PA Alignment Grades 4-5 (2024)

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1	Pennsylvania STEEL Standards	Science Domain	Strand	Grade Level	PE	PE Statement	Mosa Mack Unit
2	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Life Science 3.1	Structure and Function	4th	3.1.4.A	Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction	Plant & Animal Structures
3	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Life Science 3.1	Information Processing	4th	3.1.4.B	Use 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 ways.	Plant & Animal Structures
4	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Physical Science 3.2	Definitions of Energy	4th	3.2.4.A	Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object.	Energy Transfer
5	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Physical Science 3.2	Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer	4th	3.2.4.B	Make and communicate observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.
6	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Physical Science 3.2	Relationship Between Energy and Forces	4th	3.2.4.C	Ask questions and predict outcomes about the changes in energy that occur when objects collide.
7	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Physical Science 3.2	Energy in Chemical Processes and Everyday Life	4th	3.2.4.D	Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.
8	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Physical Science 3.2	Wave Properties	4th	3.2.4.E	Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move.
9	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Physical Science 3.2	Electromagnetic Radiation	4th	3.2.4.F	Develop a model to describe that light reflecting from objects and entering the eye allows objects to be seen.
10	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Physical Science 3.2	Information Technologies and Instrumentation	4th	3.2.4.G	Generate and compare multiple solutions that use patterns to transfer information.
11	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Earth and Space Science 3.3	The History of Planet Earth	4th	3.3.4.A	Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time.	Earth's Processes and Mapping
12	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Earth and Space Science 3.3	Earth Materials and Systems	4th	3.3.4.B	Make observations and/or measurements to provide evidence of the effects of weathering or the rate of erosion by water, ice, wind, or vegetation.
13	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Earth and Space Science 3.3	Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale System Interactions	4th	3.3.4.C	Analyze and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of Earth’s features.
14	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Earth and Space Science 3.3	Natural Resources	4th	3.3.4.D	Obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and their uses affect the environment	Natural Resources
15	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Earth and Space Science 3.3	Natural Resources	4th	3.3.4.E	Generate and compare multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of natural Earth processes on humans.	Earth's Processes and Mapping
16	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Life Science 3.1	Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms	5th	3.1.5.A	Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water.	Photosynthesis - Animation
17	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Life Science 3.1	Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms	5th	3.1.5.B	Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.	Food Webs
18	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Physical Science 3.2	Structure and Properties of Matter	5th	3.2.5.A	Develop a model to descirbe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.	Matter and Its Interactions
19	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Physical Science 3.2		5th	3.2.5.B	Make and communicate observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
20	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Physical Science 3.2		5th	3.2.5.C	Interpret and analyze data to make decisions about how to utilize materials based on their properties.
21	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Physical Science 3.2	Chemical Reactions	5th	3.2.5.D	Measure and graph quantities to provide evidence that regardless of the type of change that occurs when heating, cooling, or mixing substances, the total weight of matter is conserved
22	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Physical Science 3.2		5th	3.2.5.E	Conduct an investigation to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances.
23	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Physical Science 3.2		5th	3.2.5.F	Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.	Earth's Place in the Universe
24	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Physical Science 3.2	Energy in Chemical Processes and Everyday Life	5th	3.2.5.G	Use 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.	Food Webs
25	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Physical Science 3.2	The Universe and Its Stars	5th	3.3.5.A	Support an argument that differences in the apparent brightness of the sun compared to other stars is due to their relative distances from Earth.	Earth's Place in the Universe
26	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Earth and Space Science 3.3	Earth and the Solar System	5th	3.3.5.B	Represent 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 sky.	Earth's Place in the Universe
27	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Earth and Space Science 3.3	Earth Materials and Systems	5th	3.3.5.C	Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.	Earth's Spheres
28	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Earth and Space Science 3.3	The Roles of Water in Earth’s Surface Processes	5th	3.3.5.D	Describe and graph the amounts of salt water and fresh water in various reservoirs to provide evidence about the distribution of water on Earth.
29	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Earth and Space Science 3.3	Human Impact on Earth Systems	5th	3.3.5.E	Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth’s resources and environment.
