2020 Colorado Academic Standards

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clear Content Area: Science // Grade Level: Preschool // Standard Category: 3. Earth and Space Science

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Preschool, Standard 3. Earth and Space Science

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More information icon Prepared Graduates:

  • 11. Students can use the full range of science and engineering practices to make sense of natural phenomena and solve problems that require understanding how human activities and the Earth's surface processes interact.

More information icon Preschool Learning and Development Expectation:

1. The acquisition of concepts and facts related to the Earth materials and their uses.

More information icon Indicators of Progress:

By the end of the preschool experience (approximately 60 months/5 years old) students may:

  1. Use senses and tools, including technology, to investigate materials, and observe processes and relationships to gather information and explore the environment.
  2. Inquire about the natural and physical environment.
  3. Observe and discuss common properties, differences and comparisons among objects.
  4. Participate in simple investigations to form hypothesis, gather observations, draw conclusions.
  5. Record observations using words, drawings, maps, graphs and charts.

More information icon Examples of High-Quality Teaching and Learning Experiences:

More information icon Supportive Teaching Practices/Adults May:

  1. Engage children in exploring natural objects such as small rocks, soil, leaves, sand and other objects.
  2. Provide soil and containers for planting.
  3. Display rocks, stones and pebbles of different shapes and colors for sorting.
  4. Ask questions and make comments that lead children to observe closely and think about how they could find out more.
  5. Encourage children to compare and contrast types of earth materials.
  6. Encourage children to ask question and seek answers through active exploration
  7. Provide a variety of materials for children to document observations (e.g., tablets, computers, notebooks, poster paper).

More information icon Examples of Learning/Children May:

  1. Ask and pursue questions through simple investigations and observations of natural objects.
  2. Explore rocks, soil and sand using a magnifier.
  3. Use sense and simple tools to explore earth materials.
  4. Discuss evidence from investigations and observations.

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More information icon Prepared Graduates:

  • 9. Students can use the full range of science and engineering practices to make sense of natural phenomena and solve problems that require understanding the universe and Earth's place in it.

More information icon Preschool Learning and Development Expectation:

2. The acquisition of concepts and facts related to the natural and physical world and the understanding of naturally occurring relationships.

More information icon Indicators of Progress:

By the end of the preschool experience (approximately 60 months/5 years old) students may:

  1. Predict, explain and infer patterns based on observations and evidence.
  2. Articulate findings through a variety of modalities (e.g., drawings, words, dramatizations).
  3. Recognizes familiar elements of the natural world and demonstrates an understanding that these may change over time (e.g., sun and moon, weather).
  4. Observe and describe patterns observed over the course of a number of days and nights (e.g., differences in the activities or appearance of plants and animals).

More information icon Examples of High-Quality Teaching and Learning Experiences:

More information icon Supportive Teaching Practices/Adults May:

  1. Take nature walks to observe weather conditions.
  2. Talk about weather conditions daily.
  3. Provide opportunities to sort pictures of activities, clothing and toys according to the types of weather and seasons they correspond to (e.g., sled with snow, sunglasses in summer).
  4. Talk about things that can be found in the day or night sky (e.g., sun, moon, clouds, stars).

More information icon Examples of Learning/Children May:

  1. Match types of clothing or activities to seasonal weather conditions (e.g., we use an umbrella when it is raining; we wear boots when it snows; we wear hats and gloves when it is cold outside).
  2. Discuss current weather events that affect the community.
  3. Observe and describe different types of clouds and moon phases.
  4. Describe differences in weather patterns and day vs. night via drawing, dramatization or words.

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