Washington State K-12 Science Learning Standards (NGSS)
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This alignment guide shows how KnowAtom’s integrated model of science curriculum is designed for Washington State’s K-12 Science
Learning Standards (NGSS).

Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to Washington State Science Standards

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Science Lesson State Standards State ID Grades Performance Expectation
Insect Anatomy - Structure and Function WA Washington State K-12 Science Learning Standards 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 WA Washington State K-12 Science Learning Standards 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 WA Washington State K-12 Science Learning Standards 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 WA Washington State K-12 Science Learning Standards 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 WA Washington State K-12 Science Learning Standards 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.

Sounds and Senses WA Washington State K-12 Science Learning Standards 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.
Making Sounds and Instruments WA Washington State K-12 Science Learning Standards 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 WA Washington State K-12 Science Learning Standards 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 WA Washington State K-12 Science Learning Standards 1-PS4-2 [{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 WA Washington State K-12 Science Learning Standards 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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Washington State K-12 Science Learning Standards | KnowAtom Lessons

Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to Washington State Science Standards.

State: WA
Standards: Washington State K-12 Science Learning Standards
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: WA
Standards: Washington State K-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

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

State: WA
Standards: Washington State K-12 Science Learning Standards
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: WA
Standards: Washington State K-12 Science Learning Standards
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: WA
Standards: Washington State K-12 Science Learning Standards
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 : Sounds and Senses
State: WA
Standards: Washington State K-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation: Plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that vibrating materials can make sound and that sound can make materials vibrate.
State: WA
Standards: Washington State K-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

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

State: WA
Standards: Washington State K-12 Science Learning Standards
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: WA
Standards: Washington State K-12 Science Learning Standards
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: WA
Standards: Washington State K-12 Science Learning Standards
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 Washington State’s K-12 Science
Learning 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.