Kindergarten Science Michigan standards Standards

Engineering Design

Weather and Climate

Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems: Animals, Plants, and Their Environment

Forces and Interactions: Pushes and Pulls

Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.

Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.

Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.

Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.

Construct an argument supported by evidence for how plants and animals (including humans) can change the environment to meet their needs.

Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants or animals (including humans) and the places they live.

Ask questions to obtain information about the purpose of weather forecasting to prepare for, and respond to, severe weather.

Communicate solutions that will reduce the impact of humans on the land, water, air, and/or other living things in the local environment.

Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

Plan and conduct an investigation to compare the effects of different strengths or different directions of pushes and pulls on the motion of an object.

Analyze data to determine if a design solution works as intended to change the speed or direction of an object with a push or a pull.

Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth's surface.

Use tools and materials to design and build a structure that will reduce the warming effect of sunlight on an area.

Impacts of Computing

Algorithms & Programming

Data & Analysis

Networks & the Internet

Computing Systems

Model daily processes by creating and following algorithms (sets of step-by-step instructions) to complete tasks.

Model the way programs store and manipulate data by using numbers or other symbols to represent information.

Develop programs with sequences and simple loops, to express ideas or address a problem.

Decompose (break down) the steps needed to solve a problem into a precise sequence of instructions

Develop plans that describe a program's sequence of events, goals, and expected outcomes.

Debug (identify and fix) errors in an algorithm or program that includes sequences and simple loops.

Give attribution when using the ideas and creations of others while developing programs.

Using correct terminology, describe steps taken and choices made during the iterative process of program development.

Select and operate appropriate software to perform a variety of tasks, and recognize that users have different needs and preferences for the technology they use.

Use appropriate terminology in identifying and describing the function of common physical components of computing systems (hardware).

Describe basic hardware and software problems using accurate terminology.

Store, copy, search, retrieve, modify, and delete information using a computing device and define the information stored as data.

Collect and present the same data in various visual formats.

Identify and describe patterns in data visualizations, such as charts or graphs, to make predictions.

Compare how people live and work before and after the implementation or adoption of new computing technology.

Work respectfully and responsibly with others online.

Keep login information private, and log off of devices appropriately.

Explain what passwords are and why we use them, and use strong passwords to protect devices and information from unauthorized access.