Earlier Middle Later Earlier Middle Later Explores through Explores by engaging in Carries out simple Carries out multi-step Carries out experiments Finds out about things, simple observations, specific observations, investigations using investigations, using a with things or materials by people, or events by manipulations, or by manipulations, or by familiar strategies, tools, variety of strategies, tools, systematically modifying comparing multiple sources asking simple questions asking specific questions or sources of information or sources of information actions and reacting to the of information, including results experiments, books, and pictures, and asking questions
Earlier Middle Later Earlier Middle Later Explores through simple observations, manipulations, or by asking simple questions Explores by engaging in specific observations, manipulations, or by asking specific questions Carries out simple investigations using familiar strategies, tools, or sources of information Carries out multi-step investigations, using a variety of strategies, tools, or sources of information Carries out experiments with things or materials by systematically modifying actions and reacting to the results Finds out about things, people, or events by comparing multiple sources of information, including experiments, books, and pictures, and asking questions