Missouri Kindergarten science standards
The Kindergarten science outcomes we teach, in the standards's own words, with the lessons and practice pages for each. Pick an outcome code for the full list of lessons and printables.
Missouri Learning Standards: Science (2016). Every lesson comes with a printable teacher guide and student sheet.
Earth and Space Sciences
K.ESS2.D.1 Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.
Lessons: Weather Watchers: What Will the Sky Do Today? (What's the weather like today?, Which way is the wind blowing?, How much rain fell?)
Practice: Weather Watchers: What Will the Sky Do Today? workbook
Engineering, Technology and Applications of Science
K.ETS1.B.1 Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.
Lessons: Build It, Launch It (Can you drop an egg without breaking it?, What makes a paper plane fly farthest?)
Practice: Build It, Launch It workbook · Monsoon Science: Rain, Sun and the Nón Lá workbook
K.ETS1.C.1 Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strength and weaknesses of how each performs.
Lessons: Test It, Choose It: Materials (Which material keeps the rain out?, Which hat keeps the sun off?) (partly) · Sound: Can You See a Sound? (Can a string carry your voice?)
Practice: Test It, Choose It: Materials workbook · Sound: Can You See a Sound? workbook
Life Sciences
K.LS1.C.1 Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.
Lessons: Plants and Seeds: What Does a Seed Need? (What does a seed need to grow?, Why do plants grow toward the window?) · Who Eats What? Food Chains and Helpers (What do animals and plants need to live?)
Practice: Plants and Seeds: What Does a Seed Need? workbook · Who Eats What? Food Chains and Helpers workbook
Physical Sciences
K.PS2.A.1 Plan and conduct an investigation to compare the effects of different strength or different directions of pushes and pulls on the motion of an object.
Lessons: Build It, Launch It (How does a rocket push itself into space?) (partly)
Practice: Build It, Launch It workbook
K.PS3.A.1 Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface.
Lessons: Light and Shadows (Why does my shadow follow me?) (partly)
Practice: Light and Shadows workbook · Groundhog Day Shadow Science
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