Kindergarten Science

 

Motion and Stability

K-PS2-1: I can compare how pushing and pulling on an object makes it move. I can talk about how moving the object in different directions changes the way that it moves. I can talk about how pushing or pulling an object softer or harder changes the way that it moves.

Magnets STEM Kit

Push & Pull 15Worksheets

Push & Pull Math Worksheets 4 Kids

Field Trips

Extension

  • Find five objects that move because of a push and five that move because of a pull.

K-PS2-2: I can show different ways to change the speed or direction of an object with a push or pull. I can tell you if what I did to make the object move worked correctly or not.

Levitating Lantern Push/Pull Tensegrity 

PBS KIDS Push Pull Video

Field Trips

Extension

  • Race toy cars down different ramps and predict which one will travel the farthest.
Energy

K-PS3-1: I can compare the differences between soil, sand, rocks, and water that have been in the sunlight, and soil, sand, rocks, and water that has not been in the sunlight. I can talk about the comparisons that I have made.

PBS KIDS Weathering Rocks

Smithsonian Rock and Gem Value Set

Field Trips

Extension

  • Compare how hot sand, grass, rocks, and water feel after sitting in the sun.

K-PS3-2: I can create structures that will shield areas from the warmth of the sun. I can talk about why I think they will work.

K5Learning Sun and Shade Worksheets

PBS KIDS A Thing or 2 About Shade

Outdoor Discovery Solar Print Kit

Field Trips

Extension

  • Build three different shade structures and test which keeps an ice cube from melting the longest.
From Molecules to Organisms-Structures and Processes

K-LS1-1: I can compare the similar things that plants need to survive. I can compare similar things that animals need to survive. I can talk about what plants and animals need to survive.

Window Garden Growing DIY Kit

Herbal Tea Garden Kit

Honey Bee Garden Seed Kit

Butterfly Garden Seed Kit

PBS KIDS has multiple worksheets on what plants need to survive.

PBS KIDS Plant a Garden Donkey Hodie

PBS KIDS Plant a Garden Clifford the Big Red Dog

What Do Plants Need Education.com Worksheet

Field Trips

Extension

  • Compare what plants and animals need by creating a Venn diagram.
Earth's Systems

K-ESS2-1: I can observe the weather and tell you if it is sunny, cloudy, rainy, warm, or cold. I can keep track of how the weather changes at different times of the day. I can keep track of how the weather changes during the month. I can talk about what I have observed.

15 Worksheets Weather

Printabulls Four Seasons Worksheets and Printables

Field Trips

Extension

  • Record the weather every day for one month and create a graph.

K-ESS2-2: I can observe how plants and animals can change their environments to meet their needs. I can form ideas about how plants and animals can change their environments to meet their needs. I can give reasons for my ideas.

Green Science Grow a Maze

Generation Genius Preview- How Animals Change Their Environment

Field Trips

Extension

  • Look for bird nests, ant hills, spider webs, or beaver dams and discuss how they help animals survive.
Earth and Human Activity

K-ESS3-1: I can show how the needs of different plants and animals change where they can live. 

Green Science Grow a Maze

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiywCGadohQ

Field Trips

Extension

  • Match different animals to their habitats.

K-ESS3-2: I can ask questions to learn more about the weather. I can tell why knowing about the weather is important. I can give examples of how to prepare for and respond to bad weather where I live.

PBS KIDS For Parents- Observing Weather

K5 Weather Worksheets

Field Trips

Extension

  • Create a weather safety plan for your family.
  • Check if your city or county has a local CERT team and learn about what they do.

K-ESS3-3: I can talk about ways that humans can change the way that they live so that they do not hurt the land, water, air, and/or other living things in the world. 

Video Mighty Owl- Lets Help The Environment

K5 Learning -Environment 

Literacy Learn - Earth Day & Helping the Environment

Field Trips

Extension

  • Participate in a neighborhood or beach cleanup.

K-2-ETS1-1: I can find out about simple problems that people that I know want to change and figure out how to solve them. I can talk about how the problem can be fixed. I can talk about the solution that I have created and why it will help to solve the problem. 

Engineer Academy

Video- Solving Problems

Kids Academy- Engineering Design

Field Trips

Extension

  • Identify one problem at home and design a solution using recycled materials.

K-2-ETS1-2: I can create a drawing that shows how the shape of an object makes it work the way it is supposed to work. 

Engineer Academy

Better Lesson- Resources

Kids Academy- Engineering Design

 

Field Trip Ideas

  • The New Children's Museum (San Diego) – Interactive art and design exhibits encourage children to sketch, build, and improve their own creations while exploring how shapes influence function.
  • Fleet Science Center – Engineering and design exhibits demonstrate how planning, drawing, and testing are essential parts of creating successful inventions.
  • The Getty Center – Observe architecture and discuss how the shapes of buildings and structures help them serve different purposes.
  • Construction site observation (from a safe public location) – Watch how blueprints become real buildings and discuss why careful planning and design matter.

K-2-ETS1-3: I can compare two objects that were made to solve the same problem and talk about the strengths and weakness of both objects. 

Engineer Academy

Architect Academy

Know Atom- Resources

Kids Academy- Engineering Design

Field Trip Ideas

  • The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation (Virtual tours available) – Compare inventions from different time periods to see how designs improved over time to solve the same problems.
  • Fleet Science Center – Hands-on engineering exhibits encourage children to compare different solutions and evaluate what works best.
  • California Science Center – Explore engineering exhibits that demonstrate multiple designs solving similar challenges through innovation and testing.
  • Hardware or home improvement store (Home Depot, Lowe's, etc.) – Compare different types of hammers, ladders, screwdrivers, flashlights, storage containers, or carts and discuss why each design works better for certain jobs.

 

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