Wyoming Science Standards

Kindergarten

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

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

Grade 1

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

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

Grade 2

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

Ecosystems:
Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics

2-LS2-1: Environmental Plant Needs
2-LS2-2: Seed Dispersal and Pollination

Biological 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

Grade 3

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

From Molecules to Organisms:
Structures and Processes

3-LS1-1: Plant and Animal Life Cycles

Ecosystems:
Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics

3-LS2-1: Animal Groups

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

Grade 4

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

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

Grade 5

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

5-PS3-1: Food Energy from the Sun

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