North Carolina Standard Course of Study (adopted in 2023): Kindergarten
Skills available for North Carolina kindergarten science standards
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Matter and its Interactions
PS.K.1 Understand how objects are described based on their physical properties and how they are used.
PS.K.1.1 Analyze and interpret data to classify objects by physical properties (size, color, shape, texture, weight and flexibility).
Size
Color
Shape
Texture
Weight
Temperature
States of matter
PS.K.1.1 Analyze and interpret data to classify objects by physical properties (size, color, shape, texture, weight and flexibility).
Size
Color
Shape
Texture
Weight
Temperature
States of matter
PS.K.1.2 Engage in argument from evidence to summarize how different materials (clay, wood, cloth, paper, etc.) are used based on their physical properties.
PS.K.1.2 Engage in argument from evidence to summarize how different materials (clay, wood, cloth, paper, etc.) are used based on their physical properties.
Motion and Stability - Forces and Interactions
PS.K.2 Understand the positions and motions of objects and organisms observed in the environment.
PS.K.2.1 Use models to compare the relative position of various objects observed in the classroom and outside using position words such as: in front of, behind, between, on top of, under, above, below, beside.
PS.K.2.1 Use models to compare the relative position of various objects observed in the classroom and outside using position words such as: in front of, behind, between, on top of, under, above, below, beside.
PS.K.2.2 Carry out investigations to illustrate different ways objects and organisms move (to include falling to the ground when dropped): straight, zigzag, round and round, back and forth, fast and slow.
PS.K.2.2 Carry out investigations to illustrate different ways objects and organisms move (to include falling to the ground when dropped): straight, zigzag, round and round, back and forth, fast and slow.
From Molecules to Organisms - Structures and Processes
LS.K.1 Understand the characteristics of living organisms and nonliving things.
LS.K.1.1 Engage in argument from evidence to summarize the characteristics of living organisms and nonliving things in terms of their: structure, growth, changes, movement, basic needs.
Living and nonliving things
Animals
Plants
LS.K.1.1 Engage in argument from evidence to summarize the characteristics of living organisms and nonliving things in terms of their: structure, growth, changes, movement, basic needs.
Living and nonliving things
Animals
Plants
LS.K.1.2 Use models to exemplify how animals use their body parts to obtain food and other resources, protect themselves, and move from place to place.
LS.K.1.2 Use models to exemplify how animals use their body parts to obtain food and other resources, protect themselves, and move from place to place.
Heredity - Inheritance and Variation of Traits
LS.K.2 Understand characteristics of organisms that make them alike and different.
LS.K.2.1 Analyze and interpret data to compare the characteristics of different types of the same animal to determine individual similarities and differences.
LS.K.2.1 Analyze and interpret data to compare the characteristics of different types of the same animal to determine individual similarities and differences.
LS.K.2.2 Analyze and interpret data to compare the characteristics of different types of the same plant to determine individual similarities and differences.
LS.K.2.2 Analyze and interpret data to compare the characteristics of different types of the same plant to determine individual similarities and differences.
Earth's Systems
ESS.K.1 Understand change and observable patterns of weather that occur from day to day and throughout the year.
ESS.K.1.1 Analyze and interpret data to compare changes in the environment due to weather.
ESS.K.1.1 Analyze and interpret data to compare changes in the environment due to weather.
ESS.K.1.2 Use mathematics and computational thinking to summarize daily weather conditions noting changes that occur from day to day and throughout the year.
ESS.K.1.2 Use mathematics and computational thinking to summarize daily weather conditions noting changes that occur from day to day and throughout the year.
ESS.K.1.3 Obtain, evaluate and communicate information to compare weather patterns that occur from season to season.
ESS.K.1.3 Obtain, evaluate and communicate information to compare weather patterns that occur from season to season.