Nevada Academic Content Standards for Science (NVACSS)
Nevada

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

Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to Nevada Science Standards

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Science Lesson State Standards State ID Grades Performance Expectation
Insect Anatomy - Structure and Function NV Nevada Academic Content Standards for Science (NVACSS) (NGSS) 1-LS1-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

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

Parent and Offspring Behaviors NV Nevada Academic Content Standards for Science (NVACSS) (NGSS) 1-LS1-2 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

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

Parent and Offspring Behaviors NV Nevada Academic Content Standards for Science (NVACSS) (NGSS) 1-LS3-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents. *Students focus on animals in this unit.

Living and Nonliving Things NV Nevada Academic Content Standards for Science (NVACSS) (NGSS) 1-LS3-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

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

Plant Structures NV Nevada Academic Content Standards for Science (NVACSS) (NGSS) 1-LS3-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

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

Making Sounds and Instruments NV Nevada Academic Content Standards for Science (NVACSS) (NGSS) 1-PS4-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that vibrating materials can make sound and that sound can make materials vibrate.

Sounds and Senses NV Nevada Academic Content Standards for Science (NVACSS) (NGSS) 1-PS4-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 Plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that vibrating materials can make sound and that sound can make materials vibrate.
Engineering Communication Devices NV Nevada Academic Content Standards for Science (NVACSS) (NGSS) 1-PS4-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1 Use tools and materials to design and build a device that uses light or sound to solve the problem of communicating over a distance.
Light NV Nevada Academic Content Standards for Science (NVACSS) (NGSS) 1-PS4-1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that objects in darkness can be seen only when illuminated.

Materials and Light NV Nevada Academic Content Standards for Science (NVACSS) (NGSS) 1-PS4-3 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Plan and conduct investigations to determine the effect of placing objects made with different materials in the path of a beam of light.

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Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to Nevada Science Standards.

State: NV
Standards: Nevada Academic Content Standards for Science (NVACSS) (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

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

State: NV
Standards: Nevada Academic Content Standards for Science (NVACSS) (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

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

State: NV
Standards: Nevada Academic Content Standards for Science (NVACSS) (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.

State: NV
Standards: Nevada Academic Content Standards for Science (NVACSS) (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: NV
Standards: Nevada Academic Content Standards for Science (NVACSS) (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

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

State: NV
Standards: Nevada Academic Content Standards for Science (NVACSS) (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 : Sounds and Senses
State: NV
Standards: Nevada Academic Content Standards for Science (NVACSS) (NGSS)
Performance Expectation: Plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that vibrating materials can make sound and that sound can make materials vibrate.
State: NV
Standards: Nevada Academic Content Standards for Science (NVACSS) (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 : Light
State: NV
Standards: Nevada Academic Content Standards for Science (NVACSS) (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: NV
Standards: Nevada Academic Content Standards for Science (NVACSS) (NGSS)
Performance Expectation:

Plan and conduct investigations to determine the effect of placing objects made with different materials in the path of a beam of light.

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

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