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Science Lesson	State	Standards	State ID	Grades	Performance Expectation
Earth and Moon Patterns	MD	NGSS	1-ESS1-1	1	Use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.
Sun Position and Shadow Patterns	MD	NGSS	1-ESS1-1	1	Use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.
Seasonal Temperatures and Water Cycles	MD	NGSS	1-ESS1-2	1	Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year.
Seasonal Patterns	MD	NGSS	1-ESS1-2	1	Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year.
Ant Behavior and Food	MD	NGSS	1-LS1-1	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.
Bird Beak Structure and Function	MD	NGSS	1-LS1-1	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.
Plant Structures	MD	NGSS	1-LS1-1	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.
Engineering Litter Collectors	MD	NGSS	1-LS1-1	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.
Insect Anatomy - Structure and Function	MD	NGSS	1-LS1-1	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.
Living and Nonliving Things	MD	NGSS	1-LS1-1	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.
Engineering Dams	MD	NGSS	1-LS1-1	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	MD	NGSS	1-LS1-2	1	Read texts and use media to determine patterns in behavior of parents and offspring that help offspring survive.
Living and Nonliving Things	MD	NGSS	1-LS3-1	1	Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.
Plant Structures	MD	NGSS	1-LS3-1	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	MD	NGSS	1-LS3-1	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	MD	NGSS	1-PS4-1	1	Plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that vibrating materials can make sound and that sound can make materials vibrate.
Engineering Communication Devices	MD	NGSS	1-PS4-1	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	MD	NGSS	1-PS4-1	1	Plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that vibrating materials can make sound and that sound can make materials vibrate.
Light	MD	NGSS	1-PS4-1	1	Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that objects in darkness can be seen only when illuminated.
Materials and Light	MD	NGSS	1-PS4-3	1	Plan and conduct investigations to determine the effect of placing objects made with different materials in the path of a beam of light.
Earth Events	MD	NGSS	2-ESS1-1	2	Use information from several sources to provide evidence that Earth events can occur quickly or slowly.
Controlling Erosion	MD	NGSS	2-ESS2-1	2	Compare multiple solutions designed to slow or prevent wind or water from changing the shape of the land.
Mapping Land and Water	MD	NGSS	2-ESS2-2	2	Develop a model to represent the shapes and kinds of land and bodies of water in an area.
Water Flow	MD	NGSS	2-ESS2-3	2	Construct an argument with evidence that some changes caused by heating or cooling can be reversed and some cannot.
How Plants Grow	MD	NGSS	2-LS2-1	2	Plan and conduct an investigation to determine if plants need sunlight and water to grow.
Butterfly Life Cycle	MD	NGSS	2-LS2-2	2	Develop a simple model that mimics the function of an animal in dispersing seeds or pollinating plants.
Flowers	MD	NGSS	2-LS2-2	2	Develop a simple model that mimics the function of an animal in dispersing seeds or pollinating plants.
Butterfly Structure and Function	MD	NGSS	2-LS2-2	2	Develop a simple model that mimics the function of an animal in dispersing seeds or pollinating plants.
Engineering Hand Pollinators	MD	NGSS	2-LS2-2	2	Develop a simple model that mimics the function of an animal in dispersing seeds or pollinating plants.
Predator-Prey Relationships	MD	NGSS	2-LS4-1	2	Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.
Habitats	MD	NGSS	2-LS4-1	2	Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.
Matter and Properties	MD	NGSS	2-PS1-1	2	Plan and conduct an investigation to describe and classify different kinds of materials by their observable properties.
Property of Materials	MD	NGSS	2-PS1-1	2	Plan and conduct an investigation to describe and classify different kinds of materials by their observable properties.
Engineering Owl Shelters	MD	NGSS	2-PS1-1	2	Plan and conduct an investigation to describe and classify different kinds of materials by their observable properties.
Floating and Sinking	MD	NGSS	2-PS1-2	2	Analyze data obtained from testing different materials to determine which materials have the properties that are best suited for an intended purpose.
Engineering Boats	MD	NGSS	2-PS1-2	2	Analyze data obtained from testing different materials to determine which materials have the properties that are best suited for an intended purpose.
Engineering Owl Shelters	MD	NGSS	2-PS1-2	2	Analyze data obtained from testing different materials to determine which materials have the properties that are best suited for an intended purpose.
Action-Reaction Forces	MD	NGSS	2-PS1-2	2	Analyze data obtained from testing different materials to determine which materials have the properties that are best suited for an intended purpose.
Friction	MD	NGSS	2-PS1-2	2	Analyze data obtained from testing different materials to determine which materials have the properties that are best suited for an intended purpose.
Property of Materials	MD	NGSS	2-PS1-2	2	Analyze data obtained from testing different materials to determine which materials have the properties that are best suited for an intended purpose.
Engineering Owl Shelters	MD	NGSS	2-PS1-3	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	MD	NGSS	2-PS1-4	2	Construct an argument with evidence that some changes caused by heating or cooling can be reversed and some cannot.
Water Flow	MD	NGSS	2-PS1-4	2	Obtain information to identify where water is found on Earth and that it can be solid or liquid.
Flood Control Engineering	MD	NGSS	3-5-ETS1-1	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 Electric Cars	MD	NGSS	3-5-ETS1-1	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	MD	NGSS	3-5-ETS1-1	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 Sound Barriers	MD	NGSS	3-5-ETS1-1	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.
Engineering Permeable Concrete	MD	NGSS	3-5-ETS1-1	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 Filtration Devices	MD	NGSS	3-5-ETS1-1	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.
Engineering Roller Coasters	MD	NGSS	3-5-ETS1-1	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.
Engineering Launchers	MD	NGSS	3-5-ETS1-1	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	MD	NGSS	3-5-ETS1-1	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 Skyscrapers	MD	NGSS	3-5-ETS1-1	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 Library Scopes	MD	NGSS	3-5-ETS1-1	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.
Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices	MD	NGSS	3-5-ETS1-1	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 Water Prisms	MD	NGSS	3-5-ETS1-1	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.
Flood Control Engineering	MD	NGSS	3-5-ETS1-2	3	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.
Engineering Electric Cars	MD	NGSS	3-5-ETS1-2	4	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.
Engineering Information Transfer	MD	NGSS	3-5-ETS1-2	4	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.
Engineering Sound Barriers	MD	NGSS	3-5-ETS1-2	5	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.
Engineering Permeable Concrete	MD	NGSS	3-5-ETS1-2	4	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.
Engineering Library Scopes	MD	NGSS	3-5-ETS1-2	5	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.
Engineering Filtration Devices	MD	NGSS	3-5-ETS1-2	5	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.
Engineering Roller Coasters	MD	NGSS	3-5-ETS1-2	5	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.
Engineering Launchers	MD	NGSS	3-5-ETS1-2	4	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.
Engineering Skyscrapers	MD	NGSS	3-5-ETS1-2	3	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.
Engineering Hearing Toys	MD	NGSS	3-5-ETS1-2	3	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.
Engineering Water Prisms	MD	NGSS	3-5-ETS1-2	3	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.
Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices	MD	NGSS	3-5-ETS1-2	3	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.
Flood Control Engineering	MD	NGSS	3-5-ETS1-3	3	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.
Engineering Electric Cars	MD	NGSS	3-5-ETS1-3	4	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.
Engineering Information Transfer	MD	NGSS	3-5-ETS1-3	4	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.
Engineering Sound Barriers	MD	NGSS	3-5-ETS1-3	5	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.
Engineering Filtration Devices	MD	NGSS	3-5-ETS1-3	5	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.
Engineering Water Prisms	MD	NGSS	3-5-ETS1-3	3	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.
Engineering Permeable Concrete	MD	NGSS	3-5-ETS1-3	4	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.
Engineering Roller Coasters	MD	NGSS	3-5-ETS1-3	5	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.
Engineering Launchers	MD	NGSS	3-5-ETS1-3	4	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.
Engineering Skyscrapers	MD	NGSS	3-5-ETS1-3	3	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.
Engineering Library Scopes	MD	NGSS	3-5-ETS1-3	5	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.
Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices	MD	NGSS	3-5-ETS1-3	3	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.
Engineering Hearing Toys	MD	NGSS	3-5-ETS1-3	3	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.
Weather and Climate	MD	NGSS	3-ESS2-1	3	Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.
Earth's Interacting Systems	MD	NGSS	3-ESS2-1	5	Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.
Earth Materials and Water Flow	MD	NGSS	3-ESS2-1	4	Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.
Heat and Evaporation	MD	NGSS	3-ESS2-2	3	Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions of the world.
Earth's Interacting Systems	MD	NGSS	3-ESS2-2	5	Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions of the world.
Weather and Climate	MD	NGSS	3-ESS2-2	3	Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions of the world.
Energy from the Sun	MD	NGSS	3-ESS2-2	3	Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions of the world.
Flood Control Engineering	MD	NGSS	3-ESS3-1	3	Make a claim about the merit of a design solution that reduces the impacts of a weather-related hazard.
Engineering Permeable Concrete	MD	NGSS	3-ESS3-1	4	Make a claim about the merit of a design solution that reduces the impacts of a weather-related hazard.
Earth Materials and Water Flow	MD	NGSS	3-ESS3-3	4	Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions of the world.
Plant Growth and Acid Rain	MD	NGSS	3-LS1-1	5	Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death.
Life Cycles	MD	NGSS	3-LS1-1	3	Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death.
Frog Life Cycle	MD	NGSS	3-LS1-1	4	Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death.
Environmental Change	MD	NGSS	3-LS2-1	3	Construct an argument that some animals form groups that help members survive.
Life Cycles	MD	NGSS	3-LS2-1	3	Construct an argument that some animals form groups that help members survive.
Ecosystem Dynamics	MD	NGSS	3-LS3-1	5	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.
Selecting Traits	MD	NGSS	3-LS3-1	4	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.
Heredity and Traits	MD	NGSS	3-LS3-1	3	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.
Selecting Traits	MD	NGSS	3-LS3-2	4	Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment.
