Common Planner
K–12 Standards

Science: Kindergarten

MOTION AND STABILITY: FORCES AND INTERACTIONS

  • 1a

    Identify the effect caused by different strengths or directions of pushes and pulls on the motion of an object.LC-K-PS2-1a

  • 1b

    Explain the effect of pushes and pulls on the motion of an object.LC-K-PS2-1b

  • 1c

    Identify the effect of different strengths and directions of pushes and pulls on the motion of an object.LC-K-PS2-1c

  • 1d

    Compare different strengths or different directions of pushes and pulls on an object.LC-K-PS2-1d

  • 2a

    Identify if something designed to push or pull an object makes it move the way it is intended.LC-K-PS2-2a

  • 2b

    Identify if something designed to change the speed of an object makes it move the way it is intended.LC-K-PS2-2b

  • 2c

    Identify if something designed to change the direction of an object makes it move the way it is intended.LC-K-PS2-2c

ENERGY

  • 1a

    Identify examples of sunlight heating different surfaces on Earth.LC-K-PS3-1a

  • 2a

    Identify a design structure (e.g., umbrella, canopy, tent) that will reduce the warming caused by the sun.LC-K-PS3-2a

  • 2b

    Identify tools and materials that can be used to build a structure that will reduce the warming effect of sunlight on an area.LC-K-PS3-2b

FROM MOLECULES TO ORGANISMS: STRUCTURES AND PROCESSESS

  • 1a

    Identify that animals need water and food to live and grow.LC-K-LS1-1a

  • 1b

    Identify that plants need water and light to live and grow.LC-K-LS1-1b

  • 1c

    Identify patterns of what living things need to survive.LC-K-LS1-1c

EARTH’S SYSTEMS

  • 1a

    Identify patterns in weather conditions using observations of local weather.LC-K-ESS2-1a

  • 2a

    Identify examples of how animals change their environments to meet their needs.LC-K-ESS2-2a

  • 2b

    Identify examples of how plants change their environments to meet their needs.LC-K-ESS2-2b

  • 2c

    Identify ways that humans can affect the environment in which they live.LC-K-ESS2-2c

EARTH AND HUMAN ACTIVITY

  • 1a

    Given a model (e.g., representation, diagram, drawing), describe the relationship between the needs of different animals and the places they live (e.g., deer eat buds and leaves and live in forests).LC-K-ESS3-1a

  • 2a

    Identify how weather forecasting can help people avoid the most serious impacts of severe weather events.LC-K-ESS3-2a

  • 3a

    Identify different solutions that people can apply to the way they live to reduce the impact on the land, water, air, and other living things.LC-K-ESS3-3a

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