Grade Level: Kindergarten

Characteristics of Living and Non-Living Things

Concepts
Properties

Enduring Understandings
Objects are classified as living or non-living.
All living things have basic needs that must be met in order to survive.
Animals and plants are classified by their characteristics.
All living things go through stages of growth.

Skills
1.  Make observations and ask questions about objects in our environment.
2.  Use senses and simple measuring tools to collect data.
3.  Make predictions based on observed patterns.
4.  Read, write, listen and speak about observations of the natural world.
5.  Seek information in printed form.
6.  Present information in words and drawings.
7.  Use standard and non-standard measurement to describe physical properties.
8.  Count, order and sort objects by their properties.
9.  Represent information in graphs.

Properties of Matter

Concepts
Classification and Properties

Enduring Understandings
Objects can be classified according to their physical properties.
Objects are made of different kinds of materials that can be changed.
Some properties can be observed by using simple tools and tests (experiments).

Skills
1.  Make observations and ask questions about objects in our environment.
2.  Use senses and simple measuring tools to collect data.
3.  Make predictions based on observed patterns.
4.  Read, write, listen and speak about observations of the natural world.
5.  Seek information in printed form.
6.  Present information in words and drawings.
7.  Use standard and non-standard measurement to describe physical properties.
8.  Count, order and sort objects by their properties.
9.  Represent information in graphs.