Kindergarten

Students inquire about states, properties, and transformations of matter

Students explain forces, motions, and their interactions.

Students analyze the interconnected systems that include the planet Earth, our Solar System, our Galaxy, and the Universe.

Students explain planet Earth as a complex and dynamic system of rock, water, air, and living things.

Students examine organisms’ structures and functions for life processes, including growth and reproduction.

Students inquire how organisms and populations of organisms obtain resources from their environment.

Students explore how biological evolution explains unity and diversity of species.

Recognize that most things are made up of smaller parts

Identify and compare physical properties of matter

Observe that matter can be transformed (i.e., changed in shape, color, size, or other property

Describe the position of an object by locating it relative to another object or to the object’s surroundings

Define motion as a change in position over time

Explain that a force is a push or pull

Observe that some objects in the sky change from minute-to-minute, while others follow patterns over time

Recognize the Solar System

Identify basic natural materials of Earth’s surface, such as rocks, soil, and water

Recognize that water is involved in many processes on Earth

Recognize and identify different types of weather

Recognize growth and development in living things

Recognize that plants and animals have needs that must be met in order to survive

Identify differences among individuals of the same kind of plant or animal

Name habitats of different plants and animals

Identify the characteristics of a habitat that support the growth of different plants and animals

Observe and communicate that some things are alive and others are not

Identify similarities and differences among groups of living things that are used to classify them