North Carolina

P Physical Science

• Forces and Motion

  • NCES.K.P.1 Understand the positions and motions of objects and organisms observed in the environment.

    • NCES.K.P.1.1 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 and beside.

    • NCES.K.P.1.2 Give examples of 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.

• Matter: Properties and Change

  • NCES.K.P.2 Understand how objects are described based on their physical properties and how they are used.

    • NCES.K.P.2.1 Classify objects by observable physical properties (including size, color, shape, texture, weight and flexibility).

      • Classify objects by two-dimensional shape (K-A.1)
      • Sort objects by two-dimensional shape (K-A.2)
      • Classify objects by three-dimensional shape (K-A.3)
      • Sort objects by three-dimensional shape (K-A.4)
      • Classify objects by color (K-A.5)
      • Sort objects by color (K-A.6)
      • Classify objects by texture (K-B.1)
      • Sort objects by texture (K-B.2)
      • Classify objects by shape, color, material, and texture (K-B.5)
      • Describe objects (K-B.6)
      • Long and short (K-C.1)
      • Light and heavy (K-C.2)
      • Hot and cold (K-C.3)

    • NCES.K.P.2.2 Compare the observable physical properties of different kinds of materials (clay, wood, cloth, paper, etc) from which objects are made and how they are used.

      • Classify objects by material (K-B.3)
      • Sort objects by material (K-B.4)
      • Classify objects by shape, color, material, and texture (K-B.5)
      • Describe objects (K-B.6)

E Earth Science

• Earth Systems, Structures and Processes

  • NCES.K.E.1 Understand change and observable patterns of weather that occur from day to day and throughout the year.

    • NCES.K.E.1.1 Infer that change is something that happens to many things in the environment based on observations made using one or more of their senses.

    • NCES.K.E.1.2 Summarize daily weather conditions noting changes that occur from day to day and throughout the year.

      • Describe the weather (K-M.1)

    • NCES.K.E.1.3 Compare weather patterns that occur from season to season.

L Life Science

• Structures and Functions of Living Organisms

  • NCES.K.L.1 Compare characteristics of animals that make them alike and different from other animals and nonliving things.

    • NCES.K.L.1.1 Compare different types of the same animal (i.e. different types of dogs, different types of cats, etc.) to determine individual differences within a particular type of animal.

    • NCES.K.L.1.2 Compare characteristics of living and nonliving things in terms of their: structure, growth, changes, movement, basic needs.

      • Identify living and nonliving things (K-I.1)