Objectives Overviews Early Kindergarten: Science

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Your early kindergarten student will know how to ask questions, make simple predictions, and conduct simple experiments by learning to:

Answer questions about scientific findings
Use senses to observe, describe, and collect data
Use simple scientific hand tools when observing and collecting data
Record data by drawing pictures
Make predictions and test them
Identify himself as a scientist
Participate in simple experiments

Your early kindergarten student will identify patterns and relationships in science by:

Learning and using proper science safety
Comparing different objects
Identifying attributes of solids and liquids
Categorizing groups of objects

Your early kindergarten student will develop an understanding of science as a human skill by:

Defining science and scientist
Identifying himself as a scientist
Identifying that science is all around him
Discussing how other scientists help him with his findings and questions
Asking questions to investigate answers

Your early kindergarten student will explore the characteristics of resources and physical properties of objects by learning to:

Describe basic natural resources in his environment
Use his five senses to explore the world
Explore outside looking for different objects in nature
Sort familiar objects by one or more commonalities
Identify and describe changes over time

Your early kindergarten student will use technology to enhance scientific study by:

Exploring simple machines
Identifying the purpose of familiar tools

Your early kindergarten student will explore how things move by:

Observing moving objects
Exploring ways that he can move
Using motion vocabulary words
Comparing different types of movement

Your early kindergarten student will learn properties of light and sound by:

Identifying sources of light and sound
Recognizing shadows
Investigating how shadows change
Exploring sounds played by different instruments
Describing sounds as high, low, loud, or soft
Learning about inventors who have contributed to light and sound technology

Your early kindergarten student will describe characteristics of organisms in his environment and how they change over time by learning to:

Give examples of living and nonliving things
Compare and contrast himself to other people and animals
Compare himself now to his baby pictures
Make an All About Me book
Identify basic needs of living things
Tell the parts of an apple
Explore various ways that animals communicate
Recognize physical differences among different animals
Track the growth of a plant over time
Identify how animals get their food, water, and shelter
Identify ways that plants help animals

Your early kindergarten student will describe properties of familiar earth material by:

Identifying different natural resources
Explaining how natural resources are used
Learning the importance of recycling and protecting the environment
Listing ways that trees are important
Telling ways to help trees
Investigating the environment

Your early kindergarten student will observe and record elements of weather by:

Describing daily weather conditions
Comparing weather conditions
Identifying the four seasons of the year and the changes that occur with each
Demonstrating how to dress appropriately for the weather
Identifying objects in the sky like the sun, moon, stars, and clouds
Recognizing weather patterns

Your early kindergarten student will identify insects in the world around him by:

Recognizing various types of insects
Sorting insects into categories based on characteristics
Describing the lifecycle of insects

Your early kindergarten student will learn how to take care of his body by showing how to:

Identify healthy foods
Use proper hygiene and keep his body healthy
Choose healthy snacks
Participate in various physical activities
Use the food pyramid