Kindergarten Science

Motion

Science Content

Growing and Changing

Students

• create a timeline of their lives to track their own development.
• mark their birth weight and height and subsequent growth.

Class Pet

Students

• ask questions and make observations about a class pet.
• compare the class pet with other animals and with themselves.
• consider the relationship between the pet’s needs, physical features, and natural environment.
• learn about safe and respectful treatment of animals.

Collections from Nature

Students

• ask questions and make observations about objects they collect.
• learn to use tools to get more information about a collection (e.g., magnifiers, measuring tools, balances).
• use other mathematics processes, such as counting, sorting, identifying shapes and patterns.
• learn to describe objects in the collection with accurate detail.
• learn to distinguish between natural objects and those that are made by humans.
• communicate their findings with others.

Constructions

Students

• plan, design and build a variety of structures from a range of materials.
• explore the properties of materials and the advantages and disadvantages of various building materials.
• describe and communicate (in words and drawings) the processes they used, their results and their ideas about why certain things work or don’t work.
• collaborate on building and share information and ideas with one another.
• look for and describe shapes and patterns in architecture and various buildings.

Dirt, Sand, and Water

Students

• observe and describe properties of dirt, sand, and water.
• investigate how these properties change when manipulated in different ways (e.g., adding water to dirt and sand).
• investigate the origins of dirt and sand and the processes by which they are made.

My Body

Students

• focus on questions and observations about their own bodies.
• focus on understanding that the body is a system made up of many interdependent parts.
• use models for visualizing various body systems.
• investigate their own basic needs, the ways their bodies are equipped to meet these needs, and the changes that take place in their bodies over time.
• make detailed and accurate descriptions of their observations.