Level A (Kindergarten)
| Lesson | Section | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| Engage | Step 2 | NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 2 – Developing and Using Models. K-2. Modeling in K-2 builds on prior knowledge and processes to include using and developing models. |
| Engage | Step 2 | Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.K.1.A. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts under discussion). Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.K.6. Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly. |
| Engage | Step 3 | Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.K.1.A. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts under discussion). Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.K.6. Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly. |
| Engage | Step 4 | Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.K.1.A. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts under discussion). Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.K.6. Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly. |
| 1 | Step 2 | Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.K.1.A. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts under discussion). Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.K.6. Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly. |
| 1 | Step 4 | NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 3 – Planning and Carrying Out Investigations. K-2. Make observations (first- hand or from media) and/or measurements to collect data that can be used to make comparisons. |
| 1 | Step 5 | NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 2 – Developing and Using Models K-2. Modeling in K-2 builds on prior knowledge and processes to include using and developing models. |
| 1 | Step 6 | NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 2 – Developing and Using Models K-2. Modeling in K-2 builds on prior knowledge and processes to include using and developing models. Compare models to identify common features and differences. |
| 2 | Step 1 | Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.K.4. Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail. |
| 2 | Step 2 | NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 2 – Developing and Using Models. K-2. Modeling in K-2 builds on prior knowledge and processes to include using and developing models. Develop and/or use a model to represent amounts, relationships, relative scales, and/or patterns in the natural and designed worlds. NGSS Crosscutting Concepts. 4 – Systems and System Models. K-2. Objects and organisms can be described in terms of their parts. NGSS Crosscutting Concepts. 6 – Structure and Function. K-2. The shape and stability of structures of natural and designed objects are related to their function(s). |
| 2 | Step 5 | NGSS Disciple Core Ideas. LS1.C – Organization of Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms. All animals need food in order to live and grow. They obtain their food from plants or from other animals. Plants need water and sunlight to live and grow. |
| 2 | Step 6 | C3 Framework. Dimension 2. Geography.2.K-2. Explain how weather, climate, and other environmental characteristics affect people’s lives in a place or region. |
| 2 | Step 7 | NGSS Disciple Core Ideas. LS1.C – Organization of Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms. All animals need food in order to live and grow. They obtain their food from plants or from other animals. Plants need water and sunlight to live and grow. |
| 3 | Step 2 | Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.K.4. Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail. Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.K.6. Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly. |
| 3 | Step 3 | Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Language.1.1.J.Produce and expand complete simple and compound declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences in response to prompts. |
| 3 | Step 4 | NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 3 – Planning and Carrying Out Investigations. K-2. Make observations(first hand or from media) and/or measurements to collect data that can be used to make comparisons. |
| 3 | Step 5 | NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 3 – Planning and Carrying Out Investigations.K-2. With guidance, plan and conduct an investigation in collaboration with peers. |
| 3 | Step 6 | Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.K.1.A. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts under discussion). Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.1.1.A. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion). Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.2.1.A. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion). |
| 3 | Step 6 | Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Writing.K.8. With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question. Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Writing.1.8. With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question. Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Writing.2.8. Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question. |
| 3 | Step 7 | Common Core. Math.1.OA.A.1.Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem. |
| 3 | Step 9 | NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 2 – Planning and Carrying Out Investigations. K-2. Plan and conduct an investigation collaboratively to produce data to serve as the basis for evidence to answer a question. |
| 3 | Step 9 | NGSS Performance Expectation. 1-ESS1-2 – Earth’s Place in the Universe. Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year. |
