering Standards (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 ME Maine Science and Engineering Standards (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.

Sounds and Senses ME Maine Science and Engineering Standards (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 ME Maine Science and Engineering Standards (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 ME Maine Science and Engineering Standards (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 ME Maine Science and Engineering Standards (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 ME Maine Science and Engineering Standards (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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Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to Maine Science Standards.

Science Lesson : Engineering Dams
State: ME
Standards: Maine Science and Engineering Standards (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: ME
Standards: Maine Science and Engineering Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

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

State: ME
Standards: Maine Science and Engineering Standards (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 : Plant Structures
State: ME
Standards: Maine Science and Engineering Standards (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: ME
Standards: Maine Science and Engineering Standards (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 : Sounds and Senses
State: ME
Standards: Maine Science and Engineering Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectation: Plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that vibrating materials can make sound and that sound can make materials vibrate.
State: ME
Standards: Maine Science and Engineering Standards (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: ME
Standards: Maine Science and Engineering Standards (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: ME
Standards: Maine Science and Engineering Standards (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: ME
Standards: Maine Science and Engineering Standards (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 the Maine Science and
Engineering 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.