NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 6 – Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions. 3-5. Use evidence (e.g., measurements, observations, patterns) to construct or support an explanation or design a solution to a problem.

NGSS Crosscutting Concepts. 4 – Systems and System Models. 3-5. A system is an organized group of related objects or components; models can be used for understanding and predicting the behavior of systems.

NGSS Crosscutting Concepts. 2 – Cause and Effect. 3-5. Cause and effect relationships are routinely identified, tested, and used to explain change.

NGSS Crosscutting Concepts. 5 – Energy & Matter: Flows, Cycles & Conservation. 3-5. Energy can be transferred in various ways and between objects.

NGSS Performance Expectations. 5-LS2.1. Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposer, and the environment

NGSS Crosscutting Concepts. 4 – Systems and System Models. 3-5. A system is an organized group of related objects or components; models can be used for understanding and predicting the behavior of systems.

NGSS. Performance Expectations. 5-LS1-1. Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water

NGSS Crosscutting Concepts. 4 – Systems and System Models. 3-5. A system can be described in terms of its components and their interactions.

NGSS Science and Engineering Practices. 6 – Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions. 3-5. Construct an explanation of observed relationships.

NGSS Crosscutting Concepts. 5 – Energy & Matter: Flows, Cycles, & Conservation. 3-5. Energy can be transferred in various ways and between objects.