Preschool to Pre-K Science Standards Achieved
These are copied from the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) Standards Booklet
Physical Science
⊕ Use senses to gather information about objects
⊕ Make simple observations, predictions, explanations, and generalizations based on real-life experiences
⊕ Collect, describe, and record information through discussion, drawings, and charts
⊕ Recognize and investigate cause and effect relationships in everyday experiences – pushing, pulling, kicking, rolling, or blowing objects
Life Science
⊕ Use senses to gather information about living things
⊕ Observe and explore the natural processes of growing, changing, and adapting to the environment
⊕ Ask and pursue questions through simple investigations and observations of living things
⊕ Collect, describe, and record information about living things through discussion, drawings, and charts
⊕ Identify the common needs such as food, air, and water of familiar living things
⊕ Predict, explain, and infer patterns based on observations and representations of living things, their needs, and life cycles
⊕ Make and record by drawing, acting out, or describing observations of living things and how they change over time
Earth Science
⊕ Use senses to gather information about Earth’s materials
⊕ Make simple observations, explanations, and generalizations about Earth’s materials based on real life experiences
⊕ Describe how various materials might be used based on characteristics or properties
⊕ Identify, predict, and extend patterns based on observations and representations of objects in the sky, daily weather, seasonal changes.
⊕ Observe and describe patterns observed over the course of a number of days and nights, possibly including differences in the activities or appearance of animals