Science+Resources+Grade+K

= Science Kindergarten TEKS  =

1) Scientific investigation and reasoning. The student conducts classroom and outdoor investigations following home and school safety procedures and uses environmentally appropriate and responsible practices. The student is expected to:  (A) identify and demonstrate safe practices as described in the Texas Safety Standards during classroom and outdoor investigations, including wearing safety goggles, washing hands, and using materials appropriately;  Get Clobbered! The Scientist Safety Test  []

(B) discuss the importance of safe practices to keep self and others safe and healthy; and The Incredible Adventures of the Amazing Food Detective []

(C) demonstrate how to use, conserve, and dispose of natural resources and materials such as conserving water and reusing or recycling paper, plastic, and metal. Rubbish Challenge: Can You Get Rid of Your Rubbish? []

(2) Scientific investigation and reasoning. The student develops abilities to ask questions and seek answers in classroom and outdoor investigations. The student is expected to: (A) ask questions about organisms, objects, and events observed in the natural world;

Insect Hunt [] Kratts Creatures Lets go on a creature adventure! []

(B) plan and conduct simple descriptive investigations such as ways objects move; Tops in Motion! []

(C) collect data and make observations using simple equipment such as hand lenses, primary balances, and non-standard measurement tools; Poodle Weigh In Game []

(D) record and organize data and observations using pictures, numbers, and words; and Fun In The Garden []

(E) communicate observations with others about simple descriptive investigations. Pushes and Pulls []

(3) Scientific investigation and reasoning. The student knows that information and critical thinking are used in scientific problem solving. The student is expected to: (A) identify and explain a problem such as the impact of littering on the playground and propose a solution in his/her own words; Ocean Habitats []

(B) make predictions based on observable patterns in nature such as the shapes of leaves; and Autumn Leaves []

(C) explore that scientists investigate different things in the natural world and use tools to help in their investigations. What’s the weather? []

(4) Scientific investigation and reasoning. The student uses age-appropriate tools and models to investigate the natural world. The student is expected to: (A) collect information using tools, including computers, hand lenses, primary balances, cups, bowls, magnets, collecting nets, and notebooks; timing devices, including clocks and timers; non-standard measuring items such as paper clips and clothespins; weather instruments such as demonstration thermometers and wind socks; and materials to support observations of habitats of organisms such as terrariums and aquariums; and Magnets and Springs []

(B) use senses as a tool of observation to identify properties and patterns of organisms, objects, and events in the environment. Senses Game: []

(5)  Matter and energy. The student knows that objects have properties and patterns. The student is expected to:

** (A) **** observe and record properties of objects, including relative size and mass, such as bigger or smaller and heavier or lighter, shape, color, and texture; and ** ** Rocks and Minerals ** ** [] **  ** (B) **** observe, record, and discuss how materials can be changed by heating or cooling. ** ** Change It- Solids and Liquids ** ** [] **

(B) explore interactions between magnets and various materials;
BBC Home- Magnets and Springs: []

(D) observe and describe the ways that objects can move such as in a straight line, zigzag, up and down, back and forth, round and round, and fast and slow.
Brain Pop- Pushes and Pulls: []

(7) Earth and space. The student knows that the natural world includes earth materials. The student is expected to:

(B) observe and describe physical properties of natural sources of water, including color and clarity; and
Brain Pop- The Water Cycle: []

(C) give examples of ways rocks, soil, and water are useful.
FOSS Web- Watch it Grow: []

(B) identify events that have repeating patterns, including seasons of the year and day and night; and
PBSKIDS- The Cat In the Hat- Weaher Changes: []

(C) identify ways that young plants resemble the parent plant; and
BrainPop- Carnivorous Plant: []