Science Pacing Guide Time Frame: December February Kindergarten – Unit 3: Physical Science (Forces and Interactions: Pushes & Pulls) Science & Engineering Practices Crosscutting Concepts Literacy Standards Mathematics Standards With prompting and support, ask and Reason abstractly and Planning and Carrying Out Cause and Effect RI.K.1 MP.2 Simple tests can be designed answer questions about key details in a text. quantitatively. Investigations Planning and carrying out to gather evidence to support (K-PS2-2) (K-PS2-1) investigations to answer questions or or refute student ideas about test solutions to problems in K–2 causes. (K-PS2-1),(K-PS2-2) W.K.7 Participate in shared research and K.MD.A.1 Describe measurable builds on prior experiences and writing projects (e.g., explore a number of attributes of objects, such as length or progresses to simple investigations, books by a favorite author and express weight. Describe several measurable based on fair tests, which provide data opinions about them). (K-PS2-1) attributes of a single object. (K-PS2-1) to support explanations or design solutions. SL.K.3 Ask and answer questions in order to K.MD.A.2 Directly compare two seek help, get information, or clarify objects with a measurable attribute in With guidance, plan and conduct something that is not understood. common, to see which object has an investigation in collaboration the attribute, and with peers. (K-PS2-1) “more of”/”less of” describe the difference. (K-PS2-1) Connections to the Nature of Science Scientific Investigations Use a Variety of Methods Scientists use different ways to study the world. (K-PS2-1) Next Generation Science Disciplinary Essential Assessments Vocabulary Resources Standards Core Ideas Questions Students who demonstrate What happens if Attribute Science Journals. PS2.A: Forces Before: understanding can: and Motion you push or pull Have students act Change motion Pushes and pulls an object out with a partner Clarify KWL Chart.
Science Pacing Guide Time Frame: December – February Kindergarten Unit 3: Physical Science (Forces and Interactions: Pushes & Pulls) Science & Engineering Practices Crosscutting Concepts Literacy Standards Mathematics Standards Planning and Carrying Out Investigations Planning and carrying out investigations to answer questions or test solutions to problems in K–2 builds on prior experiences and progresses to simple investigations, based on fair tests, which provide data to support explanations or design solutions. With guidance, plan and conduct an investigation in collaboration with peers. (K-PS2-1) Connections to the Nature of Science Scientific Investigations Use a Variety of Methods Scientists use different ways to study the world. (K-PS2-1) Cause and Effect Simple tests can be designed to gather evidence to support or refute student ideas about causes. (K-PS2-1),(K-PS2-2) RI.K.1 With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text. (K-PS2-2) W.K.7 Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., explore a number of books by a favorite author and express opinions about them). (K-PS2-1) SL.K.3 Ask and answer questions in order to seek help, get information, or clarify something that is not understood. MP.2 Reason abstractly and quantitatively. (K-PS2-1) K.MD.A.1 Describe measurable attributes of objects, such as length or weight. Describe several measurable attributes of a single object. (K-PS2-1) K.MD.A.2 Directly compare two objects with a measurable attribute in common, to see which object has “more of”/”less of” the attribute, and describe the difference. (K-PS2-1) Next Generation Science Standards Disciplinary Core Ideas Essential Questions Assessments Vocabulary Resources Students who demonstrate understanding can: PS2.A: Forces and Motion Pushes and pulls What happens if you push or pull an object Before: Have students act out with a partner Attribute Change motion Clarify Science Journals. KWL Chart.
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