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

Students practice asking questions that science can actually test and spotting problems that might be solved by building something new.

Students draw or build simple models, like a picture of the sun or a paper bridge, to show how something works or looks. The model helps them explain an idea they can't easily show with words alone.

Students plan simple tests and collect information to answer a question, like checking which objects sink or float in water.

Students sort pictures, objects, or simple charts to find patterns, like which color block shows up most or which plant grew tallest. Making sense of information is the heart of thinking like a scientist.

Students count, sort, or measure real things to answer a science question. A graph, a tally, or a simple number helps explain what they found.

Students look at what they observed or tested and use it to explain why something happened. They back up their explanation with what they actually saw, not just a guess.

Students look at two possible answers to a question and decide which one the evidence supports better. In science, that counts as an argument.

Students share what they observe and learn about the world around them. They look at pictures, listen to explanations, and tell others what they found out.

Students sort and explore everyday objects by how they look, feel, and behave. They notice that things can be hard or soft, heavy or light, and use those observations to explain what they see in the world around them.

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

Students explore how light, heat, and sound move from one place to another. They observe that energy can change forms but does not disappear.

Students explore how waves move energy from one place to another, like sound traveling across a room or light bouncing off a mirror. They look at how waves carry information, the way a phone call or a knock on a door does.

Students look at the parts of living things, like leaves, roots, or animal legs, and learn what each part does to keep the organism alive.

Students look at how living things in a place (like a pond or backyard) depend on each other for food and survival. They explore where energy comes from and how it moves from one creature to the next.

Students look at plants or animals and notice which features they share with their parents and which ones look a little different. This is how scientists begin to understand why offspring resemble, but never exactly match, their parents.

Students look at different animals and plants to notice what makes them alike and what makes each one different. Even animals in the same family can vary in color, size, or shape.

Students learn that Earth is one planet among many, moving in patterns around the Sun. They look at how day, night, and seasons follow a regular order.

Students look at how land, water, air, and living things work together on Earth. They notice what happens when these parts affect each other, like rain filling a puddle or wind bending a tree.

Students explore how things people do (like littering or planting trees) change the land, water, and air around them, and what happens when storms or floods affect a community.

Students describe a simple problem, come up with ideas to fix it, and test those ideas to see what works better.

Students explore how the tools people build change everyday life, and how everyday needs shape what people decide to build next.