Standards in this Framework
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2.1(A)
Ask questions and define problems based on observations or information from text, phenomena, models, or investigations. |
How Living Things Survive LEGO® SPIKE Essential: Design for Changing Weather |
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2.1(B)
Use scientific practices to plan and conduct simple descriptive investigations and use engineering practices to design solutions to problems. |
LEGO® SPIKE Essential: Design for Changing Weather Preventing Erosion |
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2.1(C)
Identify, describe, and demonstrate safe practices during classroom and field investigations as outlined in Texas Education Agency-approved safety standards. |
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2.1(D)
Use various scientific tools to observe, measure, test, and compare, including hand lenses, goggles, beakers, thermometers, and models. |
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2.1(E)
Collect observations and measurements as evidence. |
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2.1(F)
Record and organize data using pictures, numbers, words, symbols, and simple graphs. |
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2.1(G)
Develop and use models to represent phenomena, objects, and processes or design a prototype for a solution to a problem. |
Designing Solutions from Nature Animal Life Cycles |
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2.2(A)
Identify basic advantages and limitations of models such as their size, properties, and materials. |
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2.2(B)
Analyze data by identifying significant features and patterns. |
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2.2(C)
Use mathematical concepts to compare two objects with common attributes. |
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2.2(D)
Evaluate a design or object using criteria to determine if it works as intended. |
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2.3(A)
Develop explanations and propose solutions supported by data and models. |
LEGO® SPIKE Essential: Design for Changing Weather Preventing Erosion |
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2.3(B)
Communicate explanations and solutions individually and collaboratively in a variety of settings and formats. |
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2.3(C)
Listen actively to others' explanations to identify important evidence and engage respectfully in scientific discussion. |
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2.4(A)
Explain how science or an innovation can help others. |
LEGO® SPIKE Essential: Design for Changing Weather |
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2.4(B)
Identify scientists and engineers such as Alexander Graham Bell, Marie Daly, Mario Molina, and Jane Goodall and explore their contributions. |
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2.5(A)
Identify and use patterns to describe phenomena or design solutions. |
Sun and Moon, Day and Night VEX 123®: Patterns of Living Things |
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2.5(B)
Investigate and predict cause-and-effect relationships in science. |
Types of Motion |
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2.5(C)
Measure and describe the properties of objects in terms of size and quantity. |
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2.5(D)
Examine the parts of a whole to define or model a system. |
Ozobot® Cycle |
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2.5(E)
Identify forms of energy and properties of matter. |
Sound and Pitch |
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2.5(F)
Describe the relationship between structure and function of objects, organisms, and systems. |
Adaptations and Survival: Camouflage Designing Solutions from Nature Seed Dispersal |
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2.5(G)
Describe how factors or conditions can cause objects, organisms, and systems to either change or stay the same. |
Adaptations and Survival: Camouflage Needs of Plants Changes in the Environment LEGO® SPIKE Essential: Design for Changing Weather |
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2.6(A)
Classify matter by observable physical properties, including texture, flexibility, and relative temperature, and identify whether a material is a solid or liquid. |
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2.6(B)
Conduct a descriptive investigation to explain how physical properties can be changed through processes such as cutting, folding, sanding, melting, or freezing. |
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2.6(C)
Demonstrate that small units such as building blocks can be combined or reassembled to form new objects for different purposes. |
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2.7(A)
Explain how objects push on each other and may change shape when they touch or collide. |
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2.7(B)
Plan and conduct a descriptive investigation to demonstrate how the strength of a push and pull changes an object's motion. |
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2.8(A)
Demonstrate and explain that sound is made by vibrating matter and that vibrations can be caused by a variety of means. |
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2.8(B)
Explain how different levels of sound are used in everyday life such as a whisper in a classroom or a fire alarm. |
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2.8(C)
Design and build a device using tools and materials that uses sound to solve the problem of communicating over a distance. |
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2.9(A)
Describe the Sun as a star that provides light and heat and explain that the Moon reflects the Sun's light. |
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2.9(B)
Observe objects in the sky using tools such as a telescope and compare how objects in the sky appear different with a tool than with an unaided eye. |
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2.10(A)
Investigate and describe how wind and water move soil and rock particles across Earth's surface. |
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2.10(B)
Measure, record, and graph weather information, including temperature and precipitation. |
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2.10(C)
Investigate different types of severe weather events such as hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods. |
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2.11(A)
Distinguish between natural and manmade resources. |
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2.11(B)
Describe how human impact can be limited by making choices to conserve and properly dispose of materials. |
Changes in the Environment |
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2.12(A)
Describe how the physical characteristics of environments support plants and animals within an ecosystem. |
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2.12(B)
Create and describe food chains identifying producers and consumers to demonstrate how animals depend on other living things. |
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2.12(C)
Explain and demonstrate how some plants depend on other living things, wind, or water for pollination and seed dispersal. |
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2.13(A)
Identify and compare the structures of plants that help them meet their basic needs for survival. |
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2.13(B)
Record and compare how the structures and behaviors of animals help them find and take in food, water, and air. |
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2.13(C)
Record and compare how being part of a group helps animals obtain food, defend themselves, and cope with changes. |
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2.13(D)
Investigate and describe unique life cycles of animals where young do not resemble their parents, such as butterflies and frogs. |
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