30	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Earth and Space Science 3.3	Human Impact on Earth Systems	5th	3.3.5.F	Generate and design possible solutions to a current environmental issue, threat, or concern.
31	Environmental Standards
32	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Environmental Literacy & Sustainability 3.4	Agricultural and Environmental Systems and Resources Agricultural Systems	4th-5th	3.4.3-5.A	Analyze how living organisms, including humans, affect the environment in which they live, and how their environment affects them.	Natural Resources
33	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Environmental Literacy & Sustainability 3.4		4th-5th	3.4.3-5.B	Make a claim about the environmental and social impacts of design solutions and civic actions, including their own actions.	Climate Change & Ecological Footprint
34	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Environmental Literacy & Sustainability 3.4		4th-5th	3.4.3-5.C	Examine ways you influence your local environment and community by collecting and displaying data.	Mosa Mack does not address state specific standards.
35	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Environmental Literacy & Sustainability 3.4	Environmental Literacy Skills Investigating Environmental Issues	4th-5th	3.4.3-5.D	Develop a model to demonstrate how local environmental issues are connected to larger local environment and human systems.	Mosa Mack does not address state specific standards.
36	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Environmental Literacy & Sustainability 3.4	Environmental Literacy Skills Environmental Experiences	4th-5th		Refer to other standards in this document to build a learning progression.	Embedded throughout the various units.
37	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Environmental Literacy & Sustainability 3.4	Environmental Literacy Skills Evaluating Solutions	4th-5th	3.4.3-5.E	Construct an argument to support whether action is needed on a selected environmental issue and propose possible solutions.	Climate Change & Ecological Footprint
38	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Environmental Literacy & Sustainability 3.4	Sustainability and Stewardship Environmental Sustainability	4th-5th		Refer to other standards in this document to build a learning progression.	Embedded throughout the various units.
39	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Environmental Literacy & Sustainability 3.4	Sustainability and Stewardship Environmental Sustainability	4th-5th	3.4.3-5.F	Critique ways that people depend on and change the environment.	Renewable Resources
40	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Environmental Literacy & Sustainability 3.4	Sustainability and Stewardship Environmental Justice	4th-5th	3.4.3-5.G	Investigate how perspectives over the use of resources and the development of technology have changed over time and resulted in conflict over the development of societies and nations.	Natural Resources
41	Technology & Engineering
42	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Technology & Engineering 3.5	Applying, Maintaining, and Assessing Technological Products and Systems Impacts of Technology Influence of Society on Technological Development	4th-5th	3.5.3-5.A	Use appropriate symbols, numbers, and words to communicate key ideas about technological products and systems.	Embedded throughout the various units.
43	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Technology & Engineering 3.5		4th-5th	3.5.3-5.B	Examine information to assess the trade-offs to using a product or system.	Embedded throughout the various units.
44	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Technology & Engineering 3.5		4th-5th	3.5.3-5.C	Follow directions to complete a technological task.	Embedded throughout the various units.
45	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Technology & Engineering 3.5		4th-5th	3.5.3-5.D	Predict how certain aspects of their daily lives would be different without given technologies.	Natural Resources
46	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Technology & Engineering 3.5		4th-5th	3.5.3-5.E	Explain why responsible use of technology requires sustainable management of resources.	Natural Resources
47	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Technology & Engineering 3.5		4th-5th	3.5.3-5.F	Classify resources used to create technologies as either renewable or nonrenewable.	Renewable Resources
48	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Technology & Engineering 3.5		4th-5th	3.5.3-5.G	Describe the helpful and harmful effects of technology.	Renewable Resources
49	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Technology & Engineering 3.5		4th-5th	3.5.3-5.H	Determine factors that influence changes in a society’s technological systems or infrastructure.	Design Thinking
50	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Technology & Engineering 3.5		4th-5th	3.5.3-5.I	Design solutions by safely using tools, materials, and skills.	Design Thinking Year 1 & Design Thinking Year 2
51	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Technology & Engineering 3.5		4th-5th	3.5.3-5.J	Explain how technologies are developed or adapted when individual or societal needs and wants change.	Embedded throughout the various units.
