Maryland’s Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
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Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to Maryland Science Standards

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Science Lesson State Standards State ID Grades Performance Expectation
Earth and Moon Patterns MD NGSS 1-ESS1-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=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 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=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 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 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 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 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 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
Bird Beak Structure and Function MD NGSS 1-LS1-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
Plant Structures MD NGSS 1-LS1-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
Engineering Litter Collectors MD NGSS 1-LS1-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
Insect Anatomy - Structure and Function MD NGSS 1-LS1-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
Living and Nonliving Things MD NGSS 1-LS1-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
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Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to Maryland Science Standards.

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.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-ESS1-1
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.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-ESS1-1
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.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-ESS1-2
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.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-ESS1-2
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.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-LS1-1
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.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-LS1-1
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.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-LS1-1
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.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-LS1-1
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.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-LS1-1
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.
Grades: 1
State ID: 1-LS1-1

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

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Standards citation: NGSS Lead States. 2013. Next Generation Science Standards: For States, By States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. Neither WestEd nor the lead states and partners that developed the Next Generation Science Standards were involved in the production of this product, and do not endorse it.

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