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1-PS4-3 Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer

Plan and conduct investigations to determine the effect of placing objects made with different materials in the path of a beam of light.

Performance Expectation

Grade: 
K-2
1

1-PS4-4 Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer

Use tools and materials to design and build a device that uses light or sound to solve the problem of communicating over a distance.*

Performance Expectation

Grade: 
K-2
1

1-LS1-1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes

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.*

Performance Expectation

Grade: 
K-2
1

1-LS1-2 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes

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

Performance Expectation

Grade: 
K-2
1

1-LS3-1 Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits

Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.

Performance Expectation

Grade: 
K-2
1

1-ESS1-1 Earth's Place in the Universe

Use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.

Performance Expectation

Grade: 
K-2
1

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.

Performance Expectation

Grade: 
K-2
1

2-PS1-1 Matter and Its Interactions

Plan and conduct an investigation to describe and classify different kinds of materials by their observable properties.

Performance Expectation

Grade: 
K-2
2

2-PS1-2 Matter and Its Interactions

Analyze data obtained from testing different materials to determine which materials have the properties that are best suited for an intended purpose.*

Performance Expectation

Grade: 
K-2
2

2-PS1-3 Matter and Its Interactions

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.

Performance Expectation

Grade: 
K-2
2