KSCIENCECHECKLIST

SCIENCE CORRELATIONS - K

04-05	05-06	06-07	07-08	08-09	BENCHMARK GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATIONS
					SI-E-A1 asking appropriate questions about organisms and events in the environment 1. Ask questions about objects and events in the environment (e.g., plants, rocks, storms) 2. Pose questions that can be answered by using students’ own observations and scientific knowledge
					SI-E-A2 planning and/or designing and conducting a scientific investigation 3. Predict and anticipate possible outcomes
					SI-E-A3 communicating that observations are made with one’s senses 4. Use the five senses to describe observations
					SI-E-A4 employing equipment and tolls to gather data and extend the sensory observations 5. Measure and record length and temperature in both metric system and U.S. system units 6. Select and use developmentally appropriate equipment and tools and units of measurement to observe and collect data.
					SI-E-A5 using data, including numbers and graphs, to explain observations and experiments 7. Express data in a variety of ways by constructing illustrations, graphs, charts, tables, concept maps, and oral and written explanations as appropriate
					SI-E-A6 communicating observations and experiments in oral and written formats 8. Use a variety of appropriate formats to describe procedures and to express ideas about demonstrations or experiments (e.g., drawings, journals, reports, presentations, exhibitions, portfolios)
					SI-E-A7 utilizing safety procedures during experiments 9. Identify and use appropriate safety procedures and equipment when conducting investigations (e.g., gloves, goggles, hair ties)
					SI-E-B1 categorizing questions into what is known, what is not known, and what questions need to be explained
					SI-E-B2 using appropriate experiments depending on the questions to be explored
					SI-E-B3 choosing appropriate equipment and tools to conduct an experiment 10. Recognize that a variety of tools can be used to examine objects at different degrees of magnification (e.g., hand lens, microscope)
					SI-E-B4 developing explanations by using observations and experiments (7.) Express data in a variety of ways by constructing illustrations, graphs, charts, tables, concept maps, and oral and written explanations as appropriate
					SI-E-B5 presenting the results of experiments
					SI-E-B6 reviewing and asking questions about the results of investigations
					PS-E-A1 observing, describing, and classifying objects by properties (size, weight, shape, color, texture, and temperature) 11. Identify objects by using the senses 12. Construct patterns by using color, size, and shape of objects 13. Sort objects based on their properties 14. Determine whether objects are magnetic or nonmagnetic
					PS-E-A2 measuring properties of objects using appropriate materials, tools, and technology
					PS-E-A3 observing and describing the objects by the properties of the materials from which they are made (paper, wood, metal)
					PS-E-A4 describing the properties of the different states of matter and identifying the conditions that cause matter to change states
					PS-E-A5 creating mixtures and separating them based on differences in properties (salt, sand) 15. Create and separate mixtures (e.g., oil/water, rice/beans)
					PS-E-B1 observing and describing the position of an object relative to another object or the background 16. Follow directions using vocabulary such as “front/back, above/below, right/left,” and “next to”
					PS-E-B2 exploring and recognizing that the position and motion of objects can be changed by pushing or pulling (force) over time

					PS-E-B3 describing an object’s motion by tracing and measuring its position over time 17. Trace the motion of an object, such as a ball or toy car, as it rolls 18. Sequence the relative order of the speed of various objects (e.g., snails, turtles, tricycles, bicycles, cars, airplanes)
					PS-E-B4 investigating and describing how the motion of an object is related to the strength of the force (pushing or pulling) and the mass of the object
					PS-E-C1 experimenting and communicating how vibrations of objects produce sound and how changing the rate of vibration varies the pitch 19. Demonstrate and identify sounds as “soft” or “loud”
					PS-E-C2 investigating and describing how light travels and what happens when light strikes an object (reflection, refraction, and absorption)
					PS-E-C3 investigating and describing different ways heat can be produced and moved from one object to another by conduction 20. Identify objects that give off heat, such as people, animals, and the Sun
					PS-E-C4 investigating and describing how electricity travels in a circuit
					PS-E-C5 investigating and communicating that magnetism and gravity can exert forces on objects without touching the objects
					PS-E-C6 exploring and describing simple energy transformations
					PS-E-C7 exploring and describing the uses of energy at school, home, and play
					LS-E-A1 identifying the needs of plants and animals, based on age-appropriate recorded observations 21. Record observations on the growth of plant seeds
					LS-E-A2 distinguishing between living and nonliving things 22. Classify objects in a variety of settings as “living” (biotic) or “nonliving” (abiotic)
					LS-E-A3 locating and comparing major plant and animal structures and their functions 23. Compare the human body at various stages of development 24. Compare the human body with plants and animals
					LS-E-A4 recognizing that there is great diversity among organisms 25. Identify easily observable variations within types of plants and animals (e.g., features of classmates, varieties of tress, breeds of dogs)
					LS-E-A5 locating major human body organs and describing their functions
					LS-E-A6 recognizing the food groups necessary to maintain a healthy body 26. Classify various foods into the major groups (e.g., bread, meat, vegetable, fruit) 27. Determine which foods are superior for developing a healthy body
					LS-E-B1 observing and describing the life cycles of some plants and animals 28. Observe life cycles and describe changes (e.g., humans, dogs, insects)
					LS-E-B2 oberving, comparing, and grouping plants and animals according to likenesses and/or differences
					LS-E-B3 observing and recording how the offspring of plants and animals are similar to their parents 29. Match models of baby animals with their parents
					LS-E-B4 observing, recording, and graphing student growth over time using a variety of quantitative measures (height, weight, linear measure of feet and hands, etc.)
					LS-E-C1 examining the habitats of plants and animals and determining how basic needs are met within each habitat
					LS-E-C2 describing how the features of some plants and animals enable them to live in specific habitats
					LS-E-C3 observing animals and plants and describing interaction or interdependence
					ESS-E-A1 understanding that earth materials are rocks, minerals, and soils
					ESS-E-A2 understanding that approximately three-fourths of the Earth’s surface is covered with water and how this condition affects weather patterns and climates 30. Distinguish between areas of Earth covered by land and water
					ESS-E-A3 investigating, observing, and describing how water changes from one form to another and interacts with the atmosphere
					ESS-E-A4 invetigating, observing, measuring, and describing changes in daily weather patterns and phenomena 31. Identify the patterns in information recorded on a weather calendar
					ESS-E-A5 observing and communicating that rocks are composed of various substances
					ESS-E-A6 observing and describing variations in soil
					ESS-E-A7 investigating fossils and describing how they provide evidence about plants and animals that lived long ago and the environment in which they lived
					ESS-E-B1 observing and describing the characteristics of objects in the sky 32. Discuss and differentiate objects seen in the day and/or night sky (e.g., clouds, Sun, stars, Moon)