52	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Technology & Engineering 3.5		4th-5th	3.5.3-5.K	Judge technologies to determine the best one to use to complete a given task or meet a need.	Design Thinking Year 1 & Design Thinking Year 2
53	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Technology & Engineering 3.5		4th-5th	3.5.3-5.L	Demonstrate how tools and machines extend human capabilities, such as holding, lifting, carrying, fastening, separating, and computing.	Design Thinking Year 1 & Design Thinking Year 2
54	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Technology & Engineering 3.5		4th-5th	3.5.3-5.N	Identify why a product or system is not working properly.	Design Thinking Year 1 & Design Thinking Year 2
55	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Technology & Engineering 3.5		4th-5th	3.5.3-5.O	Describe requirements of designing or making a product or system.	Embedded throughout the various units.
56	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Technology & Engineering 3.5		4th-5th	3.5.3-5.P	Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of existing design solutions, including their own solutions.	Design Thinking Year 1 & Design Thinking Year 2
57	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Technology & Engineering 3.5		4th-5th	3.5.3-5.Q	Practice successful design skills.	Embedded throughout the various units.
58	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Technology & Engineering 3.5		4th-5th	3.5.3-5.R	Apply tools, techniques, and materials in a safe manner as part of the design process.	Embedded throughout the various units.
59	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Technology & Engineering 3.5		4th-5th	3.5.3-5.S	Illustrate that there are multiple approaches to design.	Embedded throughout the various units.
60	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Technology & Engineering 3.5		4th-5th	3.5.3-5.T	Apply universal principles and elements of design.	Embedded throughout the various units.
61	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Technology & Engineering 3.5		4th-5th	3.5.3-5.U	Evaluate designs based on criteria, constraints, and standards.	Embedded throughout the various units.
62	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Technology & Engineering 3.5		4th-5th	3.5.3-5.V	Interpret how good design improves the human condition.	Design Thinking Year 1 & Design Thinking Year 2
63	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Technology & Engineering 3.5		4th-5th	3.5.3-5.W	Describe the properties of different materials.	Embedded throughout the various units.
64	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Technology & Engineering 3.5		4th-5th	3.5.3-5.X	Explain how various relationships can exist between technology and engineering and other content areas.	Embedded throughout the various units.
65	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Technology & Engineering 3.5		4th-5th	3.5.3-5.Y	Identify the resources needed to get a technical job done, such as people, materials, capital, tools, machines, knowledge, energy, and time	Embedded throughout the various units.
66	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Technology & Engineering 3.5		4th-5th	3.5.3-5.Z	Create a new product that improves someone's life.	Nervous System
67	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Technology & Engineering 3.5	Nature and Characteristics of Technology and Engineering Core Concepts of Technology and Engineering History of Technology	4th-5th	3.5.3-5.AA	Create representations of the tools people made, how they cultivated to provide food, made clothing, and built shelters to protect themselves.	Mosa Mack Science does not currently address this.
68	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Technology & Engineering 3.5		4th-5th	3.5.3-5.BB	Illustrate how, when parts of a system are missing, it may not work as planned.	Embedded throughout the various units.
69	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Technology & Engineering 3.5		4th-5th	3.5.3-5.CC	Describe how a subsystem is a system that operates as a part of another larger system.	Embedded throughout the various units.
70	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Technology & Engineering 3.5		4th-5th	3.5.3-5.DD	Demonstrate how simple technologies are often combined to form more complex systems.	Potential & Kinetic Energy
71	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Technology & Engineering 3.5		4th-5th	3.5.3-5.EE	Explain how solutions to problems are shaped by economic, political, and cultural forces.	Natural Resources
72	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Technology & Engineering 3.5		4th-5th	3.5.3-5.FF	Compare how things found in nature differ from things that are human-made, noting differences and similarities in how they are produced and used.	Natural Resources
73	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Technology & Engineering 3.5		4th-5th	3.5.3-5.GG	Describe the unique relationship between science and technology, and how the natural world can contribute to the human-made world to foster innovation.	Embedded throughout the various units.
74	Pennslyvania STEEL Standards	Technology & Engineering 3.5		4th-5th	3.5.3-5.HH	Differentiate between the role of scientists, engineers, technologists, and others in creating and maintaining technological systems.	Embedded throughout the various units.
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