The table is ordered according to NGSS Performance Expectations. In some cases you may find that the suggested grade levels are more inclusive of the NGSS standards listed. That is because these lessons can be adapted to fit the needs of multiple ages.
Lesson Plan | Age Group / (Suggested Age Group) | NGSS Science Standards / (Recommended NGSS) |
K-PS3 Energy | ||
Light, Water, Air & Camouflage | K -12th |
K-PS3-1, K-ESS3-1, 3-LS3-2, 4-LS1-1, 4-LS1-2, MS-LS4-4 |
K-LS1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes | ||
Guided Imagery | PreK – K | K-LS1-1, K-ESS2-1, K-ESS2-2, K-ESS3-1 |
Habitat Go Fish | PreK – K | K-LS-1-1, K-ESS3-1 |
Habitat Go/Find Simplified | PreK – 1st | K-LS1-1, K-ESS2-2, K-ESS3-1 |
A Salmon’s Story – Life Cycle Coloring Book | K – 1st | K-LS1-1, K-ESS2-2, K-ESS3-1 |
Salmon Story Bracelets | K – 5th |
K-LS1-1, K-ESS2-2, K-ESS3-1, K-2-ETS1-1, K-2-ETS1-2, K-2-ETS1-3, 3-LS1-1, 5-LS2-1 |
K-ESS2 Earth’s Systems | ||
Guided Imagery | PreK – K | K-LS1-1, K-ESS2-1, K-ESS2-2, K-ESS3-1 |
Habitat Go/Find Simplified | PreK – 1st | K-LS1-1, K-ESS2-2, K-ESS3-1 |
A Salmon’s Story – Life Cycle Coloring Book | K – 1st | K-LS1-1, K-ESS2-2, K-ESS3-1 |
Salmon Story Bracelets | K – 5th |
K-LS1-1, K-ESS2-2, K-ESS3-1, K-2-ETS1-1, K-2-ETS1-2, K-2-ETS1-3, 3-LS1-1, 5-LS2-1 |
K-ESS3 Earth and Human Activity | ||
Habitat Go Fish | PreK – K | K-LS1-1, K-ESS3-1 |
Habitat Go/Find Simplified | PreK – 1st | K-LS1-1, K-ESS2-2, K-ESS3-1 |
Guided Imagery | PreK – K | K-LS1-1, K-ESS2-1, K-ESS2-2, K-ESS3-1 |
A Salmon’s Story – Life Cycle Coloring Book | K – 1st | K-LS1-1, K-ESS2-2, K-ESS3-1 |
Needs of Living Things | K | K-ESS3-1 |
Performing a Salmon Story | K | K-ESS3-1 |
Salmon Story Bracelets | K – 5th |
K-LS1-1, K-ESS2-2, K-ESS3-1, K-2-ETS1-1, K-2-ETS1-2, K-2-ETS1-3, 3-LS1-1, 5-LS2-1 |
Light, Water, Air & Camouflage | K -12th |
K-PS3-1, K-ESS3-1, 3-LS3-2, 4-LS1-1, 4-LS1-2, MS-LS4-4 |
Commercial Salmon Fishing | K, 2nd – 5th | K-ESS3-1 |
Habitat Similarities and Differences | K – 2nd | K-ESS3-1, 2-LS2-1, 2-LS2-2, 2-LS4-1 |
1-LS1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes | ||
Anatomical Systems | 1st – 4th | 1-LS1-1, 2-LS4-1, 4-LS1-1, 4-LS1-2 |
1-LS3 Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits | ||
Generation to Generation | 1st | 1- LS3-1 |
2-LS2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics | ||
Habitat Similarities and Differences | K – 2nd | K-ESS3-1, 2-LS2-1, 2-LS2-2, 2-LS4-1 |
2-LS4 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity | ||
Habitat Similarities and Differences | K – 2nd | K-ESS3-1, 2-LS2-1, 2-LS2-2, 2-LS4-1 |
Anatomical Systems | 1st – 4th | 1-LS1-1, 2-LS4-1, 4-LS1-1, 4-LS1-2 |
Did You Know? Salmon Poster | 2nd – 5th | 2-LS4-1 |
