This alignment guide shows how KnowAtom’s integrated model of science curriculum is designed for the Vermont Science Standards (NGSS).
Science Lesson
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State
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Standards
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State ID
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Grades
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Performance Expectation
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth and Moon Patterns | VT | Vermont Science Standards (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 | VT | Vermont Science Standards (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 | VT | Vermont Science Standards (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 | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 1-ESS1-2 | 1 |
Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year. |
| Insect Anatomy - Structure and Function | VT | Vermont Science Standards (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 | VT | Vermont Science Standards (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 | VT | Vermont Science Standards (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 | VT | Vermont Science Standards (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 | VT | Vermont Science Standards (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. |
| Ant Behavior and Food | VT | Vermont Science Standards (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 | VT | Vermont Science Standards (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 | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 1-LS1-2 | 1 |
Read texts and use media to determine patterns in behavior of parents and offspring that help offspring survive. |
| Plant Structures | VT | Vermont Science Standards (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 | VT | Vermont Science Standards (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. |
| Living and Nonliving Things | VT | Vermont Science Standards (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. |
| Engineering Communication Devices | VT | Vermont Science Standards (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 | VT | Vermont Science Standards (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 | VT | Vermont Science Standards (NGSS) | 1-PS4-1 | 1 |
Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that objects in darkness can be seen only when illuminated. |
| Sounds and Senses | VT | Vermont Science Standards (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. |
| Materials and Light | VT | Vermont Science Standards (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. |
| Engineering Communication Devices | VT | Vermont Science Standards (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 | VT | Vermont Science Standards (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 Litter Collectors | VT | Vermont Science Standards (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 Communication Devices | VT | Vermont Science Standards (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 Dams | VT | Vermont Science Standards (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 Litter Collectors | VT | Vermont Science Standards (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 Communication Devices | VT | Vermont Science Standards (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 Dams | VT | Vermont Science Standards (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 Litter Collectors | VT | Vermont Science Standards (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. |
This alignment guide shows how KnowAtom’s integrated model of science curriculum is designed for the Vermont Science Standards (NGSS).
