Massachusetts Science Technology and Engineering Learning Standards
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This guide shows how KnowAtom’s integrated model of K-8 hands-on science curriculum is designed for the Massachusetts STE Learning standards.

Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to Massachusetts Science Standards

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Science Lesson State Standards State ID Grades Performance Expectation
Living and Nonliving Things MA MA STE Frameworks 1-LS3-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use information from observations (first-hand and from media) to identify similarities and differences among individual plants or animals of the same kind.

Parent and Offspring Behaviors MA MA STE Frameworks 1-LS3-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use information from observations (first-hand and from media) to identify similarities and differences among individual plants or animals of the same kind.

Making Sounds and Instruments MA MA STE Frameworks 1-PS4-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Demonstrate that vibrating materials can make sound and that sound can make materials vibrate.

Sounds and Senses MA MA STE Frameworks 1-PS4-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 Demonstrate that vibrating materials can make sound and that sound can make materials vibrate.
Engineering Communication Devices MA MA STE Frameworks 1-PS4-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 Use tools and materials to design and build a device that uses light or sound to send a signal over a distance.
Light MA MA STE Frameworks 1-PS4-3 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Conduct an investigation to determine the effect of placing materials that allow light to pass through them, allow only some light through them, block all the light, or redirect light when put in the path of a beam of light.

Materials and Light MA MA STE Frameworks 1-PS4-3 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Conduct an investigation to determine the effect of placing materials that allow light to pass through them, allow only some light through them, block all the light, or redirect light when put in the path of a beam of light.

Controlling Erosion MA MA STE Frameworks 2-ESS2-1 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Investigate and compare the effectiveness of multiple solutions designed to slow or prevent wind or water from changing the shape of the land.

Mapping Land and Water MA MA STE Frameworks 2-ESS2-2 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Map the shapes and types of landforms and bodies of water in an area.

Water Flow MA MA STE Frameworks 2-ESS2-3 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Use examples obtained from international sources to explain that water is found in the ocean, rivers and streams, lakes and ponds, and may be solid or liquid.

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Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to Massachusetts Science Standards.

State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Use information from observations (first-hand and from media) to identify similarities and differences among individual plants or animals of the same kind.

State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Use information from observations (first-hand and from media) to identify similarities and differences among individual plants or animals of the same kind.

State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Demonstrate that vibrating materials can make sound and that sound can make materials vibrate.

Science Lesson : Sounds and Senses
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation: Demonstrate that vibrating materials can make sound and that sound can make materials vibrate.
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation: Use tools and materials to design and build a device that uses light or sound to send a signal over a distance.
Science Lesson : Light
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation to determine the effect of placing materials that allow light to pass through them, allow only some light through them, block all the light, or redirect light when put in the path of a beam of light.

Science Lesson : Materials and Light
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Conduct an investigation to determine the effect of placing materials that allow light to pass through them, allow only some light through them, block all the light, or redirect light when put in the path of a beam of light.

Science Lesson : Controlling Erosion
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Investigate and compare the effectiveness of multiple solutions designed to slow or prevent wind or water from changing the shape of the land.

Science Lesson : Mapping Land and Water
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Map the shapes and types of landforms and bodies of water in an area.

Science Lesson : Water Flow
State: MA
Standards: MA STE Frameworks
Performance Expectation:

Use examples obtained from international sources to explain that water is found in the ocean, rivers and streams, lakes and ponds, and may be solid or liquid.

This guide shows how KnowAtom’s integrated model of K-8 hands-on science curriculum is designed for the Massachusetts STE Learning standards.
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Standards citation: NGSS Lead States. 2013. Next Generation Science Standards: For States, By States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. Neither WestEd nor the lead states and partners that developed the Next Generation Science Standards were involved in the production of this product, and do not endorse it.