Science Curriculum

Kindergarten

Course Purpose:

 Kindergarten students will ask and answer questions to determine cause and effect relationships.

Outcomes and Components:

SC.K.2 Students will use observations about sunlight to explain the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface and verify the relationship of sunlight, temperature, and the needs of plants and animals. Students will construct and evaluate structures that directly impact the effect of sunlight on an area.

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Standard(s)
  SC.K.2.1 Identify the source of sunlight and describe the effect of sunlight on sand, soil, rocks, and water. K-PS3-1
  SC.K.2.2 Verify the cause and effect relationship of sunlight and temperature. K-PS3-1
  SC.K.2.3 Design a structure that will alter the warming of sunlight on an area and evaluate the effectiveness of the structure. K-PS3-2
  SC.K.2.4 Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals need to survive. K-LS1-1
  SC.K.2.5 Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants or animals and the places they live. K-ESS3-1

Academic Vocabulary: observe, identify, verify, cause, effect, design, structure, evaluate, effectiveness, relationship

Content Vocabulary: sun, sunlight, sand, soil, rock, water, temperature, hot, warm, cold, cool