Ecosystem Dynamics	MD	NGSS	3-LS3-2	5	Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment.
Heredity and Traits	MD	NGSS	3-LS3-2	3	Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment.
Changing Earth's Surface	MD	NGSS	3-LS4-1	4	Analyze and interpret data from fossils to provide evidence of the organisms and the environments in which they lived long ago.
Fossil Organisms and their Environment	MD	NGSS	3-LS4-1	3	Analyze and interpret data from fossils to provide evidence of the organisms and the environments in which they lived long ago.
Ecosystem Dynamics	MD	NGSS	3-LS4-2	5	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.
Heredity and Traits	MD	NGSS	3-LS4-2	3	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.
Selecting Traits	MD	NGSS	3-LS4-2	4	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.
Energy from the Sun	MD	NGSS	3-LS4-3	3	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.
Fossil Organisms and their Environment	MD	NGSS	3-LS4-3	3	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.
Ecosystem Dynamics	MD	NGSS	3-LS4-3	5	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.
Environmental Change	MD	NGSS	3-LS4-3	3	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.
Selecting Traits	MD	NGSS	3-LS4-3	4	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.
Selecting Traits	MD	NGSS	3-LS4-4	4	Make a claim about the merit of a solution to a problem caused when the environment changes and the type of plants and animals that live there may change.
Environmental Change	MD	NGSS	3-LS4-4	3	Make a claim about the merit of a solution to a problem caused when the environment changes and the type of plants and animals that live there may change.
Forces and Levers	MD	NGSS	3-PS2-1	4	Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.
Comparing Forces	MD	NGSS	3-PS2-1	3	Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.
Energy Transfer and Levers	MD	NGSS	3-PS2-1	4	Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.
Engineering Launchers	MD	NGSS	3-PS2-1	4	Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.
Balanced vs. Unbalanced Forces	MD	NGSS	3-PS2-1	4	Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.
Windmill Forces	MD	NGSS	3-PS2-1	3	Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.
Patterns in Motion	MD	NGSS	3-PS2-1	3	Make observations and/or measurements of an object’s motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion.
Forces and Materials	MD	NGSS	3-PS2-1	3	Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.
Engineering Skyscrapers	MD	NGSS	3-PS2-1	3	Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.
Energy and Collisions	MD	NGSS	3-PS2-1	4	Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.
Motion in the Solar System	MD	NGSS	3-PS2-2	3	Make observations and/or measurements of an object’s motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion.
Static Charge	MD	NGSS	3-PS2-3	3	Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.
Current Electricity	MD	NGSS	3-PS2-3	4	Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.
Magnets and Motors	MD	NGSS	3-PS2-3	5	Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.
Magnets and Magnetic Fields	MD	NGSS	3-PS2-3	3	Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.
Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices	MD	NGSS	3-PS2-3	3	Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.
Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices	MD	NGSS	3-PS2-4	3	Define a simple design problem that can be solved by applying scientific ideas about magnets.
Changing Earth's Surface	MD	NGSS	4-ESS1-1	4	Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time.
Weathering Rocks	MD	NGSS	4-ESS1-1	5	Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time. *In this unit, students focus on the role of weathering in erosion, deposition, and Earth’s changing landscape.
Plate Tectonics and Landform Patterns	MD	NGSS	4-ESS1-1	4	Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time.
Water Erosion	MD	NGSS	4-ESS1-1	4	Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time.
Flood Control Engineering	MD	NGSS	4-ESS2-1	3	Make observations and/or measurements to provide evidence of the effects of weathering or the rate of erosion by water, ice, wind, or vegetation.
Water Erosion	MD	NGSS	4-ESS2-1	4	Make observations and/or measurements to provide evidence of the effects of weathering or the rate of erosion by water, ice, wind, or vegetation.
Weathering Rocks	MD	NGSS	4-ESS2-1	5	Make observations and/or measurements to provide evidence of the effects of weathering or the rate of erosion by water, ice, wind, or vegetation.
Plate Tectonics and Landform Patterns	MD	NGSS	4-ESS2-2	4	Analyze and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of Earth’s features.
Earth's Surface Features	MD	NGSS	4-ESS2-2	5	Analyze and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of Earth’s features. how different kinds of rock are mechanically weathered, analyzing how the sediment caused by the weathering can then be eroded. *In this unit, students focus on patterns in the locations of volcanoes and earthquakes.
Water Erosion	MD	NGSS	4-ESS3-1	4	Obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and their uses affect the environment.
Changing Earth's Surface	MD	NGSS	4-ESS3-1	4	Obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and their uses affect the environment.
Hydroelectric Dams and the Environment	MD	NGSS	4-ESS3-1	4	Obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and their uses affect the environment.
Flood Control Engineering	MD	NGSS	4-ESS3-2	3	Generate and compare multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of natural Earth processes on humans.
Engineering Permeable Concrete	MD	NGSS	4-ESS3-2	4	Generate and compare multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of natural Earth processes on humans.
Plant and Animal Cells	MD	NGSS	4-LS1-1	5	Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, and reproduction.
Plant Growth	MD	NGSS	4-LS1-1	5	Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, and reproduction.
Heredity and Traits	MD	NGSS	4-LS1-1	3	Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, and reproduction.
Plant Growth and Acid Rain	MD	NGSS	4-LS1-1	5	Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, and reproduction.
Plant Structures	MD	NGSS	4-LS1-1	4	Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, and reproduction.
Selecting Traits	MD	NGSS	4-LS1-1	4	Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, and reproduction.
Energy from the Sun	MD	NGSS	4-LS1-1	3	Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, and reproduction.
Frog Life Cycle	MD	NGSS	4-LS1-1	4	Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, and reproduction.
Mealworm Senses	MD	NGSS	4-LS1-1	4	Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, and reproduction.
Mealworm Senses	MD	NGSS	4-LS1-2	4	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.
Patterns in Motion	MD	NGSS	4-PS3-1	3	Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object. *Students are introduced to the relationship between energy and speed in this unit.
Energy and Collisions	MD	NGSS	4-PS3-1	4	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. *In this unit, students are introduced to the concept of patterns caused by the relative motions of the sun, moon, and Earth.
Waves and Energy	MD	NGSS	4-PS3-2	4	Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
Pitch and Volume	MD	NGSS	4-PS3-2	4	Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
Engineering Information Transfer	MD	NGSS	4-PS3-2	4	Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
Engineering Sound Barriers	MD	NGSS	4-PS3-2	5	Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
Engineering Library Scopes	MD	NGSS	4-PS3-2	5	Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
Energy Transfer and Levers	MD	NGSS	4-PS3-2	4	Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
Engineering Launchers	MD	NGSS	4-PS3-2	4	Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
Current Electricity	MD	NGSS	4-PS3-2	4	Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
Engineering Electric Cars	MD	NGSS	4-PS3-2	4	Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
Friction and Motion	MD	NGSS	4-PS3-2	5	Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
Engineering Roller Coasters	MD	NGSS	4-PS3-2	5	Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
Electrical Currents and Circuits	MD	NGSS	4-PS3-2	5	Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
Engineering Water Prisms	MD	NGSS	4-PS3-2	3	Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
Windmill Forces	MD	NGSS	4-PS3-2	3	Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.*Students are introduced to energy transfer in this unit by focusing on moving substances. They will explore other forms of energy transfer in later units.
Forces and Levers	MD	NGSS	4-PS3-2	4	Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
Magnets and Motors	MD	NGSS	4-PS3-2	5	Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
Sound Energy	MD	NGSS	4-PS3-2	5	Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
Sound Energy and Materials	MD	NGSS	4-PS3-2	5	Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
Sound Energy and Mediums	MD	NGSS	4-PS3-2	3	Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
Engineering Hearing Toys	MD	NGSS	4-PS3-2	3	Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
Energy and Collisions	MD	NGSS	4-PS3-3	4	Ask questions and predict outcomes about the changes in energy that occur when objects collide.
Engineering Electric Cars	MD	NGSS	4-PS3-4	4	Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.
Engineering Information Transfer	MD	NGSS	4-PS3-4	4	Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.
Engineering Roller Coasters	MD	NGSS	4-PS3-4	5	Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.
Electrical Currents and Circuits	MD	NGSS	4-PS3-4	5	Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.
Engineering Launchers	MD	NGSS	4-PS3-4	4	Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.
Magnets and Motors	MD	NGSS	4-PS3-4	5	Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.
Waves and Energy	MD	NGSS	4-PS4-1	4	Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move.
Sound Energy	MD	NGSS	4-PS4-1	5	Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move.
Engineering Information Transfer	MD	NGSS	4-PS4-2	4	Develop a model to describe that light reflecting from objects and entering the eye allows objects to be seen.
Engineering Library Scopes	MD	NGSS	4-PS4-2	5	Develop a model to describe that light reflecting from objects and entering the eye allows objects to be seen.
Engineering Water Prisms	MD	NGSS	4-PS4-2	3	Develop a model to describe that light reflecting from objects and entering the eye allows objects to be seen.
Engineering Information Transfer	MD	NGSS	4-PS4-3	4	Generate and compare multiple solutions that use patterns to transfer information.
Motion in the Solar System	MD	NGSS	5-ESS1-1	3	Support an argument that the apparent brightness of the sun and stars is due to their relative distances from Earth.
Scaling the Sun Earth Moon System	MD	NGSS	5-ESS1-1	5	Support an argument that the apparent brightness of the sun and stars is due to their relative distances from Earth.
Balanced vs. Unbalanced Forces	MD	NGSS	5-ESS1-1	4	Support an argument that the apparent brightness of the sun and stars is due to their relative distances from Earth.
Patterns	MD	NGSS	5-ESS1-2	5	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.
Balanced vs. Unbalanced Forces	MD	NGSS	5-ESS1-2	4	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. *In this unit, students are introduced to the concept of patterns caused by the relative motions of the sun, moon, and Earth.
Heat and Evaporation	MD	NGSS	5-ESS2-1	3	Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.
