NGSS Correlation Chart
This chart shows how the lessons in FIS integrate with the Next Generation Science Standards.
| # | Lesson Title | NGSS Standards |
| Semester 1 — Lessons 1–15 | ||
| 1 | Organizing Things into Categories | Foundational for all NGSS |
| 2 | Solids, Liquids, and Gases Introduction | 2-PS1-1, 2-PS1-4 |
| 3 | Gravity Introduction | K-PS2-1, K-PS2-2 |
| 4 | States of Matter: Changes with Temperature | 2-PS1-1, 2-PS1-4 |
| 5 | The Concepts of Horizontal and Vertical | K-PS2-1, K-PS2-2 |
| 6 | What is Energy? | K-PS3-1, K-PS3-2, 1-PS4-2, 1-PS4-3 |
| 7 | Air is Real | 2-PS1-1, 2-PS1-4 |
| 8 | Energy Transformation | K-PS3-1, K-PS3-2, 1-PS4-2, 1-PS4-3 |
| 9 | Air and the Atmosphere | 2-PS1-1, 2-PS1-4 |
| 10 | Categorizing the World Around Us | K-LS1-1, 1-LS1-1, 2-LS4-1, K-ESS2-2, K-2-ETS1-1, K-2-ETS1-2 |
| 11 | Matter is Made of Particles | 2-PS1-3 |
| 12 | Distinguishing Living Things from Natural Earth and Human Made | K-LS1-1, 1-LS1-1, 2-LS4-1, K-ESS2-2, K-2-ETS1-1, K-2-ETS1-2 |
| 13 | Changes in Particles with States of Matter | 2-PS1-3 |
| 14 | Technology, Tools, and Animals | K-LS1-1, 1-LS1-1, 2-LS4-1, K-ESS2-2, K-2-ETS1-1, K-2-ETS1-2 |
| 15 | Reversible and Nonreversible Changes | 2-PS1-3 |
| Semester 2 — Lessons 16–30 | ||
| 16 | Sound and Vibrations | 1-PS4-1, 1-PS4-4 |
| 17 | Kinetic and Potential Energy | K-PS2-1, K-PS2-2 |
| 18 | How Sound Travels | 1-PS4-1, 1-PS4-4 |
| 19 | Plants vs. Animals: Key Differences | K-PS3-1, K-LS1-1, 1-LS1-1, 2-LS2-1, K-ESS3-1 |
| 20 | Energy in the Natural World | K-PS2-1, K-PS2-2 |
| 21 | Categories of Materials | 2-PS1-1, 2-PS1-2 |
| 22 | Where All Food Energy Comes From | K-PS3-1, K-LS1-1, 1-LS1-1, 2-LS2-1, K-ESS3-1 |
| 23 | Properties of Different Materials | 2-PS1-1, 2-PS1-2 |
| 24 | The Life Cycle Concept | 1-LS1-2, 1-LS3-1, 2-LS4-1, K-ESS2-2, K-ESS3-1, K-ESS3-3 |
| 25 | Understanding Force | K-PS2-1, K-PS2-2 |
| 26 | Metamorphosis and Variation in Life Cycles | 1-LS1-2, 1-LS3-1, 2-LS4-1, K-ESS2-2, K-ESS3-1, K-ESS3-3 |
| 27 | How Force and Energy Work Together | K-PS2-1, K-PS2-2 |
| 28 | Animal Adaptations | K-LS1-1, 1-LS1-1, 2-LS2-1, 2-LS2-2, 2-LS4-1, K-ESS2-2, K-ESS3-1, K-ESS3-3 |
| 29 | Reading and Drawing Maps | 2-ESS2-2, 2-ESS2-3 |
| 30 | Food Chains and Energy Flow | K-LS1-1, 1-LS1-1, 2-LS2-1, 2-LS2-2, 2-LS4-1, K-ESS2-2, K-ESS3-1, K-ESS3-3 |
| Semester 3 — Lessons 31–45 | ||
| 31 | Matter vs. Energy: What Is the Difference? | Foundational for many NGSS |
| 32 | Identifying Local Plants and Animals | K-LS1-1, K-ESS2-2, K-ESS3-1, 2-LS4-1 |
| 33 | Air Pressure | Foundational for higher-level NGSS (weather, climate, water cycle) |
| 34 | Habitats and Why Organisms Live Where They Do | K-LS1-1, K-ESS2-2, K-ESS3-1, 2-LS4-1 |
| 35 | Day, Night, and Earth's Rotation | 1-ESS1-1 |
| 36 | Compass Directions | 2-ESS2-2, 2-ESS2-3 |
| 37 | Pressure Inside and Outside | Foundational for higher-level NGSS (weather, climate, water cycle) |
| 38 | Properties of Magnets | 2-PS1-1, 2-PS1-2 |
| 39 | Maps and Real-World Directions | 2-ESS2-2, 2-ESS2-3 |
| 40 | Vacuums and Suction | Foundational for higher-level NGSS (weather, climate, water cycle) |
| 41 | Magnetic Fields | 2-PS1-1, 2-PS1-2 |
| 42 | What Is a Species? | 1-LS3-1 |
| 43 | Earth as a Magnet | 2-PS1-1, 2-PS1-2 |
| 44 | Variation Within a Species | 1-LS3-1 |
| 45 | Air Pressure, Wind, and the Atmosphere | Foundational for higher-level NGSS (weather, climate, water cycle) |
| Semester 4 — Lessons 46–60 | ||
| 46 | Adaptations for Survival | K-LS1-1, 1-LS1-1, 2-LS2-1, 2-LS2-2, 2-LS4-1, K-ESS2-2, K-ESS3-1, K-ESS3-3 |