| 3 | Step 10 | NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 4 – Planning and Carrying Out Investigations. K-2. Use observations (firsthand or from media) to describe patterns and/or relationships in the natural and/or designed world in order to answer scientific questions. |
| 3 | Step 10 | NGSS Performance Expectation. 1-ESS1-2 – Earth’s Place in the Universe. Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year. |
| 3 | Step 10 | NGSS Performance Expectation. 2-LS4-1 – Biological Evolution – Unity and Diversity. Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats. |
| Evaluate | Final Assessment, Part 1 | Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Writing.K.2. Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic. |
| Evaluate | Final Assessment, Part 1 | Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.K.4. Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail. Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.K.6. Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly. |
| Evaluate | Final Assessment, Part 2 | NGSS Performance Expectation. K-ESS2-1 – Earth’s Systems. Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time. |
| Evaluate | Final Assessment, Part 2 | Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.K.2. Confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood. |
| Evaluate | Final Assessment, Part 2 | NGSS Crosscutting Concepts 1 – Patterns. K-2. Patterns in the natural and human designed world can be observed, used to describe phenomena, and used as evidence. |
Level B (Grade 1)
| Lesson | Section | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| Engage | Step 1 | Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.1.1.A.Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion). |
| Engage | Step 3 | Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.1.1.A.Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion). |
| Engage | Step 3 | Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.1.2.Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media. |
| 1 | Step 2 | Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.K.4 Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail. Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.K.6 Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly. |
| 1 | Step 3 | Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Language.1.1.J.Produce and expand complete simple and compound declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences in response to prompts. |
| 1 | Step 4 | NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 2 – Planning and Carrying Out Investigations. K-2. Make observations (firsthand or from media) and/or measurements to collect data that can be used to make comparisons. |
| 1 | Step 5 | NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 3 – Planning and Carrying Out Investigations.K-2. With guidance, plan and conduct an investigation in collaboration with peers. |
| 1 | Step 6 | Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.K.1.A. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts under discussion). Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.1.1.A. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion). Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.2.1.A. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion). |
| 1 | Step 6 | Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Writing.K.8. With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question. Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Writing.1.8. With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question. Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Writing.2.8. Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question. |
| 1 | Step 7 | Common Core. Math.1.OA.A.1.Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem. |
| 1 | Step 9 | NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 2 – Planning and Carrying Out Investigations. K-2. Plan and conduct an investigation collaboratively to produce data to serve as the basis for evidence to answer a question. |
| 1 | Step 9 | NGSS Performance Expectation. 1-ESS1-2 – Earth’s Place in the Universe. Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year. |
| 1 | Step 10 | NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 4 – Planning and Carrying Out Investigations. K-2. Use observations (firsthand or from media) to describe patterns and/or relationships in the natural and/or designed world in order to answer scientific questions. |
| 1 | Step 10 | NGSS Performance Expectation. 1-ESS1-2 – Earth’s Place in the Universe. Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year. |
| 1 | Step 10 | NGSS Performance Expectation. 2-LS4-1 – Biological Evolution – Unity and Diversity. Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats. |
| 2 | Step 2 | NGSS Crosscutting Concepts. 1 – Patterns. K-2. Patterns in the natural and human designed world can be observed, used to describe phenomena, and used as evidence. NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 2 – Planning and Carrying Out Investigations. K-2. Make observations (firsthand or from media) and/or measurements to collect data that can be used to make comparisons. |
| 2 | Step 3 | Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.1.4.Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly. Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Language.1.1.J.Produce and expand complete simple and compound declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences in response to prompts. |
| 2 | Step 4 | Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.1.1.A.Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion). |