Earth Materials and Water Flow	MD	NGSS	5-ESS2-1	4	Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.
Weathering Rocks	MD	NGSS	5-ESS2-1	5	Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.
Earth's Water	MD	NGSS	5-ESS2-1	5	Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.
Earth's Interacting Systems	MD	NGSS	5-ESS2-1	5	Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.
Fossil Organisms and their Environment	MD	NGSS	5-ESS2-1	3	Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.
Energy from the Sun	MD	NGSS	5-ESS2-1	3	Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.
Environmental Change	MD	NGSS	5-ESS2-1	3	Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.
Heat and Evaporation	MD	NGSS	5-ESS2-2	3	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.
Earth Materials and Water Flow	MD	NGSS	5-ESS2-2	4	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.
Earth's Water	MD	NGSS	5-ESS2-2	5	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.
Engineering Filtration Devices	MD	NGSS	5-ESS3-1	5	Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth’s resources and environment.
Engineering Library Scopes	MD	NGSS	5-ESS3-1	5	Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth’s resources and environment.
Hydroelectric Dams and the Environment	MD	NGSS	5-ESS3-1	4	Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth’s resources and environment.
Plant Growth	MD	NGSS	5-LS1-1	5	Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water.
Plant Growth and Acid Rain	MD	NGSS	5-LS1-1	5	Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water.
Food Webs	MD	NGSS	5-LS1-1	4	Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water.
Plant Structures	MD	NGSS	5-LS1-1	4	Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water.
Energy from the Sun	MD	NGSS	5-LS1-1	3	Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water.
Energy and Matter in Food Webs	MD	NGSS	5-LS2-1	5	Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.
Ecosystem Dynamics	MD	NGSS	5-LS2-1	5	Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.
Decomposition	MD	NGSS	5-LS2-1	5	Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.
Energy from the Sun	MD	NGSS	5-LS2-1	3	Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.
Fossil Organisms and their Environment	MD	NGSS	5-LS2-1	3	Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.
Waves and Energy	MD	NGSS	5-PS1-1	4	Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
Pitch and Volume	MD	NGSS	5-PS1-1	4	Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
Conservation of Matter	MD	NGSS	5-PS1-1	5	Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
Structure of Matter	MD	NGSS	5-PS1-1	3	Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
Properties of Matter	MD	NGSS	5-PS1-1	4	Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
Engineering Sound Barriers	MD	NGSS	5-PS1-1	5	Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
Heat and Matter	MD	NGSS	5-PS1-1	3	Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
Sound Energy and Materials	MD	NGSS	5-PS1-1	5	Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
Electrical Currents and Circuits	MD	NGSS	5-PS1-1	5	Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
Current Electricity	MD	NGSS	5-PS1-1	4	Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
Sound Energy	MD	NGSS	5-PS1-1	5	Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
Static Charge	MD	NGSS	5-PS1-1	3	Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
Sound Energy and Mediums	MD	NGSS	5-PS1-1	3	Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
Conservation of Matter	MD	NGSS	5-PS1-2	5	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.
Pitch and Volume	MD	NGSS	5-PS1-3	4	Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
Engineering Information Transfer	MD	NGSS	5-PS1-3	4	Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
Plate Tectonics and Landform Patterns	MD	NGSS	5-PS1-3	4	Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
Engineering Sound Barriers	MD	NGSS	5-PS1-3	5	Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
Engineering Library Scopes	MD	NGSS	5-PS1-3	5	Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
Magnets and Magnetic Fields	MD	NGSS	5-PS1-3	3	Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
Properties of Minerals	MD	NGSS	5-PS1-3	5	Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
Electrical Currents and Circuits	MD	NGSS	5-PS1-3	5	Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
Engineering Electric Cars	MD	NGSS	5-PS1-3	4	Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
Engineering Water Prisms	MD	NGSS	5-PS1-3	3	Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
Current Electricity	MD	NGSS	5-PS1-3	4	Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
Magnets and Motors	MD	NGSS	5-PS1-3	5	Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
Sound Energy and Materials	MD	NGSS	5-PS1-3	5	Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
Static Charge	MD	NGSS	5-PS1-3	3	Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices	MD	NGSS	5-PS1-3	3	Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
Engineering Hearing Toys	MD	NGSS	5-PS1-3	3	Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
Conservation of Matter	MD	NGSS	5-PS1-4	5	Conduct an investigation to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances.
Water Erosion	MD	NGSS	5-PS1-4	4	Conduct an investigation to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances.
Weathering Rocks	MD	NGSS	5-PS1-4	5	Conduct an investigation to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances.
Motion in the Solar System	MD	NGSS	5-PS2-1	3	Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.
Energy Transfer and Levers	MD	NGSS	5-PS2-1	4	Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.
Balanced vs. Unbalanced Forces	MD	NGSS	5-PS2-1	4	Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.
Engineering Roller Coasters	MD	NGSS	5-PS2-1	5	Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.
Engineering Launchers	MD	NGSS	5-PS2-1	4	Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.
Engineering Skyscrapers	MD	NGSS	5-PS2-1	3	Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.
Scaling the Sun Earth Moon System	MD	NGSS	5-PS2-1	5	Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.
Forces and Materials	MD	NGSS	5-PS2-1	3	Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.
Forces and Levers	MD	NGSS	5-PS2-1	4	Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.
Energy and Matter in Food Webs	MD	NGSS	5-PS3-1	5	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.
Energy from the Sun	MD	NGSS	5-PS3-1	3	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.
Food Webs	MD	NGSS	5-PS3-1	4	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.
Who Scientists Are	MD	NGSS	K-2-ETS1-1	K	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.
Engineering Marble Movers	MD	NGSS	K-2-ETS1-1	K	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.
Engineering Hand Pollinators	MD	NGSS	K-2-ETS1-1	2	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.
Engineering Owl Shelters	MD	NGSS	K-2-ETS1-1	2	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.
Engineering Boats	MD	NGSS	K-2-ETS1-1	2	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.
Engineering Litter Collectors	MD	NGSS	K-2-ETS1-1	1	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.
Engineering Dams	MD	NGSS	K-2-ETS1-1	1	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.
Windy Weather	MD	NGSS	K-2-ETS1-1	K	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
Controlling Erosion	MD	NGSS	K-2-ETS1-1	2	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.
Engineering Communication Devices	MD	NGSS	K-2-ETS1-1	1	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.
Sunlight and Engineering	MD	NGSS	K-2-ETS1-1	K	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.
Who Scientists Are	MD	NGSS	K-2-ETS1-2	K	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.
Engineering Dams	MD	NGSS	K-2-ETS1-2	1	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.
Engineering Hand Pollinators	MD	NGSS	K-2-ETS1-2	2	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.
Engineering Marble Movers	MD	NGSS	K-2-ETS1-2	K	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.
Engineering Owl Shelters	MD	NGSS	K-2-ETS1-2	2	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.
Engineering Boats	MD	NGSS	K-2-ETS1-2	2	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.
Engineering Litter Collectors	MD	NGSS	K-2-ETS1-2	1	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.
Windy Weather	MD	NGSS	K-2-ETS1-2	K	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
Controlling Erosion	MD	NGSS	K-2-ETS1-2	2	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.
Engineering Communication Devices	MD	NGSS	K-2-ETS1-2	1	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.
Sunlight and Engineering	MD	NGSS	K-2-ETS1-2	K	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.
Who Scientists Are	MD	NGSS	K-2-ETS1-3	K	Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.
Controlling Erosion	MD	NGSS	K-2-ETS1-3	2	Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.
Engineering Litter Collectors	MD	NGSS	K-2-ETS1-3	1	Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each perform.
Engineering Hand Pollinators	MD	NGSS	K-2-ETS1-3	2	Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each perform.
Engineering Marble Movers	MD	NGSS	K-2-ETS1-3	K	Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.
Engineering Owl Shelters	MD	NGSS	K-2-ETS1-3	2	Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each perform.
Engineering Boats	MD	NGSS	K-2-ETS1-3	2	Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each perform.
Engineering Dams	MD	NGSS	K-2-ETS1-3	1	Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each perform.
Engineering Communication Devices	MD	NGSS	K-2-ETS1-3	1	Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each perform.
Sunlight and Engineering	MD	NGSS	K-2-ETS1-3	K	Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.
Who Scientists Are	MD	NGSS	K-ESS2-1	K	Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.
Weather Patterns	MD	NGSS	K-ESS2-1	K	Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.
Windy Weather	MD	NGSS	K-ESS2-1	K	Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time
Heat and Water	MD	NGSS	K-ESS2-1	K	Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.
The Water Cycle	MD	NGSS	K-ESS2-1	K	Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.
Weather and Seasons	MD	NGSS	K-ESS2-1	K	Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.
Growing Plants	MD	NGSS	K-ESS2-2	K	Construct an argument supported by evidence for how plants and animals (including humans) can change the environment to meet their needs.
Living Things in Their Habitat	MD	NGSS	K-ESS3-1	K	Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants and animals (including humans) and the places they live
Animal Habitats	MD	NGSS	K-ESS3-1	K	Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants and animals (including humans) and the places they live
Who Scientists Are	MD	NGSS	K-ESS3-2	K	Ask questions to obtain information about the purpose of weather forecasting to prepare for, and respond to, severe weather.
Extreme Weather	MD	NGSS	K-ESS3-2	K	Ask questions to obtain information about the purpose of weather forecasting to prepare for, and respond to, severe weather.
Windy Weather	MD	NGSS	K-ESS3-2	K	Ask questions to obtain information about the purpose of weather forecasting to prepare for, and respond to, severe weather.
Human Shelter	MD	NGSS	K-ESS3-3	K	Communicate solutions that will reduce the impact of humans on the land, water, air, and/or other living things in the local environment.
Earth and Human Activity	MD	NGSS	K-ESS3-3	K	Communicate solutions that will reduce the impact of humans on the land, water, air, and/or other living things in the local environment.
