Kindergarten

Matter and its Interactions 

Motion and Stability- Forces and Interactions  

From Molecules to Organisms- Structures and Processes 

Heredity- Inheritance and Variation of Traits

Earth’s Systems  

Understand how objects are described based on their physical properties and how they are used.

Understand the positions and motions of objects and organisms observed in the environment. 

Understand the characteristics of living organisms and nonliving things. 

Understand characteristics of organisms that make them alike and different. 

Understand change and observable patterns of weather that occur from day to day and throughout the year. 

Analyze and interpret data to classify objects by physical properties (size, color, shape, texture, weight and flexibility).  

Engage in argument from evidence to summarize how different materials (clay, wood, cloth, paper, etc.) are used based on their physical properties. 

Use models to compare the relative position of various objects observed in the classroom and outside using position words such as: in front of, behind, between, on top of, under, above, below, beside. 

Carry out investigations to illustrate different ways objects and organisms move (to include falling to the ground when dropped): straight, zigzag, round and round, back and forth, fast and slow. 

Engage in argument from evidence to summarize the characteristics of living organisms and nonliving things in terms of their: structure, growth, changes, movement, basic needs.

Use models to exemplify how animals use their body parts to obtain food and other resources, protect themselves, and move from place to place. 

Analyze and interpret data to compare the characteristics of different types of the same animal to determine individual similarities and differences. 

Analyze and interpret data to compare the characteristics of different types of the same plant to determine individual similarities and differences. 

Analyze and interpret data to compare changes in the environment due to weather.  

Use mathematics and computational thinking to summarize daily weather conditions noting changes that occur from day to day and throughout the year. 

Obtain, evaluate and communicate information to compare weather patterns that occur from season to season.