Kindergarten

The Nature of Science

Earth and Space Science

Physical Science

Life Science

The Practice of Science

Design, Process, and Problem Solving (STREAM)

Earth in Space and Time

Earth Structures, Systems and Patterns

Properties of Matter

Changes in Matter

Motion of Objects

Forces and Changes in Motion

Organization and Development of Living Organisms

Make observations of the natural world using the five senses.

Use sensory observations for the purpose of generating a scientific question (hypothesis).

Collect representations, such as pictorial records, of observations conducted.

Understand that representation of observations is data.

Describe how careful observation improves understanding of the natural world.

State that God created everything freely and out of love for us, and we read about this in the Bible.

Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool. 

Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how an object functions as needed to solve a given problem.

Analyze data from tests of objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs. 

Understand the care of personal belongings , classrooms, school building, and parish grounds.

Participate in and reflect on age-appropriate service projects to help other people. 

Identify gravity as the invisible force that pulls objects toward the ground.

Recognize the repeating pattern of day and night.

Recognize that the Sun can only be seen in the daytime and has beneficial and harmful properties.

Observe that sometimes the Moon can be seen at night and sometimes during the day.

Recognize that objects in space can appear larger or smaller depending on distance from Earth.

Observe and discuss that there are more stars in the sky than anyone can easily count and that they are not scattered evenly in the sky.

Describe the need for water and how to be safe around water.

Investigate that air is all around us and that moving air is wind.

Sort objects by observable properties, such as size, shape, color, temperature (hot or cold), weight (heavy or light), texture and whether objects sink or float.

Recognize that the shape of materials such as paper and clay can be changed by cutting, tearing, crumpling, smashing, or rolling.

Explore how things move in different ways, such as fast, slow, etc.

Demonstrate and describe the various ways that objects can move, such as in a straight line, zigzag, back-and-forth, round-and-round, fast, and slow.

Demonstrate that the way to change the motion of an object is by applying a push or a pull.

Recognize that God created all living things.

Explain ways to take care of God's creations.

Recognize the five senses and related body parts.

Differentiate between living and nonliving things; all living things need air, water, food, and space.

Articulate ways people are different from other creatures - living things.

Recognize that animals and plants are sometimes portrayed with characteristics and behaviors they do not have in real life.

Observe plants and animals, describe how they are alike and how they are different in the way they look and in the things they do.