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

Science — Kindergarten

Goal 4: The learner will use appropriate tools and measurements to increase their ability to describe their world.

Objective 4.01. Describe how tools can be used to make comparisons.

Additional related resources

We’re in the process of aligning our content for students to the Standard Course of Study. As we do, you’ll find it here.

General resources

Aligned lesson plans

Resources on the web

Tools
The goal of this Science NetLinks lesson is to understand the impact tools (and machines) have on human society both historically and presently. The focus is on how tools make our lives easier. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K, 3, and 7 Science)
Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Shadows
This Science NetLinks lesson is part of a three-part series in which students observe the daytime and nighttime sky regularly to identify sequences of changes and to look for patterns in these changes. In this lesson, students will explore making shadows.... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Mathematics and Science)
Provided by: Science Netlinks
Magnify It!
Students view objects of various sizes from several viewing distances to discover that their visual field is limited. Students record what they see and compare their observations with classmates in an open, nonjudgmental forum. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K Science)
Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Keeping in balance
In this lesson for grades 1 and 2, one of a four-part unit from Illuminations titled “Exploration of a Balance,” students participate in activities in which they focus on patterns and relations that can be developed from the exploration of balance,... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Science)
Provided by: Illuminations
Estimation and measurement
In this Science NetLinks lesson, students are introduced to the concept of units of measurement. Students will first measure with the idea of units in mind and then be challenged to consider why it is important to have standardized units of measurement.... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Mathematics and Science)
Provided by: Science Netlinks