Pre-K Science

Scope & Sequence

Unit 1:

Autumn…Back to School…Getting to Know Each Other 

#1: The Primary Colors - 3 primary colors - red, blue, and yellow

#2: Identifying Primary Colors - Recognizing and sorting the primary colors.

#3: Mixing Colors - Primary colors can be mixed to make other colors.

#4: Rainbows – Colors of the rainbow and exploring how to make a rainbow

October: Why Do Leaves Fall?

#5: The Season of Fall- The changing of the season from summer to fall.

#6: Trees in the Fall – Parts of a tree and the changes that occur in the fall.

#7: All About Leaves – Leaves have many different shapes and sizes

#8: Leaves in the Fall Leaves have other colors besides green.

A3 Count objects in a group and use mathematical terms to describe quantitative relationships such as: same as, more than, less than, equal, etc.

A8 Relate seasonal weather patterns to appropriate choices of clothing and activities.

27.Classifies Objects

28. Compares/measures

33. Uses one-to-one correspondence

34.  Uses numbering and counting

Unit 2: Harvest…Winter…

Celebrations 

Unit 3:

Wintertime…

#9 Animals and Plants are Different. 

#10 The World of Animals - There are many different kinds of animals.

#11 Animals Start as Eggs.

#12 What do Animals need to Live? - Animals need to live -food, water, air, and shelter.

December: Why Is It Cold Outside? Children will observe and record weather conditions.

#13 Why Is It Cold Outside? – What is winter and what kinds of outer layers keep us warm.

#14 Animals In Winter – How winter affects animals.

#15 Plants In Winter – Plants need resting time in winter to bloom in spring.

#16 Snow In Winter –Snow, ice and crystals.

January:

#17 Will It Bounce? – Not all balls bounce and why.

# 18 How Do Different Shapes Bounce?

#19 What Is It Made Of? – Materials object made of affect bounce.

#20 Will It Roll? – Shape affects the way a ball rolls.

A4 Describe the similarities and differences in the appearance and behaviors of plants, birds, fish, insects and mammals (including humans).

A5 Describe the similarities and differences in the appearance and behaviors of adults and their offspring.

A6 Describe characteristics that distinguish living from nonliving things.

A9 Describe the types of materials used by people to build houses, and the properties that make the materials useful.

A7 Describe and record daily weather conditions.

A8 Relate seasonal weather patterns to appropriate choices of clothing and activities.  

25. Explores cause and effect

27.Classifies Objects

28. Compares/measures

Complete Unit 3:

Wintertime… 

Unit 4: Rainbows…Spring

#21 What is a magnet?

#22 Magnetism – Magnetizing an object.

#23 Push and Pull – Attract and repel.

#24 Games with magnets

March - Will It Float?

#25 Will It Float?

#26 Air – How air affects buoyancy.

#27 Surface tension –How   surface tension or “skin” affects float.

#28 Boats- How shape affects boat.

27.Classifies Objects

28. Compares/measures

Unit 5: Planting….Summer

#29 Why Do Flowers Grow?

#30 What Are The Parts Of A Plant?

#31 Growing Plants From Seeds.

#32 How Do Bees Help flowers? – Bees and pollination.

May – What Is A Bubble?

#33 What Is A Bubble? - Bubbles and be made from various materials.

#34 What Shape Is A Bubble? – A bubble is spherical regardless of frame.

#35 Colors And Bubbles – Bubbles reflect and show rainbow colors.

#36 Air And Bubbles – Bubbles contain air and air causes bubbles to move.

A6 Describe characteristics that distinguish living from nonliving things.

A8 Relate seasonal weather patterns to appropriate choices of clothing and activities.

27.Classifies Objects

28. Compares/measures