Living Things in Their Habitat	MD	NGSS	K-LS1-1	K	Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.
Living, Nonliving, and Once-Living	MD	NGSS	K-LS1-1	K	Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.
Growing Plants	MD	NGSS	K-LS1-1	K	Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.
Animal Habitats	MD	NGSS	K-LS1-1	K	Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.
Parts of Plants	MD	NGSS	K-LS1-1	K	Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.
Germinating Seeds	MD	NGSS	K-LS1-1	K	Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.
Characteristics of Living Things	MD	NGSS	K-LS1-1	K	Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.
Pushes and Pulls	MD	NGSS	K-PS2-1	K	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.
Forces and Motion	MD	NGSS	K-PS2-1	K	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.
Friction and Motion	MD	NGSS	K-PS2-1	K	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.
Engineering Marble Movers	MD	NGSS	K-PS2-2	K	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.
Who Scientists Are	MD	NGSS	K-PS3-1	K	Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface
Weather Patterns	MD	NGSS	K-PS3-1	K	Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface.
Weather and Seasons	MD	NGSS	K-PS3-1	K	Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface.
The Water Cycle	MD	NGSS	K-PS3-1	K	Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface
Sunlight and Temperature	MD	NGSS	K-PS3-1	K	Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface
Sun and Shade	MD	NGSS	K-PS3-1	K	Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface
Color and Temperature	MD	NGSS	K-PS3-1	K	Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface
Sunlight and Engineering	MD	NGSS	K-PS3-1	K	Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface
Who Scientists Are	MD	NGSS	K-PS3-2	K	Use tools and materials provided to design and build a structure that will reduce the warming effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface.
Sunlight and Engineering	MD	NGSS	K-PS3-2	K	Use tools and materials provided to design and build a structure that will reduce the warming effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface.
Sun Angle and Temperature	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS1-1	8	Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.
Sun-Earth-Moon System	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS1-1	6	Develop and use a model of the Earth-Sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons
Climate Analysis	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS1-1	7	Develop and use a model of the Earth-Sun-moon system to explain the cyclical patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.
Earth-Sun-Moon System	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS1-1	8	Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.
Sun-Earth-Moon System	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS1-2	6	Develop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system.
Earth's Place in the Solar System	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS1-2	8	Develop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system.
Earth's Place in the Solar System	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS1-3	8	Analyze and interpret data to determine scale properties of objects in the solar system.
Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS1-4	7	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.
Animal Diversity	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS1-4	8	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.
Earth's Geologic History	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS1-4	6	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.
Climate Analysis	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS1-4	7	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.
Groundwater Flow	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS2-1	7	Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth’s materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.
The Rock Cycle	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS2-1	7	Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth’s materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.
Earth Materials	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS2-1	6	Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth’s materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.
Glacier Motion	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS2-1	7	Use a model to illustrate that energy from Earth’s interior drives convection that cycles Earth’s crust, leading to melting, crystallization, weathering, and deformation of large rock formations, including generation of ocean seafloor at ridges, submergence of ocean seafloor at trenches, mountain building, and active volcanic chains.
Mass and Heat Transfer	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS2-1	7	Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth’s materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.
The Rock Cycle	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS2-2	7	Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales.
Weathering and Erosion	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS2-2	6	Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales.
Earth Materials	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS2-2	6	Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales.
Glacier Motion	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS2-2	7	Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying times and spatial scales.
Climate Analysis	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS2-2	7	Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying times and spatial scales.
Groundwater Flow	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS2-2	7	Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying times and spatial scales.
Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS2-3	7	Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions.
Earth Materials	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS2-3	6	Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions.
Earth's Geologic History	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS2-3	6	Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions.
Groundwater Contamination	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS2-4	7	Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
The Water Cycle and Earth's Systems	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS2-4	6	Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
Sun Angle and Temperature	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS2-4	8	Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
Convection and Weather	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS2-4	8	Collect data to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses result in changes in weather conditions.
Ocean Salinity and Density	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS2-4	6	Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
Weathering and Erosion	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS2-4	6	Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
Glacier Motion	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS2-4	7	Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
Groundwater Flow	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS2-4	7	Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
Climate Analysis	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS2-4	7	Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
The Water Cycle and Earth's Systems	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS2-6	6	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.
Ocean Salinity and Density	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS2-6	6	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.
Earth’s Climate	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS2-6	6	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.
Sun Angle and Temperature	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS2-6	8	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.
Convection and Weather	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS2-6	8	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.
Groundwater Contamination	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS3-1	7	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.
Natural Resources	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS3-1	7	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.
Groundwater Flow	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS3-2	7	Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.
Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS3-2	6	Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.
Groundwater Contamination	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS3-3	7	Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.
Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS3-3	6	Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.
Engineering Water Filtration Devices	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS3-3	7	Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.
Groundwater Contamination	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS3-4	7	Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth’s systems.
Greenhouse Effect	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS3-4	8	Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth’s systems.
Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS3-5	6	Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century.
Climate Analysis	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS3-5	7	Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century.
Greenhouse Effect	MD	NGSS	MS-ESS3-5	8	Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise of global temperatures over the past.
Engineering Vehicles	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-1	7	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.
Engineering Speakers	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-1	7	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.
Engineering Meteoroid Shields	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-1	8	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.
Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-1	7	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.
Engineering Thermal Control	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-1	6	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.
Engineering Seismograph	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-1	8	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.
Engineering Greenhouses	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-1	8	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.
Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-1	6	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.
Engineering Wind Turbines	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-1	8	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.
Engineering Shoreline Barriers	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-1	8	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.
Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-1	6	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.
Engineering Water Filtration Devices	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-1	7	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.
Engineering Bridges	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-1	6	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.
