Science topics covered in kindergarten include: living and nonliving things, natural versus man made things, sorting, animals, plants, habitats, and scientific inquiry. The Science curriculum is aligned with the MN Science Standards, which can be found here: http://education.state.mn.us/MDE/dse/stds/sci/.
This month (March) we will continue learning about types of science projects, like experiments, demonstrations, and collections, in preparation for a school science fair which will be held on April 7th. Students can choose to do an optional science project at home, and all classes will be able to tour the science fair and observe their classmates’ projects. For more information, or to register to bring a project to the science fair, click here or see the document attached to the Pike Lake weekly email. In March, we will also continue to practice our sorting skills by sorting objects in a variety of ways and working on describing (writing/drawing/telling) how we chose to sort objects (what is alike and/or different about groups of objects).
Science Resources-
Students will soon have had fun programming a robot while playing Lightbot. Feel free to try for yourselves at home!
lightbot.com/hour-of-code.html
There are many wonderful science resources for children. Keep checking back here as I will be adding more resources soon.
Previous topic covered in science class-
September- In September, we learned how scientists use tools, such as a magnifying glass, magnet, and pipette, and have enjoyed exploring with the tools. We learned about the traits of a scientist, and learned how much kindergarteners use science skills by asking questions, making observations, experimenting, and sharing what they’ve learned.
October- In the month of October, students will be learning about living and nonliving things. We will continue to practice using science tools, and, as always, will be asking questions, making observations and exploring the world around us.
November- This month, students will continue to learn about living and nonliving things. We will build on how we have learned to tell living things from nonliving things (living things grow, living things have needs). We will also learn about natural systems (habitats) and will name living and nonliving things in various habitats.
December- We will be spending the month of December learning about animals. We will learn more about the needs of an animal, observe different types of animals, and identify the different parts of animals. Also, students will explore animals using science stations, which will have animal themes this month.
January- Students had a great time in the beginning of January learning about animals. For the rest of January, we will be learning about natural and human made things, and will sort objects into the categories of natural and human made. We use our scientific traits throughout each unit, spending time questioning, observing, exploring, and sharing about what we learn.
February- February is an exciting and busy month in science class. This month, will be learning about types of science projects, like experiments, demonstrations, and collections, in preparation for a school science fair which will be held on April 7. Students will have a chance to do an optional science project at home if they choose, and all classes will be able to tour the science fair and observe their classmates’ projects. Look for more information to come home about the science fair by mid-February. We will also be spending time practicing our sorting skills by sorting objects in a variety of ways (color, size, shape, texture, etc) and working on describing (writing/drawing/telling) how we chose to sort objects (what is alike and/or different about groups of objects).
March- This month, we will continue learning about types of science projects, like experiments, demonstrations, and collections, in preparation for a school science fair which will be held on April 7th. Students can choose to do an optional science project at home, and all classes will be able to tour the science fair and observe their classmates’ projects. For more information, or to register to bring a project to the science fair, see the document attached to the Pike Lake weekly email. In March, we will also continue to practice our sorting skills by sorting objects in a variety of ways and working on describing (writing/drawing/telling) how we chose to sort objects (what is alike and/or different about groups of objects).
This month (March) we will continue learning about types of science projects, like experiments, demonstrations, and collections, in preparation for a school science fair which will be held on April 7th. Students can choose to do an optional science project at home, and all classes will be able to tour the science fair and observe their classmates’ projects. For more information, or to register to bring a project to the science fair, click here or see the document attached to the Pike Lake weekly email. In March, we will also continue to practice our sorting skills by sorting objects in a variety of ways and working on describing (writing/drawing/telling) how we chose to sort objects (what is alike and/or different about groups of objects).
Science Resources-
Students will soon have had fun programming a robot while playing Lightbot. Feel free to try for yourselves at home!
lightbot.com/hour-of-code.html
There are many wonderful science resources for children. Keep checking back here as I will be adding more resources soon.
Previous topic covered in science class-
September- In September, we learned how scientists use tools, such as a magnifying glass, magnet, and pipette, and have enjoyed exploring with the tools. We learned about the traits of a scientist, and learned how much kindergarteners use science skills by asking questions, making observations, experimenting, and sharing what they’ve learned.
October- In the month of October, students will be learning about living and nonliving things. We will continue to practice using science tools, and, as always, will be asking questions, making observations and exploring the world around us.
November- This month, students will continue to learn about living and nonliving things. We will build on how we have learned to tell living things from nonliving things (living things grow, living things have needs). We will also learn about natural systems (habitats) and will name living and nonliving things in various habitats.
December- We will be spending the month of December learning about animals. We will learn more about the needs of an animal, observe different types of animals, and identify the different parts of animals. Also, students will explore animals using science stations, which will have animal themes this month.
January- Students had a great time in the beginning of January learning about animals. For the rest of January, we will be learning about natural and human made things, and will sort objects into the categories of natural and human made. We use our scientific traits throughout each unit, spending time questioning, observing, exploring, and sharing about what we learn.
February- February is an exciting and busy month in science class. This month, will be learning about types of science projects, like experiments, demonstrations, and collections, in preparation for a school science fair which will be held on April 7. Students will have a chance to do an optional science project at home if they choose, and all classes will be able to tour the science fair and observe their classmates’ projects. Look for more information to come home about the science fair by mid-February. We will also be spending time practicing our sorting skills by sorting objects in a variety of ways (color, size, shape, texture, etc) and working on describing (writing/drawing/telling) how we chose to sort objects (what is alike and/or different about groups of objects).
March- This month, we will continue learning about types of science projects, like experiments, demonstrations, and collections, in preparation for a school science fair which will be held on April 7th. Students can choose to do an optional science project at home, and all classes will be able to tour the science fair and observe their classmates’ projects. For more information, or to register to bring a project to the science fair, see the document attached to the Pike Lake weekly email. In March, we will also continue to practice our sorting skills by sorting objects in a variety of ways and working on describing (writing/drawing/telling) how we chose to sort objects (what is alike and/or different about groups of objects).