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NYS Learning StandardsPENYS Learning StandardsClarifying ObjectivesGradeMosa Mack Unit
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NYS Learning Standards4-PS3-1EnergyUse evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object4Energy Transfer
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NYS Learning Standards4-PS3-2EnergyMake observations to provide evidence that energy is conserved as it is transferred and/or converted from one form to another4Energy Transfer
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NYS Learning Standards4-PS3-3EnergyAsk questions and predict outcomes about the changes in energy that occur when objects collide.4Energy Transfer
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NYS Learning Standards4-PS3-4EnergyApply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.*4Energy Transfer
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NYS Learning Standards4-ESS3-1EnergyObtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and their uses affect the environment4Natural Resources
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NYS Learning Standards4-PS4-1Waves: Waves and InformationDevelop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move4Energy Transfer
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NYS Learning Standards4-PS4-3Waves: Waves and InformationGenerate and compare multiple solutions that use patterns to transfer information.*4Energy Transfer
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NYS Learning Standards4-PS4-2Structure, Function, and Information ProcessingDevelop a model to describe that light reflecting from objects and entering the eye allows objects to be seen.4Energy Transfer
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NYS Learning Standards4-LS1-1Structure, Function, and Information ProcessingConstruct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.4Plant & Animal Structures
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NYS Learning Standards4-LS1-2Structure, Function, and Information ProcessingUse a model to describe that animals receive different types of information through their senses, process the information in their brain, and respond to the information in different ways4Plant & Animal Structures
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NYS Learning Standards4-ESS1-1Earth’s Systems: Processes that Shape the EarthIdentify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time.4Earth's Processes & Mapping
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NYS Learning Standards4-ESS2-1Earth’s Systems: Processes that Shape the EarthMake observations and/or measurements to provide evidence of the effects of weathering or the rate of erosion by water, ice, wind, or vegetation.4Earth's Processes & Mapping
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NYS Learning Standards4-ESS2-2Earth’s Systems: Processes that Shape the EarthAnalyze and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of Earth’s features4Earth's Processes & Mapping
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NYS Learning Standards4-ESS3-2Earth’s Systems: Processes that Shape the EarthGenerate and compare multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of natural Earth processes on humans.*4Earth's Processes & Mapping
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NYS Learning Standards5-PS1-1Structure and Properties of MatterDevelop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.5Matter & Its Interactions
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NYS Learning Standards5-PS1-2Structure and Properties of MatterMeasure and graph quantities to provide evidence that regardless of the type of change that occurs when heating, cooling, or mixing substances the total amount of matter is conserved. 5Matter & Its Interactions
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NYS Learning Standards5-PS1-3Structure and Properties of MatterMake observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.5Matter & Its Interactions
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NYS Learning Standards5-PS1-4Structure and Properties of MatterConduct an investigation to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances.5Matter & Its Interactions
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NYS Learning Standards5-PS3-1 Matter and Energy in Organisms and EcosystemsUse models to describe that energy in animals’ food (used for body repair, growth, motion, and to maintain body warmth) was once energy from the Sun. 5Food Webs
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NYS Learning Standards5-LS1-1 Matter and Energy in Organisms and EcosystemsSupport an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water.5Food Webs
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NYS Learning Standards5-LS2-1 Matter and Energy in Organisms and EcosystemsDevelop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants (producers), animals (consumers), decomposers, and the environment. 5Food Webs
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NYS Learning Standards5-ESS2-1 Earth’s SystemsDevelop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.5Earth's Spheres
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NYS Learning Standards5-ESS2-2 Earth’s SystemsDescribe and graph the amounts of salt water and fresh water in various reservoirs to provide evidence about the distribution of water on Earth.5Earth's Spheres
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NYS Learning Standards5-ESS3-1 Earth’s SystemsObtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect Earth’s resources and environment5Earth's Spheres
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NYS Learning Standards5-PS2-1Space Systems: Stars and the Solar SystemSupport an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.5Gravity
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NYS Learning Standards5-ESS1-1Space Systems: Stars and the Solar SystemSupport an argument that differences in the apparent brightness of the Sun compared to other stars is due to their relative distances from Earth. 5Earth's Place in the Universe
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NYS Learning Standards5-ESS1-2Space Systems: Stars and the Solar SystemRepresent data in graphical displays to reveal patterns of daily changes in length and direction of shadows, day and night, and the seasonal appearance of some stars in the night sky5Earth's Place in the Universe
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NYS Learning Standards3-5-ETS1-1Engineering DesignDefine a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.4 - 5Unit Engineering Challenges
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NYS Learning Standards3-5-ETS1-2Engineering DesignGenerate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.4 - 5Unit Engineering Challenges
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NYS Learning Standards3-5-ETS1-3Engineering DesignPlan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.4 - 5Unit Engineering Challenges
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