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Explore Our Phenomenal World

Unit 1 All About PlantsModulesPlant Structures and Functions Plant Parents and Their Offspring

Unit 2 Animals and How They CommunicateModulesAnimals Parents and their Offspring Communication

Unit 3 Light and ShadowsModuleSee Objects

In this Unit Sky Patterns

Module Observe the Sky Lesson 1 Objects in the SkyLesson 2 Day and Night PatternsLesson 3 Patterns during the Year

Sky Patterns

Grade 1 • Unit 4Teacher’s Edition

SAMPLE ONLY

Next Generation Science Standards

MODULE: Observe the Sky

1-ESS1 Earth’s Place in the Universe

1-ESS1-1 Use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.[Clarification Statement: Examples of patterns could include that the sun and moon appear to rise in one part of the sky, move across the sky, and set; and stars other than our sun are visible at night but not during the day.] [Assessment Boundary: Assessment of star patterns is limited to stars being seen at night and not during the day.]

10–11, 22–23, 27, 28–30, 32–33, 34–35

Teacher’s Edition Only: 8, 14, 31

 Science and Engineering Practices

Analyzing and Interpreting DataAnalyzing data in K–2 builds on prior experiences and progresses to collecting, recording, and sharing observations.• Use observations (firsthand or from media) to describe patterns in the natural world in

order to answer scientific questions. (1-ESS1-1)

17, 20, 23, 28–30, 37, 55–58

 Disciplinary Core Ideas

ESS1.A: The Universe and its Stars• Patterns of the motion of the sun, moon, and stars in the sky can be observed,

described, and predicted. (1-ESS1-1)

7, 17, 21, 23, 25, 28–30, 32–33, 34–35, 37

Teacher’s Edition Only: 2–3, 14, 26

Performance Expectations at a GlanceIn this unit, students will discover and practice the Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts needed to perform the following Performance Expectations.

Correlations by Module to the CA NGSS

Performance Expectations MODULE: Observe the Sky

1-ESS1-1

1-ESS1-2

Inquiry activities are in italics.

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Crosscutting Concepts

Patterns• Patterns in the natural world can be observed, used to describe phenomena, and

used as evidence. (1-ESS1-1)

10–11, 15, 17, 23, 28–30, 34–35, 37, 55–58

Connections to Nature of Science Scientific Knowledge Assumes an Order and Consistency in Natural Systems• Science assumes natural events happen today as they happened in the past.• Many events are repeated. (1-ESS1-1)

Teacher’s Edition Only: 15, 28–30

1-ESS1 Earth’s Place in the Universe

1-ESS1-2 Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year. [Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on relative comparisons of the amount of daylight in the winter to the amount in the spring or fall.] [Assessment Boundary: Assessment is limited to relative amounts of daylight, not quantifying the hours or time of daylight.]

42–44, 50–51, 53, 55–58

Science and Engineering Practices

Planning and Carrying Out InvestigationsPlanning and carrying out investigations to answer questions or test solutions to problems in K–2 builds on prior experiences and progresses to simple investigations, based on fair tests, which provide data to support explanations or design solutions.• Make observations (firsthand or from media) to collect data that can be used to make

comparisons. (1-ESS1-2)

18–19, 42–44, 53, 55–58

Disciplinary Core Ideas

ESS1.B: Earth and the Solar System• Seasonal patterns of sunrise and sunset can be observed, described, and predicted.

(1-ESS1-2)

39, 42–44, 48, 50–51, 52, 53, 55–58Teacher’s Edition Only: 40

Crosscutting Concepts

Patterns• Patterns in the natural world can be observed, used to describe phenomena, and

used as evidence. (1-ESS1-2)

42–44, 47, 53, 55–58

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Inquiry activities are in italics.

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Next Generation Science Standards

ELD Connections

ELD.P1.1.5 4

ELD.PI.1.6 22, 30, 52

ELD PI.1.7 44

CCSS ELA/Literacy Connections

RL.1.7 45

ALSO INTEGRATES:

Social Studies CA.1.4 21

SEP Developing and Using Models 58

ELD.P1.1.1 34

ELD PI.1.3 36

ELD.PII.1.6 13

ELA W.1.1 38

ELA W.1.8 19, 51

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CCSS Math Connections

1.MD.3 29–30

1.NBT.B.2 50

Inquiry activities are in italics.

Tx Correlations