Engineering Wind Turbines	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-2	8	Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Engineering Vehicles	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-2	7	Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Engineering Meteoroid Shields	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-2	8	Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Engineering Greenhouses	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-2	8	Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Engineering Speakers	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-2	7	Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Engineering Thermal Control	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-2	6	Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Engineering Water Filtration Devices	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-2	7	Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Engineering Shoreline Barriers	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-2	8	Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-2	6	Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Engineering Seismograph	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-2	8	Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-2	6	Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-2	7	Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Engineering Bridges	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-2	6	Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Engineering Seismograph	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-3	8	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.
Engineering Vehicles	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-3	7	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.
Engineering Speakers	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-3	7	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.
Engineering Meteoroid Shields	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-3	8	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.
Engineering Thermal Control	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-3	6	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.
Engineering Greenhouses	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-3	8	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.
Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-3	6	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.
Engineering Wind Turbines	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-3	8	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.
Engineering Shoreline Barriers	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-3	8	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.
Engineering Water Filtration Devices	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-3	7	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.
Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-3	7	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.
Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-3	6	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.
Engineering Bridges	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-3	6	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.
Engineering Thermal Control	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-4	6	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.
Engineering Meteoroid Shields	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-4	8	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.
Engineering Water Filtration Devices	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-4	7	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.
Engineering Vehicles	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-4	7	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.
Engineering Speakers	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-4	7	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.
Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-4	7	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.
Engineering Shoreline Barriers	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-4	8	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.
Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-4	6	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.
Engineering Bridges	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-4	6	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.
Engineering Greenhouses	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-4	8	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.
Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-4	6	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.
Engineering Seismograph	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-4	8	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.
Engineering Wind Turbines	MD	NGSS	MS-ETS1-4	8	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.
Observing and Comparing Cells	MD	NGSS	MS-LS1-1	6	Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
Organ System Structure and Function	MD	NGSS	MS-LS1-1	6	Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
Cell Structure and Function	MD	NGSS	MS-LS1-1	6	Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
Comparing Cells	MD	NGSS	MS-LS1-1	8	Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
Living Things: Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes	MD	NGSS	MS-LS1-1	7	Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
Mitosis in Animal and Plant Cells	MD	NGSS	MS-LS1-1	7	Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
Sucrose and Heart Rate	MD	NGSS	MS-LS1-1	8	Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
Animal and Plant Cell Structure and Function	MD	NGSS	MS-LS1-1	7	Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
Cellular Respiration	MD	NGSS	MS-LS1-1	8	Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells
The Cell Membrane	MD	NGSS	MS-LS1-2	7	Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.
Observing and Comparing Cells	MD	NGSS	MS-LS1-2	6	Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.
Animal and Plant Cell Structure and Function	MD	NGSS	MS-LS1-2	7	Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.
Photosynthesis	MD	NGSS	MS-LS1-2	6	Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.
Comparing Cells	MD	NGSS	MS-LS1-2	8	Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.
Organ System Structure and Function	MD	NGSS	MS-LS1-3	6	Use argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells.
Cell Structure and Function	MD	NGSS	MS-LS1-3	6	Use argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells.
Sucrose and Heart Rate	MD	NGSS	MS-LS1-3	8	Use argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells.
The Nervous System and Senses	MD	NGSS	MS-LS1-3	6	Use argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells.
Reproduction and Fungi Structures	MD	NGSS	MS-LS1-4	6	Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.
Chromosomes and Mutations	MD	NGSS	MS-LS1-4	7	Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.
Reproduction	MD	NGSS	MS-LS1-4	7	Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.
Rocky Shore Ecosystems	MD	NGSS	MS-LS1-4	7	Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.
The Cell Membrane	MD	NGSS	MS-LS1-4	7	Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.
Natural Selection	MD	NGSS	MS-LS1-4	8	Use arguments based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.
Animal and Plant Cell Structure and Function	MD	NGSS	MS-LS1-4	7	Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.
Forest Food Web	MD	NGSS	MS-LS1-4	6	Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.
Sea Star Structures	MD	NGSS	MS-LS1-4	7	Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.
Intertidal Zone Temperature Change	MD	NGSS	MS-LS1-4	7	Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.
Life on Earth	MD	NGSS	MS-LS1-5	6	Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
Natural Selection	MD	NGSS	MS-LS1-5	8	Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
Photosynthesis	MD	NGSS	MS-LS1-5	6	Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
DNA and Proteins	MD	NGSS	MS-LS1-5	8	Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
	MD	NGSS	MS-LS1-5	6	Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
Rocky Shore Ecosystems	MD	NGSS	MS-LS1-6	7	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.
Photosynthesis and Oil Spills	MD	NGSS	MS-LS1-6	8	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.
Food and Energy	MD	NGSS	MS-LS1-6	7	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.
Photosynthesis	MD	NGSS	MS-LS1-6	6	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
Comparing Cells	MD	NGSS	MS-LS1-6	8	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.
Food and Energy	MD	NGSS	MS-LS1-7	7	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.
Cellular Respiration	MD	NGSS	MS-LS1-7	8	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.
Sucrose and Heart Rate	MD	NGSS	MS-LS1-8	8	Gather and synthesize information that sensory receptors respond to stimuli by sending messages to the brain for immediate behavior or storage as memories.
The Nervous System and Senses	MD	NGSS	MS-LS1-8	6	Gather and synthesize information that sensory receptors respond to stimul
Rocky Shore Ecosystems	MD	NGSS	MS-LS2-1	7	Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.
Food Webs	MD	NGSS	MS-LS2-1	8	Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.
	MD	NGSS	MS-LS2-1	6	Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.
Food Webs	MD	NGSS	MS-LS2-2	8	Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.
Rocky Shore Ecosystems	MD	NGSS	MS-LS2-2	7	Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.
Rocky Shore Ecosystems	MD	NGSS	MS-LS2-3	7	Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
Photosynthesis and Oil Spills	MD	NGSS	MS-LS2-3	8	Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
Food Webs	MD	NGSS	MS-LS2-3	8	Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
Forest Food Web	MD	NGSS	MS-LS2-3	6	Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
Photosynthesis and Oil Spills	MD	NGSS	MS-LS2-4	8	Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.
Food Webs	MD	NGSS	MS-LS2-4	8	Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.
Rocky Shore Ecosystems	MD	NGSS	MS-LS2-4	7	Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.
	MD	NGSS	MS-LS2-4	6	Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.
Engineering Water Filtration Devices	MD	NGSS	MS-LS2-5	7	Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Engineering Shoreline Barriers	MD	NGSS	MS-LS2-5	8	Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Chromosomes and Mutations	MD	NGSS	MS-LS3-1	7	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.
Animal Diversity	MD	NGSS	MS-LS3-1	8	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.
Natural Selection	MD	NGSS	MS-LS3-1	8	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.
DNA and Mutations	MD	NGSS	MS-LS3-1	8	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.
Heredity and Traits	MD	NGSS	MS-LS3-1	8	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.
Reproduction	MD	NGSS	MS-LS3-2	7	Develop and use a model to show why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation.
Inheritance and Variation of Traits	MD	NGSS	MS-LS3-2	6	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.
Heredity and Traits	MD	NGSS	MS-LS3-2	8	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.
Animal Diversity	MD	NGSS	MS-LS3-2	8	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.
Reproduction	MD	NGSS	MS-LS3-2	8	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.
Reproduction and Fungi Structures	MD	NGSS	MS-LS3-2	6	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.
