Science: Kindergarten

MOTION AND STABILITY: FORCES AND INTERACTIONS

ENERGY

FROM MOLECULES TO ORGANISMS: STRUCTURES AND PROCESSESS

EARTH’S SYSTEMS

EARTH AND HUMAN ACTIVITY

Identify the effect caused by different strengths or directions of pushes and pulls on the motion of an object.

Explain the effect of pushes and pulls on the motion of an object.

Identify the effect of different strengths and directions of pushes and pulls on the motion of an object.

Compare different strengths or different directions of pushes and pulls on an object.

Identify if something designed to push or pull an object makes it move the way it is intended.

Identify if something designed to change the speed of an object makes it move the way it is intended.

Identify if something designed to change the direction of an object makes it move the way it is intended.

Identify examples of sunlight heating different surfaces on Earth.

Identify a design structure (e.g., umbrella, canopy, tent) that will reduce the warming caused by the sun.

Identify tools and materials that can be used to build a structure that will reduce the warming effect of sunlight on an area.

Identify that animals need water and food to live and grow.

Identify that plants need water and light to live and grow.

Identify patterns of what living things need to survive.

Identify patterns in weather conditions using observations of local weather.

Identify examples of how animals change their environments to meet their needs.

Identify examples of how plants change their environments to meet their needs.

Identify ways that humans can affect the environment in which they live.

Given a model (e.g., representation, diagram, drawing), describe the relationship between the needs of different animals and the places they live (e.g., deer eat buds and leaves and live in forests).

Identify how weather forecasting can help people avoid the most serious impacts of severe weather events.

Identify different solutions that people can apply to the way they live to reduce the impact on the land, water, air, and other living things.