terms of number, shape, texture, size, weight, color, motion,

etc. (e.g., How fast does a Lady Beetle move compared

to a Bess Beetle?).

wonder if I change…?).

end of an investigation.

knowledge, experience and/or evidence.

a. What the experimenter will do.

b. What will be observed, measured, and/or compared.

rather than the snail is awesome).

a. Recording relative proportion (e.g., Eyes are approximately

the right size when compared to the head) including

focus on finer details, and differentiating all parts observed.

b. Labeling significant aspects of a scientific drawing or

diagram with words provided,

c. Creating a title for a scientific drawing or diagram.

from the use of simple science equipment , as well as

nonstandard and standard measurement tools.

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prior knowledge, or experience and justifying groupings.

investigation.

objects made of similar and different properties.

Science Concepts:

a. Objects are made of one or more materials such as paper,

wood, metal, or cloth.

b. Similarities and differences in physical properties can

be identified.

of solids and liquids.

Science Concepts:

a. Solids and liquids are states of matter and have properties

that can be described.

b. Solids have the properties of hardness, color, and ability

to maintain shape.

c. Liquids have properties of color, tendency to flow, ability

to mix with other liquids, taking up the shape of the

container.

heat is applied to a solid or when heat leaves a liquid (e.g.,

water and ice).

Science Concepts:

a. Heating and cooling (changes in temperature) can

change states of matter. Water can be a liquid or a solid

through the processes of melting and freezing.

Science Concepts:

a. The position and movement of an object can be described

such as fast, slow, speeding up and slowing down

and movement in different directions.

moves or does not move an object.

Science Concepts:

a. A force is a push or a pull. Force can change the motion

of an object.

earth unless something is holding them up.

a. Objects fall to the ground unless something holds them.

Science Concepts:

a. Heat can move from one object to another.

b. The temperature of substances can change.

Investigating, observing and describing how magnets can

make some things move without touching (e.g., determining

the distance needed for a magnet to attract an object).

Science Concepts:

a. Magnets can move some objects without touching them.

the vibrations of those objects and the sounds that are

made.

Science Concepts:

a. Sound is caused by vibrating objects.

things (i.e., roots, stems, leaves, flowers, legs, antennae,

tail, shell).

Drawing and labeling the stages in the life cycle of a familiar

plant or animal.

Science Concept:

a. Living things (plant and animals) are made of parts that

enable survival.

b. A characteristic of an organism is that it has a life cycle.

Most organisms come from male and female parents.

including light and no light.

Science Concept:

a. Plants need light (energy) to survive.

words that show what eats what.

Science Concept:

a. All animals depend on plants. Some animals eat plants

for food; other animals eat animals that eat plants.

living extinct things. (e.g., wooly mammoth/elephant; reptiles/

dinosaurs).

Science Concept:

a. Some kinds of organisms that once lived on earth have

completely disappeared, although they were similar to

others that are alive today.

those of classmates and other organisms.

Science Concepts:

a. People have different external features, such as size,

color of hair, skin, and eyes. However, humans are more

like one another than like other animals.

Science Concepts:

a. People use their senses to find out about their surroundings

and meet their needs.

b. Body parts help people satisfy their need for food.

- eyes/nose: find food

- legs/hands: get food

- mouth: eat food

c. Senses help people satisfy their need to avoid danger.

- nose: smell fire

- ears: hear danger

if swallowed (e.g., soaps, cleaning solutions, unknown

pills).

Science Concepts:

a. Some things people take into their bodies from the environment

are toxic and can hurt them.

do as a baby (e.g., dress yourself, get food form refrigerator,

bathe yourself).

Science Concepts:

a. A human baby grows inside its mother until its birth.

Even after birth, a human baby is unable to care for itself,

and its survival depends on the care it receives from

adults.

at different times.

night for a month.

Science Concepts:

a. The moon looks slightly different every day, but looks

the same again about every four weeks.

b. The moon can be seen sometimes at night and sometimes

during the day.

Science concept:

a. There are more stars in the sky than anyone can easily

count, but they are not scattered evenly; and they are not

all the same in brightness or color.

different types of rocks and soils.

a. Earth materials are solid rocks and soils.

b. Soils and rocks have properties of color and texture; in

addition, some soils retain different amounts of water.

record of them over the school year.

Science Concept:

a. Change is something that happens to many things.

in the data collected.

Science Concepts:

a. The sun provides the light and heat necessary to maintain

the temperature of the earth.

b. There are cyclical changes that we see throughout the

seasons that can be observed and recorded.

on a daily basis (e.g., Bread-- wheat—flour; Sap—

maple syrup; Pasture—meat and dairy).

Science Concept:

a. Most food comes from farms either directly as crops or

through the animals that eat the crops.