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

Students ask questions about things they notice in the world around them, like why the sky changes color or how a bridge holds up. Those questions are the starting point for science.

Students draw or build simple models (like a picture of the sun or a paper bridge) to show how something in the world works. The model helps them explain what they observed or designed.

Students pick a question, plan a simple test to answer it, and collect what they find out. That information helps explain why something happens or whether a design idea works.

Students look at their collected data (a chart, a tally, a drawing) and use what they see to answer a question or explain what happened. They notice patterns, like which pile had the most rocks, and use that to back up what they think is true.

Students count, sort, or measure things they observe in science to make sense of what they found. Putting numbers to an experiment helps students spot patterns and share results clearly.

Students look at what they observed or tested, then explain why they think something happened or figure out how to fix a problem. The answer has to come from what they actually saw or tried.

Students pick the better answer by pointing to something real. They look at what they observed or tested, then explain why that evidence supports one idea over another.

Students share what they learned in science by drawing pictures, talking, or showing an object. They also look at books or images to find new information.

Students sort and describe everyday objects by how they look, feel, and behave. They notice what things are made of and start building explanations for why objects act the way they do.

Students push, pull, and watch what happens when objects bump into each other. They learn that forces like pushing and pulling change how things move.

Students explore how light, heat, and sound work in the world around them. They notice where energy comes from and where it goes.

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

Students learn that living things, like plants and animals, have parts that work together to keep them alive. They look closely at roots, leaves, legs, and other body parts to see what each one does.

Students learn that plants, animals, and other living things depend on each other and on their surroundings to get food and stay alive. They explore who eats what and how energy moves through a community of living things.

Students look at how baby animals and plants resemble their parents and notice where they differ. They learn that traits like color or shape get passed down, but offspring are never exact copies.

Students look at different plants and animals and notice what makes each one unique. They begin to see that living things come in many varieties, even when they share basic traits like needing food and water.

Students learn that the sun rises and sets each day, that the moon changes shape in the sky over a month, and that these patterns repeat. It is an early look at how Earth fits into the larger universe.

Students learn that Earth has four main parts: the rocks and soil beneath their feet, the water in oceans and rain, the air all around them, and all living things. They explore how these parts affect each other.

Students learn that people change the environment around them and that events like floods or storms can affect where and how people live.

Students learn where food and other everyday materials come from. They look at how farms work, what they produce, and how farming affects the land and living things around it.

Students look at real places, like a pond, a forest, or a stream, to see how plants, animals, water, and land depend on each other. They also explore problems that affect those places and why people work to protect them.

Students look at how people get what they need, like food, water, and shelter, without harming the plants, animals, and land around them. They explore simple choices that help keep nature healthy for the future.