Animal Diversity	MD	NGSS	MS-LS4-1	8	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.
Comparing Cells	MD	NGSS	MS-LS4-1	8	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.
Life on Earth	MD	NGSS	MS-LS4-1	6	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.
Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion	MD	NGSS	MS-LS4-1	7	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.
Life on Earth	MD	NGSS	MS-LS4-2	6	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.
Animal Diversity	MD	NGSS	MS-LS4-2	8	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.
Comparing Cells	MD	NGSS	MS-LS4-2	8	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.
Animal Diversity	MD	NGSS	MS-LS4-3	8	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.
Life on Earth	MD	NGSS	MS-LS4-4	6	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.
DNA and Mutations	MD	NGSS	MS-LS4-4	8	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.
Natural Selection	MD	NGSS	MS-LS4-4	8	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.
Natural Selection	MD	NGSS	MS-LS4-5	8	Gather and synthesize information about the technologies that have changed the way humans influence the inheritance of desired traits in organisms.
Heredity and Traits	MD	NGSS	MS-LS4-5	8	Gather and synthesize information about the technologies that have changed the way humans influence the inheritance of desired traits in organisms.
Natural Selection	MD	NGSS	MS-LS4-6	8	Use mathematical representations to support explanations of how natural selection may lead to increases and decreases of specific traits in populations over time.
Atoms	MD	NGSS	MS-PS1-1	6	Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures
Molecules	MD	NGSS	MS-PS1-1	6	Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures
Natural Resources	MD	NGSS	MS-PS1-1	7	Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
Thermal Energy and Particle Motion	MD	NGSS	MS-PS1-1	7	Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
Chromosomes and Mutations	MD	NGSS	MS-PS1-1	7	Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
The Rock Cycle	MD	NGSS	MS-PS1-1	7	Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
Chemical Reactions	MD	NGSS	MS-PS1-1	8	Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
Polymer Structure and Function	MD	NGSS	MS-PS1-1	8	Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
Renewable Energy	MD	NGSS	MS-PS1-1	7	Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
Molecules	MD	NGSS	MS-PS1-2	6	Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.
Chemical Reactions	MD	NGSS	MS-PS1-2	7	Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.
Chemical Reactions	MD	NGSS	MS-PS1-2	8	Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.
Renewable Energy	MD	NGSS	MS-PS1-2	7	Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.
Natural Resources	MD	NGSS	MS-PS1-3	7	Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.
Mass and Motion	MD	NGSS	MS-PS1-3	8	Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.
Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions	MD	NGSS	MS-PS1-3	7	Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.
Chemical Reactions	MD	NGSS	MS-PS1-3	8	Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.
Polymer Structure and Function	MD	NGSS	MS-PS1-3	8	Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.
Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers	MD	NGSS	MS-PS1-3	6	Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.
Mass and Heat Transfer	MD	NGSS	MS-PS1-4	7	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.
Chemical Reactions	MD	NGSS	MS-PS1-4	8	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.
Molecules	MD	NGSS	MS-PS1-4	6	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.
Chemical Reactions	MD	NGSS	MS-PS1-5	7	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.
Chemical Reactions	MD	NGSS	MS-PS1-5	6	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.
Chemical Reactions	MD	NGSS	MS-PS1-5	8	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.
The Rock Cycle	MD	NGSS	MS-PS1-5	7	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.
Renewable Energy	MD	NGSS	MS-PS1-5	7	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.
Molecules	MD	NGSS	MS-PS1-5	6	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.
Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions	MD	NGSS	MS-PS1-6	7	Undertake a design project to construct, test, and modify a device that either releases or absorbs thermal energy by chemical processes.
Mass and Motion	MD	NGSS	MS-PS2-1	8	Apply Newton’s Third Law to design a solution to a problem involving the motion of two colliding objects.
Chemical Reactions	MD	NGSS	MS-PS2-1	6	Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.
Engineering Meteoroid Shields	MD	NGSS	MS-PS2-1	8	Apply Newton’s Third Law to design a solution to a problem involving the motion of two colliding objects.
Engineering Vehicles	MD	NGSS	MS-PS2-2	7	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.
Mass and Motion	MD	NGSS	MS-PS2-2	8	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.
Engineering Meteoroid Shields	MD	NGSS	MS-PS2-2	8	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.
Engineering Seismograph	MD	NGSS	MS-PS2-2	8	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.
Engineering Wind Turbines	MD	NGSS	MS-PS2-2	8	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.
Forces and Motion	MD	NGSS	MS-PS2-2	7	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.
Engineering Speakers	MD	NGSS	MS-PS2-3	7	Ask questions about data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.
Electric and Magnetic Interactions	MD	NGSS	MS-PS2-3	8	Ask questions about data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.
Magnetism and Energy	MD	NGSS	MS-PS2-3	8	Ask questions about data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.
Engineering Meteoroid Shields	MD	NGSS	MS-PS2-4	8	Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.
Sun-Earth-Moon System	MD	NGSS	MS-PS2-4	6	Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.
Glacier Motion	MD	NGSS	MS-PS2-4	7	Use evidence to support the claim that gravitational forces between objects are attractive and are only noticeable when one or both of the objects have a very large mass.
Sea Star Structures	MD	NGSS	MS-PS2-4	7	Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.
Earth-Sun-Moon System	MD	NGSS	MS-PS2-4	8	Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.
Earth's Place in the Solar System	MD	NGSS	MS-PS2-4	8	Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.
Energy Transformation	MD	NGSS	MS-PS2-4	6	Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.
Engineering Speakers	MD	NGSS	MS-PS2-5	7	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.
Electric and Magnetic Interactions	MD	NGSS	MS-PS2-5	8	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.
Magnetism and Energy	MD	NGSS	MS-PS2-5	8	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.
Mass, Speed, and Kinetic Energy	MD	NGSS	MS-PS3-1	7	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.
Mass and Motion	MD	NGSS	MS-PS3-1	8	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.
Mass and Energy Transfer	MD	NGSS	MS-PS3-1	6	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.
Engineering Speakers	MD	NGSS	MS-PS3-2	7	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.
Magnetism and Energy	MD	NGSS	MS-PS3-2	8	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.
Energy Transformation	MD	NGSS	MS-PS3-2	6	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.
Engineering Thermal Control	MD	NGSS	MS-PS3-3	6	Apply scientific principles to design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.
Mass and Heat Transfer	MD	NGSS	MS-PS3-3	7	Apply scientific principles to design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.
Engineering Greenhouses	MD	NGSS	MS-PS3-3	8	Apply scientific principles to design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.
Chemical Reactions	MD	NGSS	MS-PS3-3	6	Apply scientific principles to design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.
Thermal Energy and Particle Motion	MD	NGSS	MS-PS3-4	7	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.
Chemical Reactions	MD	NGSS	MS-PS3-4	7	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. *In this unit, students focus on the relationship between the energy transferred and the change in the average kinetic energy of the substance’s particles. They will incorporate the other aspects of the standard in later units.
Chemical Reactions	MD	NGSS	MS-PS3-4	6	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.
Mass and Heat Transfer	MD	NGSS	MS-PS3-4	7	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.
Intertidal Zone Temperature Change	MD	NGSS	MS-PS3-4	7	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.
Engineering Vehicles	MD	NGSS	MS-PS3-5	7	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.
Thermal Energy and Particle Motion	MD	NGSS	MS-PS3-5	7	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.
Chemical Reactions	MD	NGSS	MS-PS3-5	7	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.
Chemical Reactions	MD	NGSS	MS-PS3-5	6	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.
Engineering Thermal Control	MD	NGSS	MS-PS3-5	6	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.
Mass, Speed, and Kinetic Energy	MD	NGSS	MS-PS3-5	7	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.
Chemical Reactions	MD	NGSS	MS-PS3-5	8	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.
Polymer Structure and Function	MD	NGSS	MS-PS3-5	8	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.
Mass and Heat Transfer	MD	NGSS	MS-PS3-5	7	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.
Electric and Magnetic Interactions	MD	NGSS	MS-PS3-5	8	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.
Engineering Wind Turbines	MD	NGSS	MS-PS3-5	8	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.
Magnetism and Energy	MD	NGSS	MS-PS3-5	8	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.
Intertidal Zone Temperature Change	MD	NGSS	MS-PS3-5	7	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.
Forces and Motion	MD	NGSS	MS-PS3-5	7	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.
Mass and Motion	MD	NGSS	MS-PS3-5	8	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.
Energy Transformation	MD	NGSS	MS-PS3-5	6	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.
Mass and Energy Transfer	MD	NGSS	MS-PS3-5	6	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.
Thermal Energy and Particle Motion	MD	NGSS	MS-PS4-1	7	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.
Wave Properties and Signals	MD	NGSS	MS-PS4-1	6	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.
Engineering Seismograph	MD	NGSS	MS-PS4-1	8	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.
Mechanical Waves and Energy	MD	NGSS	MS-PS4-1	8	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.
Light and Information Transfer	MD	NGSS	MS-PS4-2	8	Develop and use a model to describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials.
Wave Properties and Signals	MD	NGSS	MS-PS4-2	6	Develop and use a model to describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials.
Communication Systems	MD	NGSS	MS-PS4-3	7	Integrate qualitative scientific and technical information to support the claim that digitized signals are a more reliable way to encode and transmit information than analog signals.
Wave Properties and Signals	MD	NGSS	MS-PS4-3	6	Integrate qualitative scientific and technical information to support the claim that digitized signals are a more reliable way to encode and transmit information than analog signals.
Light and Information Transfer	MD	NGSS	MS-PS4-3	8	Integrate qualitative scientific and technical information to support the claim that digitized signals are a more reliable way to encode and transmit information than analog signals.

