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This is a TEMPLATE for a typical kindergartener's class. The orange headings are the same headings you will see in WINGS. Parents are not only encouraged, but are requested to personalize the class for their student. You may cut and paste each section (under the heading) into the appropriate box in WINGS - then you can delete any sections that don't apply and add anything you'd like to include. Please check with your SLPC if you have any questions.

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Class Title:

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Science

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Subject :

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Science

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Description and Learning Materials:

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In kindergarten, students begin their scientific inquiry. They understand that scientists observe carefully and ask questions. Students develop the skills of observing, sorting, and identifying parts and begin using scientific tools to understand the natural world. Topics will include:
• Physical systems: Properties of substances (simple properties of common natural and manufactured materials and objects)
• Earth and space systems: Physical properties of Earth materials, components of the solar system
• Living systems: Characteristics of living matter, structure and organization of living things
• Systems Structure: Characteristics of parts of the whole that go together and are smaller than the whole
• Investigating systems: Simple investigations on objects, organisms, and events in the environment, questioning, planning and conducting safe investigations, communicating
• Nature of Science: Understanding the nature of scientific inquiry
• Science, Technology, and Society: Tools of everyday life
Text/Materials may include but are not limited to: Age-appropriate curriculum materials (e.g. Foss Science kits), picture books, online resources, games, manipulatives, experiment/investigation supplies.

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Learning Goals/EALRs:

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Course Objectives and Goals

1. Identify and describe a property of an object.
2. Sort common materials and objects using a simple property (e.g., texture, color, size, shape).
3. Sort rocks based on size, shape, and other physical properties (e.g., color, texture).
4. Identify observable characteristics of living organisms (e.g., spiders have eight legs; birds have feathers; plants have roots, stems, leaves, seeds, flowers.
5. Identify the parts of objects, organisms, and materials (e.g., toys with moving parts, plants, animals, soils).
6. Observe and show how living things look different under a magnifier.
7. Wonder and ask questions about objects, organisms, and events based on observations of the natural world.
8. Follow all safety rules during investigations
9. Make observations of simple investigations
10. Record what is observed using drawings and simple sentences
11. Report safety procedures used during the investigation
12. Raise questions about the natural world and seek answers by making careful observations and trying things out
13. Describe ways in which common tools help people in their everyday life
14. Describe what humans obtain from their environment (e.g., a school garden yields vegetables; a sheep yields wool, which is used to make sweaters).
15. Participate in controlled investigations that follow the scientific process.
16. Observe and show how living things look different under a magnifier.
17. Wonder and ask questions about objects, organisms, and events based on observations of the natural world.
18. Report observations of simple investigations using drawings and simple sentences.
19. Describe and/or draw the materials used in the investigation (e.g., numbers, shapes, colors).
20. Report safety procedures used during the investigation.
21. Record what is observed and explain how it was done accurately and honestly
22. Raise questions about the natural world and seek answers by making careful observations and trying things out.
23. Describe ways in which common tools help people in their everyday life.
24. Describe what humans obtain from their environment (e.g., a school garden yields vegetables; a sheep yields wool, which is used to make sweaters).


EALRs

Essential Academic Learning Requirements—Science
1. SYSTEMS: The student knows and applies scientific concepts and principles to understand the properties, structures, and changes in physical, earth/space, and living systems.
To meet this standard, the student will:
1.1. Properties: Understand how properties are used to identify, describe, and categorize substances, materials, and objects, and how characteristics are used to categorize living things.
1.2. Structures: Understand how components, structures, organizations, and
interconnections describe systems.
1.3. Changes: Understand how interactions within and among systems cause
changes in matter and energy.
2. INQUIRY: The student knows and applies the skills, processes, and nature of scientific inquiry.
To meet this standard, the student will:
2.1. Investigating Systems: Develop the knowledge and skills necessary to do
scientific inquiry.
2.2. Nature of Science: Understand the nature of scientific inquiry.
3. APPLICATION: The student knows and applies science concepts and skills to develop solutions to human problems in societal contexts.
To meet this standard, the student will:
3.1. Designing Solutions: Apply knowledge and skills of science and technology
to design solutions to human problems.
3.2. Science, Technology, and Society: Analyze how science and technology are human endeavors, interrelated to each other, society, the workplace, and the environment.

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Methods of Evaluation:

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Will include, but are not limited to: experiments, projects, reports, tests, quizzes, daily work, workbook pages, discussions