The Kentucky Atlas of Phenomena (KAP), now available on the KyStandards Science Resources webpage, was developed by Kentucky educators for Kentucky educators. This website provides support to science teachers as they develop their understanding of various natural world phenomena that are common to Kentucky and the disciplinary core ideas (DCIs) needed to explain those phenomena. 

The KAP is: 

• Based in the Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for Science and uses a “three-dimension of science model of learning;” 

• A resource and tool for teacher professional learning that is intended to help teachers conceptualize their understandings and see connections between the scientific ideas and phenomena; 

• A tool to explore local phenomena Kentucky teachers have observed or experienced;  

• A process for making connections between local phenomena and the KAS for Science; and  

• Scaffolded for basic, intermediate and advanced understandings of science ideas, which demonstrates the progression of learning over time. 

The goal is to continue to grow the KAP website with various local science phenomena. To share a Kentucky phenomenon with us, support is provided on the website under the tab “How to Share Phenomenon Bundles.” Please complete the google form in its entirety to submit a Kentucky phenomenon for consideration. If you have any questions regarding how to submit a bundle or the contents on the KAP website, please email kdescience@education.ky.gov.