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

Students ask questions about things they notice and figure out which ones can be tested or explored. This is how science and engineering work gets started.

Students draw pictures or build simple models to show how something in the world works, like why the sky looks dark at night or how a bridge holds weight.

Students pick a question, try something out to answer it, and pay attention to what happens. That's the basic loop of science.

Students sort and compare what they observe or measure, then describe what the information shows. The goal is spotting a pattern, like noticing that plants near the window grow taller than plants kept in the dark.

Students use counting, sorting, or simple patterns to help figure out a question about the world around them. Math becomes a tool for thinking about why things happen.

Students look at what they found out and put it into words: "I think this happens because..." They use what they saw or tested to back up their answer, not just a guess.

Students look at two ideas and decide which one fits the evidence better. They explain their choice using what they observed or tested.

Students share what they notice and learn about the world around them by drawing pictures, talking, or showing simple observations to classmates and teachers.

Students observe everyday materials like water, sand, and clay to figure out what things are made of and how they change. This is the start of understanding why matter looks and acts the way it does.

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

Students explore how energy shows up in everyday life, like light, heat, and sound, and notice that energy can move from one place to another. They observe simple examples: a warm hand, a ringing bell, a flashlight beam.

Students explore how waves move energy from place to place, like sound traveling from a drum to their ears or light carrying a picture across a screen.

Students look closely at living things, like plants and animals, to understand how their parts work. Even at this age, they start asking why a leaf is shaped the way it is or how a worm moves.

Students look at how plants, animals, and other living things in one place depend on each other for food, water, and shelter. They explore where energy comes from and how it moves from one living thing to the next.

Students look at plants, animals, and people to notice which features pass from parents to offspring and which ones differ. A puppy might have its mother's spots but a slightly different tail.

Students notice that living things can look very different from one another while still sharing basic needs like food, water, and shelter. They compare plants and animals to see what makes each one unique.

Students look at the sky and notice patterns, like how the sun appears every morning and the moon changes shape over the month. It is an early look at where Earth sits among the stars, planets, and other objects in space.

Students look at how land, water, air, and living things connect to each other. They might notice how rain soaks into soil or how wind moves seeds from one plant to another.

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

Students look at something that doesn't work well, think of a way to fix it, then build and test their idea to see if it actually helps.

Students look at everyday objects like bridges, toys, and water pipes to see how people build things to solve problems, and how those inventions change the way people live.