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Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to NGSS.

Science Lesson : Earth and Moon Patterns

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Sun Position and Shadow Patterns

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Seasonal Temperatures and Water Cycles

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Ant Behavior and Food

State: MD

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.

Science Lesson : Bird Beak Structure and Function

State: MD

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.

Science Lesson : Plant Structures

State: MD

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.

Science Lesson : Engineering Litter Collectors

State: MD

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.

Science Lesson : Insect Anatomy - Structure and Function

State: MD

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.

Science Lesson : Living and Nonliving Things

State: MD

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.

Science Lesson : Engineering Dams

State: MD

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.

Science Lesson : Parent and Offspring Behaviors

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Living and Nonliving Things

State: MD

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: MD

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 : Parent and Offspring Behaviors

State: MD

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: MD

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 : Engineering Communication Devices

State: MD

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.

Science Lesson : Making Sounds and Instruments

State: MD

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: MD

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: MD

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.

Science Lesson : Earth Events

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Controlling Erosion

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : How Plants Grow

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Butterfly Life Cycle

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Flowers

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Butterfly Structure and Function

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Engineering Hand Pollinators

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Predator-Prey Relationships

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Habitats

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Matter and Properties

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Engineering Owl Shelters

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Floating and Sinking

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Owl Shelters

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Property of Materials

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Owl Shelters

State: MD

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.

Science Lesson : Matter and Properties

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Water Flow

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Flood Control Engineering

State: MD

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.

Science Lesson : Engineering Electric Cars

State: MD

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.

Science Lesson : Engineering Information Transfer

State: MD

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.

Science Lesson : Engineering Sound Barriers

State: MD

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.

Science Lesson : Engineering Permeable Concrete

State: MD

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.

Science Lesson : Engineering Filtration Devices

State: MD

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.

Science Lesson : Engineering Roller Coasters

State: MD

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.

Science Lesson : Engineering Launchers

State: MD

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.

Science Lesson : Engineering Hearing Toys

State: MD

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.

Science Lesson : Engineering Skyscrapers

State: MD

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.

Science Lesson : Engineering Library Scopes

State: MD

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.

Science Lesson : Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices

State: MD

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.

Science Lesson : Engineering Water Prisms

State: MD

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.

Science Lesson : Flood Control Engineering

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Electric Cars

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Information Transfer

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Sound Barriers

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Permeable Concrete

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Library Scopes

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Filtration Devices

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Roller Coasters

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Hearing Toys

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Water Prisms

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Pick-and-Place Devices

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Flood Control Engineering

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Electric Cars

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Information Transfer

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Sound Barriers

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Filtration Devices

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Water Prisms

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Permeable Concrete

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Roller Coasters

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Library Scopes

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Pick-and-Place Devices

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Hearing Toys

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Earth's Interacting Systems

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Earth Materials and Water Flow

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Heat and Evaporation

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Earth's Interacting Systems

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Weather and Climate

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Energy from the Sun

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Flood Control Engineering

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Engineering Permeable Concrete

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Earth Materials and Water Flow

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Plant Growth and Acid Rain

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Life Cycles

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Environmental Change

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Life Cycles

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Ecosystem Dynamics

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Ecosystem Dynamics

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Heredity and Traits

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Changing Earth's Surface

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Fossil Organisms and their Environment

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Ecosystem Dynamics

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Heredity and Traits

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Energy from the Sun

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Fossil Organisms and their Environment

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Environmental Change

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Selecting Traits

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Selecting Traits

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Make a claim about the merit of a solution to a problem caused when the environment changes and the type of plants and animals that live there may change.

Science Lesson : Environmental Change

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Make a claim about the merit of a solution to a problem caused when the environment changes and the type of plants and animals that live there may change.

Science Lesson : Forces and Levers

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Energy Transfer and Levers

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Launchers

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Balanced vs. Unbalanced Forces

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Forces and Materials

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Energy and Collisions

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Motion in the Solar System

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Static Charge

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Magnetic Fields

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Changing Earth's Surface

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Weathering Rocks

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time. *In this unit, students focus on the role of weathering in erosion, deposition, and Earth’s changing landscape.

Science Lesson : Plate Tectonics and Landform Patterns

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Water Erosion

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Flood Control Engineering

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Water Erosion

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Plate Tectonics and Landform Patterns

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Earth's Surface Features

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Analyze and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of Earth’s features. how different kinds of rock are mechanically weathered, analyzing how the sediment caused by the weathering can then be eroded. *In this unit, students focus on patterns in the locations of volcanoes and earthquakes.

Science Lesson : Water Erosion

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Changing Earth's Surface

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Hydroelectric Dams and the Environment

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Flood Control Engineering

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Engineering Permeable Concrete

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Plant and Animal Cells

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Plant Growth

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Heredity and Traits

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Plant Growth and Acid Rain

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Plant Structures

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Selecting Traits

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Energy from the Sun

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Frog Life Cycle

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Mealworm Senses

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Mealworm Senses

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Patterns in Motion

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object. *Students are introduced to the relationship between energy and speed in this unit.

Science Lesson : Energy and Collisions

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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. *In this unit, students are introduced to the concept of patterns caused by the relative motions of the sun, moon, and Earth.

Science Lesson : Waves and Energy

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Pitch and Volume

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Information Transfer

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Sound Barriers

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Library Scopes

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Transfer and Levers

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Electric Cars

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Friction and Motion

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Roller Coasters

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Electrical Currents and Circuits

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Water Prisms

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.*Students are introduced to energy transfer in this unit by focusing on moving substances. They will explore other forms of energy transfer in later units.

Science Lesson : Forces and Levers

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Magnets and Motors

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 and Materials

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 and Mediums

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Hearing Toys

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Engineering Electric Cars

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Engineering Information Transfer

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Engineering Roller Coasters

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Electrical Currents and Circuits

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Magnets and Motors

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Sound Energy

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Engineering Information Transfer

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Engineering Library Scopes

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Engineering Water Prisms

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Engineering Information Transfer

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Motion in the Solar System

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Support an argument that the apparent brightness of the sun and stars is due to their relative distances from Earth.

Science Lesson : Scaling the Sun Earth Moon System

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Support an argument that the apparent brightness of the sun and stars is due to their relative distances from Earth.

Science Lesson : Balanced vs. Unbalanced Forces

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Support an argument that the apparent brightness of the sun and stars is due to their relative distances from Earth.

Science Lesson : Patterns

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Balanced vs. Unbalanced Forces

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Heat and Evaporation

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Earth Materials and Water Flow

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Weathering Rocks

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Earth's Interacting Systems

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Fossil Organisms and their Environment

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Energy from the Sun

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Environmental Change

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Heat and Evaporation

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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.

Science Lesson : Earth Materials and Water Flow

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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.

Science Lesson : Earth's Water

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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.

Science Lesson : Engineering Filtration Devices

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Engineering Library Scopes

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Hydroelectric Dams and the Environment

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Plant Growth and Acid Rain

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Food Webs

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Plant Structures

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Energy and Matter in Food Webs

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Ecosystem Dynamics

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Decomposition

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Fossil Organisms and their Environment

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Waves and Energy

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Pitch and Volume

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Conservation of Matter

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Structure of Matter

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Properties of Matter

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Engineering Sound Barriers

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Heat and Matter

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Sound Energy and Materials

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Electrical Currents and Circuits

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Current Electricity

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Sound Energy

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Static Charge

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Sound Energy and Mediums

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Conservation of Matter

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Pitch and Volume

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Engineering Information Transfer

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Plate Tectonics and Landform Patterns

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Engineering Sound Barriers

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Engineering Library Scopes

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Magnets and Magnetic Fields

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Properties of Minerals

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Electrical Currents and Circuits

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Engineering Electric Cars

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Engineering Water Prisms

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Current Electricity

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Magnets and Motors

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Sound Energy and Materials

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Static Charge

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Engineering Pick-and-Place Devices

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Engineering Hearing Toys

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Conservation of Matter

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Water Erosion

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Weathering Rocks

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Motion in the Solar System

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Energy Transfer and Levers

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Balanced vs. Unbalanced Forces

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Engineering Roller Coasters

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Engineering Launchers

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Engineering Skyscrapers

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Scaling the Sun Earth Moon System

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Forces and Materials

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Forces and Levers

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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

Science Lesson : Energy and Matter in Food Webs

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Who Scientists Are

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Marble Movers

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Engineering Hand Pollinators

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Engineering Owl Shelters

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Engineering Boats

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Engineering Litter Collectors

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Engineering Dams

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Windy Weather

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Controlling Erosion

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Engineering Communication Devices

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Sunlight and Engineering

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Who Scientists Are

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Hand Pollinators

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Marble Movers

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Owl Shelters

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Litter Collectors

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Windy Weather

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Communication Devices

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Sunlight and Engineering

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Who Scientists Are

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Litter Collectors

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Engineering Hand Pollinators

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Engineering Marble Movers

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Owl Shelters

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Engineering Boats

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Engineering Dams

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Engineering Communication Devices

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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

Science Lesson : Sunlight and Engineering

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Weather Patterns

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Windy Weather

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Heat and Water

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : The Water Cycle

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Weather and Seasons

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Growing Plants

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Living Things in Their Habitat

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Animal Habitats

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Who Scientists Are

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Extreme Weather

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Windy Weather

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Human Shelter

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Earth and Human Activity

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Living Things in Their Habitat

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Living, Nonliving, and Once-Living

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Growing Plants

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Animal Habitats

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Parts of Plants

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Germinating Seeds

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Characteristics of Living Things

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Pushes and Pulls

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Friction and Motion

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Engineering Marble Movers

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Who Scientists Are

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Weather Patterns

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Weather and Seasons

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : The Water Cycle

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Sunlight and Temperature

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Sun and Shade

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Color and Temperature

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Sunlight and Engineering

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Who Scientists Are

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Use tools and materials provided to design and build a structure that will reduce the warming effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface.