| 2 | Step 4 | NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 4 – Analyzing and Interpreting Data. K-2.Use observations (firsthand or from media) to describe patterns and/or relationships in the natural and designed world(s) in order to answer scientific questions and solve problems. NGSS Crosscutting Concepts. 7 – Stability and Change. K-2. Some things stay the same while other things change. |
| 2 | Step 4 | NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 6 – Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions. K-2. Use information from observations (firsthand and from media) to construct an evidence-based account for natural phenomena. |
| 3 | Step 4 | NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 2 – Developing and Using Models. K-2.Develop and/or use a model to represent amounts, relationships, relative scales (bigger, smaller), and/or patterns in the natural and designed world(s). |
| 3 | Step 7 | Common Core. Math.1.NBT.A.1.Count to 120, starting at any number less than 120. In this range, read and write numerals and represent a number of objects with a written numeral. |
| 3 | Step 7 | Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.1.1.A.Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion). |
| 3 | Step 9 | NGSS Crosscutting Concepts. 1 – Patterns. K-2. Patterns in the natural and human designed world can be observed, used to describe phenomena, and used as evidence. NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 4 – Analyzing and Interpreting Data. K-2. Use observations (firsthand or from media) to describe patterns and/or relationships in the natural and designed world(s) in order to answer scientific questions and solve problems. |
| 4 | Step 1 | Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.1.1.A.Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion). |
| 4 | Step 3 | NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 3 – Planning and Carrying Out Investigations. K-2. Make observations (firsthand or from media) and/or measurements to collect data that can be used to make comparisons. |
| 4 | Step 3 | Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.1.1.A.Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion). |
| 4 | Step 3 | Common Core. Math.1.MD.A.1.Order three objects by length; compare the lengths of two objects indirectly by using a third object. |
| 4 | Step 5 | Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Writing.1.8.With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question. |
| 4 | Step 5 | NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 3 – Planning and Carrying Out Investigations. K-2. Make observations (firsthand or from media) and/or measurements to collect data that can be used to make comparisons. |
| 4 | Step 6 | NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 3 – Planning and Carrying Out Investigations. K-2. Make observations (firsthand or from media) and/or measurements to collect data that can be used to make comparisons. |
| 4 | Step 6 | Common Core. Math.1.MD.A.1.Order three objects by length; compare the lengths of two objects indirectly by using a third object. |
| 4 | Step 6 | NGSS Crosscutting Concepts. 7 – Stability and Change. K-2. Some things stay the same while other things change. |
| 4 | Step 6 | Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Writing.1.8.With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question. |
| 4 | Step 7 | NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 4 – Analyzing and Interpreting Data. K-2. Use observations (firsthand or from media) to describe patterns and/or relationships in the natural and designed world(s) in order to answer scientific questions and solve problems. NGSS Crosscutting Concepts. 1 – Patterns. K-2. Patterns in the natural and human designed world can be observed, used to describe phenomena, and used as evidence. |
| 4 | Step 7 | Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.1.1.A.Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion). |
| 4 | Step 8 | NGSS Performance Expectation. 1-ESS1-2 – Earth’s Place in the Universe. Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year. NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 4 – Analyzing and Interpreting Data. K-2. Use observations (firsthand or from media) to describe patterns and/or relationships in the natural and designed world(s) in order to answer scientific questions and solve problems. NGSS Crosscutting Concepts. 1 – Patterns. K-2. Patterns in the natural and human designed world can be observed, used to describe phenomena, and used as evidence. |
| 4 | Step 8 | Common Core. Math.1.MD.C.4.Organize, represent, and interpret data with up to three categories; ask and answer questions about the total number of data points, how many in each category, and how many more or less are in one category than in another. |
| 4 | Step 8 | NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 5 – Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking. K-2. Describe, measure, and/or compare quantitative attributes of different objects and display the data using simple graphs. |
| 4 | Step 9 | Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.1.1.A.Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion). |
| Evaluate | Final Assessment, Part 1 | Common Core. Math.1.MD.C.4.Organize, represent, and interpret data with up to three categories; ask and answer questions about the total number of data points, how many in each category, and how many more or less are in one category than in another. |
| Evaluate | Final Assessment, Part 1 | NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 5 – Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking. K-2. Describe, measure, and/or compare quantitative attributes of different objects and display the data using simple graphs. |
| Evaluate | Final Assessment, Part 2 | Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Language.1.1.J.Produce and expand complete simple and compound declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences in response to prompts. |
