Kindergarten Science
7 units matched to the Newfoundland and Labrador Curriculum.
Learning focus
- Science, technology, society and the environment. Students will develop an understanding of the nature of science and technology, of the relationships between science and technology, and of the social and environmental contexts of science and technology.
- Skills of inquiry. Students will develop the skills required for scientific and technological inquiry, for solving problems, for communicating scientific ideas and results, for working collaboratively, and for making informed decisions.
- Attitudes. Students will be encouraged to develop attitudes that support the responsible acquisition and application of scientific and technological knowledge to the mutual benefit of self, society, and the environment.
Units
Unit 1
What Living Things Need
Telling living from non-living things, and what plants and animals need to live: food, water, air, shelter and sunlight.
Curriculum outcome: Science, technology, society and the environment (by Grade 3) · what makes living things different from non-living things
Unit 2
Animal Features
Noticing body parts like fur, feathers, fins and shells, and how features help animals and plants live where they do.
Curriculum outcome: Science, technology, society and the environment (by Grade 3) · the wide variety of living things
Unit 3
Materials
Describing everyday materials (soft or hard, rough or smooth, bendy or stiff), what sinks or floats, and naming what things are made of, like wood, metal, glass and cloth.
Curriculum outcome: Science, technology, society and the environment (by Grade 3) · matter, and describing materials by their properties
Unit 4
Push & Pull
Telling pushes from pulls, and seeing how a bigger push, an object's shape and its weight change how it moves.
Curriculum outcome: Science, technology, society and the environment (by Grade 3) · how pushes and pulls make objects move
Unit 5
Weather & Seasons
Dressing for the weather, the four seasons in order, day and night, and how plants and animals change with the seasons.
Curriculum outcome: Science, technology, society and the environment (by Grade 3) · noticing weather, the seasons, and day and night
Unit 6
Safe Scientists
Safety rules for exploring and playing, such as wearing a helmet, telling a grown-up after a bump to the head, and never tasting science materials.
Curriculum outcome: Skills of inquiry (by Grade 3) · safe ways to explore and test
Unit 7
My Five Senses
Take a sensory walk and name what you see, hear, smell and feel. Sort household objects by how they feel, such as rough and smooth.
Curriculum outcome: Science, technology, society and the environment (by Grade 3) · using the five senses to investigate
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