Salmon Connections | 2nd – 6th |
2-LS4-1, 2-ESS1-2, 3-LS1-1, 3-LS2-1, 3-LS3-1, 3-LS4-1, 3-LS4-3, 3-LS4-4, 4-ESS1-1 |
Salmon Logs | 2nd – 5th. 6th -12th (Salmon Temperature Interactions) |
2-LS4-1, 2-LS4-2, 3-LS1-1, 3-LS2-1, 3-LS3-2, 3-LS4-3, 3-LS4-4, 4-LS1-1, 4-LS1-2, 5-PS3-1 |
2-ESS1 Earth’s Place in the Universe | ||
Salmon Connections | 2nd – 6th |
2-LS4-1, 2-ESS1-2, 3-LS1-1, 3-LS2-1, 3-LS3-1, 3-LS4-1, 3-LS4-3, 3-LS4-4, 4-ESS1-1 |
2-ESS2 Earth’s Systems | ||
Posters for Puget Sound | 3rd – 8th | 2-ESS2-3, K-2-EST1-1, MS-ESS3-3 |
K-2-ETS1 Engineering Design | ||
Salmon Story Bracelets | K – 5th |
K-LS1-1, K-ESS2-2, K-ESS3-1, K-2-ETS1-1, K-2-ETS1-2, K-2-ETS1-3, 3-LS1-1, 5-LS2-1 |
Stairs, Ladders and Fish Ladders | 1st – 2nd | K-2-EST1-1 |
Posters for Puget Sound | 3rd – 8th | 2-ESS2-3, K-2-EST1-1, MS-ESS3-3 |
Storm Drain Stenciling | 3rd – 12th | K-2-ETS1-2, 3-ESS3-1, MS-ETS1-1 |
3-LS1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes | ||
Salmon Story Bracelets | K – 5th |
K-LS1-1, K-ESS2-2, K-ESS3-1, K-2-ETS1-1, K-2-ETS1-2, K-2-ETS1-3, 3-LS1-1, 5-LS2-1 |
Salmon Connections | 2nd – 6th |
2-LS4-1, 2-ESS1-2, 3-LS1-1, 3-LS2-1, 3-LS3-1, 3-LS4-1, 3-LS4-3, 3-LS4-4, 4-ESS1-1 |
Survive the Sound | 2nd – 5th |
3-LS1-1, 3-LS4-4, 4-LS1-1, 5-PS3-1, 5-LS2-1 |
Salmon Logs | 2nd – 5th. 6th -12th (Salmon Temperature Interactions) |
2-LS4-1, 2-LS4-2, 3-LS1-1, 3-LS2-1, 3-LS3-2, 3-LS4-3, 3-LS4-4, 4-LS1-1, 4-LS1-2, 5-PS3-1 |
Comparing & writing about life cycles | 3rd | 3-LS1-1, MS-LS1-3 |
3-LS2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics | ||
Salmon Connections | 2nd– 6th |
2-LS4-1, 2-ESS1-2, 3-LS1-1, 3-LS2-1, 3-LS3-1, 3-LS4-1, 3-LS4-3, 3-LS4-4, 4-ESS1-1 |
Salmon Logs | 2nd – 5th. 6th -12th (Salmon Temperature Interactions) |
2-LS4-1, 2-LS4-2, 3-LS1-1, 3-LS2-1, 3-LS3-2, 3-LS4-3, 3-LS4-4, 4-LS1-1, 4-LS1-2, 5-PS3-1 |
Salmon Survival Game | 2nd – 5th | 3-LS2-1, 3-5-EST1-2 |
3-LS3 Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits | ||
Nature Vision Student Packet | 3rd – 5th |
3-LS3-2, 3-LS4-3, 4-LS1-1, 4-ESS3-2, 5-LS1-1, 5-LS2-1, 5-ESS3-1 |
Salmon Connections | 2nd– 6th |
2-LS4-1, 2-ESS1-2, 3-LS1-1, 3-LS2-1, 3-LS3-1, 3-LS4-1, 3-LS4-3, 3-LS4-4, 4-ESS1-1 |
Light, Water, Air & Camouflage | K-12th |
K-PS3-1, K-ESS3-1, 3-LS3-2, 4-LS1-1, 4-LS1-2, MS-LS4-4 |
Salmon Logs | 2nd-5th. 6th-12th (Salmon Temperature Interactions) |
2-LS4-1, 2-LS4-2, 3-LS1-1, 3-LS2-1, 3-LS3-2, 3-LS4-3, 3-LS4-4, 4-LS1-1, 4-LS1-2, 5-PS3-1 |
Predicting Salmon Hatch | 3rd – 8th | 3-LS3-2, MS-LS1-5 |
Habitat Go/Find | 3rd – 5th | 3-LS3-2, 3-LS4-4, 4-ESS3-1, 5-PS3-1 |
3-LS4 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity | ||
Humans & the Environment | 3rd | 3-LS4-1 |
Survive the Sound | 2nd – 5th |
3-LS1-1, 3-LS4-4, 4-LS1-1, 5-PS3-1, 5-LS2-1 |
