home » texas essential knowledge and skills » teks correlations with nses » kindergarten through grade 4, standard d

Kindergarten

(K.5) Science concepts. The student knows that organisms, objects, and events have properties and patterns.

The student is expected to:

1. describe properties of objects and characteristics of organisms;
2. observe and identify patterns including seasons, growth, and day and night and predict what happens next; and
3. recognize and copy patterns seen in charts and graphs.

(K.7) Science concepts. The student knows that many types of change occur.

The student is expected to:

1. observe, describe, and record changes in size, mass, color, position, quantity, time, temperature, sound, and movement;
2. identify that heat causes change, such as ice melting or the Sun warming the air and compare objects according to temperature;
3. observe and record weather changes from day to day and over seasons;
4. observe and record stages in the life cycle of organisms in their natural environment.

(K.9) Science concepts. The student knows that living organisms have basic needs.

The student is expected to:

1. identify basic needs of living organisms;
2. give examples of how living organisms depend on each other;
3. identify ways that the Earth can provide resources for life.

(K.10) Science concepts. The student knows that the natural world includes rocks, soil, and water.

The student is expected to:

1. observe and describe properties of rocks, soil, and water; and
2. give examples of ways that rocks, soil, and water are useful.

Grade 1

(1.7) Science concepts. The student knows that many types of change occur.

The student is expected to:

1. observe, measure, and record changes in size, mass, color, position, quantity, sound, and movement;
2. identify and test ways that heat may cause change such as when ice melts;
3. observe and record changes in weather from day to day and over seasons; and
4. observe and record changes in the life cycle of organisms.

(1.10) Science concepts. The student knows that the natural world includes rocks, soil, and water.

The student is expected to:

1. identify and describe a variety of natural sources of water including streams, lakes, and oceans;
2. observe and describe differences in rocks and soil samples; and
3. identify how rocks, soil, and water are used and how they can be recycled.

Grade 2

(2.7) Science concepts. The student knows that many types of change occur.

The student is expected to:

1. observe, measure, record, analyze, predict, and illustrate changes in size, mass, temperature, color, position, quantity, sound, and movement;
2. identify, predict, and test uses of heat to cause change such as melting and evaporation;
3. demonstrate a change in the motion of an object by giving the object a push or a pull; and
4. observe, measure, and record changes in weather, the night sky, and seasons.

(2.10) Science concepts. The student knows that the natural world includes rocks, soil, water, and gases of the atmosphere.

The student is expected to:

1. describe and illustrate the water cycle; and
2. identify uses of natural resources.

Grade 3

(3.6) Science concepts. The student knows that forces cause change.

The student is expected to:

1. measure and record changes in the position and direction of the motion of an object to which a force such as a push or pull has been applied; and
2. identify that the surface of the Earth can be changed by forces such as earthquakes and glaciers.

(3.7) Science concepts. The student knows that matter has physical properties.

The student is expected to:

1. gather information including temperature, magnetism, hardness, and mass using appropriate tools to identify physical properties of matter; and
2. identify matter as liquids, solids, and gases.

(3.11) Science concepts. The student knows that the natural world includes earth materials and objects in the sky.

The student is expected to:

1. identify and describe the importance of earth materials including rocks, soil, water, and gases of the atmosphere in the local area and classify them as renewable, nonrenewable, or inexhaustible resources;
2. identify and record properties of soils such as color and texture, capacity to retain water, and ability to support the growth of plants;
3. identify the planets in our solar system and their position in relation to the Sun; and
4. describe the characteristics of the Sun.

Grade 4

(4.6) Science concepts. The student knows that change can create recognizable patterns.

The student is expected to:

1. identify patterns of change such as in weather, metamorphosis, and objects in the sky;
2. illustrate that certain characteristics of an object can remain constant even when the object is rotated like a spinning top, translated like a skater moving in a straight line, or reflected on a smooth surface; and
3. use reflections to verify that a natural object has symmetry.

(4.10) Science concepts. The student knows that certain past events affect present and future events.

The student is expected to:

1. identify and observe effects of events that require time for changes to be noticeable including growth, erosion, dissolving, weathering, and flow; and
2. draw conclusions about "what happened before" using fossils or charts and tables.

(4.11) Science concepts. The student knows that the natural world includes earth materials and objects in the sky.

The student is expected to:

1. test properties of soils including texture, capacity to retain water, and ability to support life;
2. summarize the effects of the oceans on land; and
3. identify the Sun as the major source of energy for the Earth and understand its role in the growth of plants, in the creation of winds, and in the water cycle.