South Dakota Science Standards (adopted in 2024): Kindergarten
Skills available for South Dakota kindergarten science standards
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PS
Physical Science
PS2 Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
K-PS2-1 Plan and carry out an investigation to compare the effects of different strengths or different directions of pushes and pulls on the motion of an object.
K-PS2-1 Plan and carry out an investigation to compare the effects of different strengths or different directions of pushes and pulls on the motion of an object.
K-PS2-2 Analyze data to determine if a design solution works as intended to change the speed or direction of an object with a push or a pull.
K-PS2-2 Analyze data to determine if a design solution works as intended to change the speed or direction of an object with a push or a pull.
PS3 Energy
K-PS3-1 Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth's surface.
K-PS3-1 Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth's surface.
K-PS3-2 Design and build a structure that will reduce the warming effect of sunlight on an area.
K-PS3-2 Design and build a structure that will reduce the warming effect of sunlight on an area.
LS
Life Science
LS1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
K-LS1-1 Describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.
K-LS1-1 Describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.
ESS
Earth and Space Science
ESS2 Earth's Systems
K-ESS2-1 Plan and carry out observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.
K-ESS2-1 Plan and carry out observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.
K-ESS2-2 Engage in argument from evidence for how plants and animals (including humans) can change the environment to meet their needs.
K-ESS2-2 Engage in argument from evidence for how plants and animals (including humans) can change the environment to meet their needs.
ESS3 Earth and Human Activity
K-ESS3-1 Use a model to represent the characteristics of and the relationship between various plants and animals in the places they live.
Animals
Plants
K-ESS3-1 Use a model to represent the characteristics of and the relationship between various plants and animals in the places they live.
Animals
Plants
K-ESS3-2 Ask questions to obtain information about the purpose of weather forecasting to prepare for, and respond to, severe weather.
K-ESS3-2 Ask questions to obtain information about the purpose of weather forecasting to prepare for, and respond to, severe weather.
K-ESS3-3 Communicate solutions that will reduce the impact of humans on the land, water, air, and living things in the local environment.
K-ESS3-3 Communicate solutions that will reduce the impact of humans on the land, water, air, and living things in the local environment.
ETS
Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science
ETS1 Engineering Design
K-2-ETS1-1 Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.
K-2-ETS1-1 Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.
K-2-ETS1-2 Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.
K-2-ETS1-2 Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.
K-2-ETS1-3 Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.
K-2-ETS1-3 Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.