The NGSS in Alabama

Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer

• Wave Properties

  • 1 Carry out investigations to provide evidence that the vibrations of matter can make sound and sound can make matter vibrate.

  • 2 Use evidence from observations to explain that light is necessary in order for an object to be seen.

    • More light or less light (1-F.1)

  • 3 Plan and carry out investigations to determine how light is affected when it interacts with various types of materials.

    • Which lets light go through? (1-F.3)

  • 4 Design and construct a device that uses light or sound waves to send a communication signal over a distance.

    • How do we use light and sound to communicate? (1-F.4)

From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes

• External Structures

  • 5 Use information from observations to explain how various external features help living things survive, grow, and meet their needs.

    • What do animals need to survive? (1-H.1)
    • How do animals use their body parts? (1-H.2)
    • What do plants need to survive? (1-I.1)
    • Identify what plant parts do (1-I.3)

• Growth and Development

  • 6 Obtain information from text and other media to provide evidence that parents and their offspring engage in patterns of behavior that help the offspring survive.

Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits

• Inherited Traits and Environmental Impact

  • 7 Make observations to identify the similarities and differences between offspring and their parents.

    • Match animals to their parents (1-H.3)
    • Match plants to their parents (1-I.4)
    • Compare young living things to their parents (1-J.4)

Earth's Place in the Universe

• Sun, Moon, and Stars

  • 8 Observe, describe, and predict patterns of the sun, moon, and stars as they appear in the sky.

    • The daytime sky (1-O.1)
    • The night sky (1-O.2)

  • 9 Use observations of seasonal sunrise and sunset patterns to describe the relationship between the number of hours of daylight and the time of year.