| WI Modified NGSS | 3-5 | Crosscutting Concepts | SCI.CC1.3-5 | Patterns | Students identify similarities and differences in order to sort and classify natural objects and designed products. . . |
| WI Modified NGSS | 3-5 | Crosscutting Concepts | SCI.CC4.3-5 | Systems and System Models | Students understand a system is a group of related parts that make up a whole and can carry out functions its individual parts cannot. They also describe a system in terms of its components and their interactions. |
| WI Modified NGSS | 3-5 | Physical Science | SCI.PS3.D.5 | Energy in Chemical Processes and Everyday Life | Stored energy in food or fuel can be converted to useable energy. |
| WI Modified NGSS | K-12 | Science and Engineering Practices | SCI.SEP6 | Construct an Explanation | Students construct explanations and design solutions, in conjunction with using crosscutting concepts and disciplinary core ideas, to make sense of phenomena and solve problems. |
