PreK-K Science Grade Expectations
Scientific Questioning
SPK-K:1
Students
demonstrate their understanding of SCIENTIFIC
QUESTIONING
by…
· Developing
a question by completing the prompt, “I wonder.
. .?”
AND
· Demonstrating
a “questioning mind” through extended,
intentional (purposeful)
interactions with materials or people;
Experiments with possibilities.
Predicting and Hypothesizing
SPK-K:2
Students
demonstrate their understanding of PREDICTING
AND
HYPOTHESIZING by…
· Stating
ideas about what may happen or be observed in the
future (e.g., Student thinks ahead).
Designing Experiments
SPK-K:3
Students
demonstrate their understanding of EXPERIMENTAL
DESIGN
by…
· Explaining
the process of an investigation before and during
the process (e.g., “on the job”
planning, investigating,
and explaining can happen
simultaneously).
AND
· Using
procedures that are safe and humane.
Conducting Experiments
SPK-K:4
Students
demonstrate their ability to CONDUCT EXPERIMENTS
by…
· Using more than one of the senses to make observations.
AND
· Describing obvious features of an object or
event.
AND
· Representing
data in a variety of ways including words,
numbers, symbols, and pictures
AND
· Drawing
scientifically:
a. Recording shapes, prominent features with supporting
details (e.g., eyelashes on eyes),
and color.
b. Spatially organizing and differentiating significant
parts observed.
c. Adding essential information to a diagram provided by
the teacher.
d. Using simple equipment and nonstandard measurement
tools to gather data and extend the
senses (e.g., balances,
scales, counters, magnifiers).
e. Following teacher guidance to complete steps while
investigating a
question.
Representing Data and Analysis
SPK-K:5
Students
demonstrate their ability to REPRESENT DATA
by…
· Organizing
a piece of data (measurement or observation)
or a group representation (e.g.,
pictograph, bar graph, or
chart).
Representing Data and Analysis
SPK-K:6
Students
demonstrate their ability to ANALYZE DATA
by…
· Sorting
objects based upon current observations and justifying
groupings.
SPK-K:7
Students
demonstrate their ability to EXPLAIN DATA
by…
· Explaining
observations with the support of material
props, photographs, drawings, or
diagrams.
Applying Results
SPK-K:8
Students
demonstrate their ability to APPLY RESULTS
by…
· Identifying
similarities between past experiences and current
investigations.
Properties of Matter
SPK-K:9
Students
demonstrate their understanding of the Properties
of Matter by…
· Observing
and sorting substances that are solids and liquids
and identifying their
differences.
Science Concepts:
a. The physical properties of objects can be sorted by
how
they are alike or different.
b. Objects can be sorted according to their properties.
SPK-K:10
Not
assessed at this grade level
SPK-K:11
Not
assessed at this grade level
Properties of Matter
SPK-K:12
Not
assessed at this level
SPK-K:13
Not
assessed at this level
Energy and Energy Transformation
No
SPK-K:14 at this grade level
Chemical Change
No
SPK-K:15 at this grade level
No SPK-K:16 at this grade level
Nuclear Change
No
SPK-K:17 at this level
No
SPK-K:18 at this level
Motion
SPK-K:
9
Students
demonstrate their understanding of Motion by…
· Manipulating
objects and observing and describing the
motion.
Science Concepts:
a. The position of an object can be described. (e.g., in
front of or behind)
b. The motion of an object can be described as a
direction.
(e.g., straight, zig zag, round and round back and
forth, up,
down).
No
SPK-K:20 at this level
Force
No
SPK-K:21 at this grade level
No
SPK-K:22 at this grade level
Energy
SPK-K :23
Students
demonstrate their understanding of Heat Energy
by.. .
· Identifying the sun as a source of heat energy.
Science Concepts:
a. The sun warms the land, air and water.
No
SPK-K:24 at this grade level
SPK-K:25
Students
demonstrate their understanding of Magnetism
by…
· 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.
Energy
No
SPK-K:26 at this level
No
SPK-K:27 at this level
Energy
No
SPK-K:28 at this grade level
No
SPK-K:29 at this grade level
Survival of Organisms and Cells
SPK-K:30
Students
demonstrate their understanding of Structure and
Function–Survival
Requirements by…
· Observing
and recording what happens when food and
water are given to living and
non-living things.
Science Concept:
a. There are differences between living and non-living
things.
Life Cycles and Reproduction
No
SPK-K:31 at this grade level
Cell and Tissue Differentiation
No
SPK-K:32 at this grade level
Chemical Reactions within Cells
No
SPK-K:33 at this grade level
Interdependence within Ecosystems
SPK-K:34
Students
demonstrate their understanding of Energy Flow
in an
Ecosystem by…
· Caring
for plants and animals by identifying and providing
for their needs.
Science Concept:
a. Plants and animals both need water, food and air.
No
SPK-K:35 at this level
Interdependence within Ecosystems
No
SPK-K:36 at this grade level
No
SPK-K:37 at this grade level
Classification of Living Things
SPK-K:38
Students
demonstrate their understanding of Classification
of
Organisms by…
Sorting and identifying examples of plants and animals.
Science Concept:
a. Some living things (organisms) are identified as
plants
or animals.
Natural Selection/Evolution
No
SPK-K:39 at this level
Heredity
No
PK-K:40 at this level
Body Systems
SPK-K:41
Students
demonstrate their understanding of Human Body
Systems
by…
Identifying the five senses and using the senses to
identify
objects in their environment.
Science Concepts:
a. People use their senses to find out about their
surroundings
and themselves. Different senses give different
information.
Human Disease
No
SPK-K:42 at this grade level
Patterns of Human Development
No
SPK-K:43 at this level
Solar System
SPK-K:44
Students
demonstrate their understanding of Characteristics
of the
Solar System by…
· Observing
and recording the day and night sky.
Science Concepts:
a. The sun can be seen only at day time
b. The sun and moon are in the sky.
Scale, distances, star formation, theories,
instrumentation
No
SPK-K:45 at this grade level
Earth Materials and the Rock Cycle
SPK-K:46
Students
demonstrate their understanding of Processes and
Change
over Time within Earth Systems by…
· Sorting
and recognizing similarities and differences in a
variety of rocks (from boulders to grains of sand).
Science Concepts:
a. Chunks of rocks come in many sizes and shapes, from
boulders to grains of sand and even smaller.
Forces and Changes on the Earth’s Surface
No
SPK-K:47 at this grade level
Atmosphere, Water Cycle, Weather, Seasons
SPK-K:48
Students
demonstrate their understanding of Processes and
Change
over Time within Earth Systems by…
· Observing
and describing weather daily throughout a
school year.
Science Concepts:
a. Weather changes from day to day.
Natural Resources
SPK-K:49
Students
demonstrate their understanding of Processes and
Change
within Natural Resources by…
· Identifying
items that students consume on a daily basis
(e.g., food, fiber, paper, wool or wood).
Science Concepts:
a. Natural
Resources are materials that we obtain from the
living and non-living environment.