K-PS3-1: Sunlight Warms the Earth
Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface. (Cause and Effect)
Clarification Statement: Examples of Earth’s surface could include sand, soil, rocks, and water.
Assessment Boundary: Assessment of temperature is limited to relative measures such as warmer/cooler.
Science Practices
Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
Disciplinary Core Ideas
PS3.B: Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer
Crosscutting Concepts
Cause and Effect
Assessments
The Wonder of Science Assessments
Shared Assessments
The following assessments were shared by teachers implementing the NGSS. Many of these are drafts and should be used accordingly. Feel free to improve these assessments or contribute your own. Learn more here.
Instructional Resources
Mini Lessons
The Wonder of Science Resources
Shared Resources
Anchor Charts
Phenomena
Videos
Learning Plans
Storylines
Weather and Climate Storyline Template (K-ESS2-1, K-ESS3-2, K-PS3-1, K-PS3-2)
Generic Storyline Template
5th Grade Storyline Sample
Common Core Connections
ELA/Literacy
W.K.7 - Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., explore a number of books by a favorite author and express opinions about them).
Mathematics
K.MD.A.2 - Directly compare two objects with a measurable attribute in common, to see which object has "more of"/"less of" the attribute, and describe the difference.
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