Learning – NGSS Ordered

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

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