Sutherland Public School
Kindergarten
Inquiry the Nature of Science, and Technology
Inquiry
2.1.1
Students will ask questions and conduct investigations that lead to
observations and communication of findings.
Unit Outcomes
2.1.1.a (Questioning) Students will answer teacher generated
questions and ask questions related to a science topic.
Vocabulary
2.1.1.b (Investigations) Students will participate in teacherfacilitated, simple investigations to observe, describe and
classify objects.(ex. Sinking/floating, magnets, etc.)
2.1.1.c (Tools) Students will explore the use of simple tools
appropriately to observe, describe and classify objects by
characteristics. (Balance, scale, hand lens, nonstandard
measurement tools, i.e. linking cubes, bears, etc. )
2.1.1.d (Observations) Students will describe objects,
organisms, or events using pictures, words, and numbers.
2.1.1.e (Data Collection) Students will collect and record
observations. (ex. butterfly stages, weather changes, etc.)
2.1.1.f (Communication) Students will use drawings and words
to describe and share these observations with others.
2.1.1.g (Mathematics) Students will use appropriate
mathematics in all aspects of scientific inquiry. (ex. counting
bears, linking cubes, balancing a scale)
District Assessment
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Kindergarten
Physical Science: Matter
Students will observe and describe properties of objects and their
behavior.
2.2.1
Unit Outcomes
2.2.1.a Students will observe physical properties of objects. (ex.
color, size, shape)
Vocabulary
2.2.1.b Students will separate and sort objects by physical
attributes. (ex. color, size, shape)
2.2.1.c Students will measure objects using comparative terms
(ex. heavier, lighter, longer, shorter), standard and nonstandard
units. (ex. linking cubes, bears, etc.)
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Physical Science: Force and Motion
Students will compare relative position and motion of objects.
2.2.2
Unit Outcomes
2.2.2.a Students will state location and or motion relative to
another object or its surroundings. (ex. in front of, behind,
between, over, under, up, down, forward, backward, faster,
slower)
Vocabulary
2.2.2.b Students will describe how objects move in many
different ways. (ex. straight, zigzag, round and round, back and
forth, fast and slow)
District Assessment
8/18/14
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Kindergarten
Life Science: Structure and Function of Living Systems
Students will investigate the characteristics of living things.
2.3.1
Unit Outcomes
2.3.1.a Students will differentiate between living and nonliving
things. (ex. plants, butterflies, etc.)
Vocabulary
2.3.1.b Students will identify the basic needs of living things.
(ex. food, water, air, space, and shelter)
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Life Science: Heredity
Students will recognize changes in living things.
2.3.2
Unit Outcomes
Vocabulary
District Assessment
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Kindergarten
Earth Science: Earth and Space Science
Students will observe and identify objects of the sky.
2.4.1
Unit Outcomes
2.4.1.a Students will identify objects in the sky (ex. sun, moon,
stars) and when they are observable.
Vocabulary
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Earth Science: Earth Structures and Processes
Students will observe, identify and describe characteristics of Earth’s
materials.
Unit Outcomes
2.4.2.a Students will identify Earth’s materials (ex. sand, soil,
Vocabulary
rocks, water).
2.4.2
2.4.2.b Students will recognize ways in which individuals and
families can conserve Earth’s resources by reducing, reusing,
and recycling. (i.e. Earth Day)
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Earth Science: Energy and Earth’s Systems
Students will observe simple patterns of change on Earth.
2.4.3
Unit Outcomes
2.4.3.a Students will observe that the Sun provides and heat
and light.
Vocabulary
2.4.3.b Students will observe and describe simple daily
changes in weather.
2.4.3.c Students will describe simple seasonal weather
indicators and how they impact student choices. (ex. activities,
clothing
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District Assessment
Ch. 1 Test (Holt)
October
8/18/14
Sutherland Public School
Kindergarten
8/18/14