Level C (Grade 2)
| Lesson | Section | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| Engage | Step 1 | NGSS Crosscutting Concepts. 1 – Patterns. K-2. Patterns in the natural and human designed world can be observed, used to describe phenomena, and used as evidence. |
| Engage | Step 4 | Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.2.1.A. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion). |
| Engage | Step 4 | NGSS Crosscutting Concepts. 1 – Patterns. K-2. Patterns in the natural and human designed world can be observed, used to describe phenomena, and used as evidence. |
| Engage | Step 4 | NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 2 – Planning and Carrying Out Investigations. K-2. Make observations (firsthand or from media) and/or measurements to collect data that can be used to make comparisons. |
| Engage | Step 4 | NGSS Performance Expectation. 2-PS1-1 – Matter and its Interactions. Plan and conduct an investigation to describe and classify different kinds of materials by their observable properties. |
| 1 | Step 2 | Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.K.4. Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail. Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.K.6. Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly. |
| 1 | Step 3 | Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Language.1.1.J.Produce and expand complete simple and compound declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences in response to prompts. |
| 1 | Step 4 | NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 3 – Planning and Carrying Out Investigations. K-2. Make observations(first hand or from media) and/or measurements to collect data that can be used to make comparisons. |
| 1 | Step 5 | NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 3 – Planning and Carrying Out Investigations.K-2. With guidance, plan and conduct an investigation in collaboration with peers. |
| 1 | Step 6 | Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.K.1.A. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts under discussion). Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.1.1.A. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion). Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.2.1.A. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion). |
| 1 | Step 6 | Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Writing.K.8. With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question. Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Writing.1.8. With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question. Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Writing.2.8. Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question. |
| 1 | Step 7 | Common Core. Math.1.OA.A.1.Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem. |
| 1 | Step 9 | NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 2 – Planning and Carrying Out Investigations. K-2. Plan and conduct an investigation collaboratively to produce data to serve as the basis for evidence to answer a question. |
| 1 | Step 9 | NGSS Performance Expectation. 1-ESS1-2 – Earth’s Place in the Universe. Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year. |
| 1 | Step 10 | NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 4 – Planning and Carrying Out Investigations. K-2. Use observations (firsthand or from media) to describe patterns and/or relationships in the natural and/or designed world in order to answer scientific questions. |
| 1 | Step 10 | NGSS Performance Expectation. 1-ESS1-2 – Earth’s Place in the Universe. Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year. |
| 1 | Step 10 | NGSS Performance Expectation. 2-LS4-1 – Biological Evolution – Unity and Diversity. Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats. |
| 2 | Part A, Step 1 | Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.2.3. Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to clarify comprehension, gather additional information, or deepen understanding of a topic or issue. |
| 2 | Part A, Step 1 | Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Language.2.6. Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using adjectives and adverbs to describe (e.g., When other kids are happy that makes me happy). |
| 2 | Part A, Step 2 | Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.2.4. Tell a story or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking audibly in coherent sentences. |
| 2 | Part A, Step 3 | NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 2 – Planning and Carrying Out Investigations. K-2. Make observations (firsthand or from media) and/or measurements to collect data that can be used to make comparisons. |
| 2 | Part B, Step 3 | NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 2 – Planning and Carrying Out Investigations. K-2. Make observations (firsthand or from media) and/or measurements to collect data that can be used to make comparisons. |
| 2 | Part B, Step 5 | Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.2.4. Tell a story or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking audibly in coherent sentences. |
| 2 | Part B, Step 6 | Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Language.2.6. Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using adjectives and adverbs to describe (e.g., When other kids are happy that makes me happy). |
| 2 | Part C, Step 2 | NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 2 – Planning and Carrying Out Investigations. K-2. Make observations (firsthand or from media) and/or measurements to collect data that can be used to make comparisons. NGSS Crosscutting Concepts 1-Patterns. K-2. Patterns in the natural and human designed world can be observed, used to describe phenomena, and used as evidence. |
