| NGSS | 3 | Earth and Space Sciences | 3-ESS3-1 | Earth and Human Activity | Make a claim about the merit of a design solution that reduces the impacts of a weather-related hazard. |
| NGSS | 4 | Earth and Space Sciences | 4-ESS3-1 | Earth and Human Activity | Obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and their uses affect the environment. |
| NGSS | 4 | Physical Science | 4-PS3-2 | Energy | Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents. |
| Reading | 4 | Literary and Informational Text | 4R7 | Integration of Knowledge & Ideas | Identify information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively (e.g., in charts, graphs, diagrams, time lines, animations, illustrations), and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text. |
| NGSS | 5 | Physical Science | 5-PS1-3 | Structure and Properties of Matter | Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties. |
| Health | K-12 | | Standard 2.1 | A Safe and Healthy Environment | Students will . . . recognize threats to the environment and offer appropriate strategies to minimize them. |
| Health | K-12 | | Standard 2.1 | Family and Consumer Sciences | Students will know the basic principles of home and community safety. |
