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§112.11.Science, Kindergarten, Adopted 2017 – The provisions of §§112.11-112.16 of this subchapter shall be implemented by school districts beginning with the 2018-2019 school year.

Science, Kindergarten, Adopted 2017 – The provisions of §§112.11-112.16 of this subchapter shall be implemented by school districts beginning with the 2018-2019 school year.
(b). Knowledge and skills.
(1). Scientific investigation and reasoning. The student conducts classroom and outdoor investigations following home and school safety procedures and uses environmentally appropriate and responsible practices. The student is expected to:
(A). identify, discuss, and demonstrate safe and healthy practices as outlined in Texas Education Agency-approved safety standards during classroom and outdoor investigations, including wearing safety goggles or chemical splash goggles, as appropriate, washing
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Hands-on Lab Skills/Science Inquiry
 
(B). demonstrate how to use, conserve, and dispose of natural resources and materials such as conserving water and reusing or recycling paper, plastic, and metal
Vocabulary Terms Taking Care of Earth
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Taking Care of Earth
 
(10). Organisms and environments. The student knows that organisms resemble their parents and have structures and processes that help them survive within their environments. The student is expected to:
(B). identify basic parts of plants and animals
Flip Charts Parts of Plants
Flip Charts Plant Parts We Eat
 
(C). identify ways that young plants resemble the parent plant
Flip Charts Life Cycles
Flip Charts Science Grade 1
 
(D). observe changes that are part of a simple life cycle of a plant: seed, seedling, plant, flower, and fruit
Flip Charts Life Cycles
Flip Charts Science Grade 1
 
(2). Scientific investigation and reasoning. The student develops abilities to ask questions and seek answers in classroom and outdoor investigations. The student is expected to:
(C). collect data and make observations using simple tools
Flip Charts Laboratory Tools
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Hands-on Lab Skills/Science Inquiry
 
(3). Scientific investigation and reasoning. The student knows that information and critical thinking are used in scientific problem solving. The student is expected to:
(C). explore that scientists investigate different things in the natural world and use tools to help in their investigations
Flip Charts Laboratory Tools
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Hands-on Lab Skills/Science Inquiry
 
(4). Scientific investigation and reasoning. The student uses age-appropriate tools and models to investigate the natural world. The student is expected to:
(A). collect information using tools, including computing devices, hand lenses, primary balances, cups, bowls, magnets, collecting nets, and notebooks; timing devices; non-standard measuring items; weather instruments such as demonstration thermometers; and ma
Flip Charts Laboratory Tools
Vocabulary Terms Weather
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Hands-on Lab Skills/Science Inquiry
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Weather
 
(5). Matter and energy. The student knows that objects have properties and patterns. The student is expected to:
(A). observe and record properties of objects, including bigger or smaller, heavier or lighter, shape, color, and texture
Flip Charts Clay
Flip Charts How heavy?
Flip Charts Paper & Cloth
Flip Charts Properties
Flip Charts Water & Ice
Flip Charts Wood & Metal
Vocabulary Terms All about animals
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide All about animals
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Describe and measure matter
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Hands-on Lab Skills/Science Inquiry
 
(B). observe, record, and discuss how materials can be changed by heating or cooling
Flip Charts Water & Ice
 
(6). Force, motion, and energy. The student knows that energy, force, and motion are related and are a part of their everyday life. The student is expected to:
(B). explore interactions between magnets and various materials
Flip Charts Magnets
Vocabulary Terms Magnets
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Magnets
 
(C). observe and describe the location of an object in relation to another such as above, below, behind, in front of, and beside
Flip Charts Ups & Downs
 
(D). observe and describe the ways that objects can move such as in a straight line, zigzag, up and down, back and forth, round and round, and fast and slow
Flip Charts How Things Move
Flip Charts Ups & Downs
Vocabulary Terms Force and motion
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Force and motion
 
(7). Earth and space. The student knows that the natural world includes earth materials. The student is expected to:
(B). observe and describe physical properties of natural sources of water, including color and clarity
Flip Charts Land, Water & Air
Flip Charts Science Grade 1
 
(C). give examples of ways rocks, soil, and water are useful
Vocabulary Terms Earth's resources
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Earth's resources
 
(8). Earth and space. The student knows that there are recognizable patterns in the natural world and among objects in the sky. The student is expected to:
(A). observe and describe weather changes from day to day and over seasons
Flip Charts Science Grade 1
Flip Charts Weather
Vocabulary Terms Weather
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Weather
 
(B). identify events that have repeating patterns, including seasons of the year and day and night
Flip Charts Land, Water & Air
Flip Charts Science Grade 1
Flip Charts The Seasons
Flip Charts The Seasons
Flip Charts The Sky
Vocabulary Terms Earth's resources
Vocabulary Terms The seasons
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Earth's resources
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide The seasons
 
(C). observe, describe, and illustrate objects in the sky such as the clouds, Moon, and stars, including the Sun
Flip Charts Day & Night
Flip Charts Moon & Stars
Flip Charts Things in the Sky
 
(9). Organisms and environments. The student knows that plants and animals have basic needs and depend on the living and nonliving things around them for survival. The student is expected to:
(A). differentiate between living and nonliving things based upon whether they have basic needs and produce offspring
Flip Charts Living Things
Flip Charts Non-Living Things
Flip Charts Science Grade 1
Vocabulary Terms Did you Know... 1st Grade
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Did you Know... 1st Grade
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Living and nonliving things
 
(B). examine evidence that living organisms have basic needs such as food, water, and shelter for animals and air, water, nutrients, sunlight, and space for plants
Flip Charts What Animals Need
Flip Charts What Plants Need
Vocabulary Terms All about animals
Vocabulary Terms All about plants
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide All about animals
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide All about plants