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
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Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to Washington State Science Standards

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Science Lesson State Standards State ID Grades Performance Expectation
Engineering Owl Shelters WA Washington State K-12 Science Learning Standards 2-PS1-3 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Make observations to construct an evidence-based account of how an object made of a small set of pieces can be disassembled and made into a new object.
Water Flow WA Washington State K-12 Science Learning Standards 2-PS1-4 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Obtain information to identify where water is found on Earth and that it can be solid or liquid.
Matter and Properties WA Washington State K-12 Science Learning Standards 2-PS1-4 [{id=111674358581, createdAt=1681899819948, updatedAt=1681899821915, 1='{type=string, value=2}'}] 2

Construct an argument with evidence that some changes caused by heating or cooling can be reversed and some cannot.
Engineering Electric Cars WA Washington State K-12 Science Learning Standards 3-5-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
Engineering Sound Barriers WA Washington State K-12 Science Learning Standards 3-5-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
Engineering Roller Coasters WA Washington State K-12 Science Learning Standards 3-5-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358585, createdAt=1681899838675, updatedAt=1681899841076, 1='{type=string, value=5}'}] 5

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
Engineering Information Transfer WA Washington State K-12 Science Learning Standards 3-5-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
Engineering Permeable Concrete WA Washington State K-12 Science Learning Standards 3-5-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358584, createdAt=1681899835616, updatedAt=1681899838563, 1='{type=string, value=4}'}] 4

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
Engineering Skyscrapers WA Washington State K-12 Science Learning Standards 3-5-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
Flood Control Engineering WA Washington State K-12 Science Learning Standards 3-5-ETS1-1 [{id=111674358582, createdAt=1681899821720, updatedAt=1681899824999, 1='{type=string, value=3}'}] 3

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
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Phenomena Based Lessons Aligned to Washington State Science Standards.

Science Lesson : Engineering Owl Shelters
State: WA
Standards: Washington State K-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Make observations to construct an evidence-based account of how an object made of a small set of pieces can be disassembled and made into a new object.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2-PS1-3
Science Lesson : Water Flow
State: WA
Standards: Washington State K-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Obtain information to identify where water is found on Earth and that it can be solid or liquid.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2-PS1-4
Science Lesson : Matter and Properties
State: WA
Standards: Washington State K-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Construct an argument with evidence that some changes caused by heating or cooling can be reversed and some cannot.
Grades: 2
State ID: 2-PS1-4
Science Lesson : Engineering Electric Cars
State: WA
Standards: Washington State K-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
Grades: 4
State ID: 3-5-ETS1-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Sound Barriers
State: WA
Standards: Washington State K-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
Grades: 5
State ID: 3-5-ETS1-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Roller Coasters
State: WA
Standards: Washington State K-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
Grades: 5
State ID: 3-5-ETS1-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Information Transfer
State: WA
Standards: Washington State K-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
Grades: 4
State ID: 3-5-ETS1-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Permeable Concrete
State: WA
Standards: Washington State K-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
Grades: 4
State ID: 3-5-ETS1-1
Science Lesson : Engineering Skyscrapers
State: WA
Standards: Washington State K-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-5-ETS1-1
Science Lesson : Flood Control Engineering
State: WA
Standards: Washington State K-12 Science Learning Standards
Performance Expectation:

Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
Grades: 3
State ID: 3-5-ETS1-1

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.

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