NGSS Standards:

K-ESS3-3 Communicate solutions that will reduce the impact of humans on the land, water, air, and/or other living things in the local environment.
K-2-ETS1-1 Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.

Literacy Standards:

RL.2.7 Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.

W.2.2 Informative/explanatory writing communicates information.

W.2.6 Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.

SL.2.1 Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.

SL.2.4 Tell a story or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking audibly in coherent and complete sentences.

Connections to Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science:

Interdependence of Science, Engineering, & Technology people encounter questions about the natural world every day.

Disciplinary Core Ideas:

ESS3.C Things that people do to live comfortably can affect the world around them. But they can make choices that reduce their impacts on the land, water, air, and other living things.

ETS1.A Asking questions, making observations, and gathering information are helpful in thinking about problems.

ETS1.B Designs can be conveyed through sketches, drawings, or physical models. These representations are useful in communicating ideas for a problem’s solutions to other people.