What does a student learn in StateMaine,GradeKindergarten,SubjectScience?

Students learn to ask "why" and "how" questions about the world around them and figure out which ones science or building projects can actually answer.

Students draw or build simple models, like a picture of the sun or a clay animal, to show how something in the world looks or works.

Students pick a question, make a simple plan to test it, and then gather what they find out. This is how scientists work, and kindergartners practice the same basic steps.

Students look at simple observations or pictures from a class activity and describe what they notice. Together, they figure out if anything repeats or stands out across what everyone collected.

Students use counting, sorting, or simple patterns to figure out something about the world around them. Math helps them explain what they observe.

Students look at what they noticed or observed, then put together a simple explanation for why something happened. They use their own observations as the reason, not just a guess.

Students look at two different answers to a question and decide which one the evidence supports better. They practice saying why one idea makes more sense than another.

Students share what they notice and learn about the world around them. They look at simple science information, talk or draw what they found out, and listen to what classmates discovered too.

Students sort and describe everyday objects by how they look, feel, and behave. They learn that what things are made of explains why a rock is hard, water flows, or a cotton ball feels soft.

Students push, pull, and roll objects to see how things start moving, stop, or stay still. They learn that a bigger push makes something move faster or farther.

Students explore how light, sound, and heat move from one place to another. They observe simple examples, like a lamp warming a hand or a drum sending sound across a room.

Students explore how waves move energy from place to place, like sound traveling across a room or light bouncing off a mirror. They look at how people use waves to send information and signals.

Students look closely at living things, like plants and animals, to learn what body parts they have and how those parts help them survive.

Students explore how living things in a place, like a pond or a forest, depend on each other for food and shelter. They look at what animals eat, where plants get energy, and how the same water and nutrients get used again and again.

Students look at plants or animals and notice which features they share with their parents and which ones are different. This shows that offspring inherit some traits but not all of them.

Students look at real plants and animals to notice what makes each one different and what all living things share in common.

Students observe the sky and learn how Earth, the sun, and the moon move in patterns. They also begin to understand that Earth has a long history.

Students learn that land, water, air, and living things are all parts of Earth that affect each other. A rainstorm, a river, a gust of wind, and a patch of grass are all connected.

Students look at how people change the land, water, and air around them, and what happens when storms, floods, or other natural events disrupt daily life.

Students look at something that doesn't work well, come up with a fix, try it out, and improve it based on what they learn. Think of it as figuring out why a paper bridge collapses and changing the design until it holds.

Students look at everyday objects like phones, bridges, and water faucets to see how people's needs shape inventions, and how those inventions change how people live.