Science Lesson : Sunlight and Engineering

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Use tools and materials provided to design and build a structure that will reduce the warming effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface.

Science Lesson : Sun Angle and Temperature

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation: Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.

Science Lesson : Sun-Earth-Moon System

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model of the Earth-Sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons

Science Lesson : Climate Analysis

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation: Develop and use a model of the Earth-Sun-moon system to explain the cyclical patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.

Science Lesson : Earth-Sun-Moon System

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation: Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.

Science Lesson : Sun-Earth-Moon System

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Earth's Place in the Solar System

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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

Science Lesson : Earth's Place in the Solar System

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation: Analyze and interpret data to determine scale properties of objects in the solar system.

Science Lesson : Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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's Geologic History

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Climate Analysis

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Groundwater Flow

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Earth Materials

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Use a model to illustrate that energy from Earth’s interior drives convection that cycles Earth’s crust, leading to melting, crystallization, weathering, and deformation of large rock formations, including generation of ocean seafloor at ridges, submergence of ocean seafloor at trenches, mountain building, and active volcanic chains.

Science Lesson : Mass and Heat Transfer

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Weathering and Erosion

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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

Science Lesson : Climate Analysis

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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

Science Lesson : Groundwater Flow

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Earth Materials

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Earth's Geologic History

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Groundwater Contamination

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : The Water Cycle and Earth's Systems

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Sun Angle and Temperature

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Collect data to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses result in changes in weather conditions.

Science Lesson : Ocean Salinity and Density

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Weathering and Erosion

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Glacier Motion

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : The Water Cycle and Earth's Systems

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Ocean Salinity and Density

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Sun Angle and Temperature

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Groundwater Contamination

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Natural Resources

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Groundwater Flow

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Groundwater Contamination

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Engineering Water Filtration Devices

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Groundwater Contamination

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Rain Harvesting Systems

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Engineering Meteoroid Shields

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Chemical Cold Pack Reactions

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Engineering Thermal Control

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Engineering Seismograph

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Engineering Greenhouses

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Engineering Wind Turbines

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Engineering Shoreline Barriers

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Engineering Water Filtration Devices

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Engineering Wind Turbines

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Meteoroid Shields

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Thermal Control

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Water Filtration Devices

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Shoreline Barriers

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Rain Harvesting Systems

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Chemical Cold Pack Reactions

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Engineering Speakers

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Engineering Meteoroid Shields

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Thermal Control

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Engineering Greenhouses

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Engineering Rain Harvesting Systems

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Engineering Wind Turbines

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Engineering Shoreline Barriers

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Engineering Water Filtration Devices

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Engineering Bridges

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Engineering Thermal Control

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Meteoroid Shields

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Water Filtration Devices

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Chemical Cold Pack Reactions

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Shoreline Barriers

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Rain Harvesting Systems

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Wind Turbines

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Observing and Comparing Cells

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Organ System Structure and Function

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Cell Structure and Function

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Living Things: Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Mitosis in Animal and Plant Cells

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Sucrose and Heart Rate

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Animal and Plant Cell Structure and Function

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Observing and Comparing Cells

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Animal and Plant Cell Structure and Function

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Photosynthesis

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Comparing Cells

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Organ System Structure and Function

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Cell Structure and Function

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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

Science Lesson : The Nervous System and Senses

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Reproduction and Fungi Structures

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.

Science Lesson : Chromosomes and Mutations

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Reproduction

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Rocky Shore Ecosystems

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : The Cell Membrane

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Natural Selection

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Use arguments based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.

Science Lesson : Animal and Plant Cell Structure and Function

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Forest Food Web

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Sea Star Structures

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Intertidal Zone Temperature Change

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Life on Earth

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Photosynthesis

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson :

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 and Oil Spills

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : The Nervous System and Senses

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Gather and synthesize information that sensory receptors respond to stimul

Science Lesson : Rocky Shore Ecosystems

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Food Webs

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 :

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Food Webs

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Rocky Shore Ecosystems

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

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

Science Lesson : Rocky Shore Ecosystems

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Photosynthesis and Oil Spills

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Photosynthesis and Oil Spills

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.

Science Lesson : Food Webs

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.

Science Lesson : Rocky Shore Ecosystems

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.

Science Lesson :

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.

Science Lesson : Engineering Water Filtration Devices

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services.

Science Lesson : Engineering Shoreline Barriers

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services.

Science Lesson : Chromosomes and Mutations

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Natural Selection

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : DNA and Mutations

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Heredity and Traits

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Reproduction

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to show why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation.

Science Lesson : Inheritance and Variation of Traits

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Animal Diversity

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 and Fungi Structures

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Animal Diversity

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Life on Earth

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Fossils and Tectonic Plate Motion

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Comparing Cells

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Life on Earth

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : DNA and Mutations

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Natural Selection

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Natural Selection

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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.

Science Lesson : Atoms

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures

Science Lesson : Molecules

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures

Science Lesson : Natural Resources

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.

Science Lesson : Thermal Energy and Particle Motion

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.

Science Lesson : Chromosomes and Mutations

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.

Science Lesson : The Rock Cycle

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.

Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation: Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.

Science Lesson : Polymer Structure and Function

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation: Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.

Science Lesson : Renewable Energy

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation: Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.

Science Lesson : Molecules

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Renewable Energy

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Natural Resources

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.

Science Lesson : Mass and Motion

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.

Science Lesson : Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.

Science Lesson : Polymer Structure and Function

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation: Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.

Science Lesson : Earthquake-Resistant Skyscrapers

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.

Science Lesson : Mass and Heat Transfer

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Molecules

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : The Rock Cycle

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Renewable Energy

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Molecules

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Engineering Chemical Cold Pack Reactions

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Apply Newton’s Third Law to design a solution to a problem involving the motion of two colliding objects.

Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Engineering Meteoroid Shields

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Meteoroid Shields

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Seismograph

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Wind Turbines

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Ask questions about data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.

Science Lesson : Electric and Magnetic Interactions

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Ask questions about data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.

Science Lesson : Engineering Meteoroid Shields

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Use evidence to support the claim that gravitational forces between objects are attractive and are only noticeable when one or both of the objects have a very large mass.

Science Lesson : Sea Star Structures

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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's Place in the Solar System

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Energy Transformation

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Engineering Speakers

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Electric and Magnetic Interactions

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Magnetism and Energy

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Mass, Speed, and Kinetic Energy

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Energy Transfer

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Engineering Speakers

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Magnetism and Energy

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Energy Transformation

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Thermal Control

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Apply scientific principles to design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.

Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Apply scientific principles to design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.

Science Lesson : Thermal Energy and Particle Motion

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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. *In this unit, students focus on the relationship between the energy transferred and the change in the average kinetic energy of the substance’s particles. They will incorporate the other aspects of the standard in later units.

Science Lesson : Chemical Reactions

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Mass and Heat Transfer

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Intertidal Zone Temperature Change

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Science Lesson : Engineering Vehicles

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Thermal Energy and Particle Motion

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Chemical Reactions

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Chemical Reactions

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Thermal Control

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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, Speed, and Kinetic Energy

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Chemical Reactions

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Polymer Structure and Function

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Heat Transfer

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Electric and Magnetic Interactions

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Wind Turbines

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Magnetism and Energy

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Intertidal Zone Temperature Change

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 Energy Transfer

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Thermal Energy and Particle Motion

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Wave Properties and Signals

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Mechanical Waves and Energy

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

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 : Light and Information Transfer

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials.

Science Lesson : Wave Properties and Signals

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Develop and use a model to describe that waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials.

Science Lesson : Communication Systems

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Integrate qualitative scientific and technical information to support the claim that digitized signals are a more reliable way to encode and transmit information than analog signals.

Science Lesson : Wave Properties and Signals

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Integrate qualitative scientific and technical information to support the claim that digitized signals are a more reliable way to encode and transmit information than analog signals.

Science Lesson : Light and Information Transfer

State: MD

Standards: NGSS

Performance Expectation:

Integrate qualitative scientific and technical information to support the claim that digitized signals are a more reliable way to encode and transmit information than analog signals.

This alignment guide shows how KnowAtom’s integrated model of science curriculum is designed for NGSS