Tennessee

PS Physical Sciences

• 1.PS3 Energy

  • 1.PS3.1 Make observations to determine how sunlight warms Earth's surfaces.

    • Investigate sunlight and shade (1-N.2)

• 1.PS4 Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer

  • 1.PS4.1 Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that objects are visible when light shines on them or if they produce their own light, and that different amounts of light influence what we can see.

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

  • 1.PS4.2 Conduct an investigation to describe how the path of a beam of light can be changed by interactions with different materials.

    • Investigate shadows (1-F.2)
    • Which lets light go through? (1-F.3)
    • Design a sunshade (1-P.2)

LS Life Sciences

• 1.LS1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes

  • 1.LS1.1 Develop and use a model to explain the structure of plants and describe the function of the parts (taking in water and air, producing food, making new plants).

    • Identify plant parts (1-I.2)
    • Identify what plant parts do (1-I.3)

  • 1.LS1.2 Observe and analyze how living organisms grow and change over time.

    • Read animal life cycle diagrams (1-H.8)
    • Compare young living things to their parents (1-J.4)

  • 1.LS1.3 Analyze and interpret data from observations to describe how plants respond to changes in the environment.

• 1.LS2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics

  • 1.LS2.1 Conduct an experiment to show how plants depend on air, water, minerals from soil, and light to grow and thrive.

    • What do plants need to survive? (1-I.1)

  • 1.LS2.2 Obtain and communicate information to classify plants by where they grow and the plant's physical characteristics.

    • Identify types of plants (1-I.5)
    • Where do water lilies and saguaros live? (1-I.6)
    • Where do bearberries and powdery strap air plants live? (1-I.7)
    • Where do turtle grass and giant sequoias live? (1-I.8)

  • 1.LS2.3 Develop and use models to show how plants and animals depend on their surroundings and other living things to meet their needs in the places they live.

    • What do animals need to survive? (1-H.1)
    • Where do dromedary camels and polar bears live? (1-H.4)
    • Where do giraffes and beavers live? (1-H.5)
    • Where do whale sharks and tree frogs live? (1-H.6)
    • What do plants need to survive? (1-I.1)
    • Where do water lilies and saguaros live? (1-I.6)
    • Where do bearberries and powdery strap air plants live? (1-I.7)
    • Where do turtle grass and giant sequoias live? (1-I.8)
    • How do living things change their environments to meet their needs? (1-K.1)
    • How do gray squirrels change the forest to meet their needs? (1-K.2)

ESS Earth and Space Sciences

• 1.ESS1 Earth's Place in the Universe

  • 1.ESS1.1 Use observations or models of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.

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

  • 1.ESS1.2 Observe natural objects in the sky that can be seen from Earth with the naked eye and recognize that a telescope, used as a tool, can provide greater detail of objects in the sky.

  • 1.ESS1.3 Make observations to predict patterns between sunrise and sunset, and the change of seasons.

ETS Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science

• 1.ETS1 Engineering Design

  • 1.ETS1.1 Apply an engineering design approach to identify and solve practical problems.

    • Design a race car track (1-P.1)
    • Design a sunshade (1-P.2)

  • 1.ETS1.2 Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved.

    • Design a race car track (1-P.1)
    • Design a sunshade (1-P.2)

  • 1.ETS1.3 Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model that communicates solutions to others.

    • Design a race car track (1-P.1)
    • Design a sunshade (1-P.2)