Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Tennessee

This alignment guide shows how KnowAtom’s K-8 integrated science curriculum is aligned with Tennessee’s Academic Standards for Science.

Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to Tennessee Science Standards

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Science Lesson State Standards State ID Grades Performance Expectation
Living Things in Their Habitat TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.LS2.3 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Recognize how plants depend on their surroundings and other living things to meet their needs in the places they live.

Living and Nonliving Things TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.LS2.3 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Recognize how plants depend on their surroundings and other living things to meet their needs in the places they live.

Bird Beak Structure and Function TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.LS2.3 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Recognize how plants depend on their surroundings and other living things to meet their needs in the places they live.

Butterfly Structure and Function TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.LS2.3 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Recognize how plants depend on their surroundings and other living things to meet their needs in the places they live.

Flowers TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.LS2.3 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Recognize how plants depend on their surroundings and other living things to meet their needs in the places they live.

Sun and Shade TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.PS3.1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Make observations to determine how sunlight warms Earth’s surfaces (sand, soil, rocks, and water).

Sunlight and Temperature TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.PS3.1 [{id=111674358579, createdAt=1681899815574, updatedAt=1681899818274, 1='{type=string, value=K}'}] K

Make observations to determine how sunlight warms Earth’s surfaces (sand, soil, rocks, and water).

Seasonal Temperatures and Water Cycles TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.PS3.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Make observations to determine how sunlight warms Earth’s surfaces (sand, soil, rocks, and water).

Light TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.PS4.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use a model to describe how light is required to make objects visible. Summarize how illumination could be from an external light source or by an object giving off its own light.

Materials and Light TN Tennessee Academic Standards for Science 1.PS4.1 [{id=111674358580, createdAt=1681899818338, updatedAt=1681899820544, 1='{type=string, value=1}'}] 1

Use a model to describe how light is required to make objects visible. Summarize how illumination could be from an external light source or by an object giving off its own light.

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Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to Tennessee Science Standards.

State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Recognize how plants depend on their surroundings and other living things to meet their needs in the places they live.

State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Recognize how plants depend on their surroundings and other living things to meet their needs in the places they live.

State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Recognize how plants depend on their surroundings and other living things to meet their needs in the places they live.

State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Recognize how plants depend on their surroundings and other living things to meet their needs in the places they live.

Science Lesson : Flowers
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Recognize how plants depend on their surroundings and other living things to meet their needs in the places they live.

Science Lesson : Sun and Shade
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to determine how sunlight warms Earth’s surfaces (sand, soil, rocks, and water).

State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to determine how sunlight warms Earth’s surfaces (sand, soil, rocks, and water).

State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to determine how sunlight warms Earth’s surfaces (sand, soil, rocks, and water).

Science Lesson : Light
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use a model to describe how light is required to make objects visible. Summarize how illumination could be from an external light source or by an object giving off its own light.

Science Lesson : Materials and Light
State: TN
Standards: Tennessee Academic Standards for Science
Performance Expectation:

Use a model to describe how light is required to make objects visible. Summarize how illumination could be from an external light source or by an object giving off its own light.

This alignment guide shows how KnowAtom’s K-8 integrated science curriculum is aligned with Tennessee’s Academic Standards for Science.

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Other State Standards

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.