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The K-3 student should be able
to explore phenomena and tell others what they see, what they think, and
what they wonder about. They can use tools like thermometers, magnifiers,
rulers, and balances to get more information about things, then describe
what they see and compare with others’ descriptions. They can investigate
how things work by assembling, describing, examining the properties of
materials, and taking apart.
CONTENT STANDARD 1
1. Science As Inquiry
Students will:
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Use imagination,
inventiveness, logic, and experimental evidence required by scientific
inquiry
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Know how the world works,
how we can go about finding out how it works, and how our understanding
of the world can change over time
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Know how human thought and
action have been transformed by scientific and technological revolutions
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Display high standards of
ethics including openness, objectivity, honesty, and accuracy
Performance Indicators
1.K.1 Describe
characteristics of objects.
1.K.2 Describe similarities
and differences of objects.
1.K.3 Describe sounds.
1.K.4 Describe different
tastes.
1.K.5 Describe how
different things feel (texture).
1.K.6 Describe different
odors.
CONTENT STANDARD 2
2. Habits of Mind
Students will:
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Demonstrate inquiry skills
such as questioning, imagination, inventiveness, logic gathering,
experimental evidence, making measurements, careful observation
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Be a scientific literate
person that is curious, creative, open-minded, skeptical, willing to
suspend initial judgments, able to collaborate with others, and
persistent in the face of failure
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Be able to judge evidence,
distinguish fact from fiction, identify bias and incomplete argument,
compare trade off among features, performance, durability and cost, and
make informed choices on personal issues
Performance Indicators
2.K.1 Demonstrate empty,
full.
2.K.2 Demonstrate that
rearranging items does not affect the number in the set.
2.K.3 Understand "between"
as in "What's the difference between a ... and a ...?”.
2.K.4 Use objects as units
of measurements.
2.K.5 Sort sound according
to loudness/ softness, same/ different.
2.K.6 Sort tastes according
to sourness, sweetness, bitterness, saltiness.
2.K.7 Sort objects
according to hardness, softness, roughness, smoothness, prickliness.
2.K.8 Make a list of things
they "wonder" about.
2.K.9 Read pictures.
2.K.10 Recognize cause and
effect relationships.
2.K.11 Organize facts by
sequence.
2.K.12 Summarize what
happens in experiments.
CONTENT STANDARD 3
3. Living Organisms
Students will:
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Describe similarities and
differences of life forms
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Understand the cell
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Know that life forms change
over time through natural processes that involve variation, adaptation,
inheritance of characteristics, and natural selection
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Know that instructions for
developing living organisms are passed from parents to offspring through
DNA.
Performance Indicators
3.K.1 Describe
characteristics of animals.
3.K.2 Describe similarities
and differences of animals.
3.K.3 Describe
characteristics of plants.
3.K.4 Describe similarities
and differences of plants.
3.K.5 Demonstrate that a
larger object can be made up of many different objects.
3.K.6 Demonstrate how
animals adapt to their environment in order to survive.
3.K.7 Describe how babies
and young are like their parents.
CONTENT STANDARD 4
3. Matter and Its
Interactions
Students will:
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Understand that the
properties of materials enhances human abilities to use materials for a
variety of purposes
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Understand that matter can
undergo a variety of changes (physical and chemical change, natural,
controlled, change) while the amount and number of atoms remain constant
Performance Indicators
4.K.1 Identify what type of
material an object is made of (wood, metal, plastic, paper, etc.).
4.K.2 Describe the changes
in matter caused by changes in temperature.
CONTENT STANDARD 5
5. Forces of Nature
Students will:
Performance Indicator
5.K.1 Demonstrate that
things fall toward the ground and relate that to gravity.
CONTENT STANDARD 6
6. Motion
Students will:
Performance Indicator
6.K.1 Observe, discuss and
describe the movement of living and non- living things.
CONTENT STANDARD 7
7. Energy
Students will:
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Know that energy is the
ability to do work and that energy manifests itself in a variety of
forms with a variety of characteristics
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Know that the transfer and
transformation of energy is a critical part of all living, physical and
human systems
Performance Indicators
7.K.1 Discuss how things
need energy to work (i.e., cars need gas, toys need batteries, lights
need electricity, etc.).
7.K.2 Identify major forms
of energy (e.g., light, heat, sound, electricity, water, waves, etc.).
CONTENT STANDARD 8
7. Forces That Shape the
Earth
Students will:
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Know that climate, seasons,
weather, and characteristics of the ocean are caused by the earth’s
revolution around the sun, tilt of its axis, rotation on its axis, and
the moon’s orbit around the earth
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Know that the surface of
the earth is changed by forces within the earth and human activities
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Know that the non-living
environment of water and land shapes ecosystems, that living organisms
are conditioned by rainfall, temperature, topography, mineral
concentrations, and solar radiation
Performance Indicators
8.K.1 Describe the
difference between sunrise and sunset.
8.K.2 Describe the weather
(e.g., sunny, rainy, cloudy, etc.).
8.K.3 Describe the
difference between fresh water and the ocean.
8.K.4 Discuss the
importance of water.
8.K.5 Demonstrate knowledge
of natural habitats and ecosystems.
8.K.6 Discuss animal
movement, body structures and food intake.
8.K.7 Describe food chains.
CONTENT STANDARD 9
7. Ecology
Students will:
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Know that changes in
ecosystems can be caused by natural and human activities which may
affect all members of the system
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Understand how organisms
are linked to one another and their surroundings by the exchange of
energy and matter
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Describe the
responsibilities human beings have as the stewards of the environment
Performance Indicators
9.K.1 Investigate and
demonstrate knowledge of the habitats of local plants and animals.
9.K.2 Discuss the food
chain (i.e., plants need sunlight to grow, some animals eat plants, some
animals eat plants and animals).
9.K.3 Discuss conservation,
preservation, and recycling (i.e., Reduce, Reuse, Recycle).
9.K.4 Describe the purpose
of recycling.
CONTENT STANDARD 10
10. Space and Astronomy
Students will:
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Describe various ideas
about the origin, nature, and development of the universe throughout
history
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Know how the universe and
the objects in it appears to operate according to a number of
established principles which have been realized over time
Performance Indicators
10.K.1 Observe and describe
what is seen in the sky, both day and night.
10.K.2 Observe and record
natural cycles, such as day/night, sunrise/sunset, rainy/dry season,
etc. and relate them to activities in one’s life.
CONTENT STANDARD 11
11. The Nature of
Technology
Students will:
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Understand the
interdependence between science and technology
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Describe how technology
systems limited by trade off, side effects, and other constraints are
designed and developed
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Know that the decision to
develop, use or limit the use of a particular technology depends on the
expected benefits, costs, anticipated risks, and cultural values
Performance Indicators
11.K.1 Build items using
simple tools and materials (e.g., build clocks, paper sculptures, etc.).
11.K.2 Discuss problems in
the design of objects made and suggest how to make it better.
11.K.3 Discuss and predict
how the design flows and solutions can affect others.
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