Habitat Go/Find | 3rd – 5th | 3-LS3-2, 3-LS4-4, 4-ESS3-1, 5-PS3-1 |
Salmon Logs | 2nd – 5th. 6th -12th (Salmon Temperature Interactions) |
2-LS4-1, 2-LS4-2, 3-LS1-1, 3-LS2-1, 3-LS3-2, 3-LS4-3, 3-LS4-4, 4-LS1-1, 4-LS1-2, 5-PS3-1 |
Salmon Connections | 2nd– 6th |
2-LS4-1, 2-ESS1-2, 3-LS1-1, 3-LS2-1, 3-LS3-1, 3-LS4-1, 3-LS4-3, 3-LS4-4, 4-ESS1-1 |
Nature Vision Student Packet | 3rd – 5th |
3-LS3-2, 3-LS4-3, 4-LS1-1, 4-ESS3-2, 5-LS1-1, 5-LS2-1, 5-ESS3-1 |
3-ESS3 Earth and Human Activity | ||
Drain Rangers Curriculum | 3rd – 5th | 3-ESS3-1, 4-ESS2-1, 4-ESS2-2, 5-ESS3-1 |
Storm Drain Stenciling | 3rd – 12th | K-2-ETS1-2, 3-ESS3-1, MS-ETS1-1 |
4-LS1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes | ||
Light, Water, Air & Camouflage | K – 12th |
K-PS3-1, K-ESS3-1, 3-LS3-2, 4-LS1-1, 4-LS1-2, MS-LS4-4 |
Anatomical Systems | 1st – 4th | 1-LS1-1, 2-LS4-1, 4-LS1-1, 4-LS1-2 |
Survive the Sound | 2nd – 5th |
3-LS1-1, 3-LS4-4, 4-LS1-1, 5-PS3-1, 5-LS2-1 |
Salmon Logs | 2nd-5th. 6th-12th (Salmon Temperature Interactions) |
2-LS4-1, 2-LS4-2, 3-LS1-1, 3-LS2-1, 3-LS3-2, 3-LS4-3, 3-LS4-4, 4-LS1-1, 4-LS1-2, 5-PS3-1 |
Native Plants & People | 4th | 4-LS1-1, 4-ESS3-1 |
Nature Vision Student Packet | 3rd – 5th |
3-LS3-2, 3-LS4-3, 4-LS1-1, 4-ESS3-2, 5-LS1-1, 5-LS2-1, 5-ESS3-1 |
4-ESS1 Earth’s Place in the Universe | ||
Salmon Connections | 2nd – 6th |
2-LS4-1, 2-ESS1-2, 3-LS1-1, 3-LS2-1, 3-LS3-1, 3-LS4-1, 3-LS4-4, 3-LS4-3, 4-ESS1-1 |
4-ESS2 Earth’s Systems | ||
Drain Rangers Curriculum | 3rd – 5th | 3-ESS3-1, 4-ESS2-1, 4-ESS2-2, 5-ESS3-1 |
Lost and (Puget) Sound | 3rd – 9th |
4-ESS2-1, 4-ESS2-2, MS-ESS3-3, HS-ESS2-2, HS-ESS2-5 |
Community Waters | 4th |
4-ESS2-1, 4-ESS3-2, 3-5-ETS1-1, 3-5-ETS1-2, 3-5-ETS1-3 |
4-ESS3 Earth and Human Activity | ||
Nature Vision Student Packet | 3rd – 5th |
3-LS3-2, 3-LS4-3, 4-LS1-1, 4-ESS3-2, 5-LS1-1, 5-LS2-1, 5-ESS3-1 |
Habitat Go/Find | 3rd – 5th | 3-LS3-2, 3-LS4-4, 4-ESS3-1, 5-PS3-1 |
Native Plants & People | 4th | 4-LS1-1, 4-ESS3-1 |
Community Waters | 4th |
4-ESS2-1, 4-ESS3-2, 3-5-ETS1-1, 3-5-ETS1-2, 3-5-ETS1-3 |
5-PS3 Energy | ||
Habitat Go/Find | 3rd – 5th | 3-LS4-4, 3-LS3-2, 4-ESS3-1, 5-PS3-1 |
Survive the Sound | 2nd – 5th | 3-LS1-1, 3-LS4-4, 4-LS1-1, 5-PS3-1, 5-LS2-1 |
Salmon Logs | 2nd-5th. 6th-12th (Salmon Temperature Interactions) |
2-LS4-1, 2-LS4-2, 3-LS1-1, 3-LS2-1, 3-LS3-2, 3-LS4-3, 3-LS4-4, 4-LS1-1, 4-LS1-2, 5-PS3-1 |
5-LS1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes | ||
Nature Vision Student Packet | 3rd – 5th |
3-LS3-2, 3-LS4-3, 4-LS1-1, 4-ESS3-2, 5-LS1-1, 5-LS2-1, 5-ESS3-1 |
5-LS2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics | ||
Salmon Story Bracelets | K – 5th |
K-LS1-1, K-ESS2-2, K-ESS3-1, K-2-ETS1-1, K-2-ETS1-2, K-2-ETS1-3, 3-LS1-1, 5-LS2-1 |
