Kindergarten Science 

In this unit, students will use observations to understand the basic needs of animals. Students will explore how animals need things to eat and a safe place to live, and also how animals can change their environments to meet those needs.

In this unit, students will use observations to understand the basic needs of plants, such as water and sunlight. They will also observe young plants and the changes they undergo as they grow from seed to seedling.

In this unit, students will explore storms and severe weather. Students will gather information from weather forecasts to learn how people can prepare for storms and stay safe. Students will also describe weather characteristics, including wind, clouds, temperature, and precipitation, and use those observations to make their own predictions about storms.

In this unit, students will gather evidence to identify daily and seasonal weather patterns. Students will use these patterns to explain real-world questions, such as why temperatures may change throughout the day or why birds lay their eggs during certain times of the year.

In this unit, students will make observations to explore how sunlight warms Earth’s surface. Students will investigate how the sun’s energy heats pavement, keeps people warm, and can even melt materials such as marshmallows. Using what they learn, students will consider how shade and structures can help reduce the warming effects of the sun.

In this unit, students will be introduced to pushes and pulls and how they affect the motion of objects. Students will observe and investigate what happens when the strength or direction of a push or pull changes.