13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 New Mexico Early Childhood Observation Tool Essential Indicators Domain 5 Scientific Conceptual Understandings Outcome 14 The child uses a process of inquiry to investigate the physical and natural worlds and to hypothesize and make predictions. Uses senses to investigate characteristics and behaviors in the physical and natural worlds and begins Indicator 14.1 to form explanations of observations and explorations. Making Progress Making Progress Accomplished for Making Progress Accomplished for First Steps for 3s First Steps for 4s for 3s for 4s 4s for K K Participates in Plays with Plays with Uses Uses two Participates a variety of in small materials materials obvious an or more hands-on hands-on of different of different sensory interest in senses multisensory multisensory textures textures information the (e.g., both experiments experiments (e.g., sand, (e.g., sand, to explore surrounding sight and with adult with adult guidance. Uses water, water, the world, smell or guidance and observation leaves) with leaves) and world, using both uses and adult conditions reacting senses to hearing observation questioning (wet, more observe and touch) and skills in order dry, warm, physically explore, to explore to draw questioning ELG conclusions. cold, than and gather the world skills to to Demonstrates investigate etc.) with verbally. and makes Refer an ability to and draw adult making one or record and conclusions. one or two more analyze data through simple detailed drawing and comments comments writing. (e.g., describing “gross”). sensory Student Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 New Mexico Early Childhood Observation Tool Essential Indicators Domain 5 Scientific Conceptual Understandings Outcome 14 The child uses a process of inquiry to investigate the physical and natural worlds and to hypothesize and make predictions. Indicator 14.1 Uses senses to investigate characteristics and behaviors in the physical and natural worlds and begins to form explanations of observations and explorations. Refer to ELG First Steps for 3s Making Progress for 3s First Steps for 4s Making Progress for 4s Accomplished for 4s Making Progress for K Accomplished for K Plays with materials of different textures (e.g., sand, water, leaves) with adult Plays with materials of different textures (e.g., sand, water, leaves) and conditions (wet, dry, warm, cold, etc.) with adult Uses obvious sensory information to explore the world, reacting more physically than verbally. an interest in the surrounding world, using senses to observe explore, and gather making one or two simple comments (e.g., “gross”). Uses two or more senses (e.g., both sight and smell or both hearing and touch) to explore the world and makes one or more detailed comments describing sensory Participates in small hands-on multisensory experiments with adult guidance and uses observation and questioning skills to investigate and draw conclusions. Participates in a variety of hands-on multisensory experiments with adult guidance. Uses observation and questioning skills in order to draw conclusions. Demonstrates an ability to record and analyze data through drawing and writing. Student Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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