KINDERGARTEN CURRICULUM

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KINDERGARTEN CURRICULUM
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Enduring UnderstandingsUnit 1 Life Science
Plants/Animals

• Scientists use inquiry skills and science tools
  to find out information
• Animals and plants are living things that have
  needs
• Living things have special parts or behaviors
  that help them survive in their environments.
• Trees have identifiable structures that serve
  different functions
• Trees are natural resources that provide people
  with wood and food.
• Plants and animals need one another.

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Enduring UnderstandingsUnit 2 Earth Science -
Weather

• Earth is affected by changes in weather
  conditions.
• People, plants and animals respond to weather
  conditions.
• Seasonal changes are observable.
• Weather conditions can be measured and predicted

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Enduring UnderstandingsUnit 3 Astronomy and
Space Science Up in the Sky

• Objects can be seen in the daytime and the
  nighttime skies.
• Characteristics of light (such as light sources,
  how light affects vision, the way light travels
  and the concept of shadows)
• The sun is a source of energy. It supplies light
  to the earth.

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Enduring UnderstandingsUnit 4 Physical
Science/Chemistry - Matter

• Wood and paper have many observable properties.
• Wood floats in water. Some kinds of wood sink
  more easily than others.
• Some kinds of paper absorb water while others do
  not.
• Recycling extends the use of resources.
• Knowledge of the properties of wood and paper can
  be used to make useful or artistic constructions.

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LIFE SCIENCE1.1 PLANTS

• What are living and non-living things?
• What are the parts of a plant and their function?
• What changes occur in plants as they grow?

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LIFE SCIENCE1.2 ANIMALS

• How do animals grow and change?
• How do animals adapt to the environment?
• What do animals need to survive in their
  environment?

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2. EARTH SCIENCE2.1 WEATHER

• What are some types of weather?
• How can you measure weather?
• How does weather change with the seasons?

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3. ASTRONOMY SPACE SCIENCE3.1 UP IN THE SKY

• How does the night sky differ from the day sky?
• What makes shadows? Why do they change?
• What does the sun supply to the Earth?

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4. PHYSICAL SCIENCE/ CHEMISTRY4.1 MATTER

• How are objects the same? Different?
• Which objects sink? Float?
• What happens when materials such as wood and
  paper interact with other materials?

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PROJECTS

• CHICK HATCHING PROJECT

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WEBSITES

• NBPS CURRICULUM (SECRET)
• PAGE
• WWW.nbps.k12.nj.us/academics/ci/curriculum.htm
• FOSS - http//www.fossweb.com/

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• QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS -
• BETH SELA
• Science Supervisor K-12
• beth_sela_at_nbps.k12.nj.us
• Ext. 5441

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