Kindergarten ♦ First Grade ♦ Second Grade ♦ Third Grade ♦ Fourth Grade ♦ Fifth Grade ♦ Seventh Grade ♦ Eighth Grade
Kindergarten
K.ESS.1 Weather changes are long-term and short term.
K.ESS.2 The moon, sun and stars can be observed at different times of the day or night.
1st Grade
1.ESS.1 The sun is the principal source of energy.
1.ESS.2 Water on Earth is present in many forms.
2nd Grade
2.ESS.1 The atmosphere is primarily made up of air.
2.ESS.2 Water is present in the atmosphere.
2.ESS.3 Long- and short-term weather changes occur due to changes in energy.
3rd Grade
3.PS.3 Heat, electrical energy, light, sound and magnetic energy are forms of energy.
4th Grade
4.ESS.1 Earth’s surface has specific characteristics and landforms that can be identified.
4.ESS.3 The surface of Earth changes due to erosion and deposition.
5th Grade
5.ESS.1 The solar system includes the sun and all celestial bodies that orbit the sun. Each planet in the solar system has unique characteristics.
5.ESS.2 The sun is one of many stars that exist in the universe.
5.ESS.3 Most of the cycles and patterns of motion between the Earth and sun are predictable.
5.PS.2 Light and sound are forms of energy that behave in predictable ways.
5.LS.1 Organisms perform a variety of roles in an ecosystem.
7th Grade
7.ESS.1 The hydrologic cycle illustrates the changing states of water as it moves through the lithosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere.
7.ESS.4 The relative patterns of motion and positions of Earth, moon and sun cause solar and lunar eclipses, tides and phases of the moon.
7.ESS.5 The relative positions of Earth and the sun cause patterns we call seasons.
7.LS.1 Energy flows and matter is transferred continuously from one organism to another and between organisms and their physical environments.
8th Grade
8.ESS.2 Earth’s lithosphere consists of major and minor tectonic plates that move relative to each other.
8.ESS.3 A combination of constructive and destructive geologic processes formed Earth’s surface.