| 47 | Air as a Mixture of Gases | Foundational for higher-level NGSS (photosynthesis, respiration, combustion) |
| 48 | Earth's Landforms | 2-LS4-1, K-ESS3-1, 2-ESS2-2, 2-ESS2-3 |
| 49 | Mixtures vs. Chemical Reactions | Foundational for higher-level NGSS (photosynthesis, respiration, combustion) |
| 50 | Basic Plant Structure | K-PS3-1, 1-LS1-1, 2-LS2-1, 2-LS2-2, 2-LS4-1, K-ESS2-2, K-ESS3-1 |
| 51 | Respiration, Photosynthesis, and the Air | Foundational for higher-level NGSS (photosynthesis, respiration, combustion) |
| 52 | How Plants Function | K-PS3-1, 1-LS1-1, 2-LS2-1, 2-LS2-2, 2-LS4-1, K-ESS2-2, K-ESS3-1 |
| 53 | Evaporation | K-PS3-1, K-PS3-2, 2-PS1-4 |
| 54 | Plant Reproduction and Seeds | K-PS3-1, 1-LS1-1, 2-LS2-1, 2-LS2-2, 2-LS4-1, K-ESS2-2, K-ESS3-1 |
| 55 | Condensation and the Water Cycle | K-PS3-1, K-PS3-2, 2-PS1-4 |
| 56 | Seeds and Germination | 2-LS2-1 |
| 57 | Biomes and Climate | 2-LS4-1, K-ESS3-1, 2-ESS2-2, 2-ESS2-3 |
| 58 | Seedling Growth and Plant Responses | 2-LS2-1 |
| 59 | Earth's Major Biomes | 2-LS4-1, K-ESS3-1, 2-ESS2-2, 2-ESS2-3 |
| 60 | Plants, Soil, and Erosion | 2-LS2-1, K-ESS3-3 |
| Semester 5 — Lessons 61–75 | ||
| 61 | Earth's Orbit and the Seasons | K-PS3-1, K-LS1-1, 1-LS1-1, 1-LS1-2, 2-LS2-1, 2-LS2-2, 2-LS4-1, K-ESS2-1, K-ESS2-2, K-ESS3-1, K-ESS3-3, 1-ESS1-1, 1-ESS1-2, 2-ESS1-1 |
| 62 | Dissolving and Solutions | Foundational for higher-level NGSS |
| 63 | Introduction to Inertia | Foundational for NGSS regarding movement and motion |
| 64 | The Skeleton and How It Works | Foundational for higher-level NGSS (anatomy, physiology) |
| 65 | How Fast Things Fall | Foundational for higher-level NGSS (Earth and space science) |
| 66 | Solubility | Foundational for higher-level NGSS |
| 67 | How Muscles Move the Body | Foundational for higher-level NGSS (anatomy, physiology) |
| 68 | Crystallization | Foundational for higher-level NGSS |
| 69 | Inertia and Energy | Foundational for NGSS regarding movement and motion |
| 70 | Weightlessness and Free Fall | Foundational for higher-level NGSS (Earth and space science) |
| 71 | Vertebrates and Internal Skeletons | Foundational for higher-level NGSS (anatomy, physiology) |
| 72 | The Nervous System and Movement | Foundational for higher-level NGSS (anatomy, physiology) |
| 73 | Mass vs. Weight | Foundational for higher-level NGSS (Earth and space science) |
| 74 | Arthropods and External Skeletons | Foundational for higher-level NGSS (anatomy, physiology) |
| 75 | Action and Reaction Forces | Foundational for NGSS regarding movement and motion |
| Semester 6 — Lessons 76–90 | ||
| 76 | Introduction to Friction | Foundational for NGSS regarding movement and motion |
| 77 | Rocks and Minerals | 2-ESS1-1, 2-ESS2-1 |
| 78 | Erosion, Sediment, and Fossil Formation | 2-ESS1-1, 2-ESS2-1 |
| 79 | Wheels and Reducing Friction | Foundational for NGSS regarding movement and motion |
| 80 | Crystals and Mineral Structure | 2-ESS1-1, 2-ESS2-1 |
| 81 | Limestone and Fossils | 2-ESS1-1, 2-ESS2-1 |
| 82 | Friction, Heat, and Energy Loss | Foundational for NGSS regarding movement and motion |
| 83 | Soil Composition | 2-ESS1-1, 2-ESS2-1 |
| 84 | Time, Sundials, and Earth's Rotation | K-2-ETS1-3 |
| 85 | Sedimentary vs. Igneous Rock | 2-ESS1-1, 2-ESS2-1 |
| 86 | Air and Water Resistance | Foundational for NGSS regarding movement and motion |
| 87 | Rock Layers and Earth's History | 2-ESS1-1, 2-ESS2-1 |
| 88 | Body Systems and Energy | Foundational for higher-level NGSS (anatomy, physiology) |
| 89 | Introduction to Resources | Foundational for engineering and technology NGSS |
| 90 | Human Resources and Resource Limits | Foundational for engineering and technology NGSS |