| 2 | Part C, Step 3 | Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.2.1.A. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion). |
| 2 | Part C, Step 5 | NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 2 – Planning and Carrying Out Investigations. K-2. Make observations (firsthand or from media) and/or measurements to collect data that can be used to make comparisons. NGSS Crosscutting Concepts 1 – Patterns. K-2. Patterns in the natural and human designed world can be observed, used to describe phenomena, and used as evidence. |
| 2 | Part C, Step 5 | Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.2.3. Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to clarify comprehension, gather additional information, or deepen understanding of a topic or issue. |
| 3 | Step 4 | NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas. 2- LS4.D – Biodiversity and Humans. There are many different kinds of living things in any area, and they exist in different places on land and in water. |
| 3 | Step 5 | NGSS Performance Expectation. 2-LS4-1 – Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity. Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats. NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 3-Analyzing and Interpreting Data. K-2. Record information (observations, thoughts, and ideas). |
| 3 | Step 6 | NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 2 – Planning and Carrying Out Investigations. K-2. Make observations (firsthand or from media) and/or measurements to collect data that can be used to make comparisons. |
| 3 | Step 7 | Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.2.1.A. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion). |
| 4 | Step 1 | Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.2.1.A. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion). |
| 4 | Step 5 | NGSS Performance Expectation. 2-LS4-1 – Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity. Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas. 2- LS4.D: Biodiversity and Humans. There are many different kinds of living things in any area, and they exist in different places on land and in water. NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 2 – Planning and Carrying Out Investigations. K-2. Plan and conduct an investigation collaboratively to produce data to serve as the basis for evidence to answer a question. |
| 4 | Step 6 | NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 3 – Analyzing and Interpreting Data. K-2. Record information (observations, thoughts, and ideas). |
| 4 | Step 7 | Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Speaking and Listening.2.1.A. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion). |
| 4 | Step 7 | NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 4 – Analyzing and Interpreting Data. K-2. Use and share pictures, drawings, and/or writings of observations. |
| 4 | Step 8 | Common Core. Math.2.MD.D.10. Draw a picture graph and a bar graph (with single-unit scale) to represent a data set with up to four categories. Solve simple put-together, take-apart, and compare problems using information presented in a bar graph. |
| 4 | Step 8 | NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 5 – Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking. K-2. Describe, measure, and/or compare quantitative attributes of different objects and display the data using simple graphs. |
| 5 | Step 4 | NGSS Crosscutting Concepts. 1 – Patterns. K-2. Patterns in the natural and human designed world can be observed, used to describe phenomena, and used as evidence. |
| 5 | Step 4 | C3 Framework. Dimension 2. Geography.2.K-2. Identify some cultural and environmental characteristics of specific places. |
| 5 | Step 5 | NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas. 2- LS4.D: Biodiversity and Humans. There are many different kinds of living things in any area, and they exist in different places on land and in water. NGSS Crosscutting Concepts. 1 – Patterns. K-2. Patterns in the natural and human designed world can be observed, used to describe phenomena, and used as evidence. |
| 5 | Step 6 | Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Writing.2.8. Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question. |
| 5 | Step 8 | Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Writing.2.8. Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question. |
| 5 | Step 10 | NGSS Performance Expectation. 2-LS4-1 – Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity. Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas. 2-LS4.D – Biodiversity and Humans. There are many different kinds of living things in any area, and they exist in different places on land and in water. NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 4 – Analyzing and Interpreting Data. K-2. Use and share pictures, drawings, and/or writings of observations. |
| Evaluate | Final Performance Assessment | NGSS Performance Expectation. 2-LS4-1 – Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity. Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas. 2- LS4.D: Biodiversity and Humans. There are many different kinds of living things in any area, and they exist in different places on land and in water. NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 2 – Planning and Carrying Out Investigations. K-2. Make observations (firsthand or from media) and/or measurements to collect data that can be used to make comparisons. NGSS Crosscutting Concepts. 1 – Patterns. K-2. Patterns in the natural and human designed world can be observed, used to describe phenomena, and used as evidence. |
| Evaluate | Final Performance Assessment | Common Core. ELA-Literacy.Writing.2.8. Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question. |
