Oregon Science Standards
Elementary Science Standards
Kindergarten
From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
K-LS1-1: Plant and Animal Needs
Earth's Systems
K-ESS2-1: Weather Patterns
K-ESS2-2: Environmental Change
Earth and Human Activity
K-ESS3-1: Environmental Relationships
K-ESS3-2 Forecasting Severe Weather
K-ESS3-3: Environmental Solutions
Motion and Stability: Forces and interactions
K-PS2-1: Pushes, Pulls, and Motion
K-PS2-2: Motion Design Solution
Energy
K-PS3-1: Sunlight Warms the Earth
K-PS3-2: Shade Structure Design
Grade 1
From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
1-LS1-1: Biomimicry Design Solution
1-LS1-2: Behavior - Parents and Offspring
Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
1-LS3-1: Plant and Animal Structures
Earth’s Place in the Universe
1-ESS1-1: Sun, Moon, and Star Patterns
1-ESS1-2: Seasonal Sunlight
Waves and their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer
1-PS4-1: Sound and Vibrating Materials
1-PS4-2: Illumination and Darkness
1-PS4-3: Light and Materials
1-PS4-4: Communication Device Design
Grade 2
Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
2-LS2-1: Environmental Plant Needs
2-LS2-2: Seed Dispersal and Pollination
Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
2-LS4-1: Habitats and Biodiversity
Earth’s Place in the Universe
2-ESS1-1: Earth Events - Slow and Quick
Earth’s Systems
2-ESS2-1: Erosion Design Solution
2-ESS2-2: Mapping Land and Water
2-ESS2-3: Water on Earth
Matter and its Interactions
2-PS1-1: Material Properties
2-PS1-2: Materials Testing
2-PS1-3: Objects and Pieces
2-PS1-4: Reversible and Irreversible Changes
Grade 3
From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
3-LS1-1: Plant and Animal Life Cycles
Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
3-LS3-1: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
3-LS3-2: Environmental Influence of Traits
Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
3-LS4-1: Fossil Evidence of Past Environments
3-LS4-2: Variation, Survival, and Reproduction
3-LS4-3: Habitats and Organism Survival
3-LS4-4: Environmental Change Solution
Earth's Systems
3-ESS2-1: Seasonal Weather Conditions
3-ESS2-2: World Climates
Earth and Human Activity
3-ESS3-1: Weather-Related Hazard Solution
Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
3-PS2-1: Balanced and Unbalanced Forces
3-PS2-2: Predicting Future Motion
3-PS2-3: Electric and Magnetic Forces
3-PS2-4: Magnetic Design Solution
Grade 4
From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
4-LS1-1: Internal and External Structures
4-LS1-2: Sensation, Processing, and Response
Earth’s Place in the Universe
4-ESS1-1: Evidence from Rock Layers
Earth’s Systems
4-ESS2-1: Weathering and Erosion
4-ESS2-2: Mapping Earth's Features
Earth and Human Activity
4-ESS3-1: Renewable and Non-renewable Energy
4-ESS3-2: Natural Hazard Design Solution
Energy
4-PS3-1: Motion Energy
4-PS3-2: Energy Transfer
4-PS3-3: Energy in Collisions
4-PS3-4: Energy Conversion Device
Waves and their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer
4-PS4-1: Wave Model
4-PS4-2: Light and Vision
4-PS4-3: Information Transfer Solution
Grade 5
From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
5-LS1-1: Plant Requirements - Air and Water
Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
5-LS2-1: Environmental Matter Cycling
Earth’s Place in the Universe
5-ESS1-1: Stellar Brightness and Distance
5-ESS1-2: Daily and Seasonal Sky Changes
Earth's Systems
5-ESS2-1: Earth Sphere Interactions
5-ESS2-2: Water Availability and Distribution
Earth and Human Activity
5-ESS3-1: Protecting Earth's Resources and Environment
Matter and Its Interactions
5-PS1-1: Particle Model of Matter
5-PS1-2: Conservation of Matter
5-PS1-3: Material Properties
5-PS1-4: Mixing Substances
Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
5-PS2-1: Earth's Gravitational Force
Energy
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