Merge Explorer NGSSS Alignment - 7/12/22

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2	Galactic Explorer	SC.K.E.5.2	Recognize the repeating pattern of day and night.
3		SC.K.E.5.3	Recognize that the Sun can only be seen in the daytime.
4		SC.K.E.5.4	Observe that sometimes the Moon can be seen at night and sometimes during the day.
5	Mr. Body	SC.2.L.14.1	Distinguish human body parts (brain, heart, lungs, stomach, muscles, and skeleton) and their basic functions.
6	Terraforming Earth	N/A
7	Human Anatomy	SC.2.L.14.1	Distinguish human body parts (brain, heart, lungs, stomach, muscles, and skeleton) and their basic functions.
8	The Food Web	SC.1.L.17.1	Through observation, recognize that all plants and animals, including humans, need the basic necessities of air, water, food, and space.
9	Structure of Matter	SC.K.P.8.1	Sort objects by observable properties, such as size, shape, color, temperature (hot or cold), weight (heavy or light) and texture.	partial coverage of standard
10		SC.1.P.8.1	Sort objects by observable properties, such as size, shape, color, temperature (hot or cold), weight (heavy or light), texture, and whether objects sink or float.	partial coverage of standard
11		SC.2.P.8.1	Observe and measure objects in terms of their properties, including size, shape, color, temperature, weight, texture, sinking or floating in water, and attraction and repulsion of magnets.	partial coverage of standard
12	A Frog's Life	SC.K.L.14.3	Observe plants and animals, describe how they are alike and how they are different in the way they look and in the things they do.
13		SC.1.L.14.1	Make observations of living things and their environment using the five senses.
14		SC.1.L.16.1	Make observations that plants and animals closely resemble their parents, but variations exist among individuals within a population.
15		SC.1.L.17.1	Through observation, recognize that all plants and animals, including humans, need the basic necessities of air, water, food, and space.
16		SC.2.L.16.1	Observe and describe major stages in the life cycles of plants and animals, including beans and butterflies.
17		SC.2.L.17.1	Compare and contrast the basic needs that all living things, including humans, have for survival.
18		SC.2.L.17.2	Recognize and explain that living things are found all over Earth, but each is only able to live in habitats that meet its basic needs.
19	Genetic Material	N/A
20	Laws of Attractiion	SC.2.P.13.2	Demonstrate that magnets can be used to make some things move without touching them.
21	Instruments of Light	N/A
22	Radiating Light	N/A
23	Use the Force	SC.K.P.12.1	Investigate that things move in different ways, such as fast, slow, etc.
24		SC.K.P.13.1	Observe that a push or a pull can change the way an object is moving.
25		SC.1.P.13.1	Demonstrate that the way to change the motion of an object is by applying a push or a pull.
26		SC.2.P.13.1	Investigate the effect of applying various pushes and pulls on different objects.
27		SC.2.P.13.3	Recognize that objects are pulled toward the ground unless something holds them up.
28		SC.2.P.13.4	Demonstrate that the greater the force (push or pull) applied to an object, the greater the change in motion of the object.
29	Conservation and Transfer of Energy	SC.2.E.7.2	Investigate by observing and measuring, that the Sun's energy directly and indirectly warms the water, land, and air.
30	Rock History of Earth	SC.1.E.6.1	Recognize that water, rocks, soil, and living organisms are found on Earth's surface.
31	Rock History of Earth	SC.2.E.6.2	Describe how small pieces of rock and dead plant and animal parts can be the basis of soil and explain the process by which soil is formed.
32	Beyond our Solar System	N/A
33	Water and Weather	SC.2.P.8.4	Observe and describe water in its solid, liquid, and gaseous states.
34	The Building Blocks of Life	N/A
35	The Human Effect	N/A
36	Predicting Catastrophe	SC.2.E.7.5	State the importance of preparing for severe weather, lightning, and other weather related events.	Standard is connected but not fully covered
37	Island Diversity	SC.2.L.17.2	Recognize and explain that living things are found all over Earth, but each is only able to live in habitats that meet its basic needs.
38	Environmental Adaptation	SC.2.L.17.1	Compare and contrast the basic needs that all living things, including humans, have for survival.
39	Environmental Adaptation	SC.2.L.17.2	Recognize and explain that living things are found all over Earth, but each is only able to live in habitats that meet its basic needs.
40	Breeding Bugs	N/A
41	Diamonds are Forever	N/A
42	Types of Reactions	SC.2.P.8.4	Observe and describe water in its solid, liquid, and gaseous states.
43	Definitions of Energy	SC.K.P.12.1	Investigate that things move in different ways, such as fast, slow, etc.
44		SC.K.P.13.1	Observe that a push or a pull can change the way an object is moving.
45		SC.1.P.13.1	Demonstrate that the way to change the motion of an object is by applying a push or a pull.
46		SC.2.P.13.4	Demonstrate that the greater the force (push or pull) applied to an object, the greater the change in motion of the object.
47	The Rotation of the Earth	SC.K.E.5.2	Recognize the repeating pattern of day and night.
48		SC.K.E.5.3	Recognize that the Sun can only be seen in the daytime.
49		SC.2.E.7.1	Compare and describe changing patterns in nature that repeat themselves, such as weather conditions including temperature and precipitation, day to day and season to season.
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51	Stars in the Sky	SC.1.E.5.1	Observe and discuss that there are more stars in the sky than anyone can easily count and that they are not scattered evenly in the sky.
52	Carnivorous Plants	SC.1.L.17.1	Through observation, recognize that all plants and animals, including humans, need the basic necessities of air, water, food, and space.
53	Carnivorous Plants	SC.2.L.17.1	Compare and contrast the basic needs that all living things, including humans, have for survival.
54	Non Renewable Reources	N/A
55	Renewable Reources	SC.2.P.10.1	Discuss that people use electricity or other forms of energy to cook their food, cool or warm their homes, and power their cars.
56	About Plants	SC.1.L.14.2	Identify the major parts of plants, including stem, roots, leaves, and flowers.
57		SC.1.L.17.1	Through observation, recognize that all plants and animals, including humans, need the basic necessities of air, water, food, and space.
58		SC.2.L.16.1	Observe and describe major stages in the life cycles of plants and animals, including beans and butterflies.
59	We're Making Waves	SC.K.P.10.1	Observe that things that make sound vibrate.
60	Ticket to Mars	N/A
61	The Great White Shark	SC.2.L.17.1	Compare and contrast the basic needs that all living things, including humans, have for survival
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