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Kindergarten

(K.2) Scientific processes. The student develops abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry in the field and the classroom.

The student is expected to:

1. ask questions about organisms, objects, and events;
2. plan and conduct simple descriptive investigations;
3. gather information using simple equipment and tools to extend the senses;
4. construct reasonable explanations using information; and
5. communicate findings about simple investigations.

(K.3) Scientific processes. The student knows that information and critical thinking are used in making decisions.

The student is expected to:

1. make decisions using information;
2. discuss and justify the merits of decisions; and
3. explain a problem in his/her own words and propose a solution.

(K.4) Scientific processes. The student uses age-appropriate tools and models to verify that organisms and objects and parts of organisms and objects can be observed, described, and measured.

The student is expected to:

1. identify and use senses as tools of observation; and
2. make observations using tools including hand lenses, balances, cups, bowls, and computers.

Grade 1

(1.2) Scientific processes. The student develops abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry in the field and the classroom.

The student is expected to:

1. ask questions about organisms, objects, and events;
2. plan and conduct simple descriptive investigations;
3. gather information using simple equipment and tools to extend the senses;
4. construct reasonable explanations and draw conclusions; and
5. communicate explanations about investigations.

(1.3) Scientific processes. The student knows that information and critical thinking are used in making decisions.

The student is expected to:

1. make decisions using information;
2. discuss and justify the merits of decisions; and
3. explain a problem in his/her own words and identify a task and solution related to the problem.

(1.4) Scientific processes. The student uses age-appropriate tools and models to verify that organisms and objects and parts of organisms and objects can be observed, described, and measured.

The student is expected to:

1. collect information using tools including hand lenses, clocks, computers, thermometers, and balances;
2. record and compare collected information; and
3. measure organisms and objects and parts of organisms and objects, using non-standard units such as paper clips, hands, and pencils.

Grade 2

(2.2) Scientific processes. The student develops abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry in the field and the classroom.

The student is expected to:

1. ask questions about organisms, objects, and events;
2. plan and conduct simple descriptive investigations;
3. compare results of investigations with what students and scientists know about the world;
4. gather information using simple equipment and tools to extend the senses;
5. construct reasonable explanations and draw conclusions using information and prior knowledge; and
6. communicate explanations about investigations.

(2.3) Scientific processes. The student knows that information and critical thinking are used in making decisions.

The student is expected to:

1. make decisions using information;
2. discuss and justify the merits of decisions; and
3. explain a problem in his/her own words and identify a task and solution related to the problem.

(2.4) Scientific processes. The student uses age-appropriate tools and models to verify that organisms and objects and parts of organisms and objects can be observed, described, and measured.

The student is expected to:

1. collect information using tools including rulers, meter sticks, measuring cups, clocks, hand lenses, computers, thermometers, and balances; and
2. measure and compare organisms and objects and parts of organisms and objects, using standard and non-standard units.

Grade 3

(3.2) Scientific processes. The student uses scientific inquiry methods during field and laboratory investigations.

The student is expected to:

1. plan and implement descriptive investigations including asking well-defined questions, formulating testable hypotheses, and selecting and using equipment and technology;
2. collect information by observing and measuring;
3. analyze and interpret information to construct reasonable explanations from direct and indirect evidence;
4. communicate valid conclusions; and
5. construct simple graphs, tables, maps, and charts to organize, examine and evaluate information.

(3.4) Scientific processes. The student knows how to use a variety of tools and methods to conduct science inquiry.

The student is expected to:

1. collect and analyze information using tools including calculators, microscopes, cameras, safety goggles, sound recorders, clocks, computers, thermometers, hand lenses, meter sticks, rulers, balances, magnets, and compasses; and
2. demonstrate that repeated investigations may increase the reliability of results.

Grade 4

(4.2) Scientific processes. The student uses scientific inquiry methods during field and laboratory investigations.

The student is expected to:

1. plan and implement descriptive investigations including asking well-defined questions, formulating testable hypotheses, and selecting and using equipment and technology;
2. collect information by observing and measuring;
3. analyze and interpret information to construct reasonable explanations from direct and indirect evidence;
4. communicate valid conclusions; and
5. construct simple graphs, tables, maps, and charts to organize, examine and evaluate information.

(4.4) Scientific processes. The student knows how to use a variety of tools and methods to conduct science inquiry.

The student is expected to:

1. collect and analyze information using tools including calculators, safety goggles, microscopes, cameras, sound recorders, computers, hand lenses, rulers, thermometers, meter sticks, timing devices, balances, and compasses; and
2. demonstrate that repeated investigations may increase the reliability of results.