MSAD #55
Kindergarten
Science Benchmarks
And
Units
10/05
A. Students
will understand that there are similarities within the diversity of all living
things. Students will be able to:
1. Identify the differences between living and nonliving things
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a Ocean
2. Describe characteristics of different living things
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a. Insects
3. Describe the characteristics of different living things.
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a. Insects
4. Design and describe a classification system for objects.
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a. Ocean
B. Students
will understand how living things depend on one another and on non-living
aspects of the environment.
Students will be able to:
1. Identify ways that organisms depend upon their environment
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a. Insects
3. Give examples of how one change in a system affects other parts of a system.
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a. Body and Senses
4.
Describe
different ecological systems on earth.
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a. Ocean
5.
Describe
a familiar local environment.
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a. Ocean
C. Students
will understand that cells are the basic units of life. Students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate that living things are made up of different parts.
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a. Insects
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b. Body & Senses
2. Demonstrate an understanding that plants and animals need food, water, and gases to survive.
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a. Insects
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b. Body & Senses
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c. Health
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d. Ocean
3.
Explore
magnifying devices and how they allow one to see in more detail.
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a. Insects
4.
Provide
examples of causes of diseases
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a. Health
D. Students
will the basis for all life and that all living things change over time. Students will be able to:
2. Identify characteristics that help organisms live in their environment.
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a. Insects
3. Draw
or describe ways in which an organism can change over its lifetime, sometimes
in predictable ways (e.g., butterfly or frog)
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a. Insects
4.
Describe
ways in which individuals of the same species are alike or different.
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a. Insects
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b. Body &
Senses
Structure of Matter
E.
Students
will understand the structure of matter and the changes it can undergo. Students will be able to:
2. Describe some physical properties of objects.
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a. Weather
3. Group
objects based on observable characteristics (e.g., color, size, or texture)
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a. Weather
F. Students
will gain knowledge about the earth and the processes that change it. Students will be able to:
1. Describe
the way weather changes.
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a. Weather
2. Analyze
the relationships between observable weather patterns and the cycling of
seasons.
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a. Weather
3.
Observe
changes that are caused by water, snow, wind, and ice.
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a. Weather
The Universe
G. Students will gain knowledge about the universe and how humans have learned about it, and about the principles upon which it operates. Students will be able to:
1. Explain the cycles of day/night and of seasons.
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a. Weather
Energy
H. Students
will understand concepts of energy.
Students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate an understanding that the sun gives off light and heat energy.
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a. Weather
2. Explain why living things need energy.
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I. Students
will understand the motion of objects and how forces can change that
motion. Students will be able to:
1. Develop a variety
of ways to describe the motion of an object.
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a.
Insects
.
2. Demonstrate
that the motion of an object can be changed.
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a. Weather
J. The student
will apply inquiry and problem-solving approaches in science and
technology. Students will be able
to:
1. Make accurate observations using appropriate tools and units of measure
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a. Insects
2. Ask
questions and propose strategies and materials to use in seeking answers to
questions.
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a. Insects
Scientific Reasoning
K. Students will
learn to formulate and justify ideas and to make informed decisions Students will be able to:.
3. Make
observations
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a. Body &
Senses
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b. Insects
4.
Describe
different ecological systems on earth.
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a. Body &
Senses
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b. Insects
.
Communication
L. Students
will communicate effectively in the application of science and technology. Students will be able to:
1.
Describe
and compare things in terms of number, shape, texture, size, weight, color, and
behavior.
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a. Insects
2.
Read
and write instructions to be followed or instructions which explain procedures.
3.
Ask clarifying questions
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a. Insects
4.
Explain problem-solving processes using verbal, pictorial,
and written methods.
5.
Make and read simple graphs
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a. Weather
6.
Use objects and pictures to represent scientific and
technological ideas.
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a. Insects