Kindergarten Science
6 units matched to the Nova Scotia Curriculum.
Learning focus
- Physical Science: Sand and water. Learners will investigate sand and water through the senses.
- Life Science: Living Things. Learners will compare living things through the senses.
- Physical Science: Materials and the world around us. Learners will investigate materials through the senses.
- Physical Science: Movement. Learners will test movement of objects.
Units
Unit 1
Sand & Water
Practises exploring sand and water with the senses: wet and dry, pouring and scooping, sinking and floating, and soaking up water. It follows the Primary physical science outcome on sand and water in the Nova Scotia curriculum.
Learning outcome: Physical Science: Sand and water · Explore sand and water with the senses: wet and dry, pour and scoop, sink and float
Unit 2
My Five Senses
Take a sensory walk and name what you see, hear, smell and feel. Sort household objects by how they feel, such as rough and smooth.
Learning outcome: Physical Science: Materials and the world around us · using the five senses to investigate
Unit 3
Materials
Describing everyday materials (soft or hard, rough or smooth, bendy or stiff), what sinks or floats, and naming what things are made of, like wood, metal, glass and cloth.
Learning outcome: Physical Science: Materials and the world around us · matter, and describing materials by their properties
Unit 4
Push & Pull
Telling pushes from pulls, and seeing how a bigger push, an object's shape and its weight change how it moves.
Learning outcome: Physical Science: Movement · how pushes and pulls make objects move
Unit 5
What Living Things Need
Telling living from non-living things, and what plants and animals need to live: food, water, air, shelter and sunlight.
Learning outcome: Life Science: Living Things · what makes living things different from non-living things
Unit 6
Animal Features
Noticing body parts like fur, feathers, fins and shells, and how features help animals and plants live where they do.
Learning outcome: Life Science: Living Things · the wide variety of living things
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