Elementary Science Kindergarten

Segment One

• The five senses
• Human body and the five senses
• Sorting objects by size, shape, color, temperature, weight, and texture
• Sounds and vibrations
• Fast- and slow-moving things
• Position words
• Pushes and pulls
• Gravity pulls objects toward the ground
• Making observations
• Making predictions
• Recording observations

Segment Two

• Daytime and nighttime activities
• Patterns of local weather
• Pattern of day and night
• Sunlight and how it affects the Earth’s surface
• The sun’s positions in the sky
• The moon’s look in the sky and over time
• Sizes of objects on the ground and in the sky
• The stars, sun, and moon
• Comparing different animals
• Sorting animals by the way they move
• Comparing different plants
• Parts of plants
• Sorting plants by the way they look
• What plants and animals need to live
• Comparing plants and animals
• Plants and animals change the environment to meet their needs
• Ways to reduce garbage
• Making observations
• Making predictions
• Recording observations
• Collecting information
• Creating a drawing or model of an object

Students will need the following materials: printer, cell phone or scanner, notebook, pencils, erasers, scissors, crayons, glue, tape, ruler, printer paper, colored-paper, and lab materials.

Besides engaging students in challenging curriculum, the course guides students to reflect on their learning and evaluate their progress through a variety of assessments. Assessments can be in the form of practice lessons, multiple-choice questions, writing assignments, projects, oral assessments, and discussions. Core courses will use the state-approved grading scale and Special Area courses will use an S or U grading scale.

To achieve success, students are expected to submit work in each course weekly. Students can learn at their own pace; however, “any pace” still means that students must make progress in the course every week. To measure learning, students complete self-checks, practice lessons, multiple choice questions, projects, discussion-based assessments, and discussions. Students are expected to maintain regular contact with teachers; the minimum requirement is monthly. When teachers, students, and parents work together, students are successful.