State Curriculum - Science

  
Grade PK
Standard 3.0 Life Science: The students will use scientific skills and processes to explain the dynamic nature of living things, their interactions, and the results from the interactions that occur over time.
A. Diversity of Life
1. Observe a variety of familiar plants and animals to describe how they are alike and how they are different.
a. Gather information about how some animals are alike in the way they look and in the things they do.
b. Gather information about how some plants are alike in the way they look and in the things they do.
c. Draw a picture of two animals that look alike (or plants) and of two animals (or plants) that look different and respond to questions that are raised by those who observe the pictures.
d. Identify some of the things that all animals do, such as eat, move around and explain how their features (observable parts) help them do these things.
B. Cells
C. Genetics
1. Observe, describe and compare different kinds of animals and their offspring
a. Recognize and describe the similarities and differences among familiar animals and their offspring.
b. Describe how offspring are very much, but not exactly, like their parents and like one another.
D. Evolution
E. Flow of Matter and Energy
F. Ecology
 

Note: Highlighting identifies assessment limits. All highlighted Indicators will be tested on the Grades 5 and 8 MSA. The highlighted Objectives under each highlighted Indicator identify the limit to which MSA items can be written. Although all content standards are tested on MSA, not all Indicators and Objectives are tested. Objectives that are not highlighted will not be tested on MSA, however are an integral part of Instruction.

 

MSDE has developed a toolkit for these standards which can be found online at: http://mdk12.org/instruction/curriculum/science/vsc_toolkit.html.

 

January 2008