CCSS ELA Literacy
3
Reading Informational Text
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.1
Key Ideas and Details
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
CCSS ELA Literacy
3
Reading Informational Text
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.4
Craft and Structure
Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.
CCSS ELA Literacy
3
Reading Informational Text
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.7
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur).
NGSS
3
Earth Sciences
3-ESS3-1
Weather and Climate
Make a claim about the merit of a design solution that reduces the impacts of a weather-related hazard.
NGSS
3
Life Sciences
3-LS4-4
Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
Make a claim about the merit of a solution to a problem caused when the environment changes and the types of plants and animals that live there may change.
NGSS
3
Physical Science
3-PS2-2
Science and Engineering Practices
Make observations and/or measurements to produce data to serve as the basis for evidence for an explanation of a phenomenon or test a design solution.
CCSS ELA Literacy
4
Reading Informational Text
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.1
Key Ideas and Details
Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
CCSS ELA Literacy
4
Reading Informational Text
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.4
Craft and Structure
Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area.
CCSS ELA Literacy
4
Reading Informational Text
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.7
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively (e.g., in charts, graphs, diagrams, timelines, animations, or interactive elements on webpages) and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text in which it appears.
NGSS
4
Earth's Systems
4-ESS1-1
Processes That Shape the Earth
Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time.
NGSS
4
Earth's Systems
4-ESS3-2
Processes That Shape the Earth
Generate and compare multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of natural Earth processes on humans.
NGSS
4
Physical Sciences
4-PS3-4
Energy
Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.
CCSS ELA Literacy
5
Reading Informational Text
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.4
Craft and Structure
Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area.
CCSS ELA Literacy
5
Reading Informational Text
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.7
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently.
NGSS
5
Earth and Space Sciences
ESS3.C
Human Impacts on Earth Systems
Human activities in agriculture, industry, and everyday life have effects on the land, vegetation, streams, ocean, air, and even outer space. Individuals and communities are doing things to help protect Earth's resources and environments.
NGSS
5
Earth's Systems
5-ESS2-1
Science and Engineering Practices
Develop a model using an example to describe a scientific principle.
NGSS
5
Physical Science
5-PS1-3
Structure and Properties of Matter
Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
CCSS ELA Literacy
6
Reading Informational Text
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.4
Craft and Structure
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings.
CCSS ELA Literacy
6-8
Science and Technical Subjects
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6-8.2
Key Ideas and Details
Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; provide an accurate summary of the text distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.
CCSS ELA Literacy
6-8
Science and Technical Subjects
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6-8.7
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Integrate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text with a version of that information expressed visually (e.g., in a flowchart, diagram, model, graph, or table).
CCSS ELA Literacy
6-8
Science and Technical Subjects
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6-8.3
Key Ideas and Details
Follow precisely a multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks.
NGSS
6-8
Earth and Space Sciences
MS-ESS3-3
Earth and Human Activity
Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.
CCSS ELA Literacy
K-5
Reading Informational Text
CCSS. ELA-Literacy Standard 10
Range of Text Types for K-5 - Technical Texts
Includes . . . technical texts, including directions, forms, and information displayed in graphs, charts, or maps; and digital sources on a range of topics