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25 - Demonstrates knowledge of the characteristics of living things - - |
Science Life Science 1 - Living things have characteristics and basic needs a - Use senses to gather information about living things Science Life Science 1 - Living things have characteristics and basic needs b - Observe and explore the natural processes of growing, changing, and adapting to the environment Science Life Science 2 - Living things develop in predictable patterns a - a. Identify the common needs such as food, air, and water of familiar living things |
Mathematics and Science FF - Identifying natural and living things 0 - Child watches, picks up, examines, or uses a natural object or material. Mathematics and Science FF - Identifying natural and living things 0 - Child watches, picks up, examines, or uses a natural object or material. Mathematics and Science FF - Identifying natural and living things 2 - Child performs an action helpful to plants or animals. |
Science 2 - Scientific Knowledge Children learn about the development of the natural and physical world. b - Use tools and their senses to make observations, gather and record information and make predictions about what might happen. Science 3 - Scientific Skills and Methods Children begin to use scientific tools and methods to learn about their world. a - Explore the natural processes of growing, changing and adapting to the environment. Science 3 - Scientific Skills and Methods Children begin to use scientific tools and methods to learn about their world. a - Explore the natural processes of growing, changing and adapting to the environment. |
Science Knowledge & Skills Scientific Skills & Method: The skills to observe and collect information and use it to ask questions, predict, explain, and draw conclusions. Uses senses and tools, including technology, to gather information, investigate materials, and observe processes and relationships. Science Knowledge & Skills Conceptual Knowledge of the Natural & Physical World: The acquisition of concepts and facts related to the natural and physical world and the understanding of naturally-occurring relationships. Observes, describes, and discusses living things and natural processes. Science Knowledge & Skills Conceptual Knowledge of the Natural & Physical World: The acquisition of concepts and facts related to the natural and physical world and the understanding of naturally-occurring relationships. Observes, describes, and discusses living things and natural processes. |