Salmon Researching & Reporting | 5th | 5-LS2-1, 5-ESS2-1 |
Survive the Sound | 2nd – 5th | 3-LS1-1, 3-LS4-4, 4-LS1-1, 5-PS3-1, 5-LS2-1 |
Nature Vision Student Packet | 3rd – 5th |
3-LS3-2, 3-LS4-3, 4-LS1-1, 4-ESS3-2, 5-LS1-1, 5-LS2-1, 5-ESS3-1 |
5-ESS2 Earth’s Systems | ||
Salmon Researching & Reporting | 5th | 5-LS2-1, 5-ESS2-1 |
Sustainability & Stewardship | 5th | 5-ESS2-1, 5-ESS3-1 |
5-ESS3 Earth and Human Activity | ||
Nature Vision Student Packet | 3rd – 5th |
3-LS3-2, 3-LS4-3, 4-LS1-1, 4-ESS3-2, 5-LS1-1, 5-LS2-1, 5-ESS3-1 |
Drain Rangers Curriculum | 3rd – 5th | 3-ESS3-1, 4-ESS2-1, 4-ESS2-2, 5-ESS3-1 |
Sustainability & Stewardship | 5th | 5-ESS2-1, 5-ESS3-1 |
Salmon Reading & Vocabulary | 4th – 8th | 5-ESS3-1, MS-LS1-4 |
3-5-ETS1 Engineering Design | ||
Salmon Survival Game | 2nd – 5th | 3-LS2-1, 3-5-EST1-2 |
Community Waters | 4th |
4-ESS2-1, 4-ESS3-2, 3-5-ETS1-1, 3-5-ETS1-2, 3-5-ETS1-3 |
Salmon Tank Temperature | 4th – 12th | 3-5-ETS1-3, MS-PS3-3 |
Only the Strong Survive | 3rd – 5th | 3-5-ETS1-1 |
MS-PS3 Energy | ||
Salmon Tank Temperature | 4th – 12th | 3-5-ETS1-3, MS-PS3-3 |
MS-LS1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes | ||
Comparing & writing about life cycles | 3rd | 3-LS1-1, MS-LS1-3 |
Salmon Reading & Vocabulary | 4th – 8th | 5-ESS3-1, MS-LS1-4 |
Predicting Salmon Hatch | 3rd – 8th | 3-LS3-2, MS-LS1-5 |
MS-LS4 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity | ||
Light, Water, Air & Camouflage | K – 12th |
K-PS3-1, K-ESS3-1, 3-LS3-2, 4-LS1-1, 4-LS1-2, MS-LS4-4 |
MS-ESS3 Earth and Human Activity | ||
Posters for Puget Sound | 3rd – 8th | 2-ESS2-3, K-2-EST1-1, MS-ESS3-3 |
Lost and (Puget) Sound | 3rd – 9th |
4-ESS2-1, 4-ESS2-2, MS-ESS3-3, HS-ESS2-2, HS-ESS2-5 |
Engineering Solutions | 7th – 12th |
MS-ESS3-4, HS-ESS2-5, HS-ESS3-1, HS-ESS3-4, HS-ETS1-2, HS-ETS1-3 |
MS-ETS1 Engineering Design | ||
Storm Drain Stenciling | 3rd – 12th | K-2-ETS1-2, 3-ESS3-1, MS-ETS1-1 |
HS-LS4 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity | ||
Habitat Go/Find Advanced | 9th – 12th | HS-LS4-2 |
HS-ESS2 Earth’s Systems | ||
Lost and (Puget) Sound | 3rd – 9th |
4-ESS2-1, 4-ESS2-2, MS-ESS3-3, HS-ESS2-2, HS-ESS2-5 |
Engineering Solutions | 7th – 12th |
MS-ESS3-4, HS-ESS2-5, HS-ESS3-1, HS-ESS3-4, HS-ETS1-2, HS-ETS1-3 |
HS-ESS3 Earth and Human Activity | ||
Engineering Solutions | 7th – 12th |
MS-ESS3-4, HS-ESS2-5, HS-ESS3-1, HS-ESS3-4, HS-ETS1-2, HS-ETS1-3 |
HS-ETS1 Engineering Design | ||
Engineering Solutions | 7th – 12th |
MS-ESS3-4, HS-ESS2-5, HS-ESS3-1, HS-ESS3-4, HS-ETS1-2, HS-ETS1-3 |
Other | ||
Salmon Hats | PreK-1st | This is an activity that could be done in conjunction with another lesson. |
Graphic Salmon Poetry | 2nd – 5th | Common Core Connections: EALR 5, EALR 1 |