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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Science — Kindergarten

Goal 3: The learner will make observations and build an understanding of the properties of common objects.

Objective 3.04. Observe that objects can be described and sorted by their properties.

Additional related resources

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General resources

Aligned lesson plans

Persuasive pumpkins
Using observation skills and comparative language, the children will express their own ideas to compare likenesses and differences of pumpkins. They will sort by their own rules and explain their reasoning. Using cooperative learning, they will listen to other children's discussions and come to some agreements.
Format: lesson plan (grade K Science)
By RC Griffin.
Jumping with Jack Be Nimble
In Mother Goose in use: Rhymes that teach, page 3
In this kindergarten lesson plan, students use the nursery rhyme "Jack Be Nimble" to practice locomotor skills and sorting objects.
Format: lesson plan (grade K Healthful Living and Science)
By Lisa Wright.
Fun with fruits and vegetables
The activities will help the student identify, describe, and classify fruits and vegetables, and learn how each grows.
Format: lesson plan (grade K Healthful Living, Mathematics, and Science)
By Suzie Overholt.

Resources on the web

Sorting
The purpose of this lesson from Science NetLinks is to develop the idea that information can be more easily managed and retrieved if it is logically sorted and stored, using the example of books in a library. The activities in this lesson focus on sorting... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Information Skills, Mathematics, and Science)
Provided by: Science Netlinks
Sink it
This Science NetLinks lesson is designed to develop students' understanding of sinking and floating. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K Science)
Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Sampling rocks
The purpose of this Science NetLinks lesson is for students to learn about sampling through an investigation of rocks found in the schoolyard. In grades K-2, learning can begin that will eventually lead to students' having a good grasp of everyday statistics.... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Science)
Provided by: Science Netlinks
Rock hunters
Through their observations of rocks, students will begin to develop an understanding that there are many types of rocks with a multitude of different attributes. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Visual Arts Education and Science)
Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Look at those leaves!
This Science NetLinks lesson begins with students observing leaves in a hands-on activity. As they observe attributes, they will group the leaves and consider any patterns they see emerge. In the second part of this lesson, students will become more familiar... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K Science)
Provided by: Science Netlinks
It counts
This is a Science NetLinks lesson designed to help students understand and reinforce how numbers are assigned to objects, as well as think about more, less, or equal values. In this lesson, students are asked to describe, compare, and classify plants. Because... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Mathematics and Science)
Provided by: Science Netlinks
Exploring parts and wholes
In this Science NetLinks lesson students explore systems (in the context of parts and wholes), and develop the understanding that when parts are put together they can do things that they couldn't do by themselves. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Science)
Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science