Grade K
In Kindergarten science, I will:
Explore these ideas: weather patterns; living things and their surroundings; forces, motion, and interactions.
Use these concepts: patterns; cause and effect; scale, proportion, and quantity; energy and matter.
Develop these skills: obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information; planning and carrying out investigations; designing and communicating solutions.
Grade 1
In First-Grade science, I will:
Explore these ideas: seasons and space patterns; the needs of living things and their offspring; light and sound.
Use these concepts: patterns; cause and effect; structure and function.
Develop these skills: asking questions; developing and using models; obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information; planning and carrying out investigations; constructing explanations.
Grade 2
In Second-Grade science, I will:
Explore these ideas: changes in the earth's surface; living things and their habitats; properties of matter.
Use these concepts: patterns; change and stability; structure and function; cause and effect.
Develop these skills: defining problems; developing and using models; constructing explanations; obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information; planning and carrying out investigations.
Grade 3
In Third-Grade science, I will:
Explore these ideas: weather and climate patterns; effects of traits on survival; force affects motion.
Use these concepts: patterns; change and stability; cause and effect; systems and system models.
Develop these skills: asking questions; developing and using models; planning and carrying out investigations; analyzing and interpreting data; constructing explanations; engaging in argument from evidence; designing solutions.
Grade 4
In Fourth-Grade science, I will:
Explore these ideas: organisms functioning in their environment; energy transfer; wave patterns; observable patterns in the sky.
Use these concepts: patterns; stability and change; structure and function; systems and system models; cause and effect; energy and matter; scale, proportion, and quantity.
Develop these skills: asking questions; developing and using models; constructing explanations; planning and carrying out investigations; analyzing and interpreting data; obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information; engaging in argument from evidence.
Grade 5
In Fifth-Grade science, I will:
Explore these ideas: characteristics and interactions of Earth’s systems; properties and changes of matter; cycling of matter in ecosystems.
Use these concepts: patterns; stability and change; structure and function; systems and system models; cause and effect; energy and matter; scale, proportion, and quantity.
Develop these skills: asking questions; developing and using models; constructing explanations; planning and carrying out investigations; analyzing and interpreting data; obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information; using mathematics and computational thinking.