KINDERGARTEN SCIENCE CURRICULUM

SCIENCE PROCESSES

Inquiry Process

Students Will:

Make purposeful observation of the natural world using the appropriate senses.

Generate questions based on observations.

Plan and conduct simple investigations.

Manipulate simple tools (hand lens, pencils, balances, non-standard objects of measurement) that aid observation and data collection.

Make accurate measurements with appropriate units (non-standard) for the measurement tool.

Construct simple charts and graphs from data and observations.

Inquiry Analysis and Communication

Students Will:

Share ideas about science through purposeful conversation.

Communicate and present findings of observations.

Develop strategies and skills for information gathering.

- ask an expert

- use a book

- make observations

- conduct simple investigations

- watch a video

Reflection and Social Implications

Students Will:

Demonstrate scientific concepts through various illustrations, performances, models, exhibits, and activities.

PHYSICAL SCIENCE

Force and Motion

Position

Students Will:

Compare the position of an object ( for example above, below, in front of, behind, on) in relation to other objects around it.

Describe the motion of an object (for example away from or closer to) from different observers views.

Gravity

Students Will:

Observe how objects fall towards the earth.

Force

Students Will:

Demonstrate pushes and pulls.

Observe that an object initially at rest will move in the direction of the push or pull.

Observe how pushes and pulls can change the speed or direction of moving objects.

Observe how shape ( for example: cone, cylinder, sphere), size, and weight of an object ca effect motion.

LIFE SCIENCE

Organization of Living Things

Life Requirements

Students Will:

Identify that living things have basic needs.

Identify and compare living and non-living things.

EARTH SCIENCE

Solid Earth

Earth Materials

Students Will:

Identify earth materials (air, water, soil) that are used to grow plants.