| 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. |
| Reading | 3 | Writing | 3W6 | Research to Build and Present Knowledge | Conduct research to answer questions, including self-generated questions, and to build knowledge. |
| 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 | Earth and Space Sciences | 4-ESS3-2 | Earth and Human Activity | Generate and compare multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of natural Earth processes on humans. |
| 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. |
| NGSS | 4 | Physical Science | 4-PS3-4 | Energy | Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another. |
| 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 | Earth and Space Sciences | 5-ESS3-1 | Earth and Human Activity | Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth’s resources and environment. |
| NGSS | 5 | Physical Science | 5-PS1-3 | Structure and Properties of Matter | Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties. |
| NGSS | 6-8 | Earth and Space Sciences | MS-ESS3-3 | Earth and Human Activity | Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment. |
