The child: begins to demonstrate safe practices and appropriate use of materials asks questions about objects, events, and organisms shows an interest in investigating unfamiliar objects, organisms, and phenomena uses one or more senses to observe and learn about objects, events, and organisms describes observations begins to perform simple investigations gathers information using simple tools such as a magnifying lens and an eyedropper explores by manipulating materials with simple equipment, (e.g., pouring from a cup, and using a spoon to pick up sand or water) uses simple measuring devices to learn about objects and organisms compares objects and organisms and identifies similarities and differences sorts objects and organisms into groups and begins to describe how groups were organized begins to offer explanations, using his or her own words predicts what will happen next based on previous experience solves simple design problems (e.g., making a box into a little house for a storybook character, toy, or pet) participates in creating and using simple data charts shares observations and findings with others through pictures, discussions, or dramatizations.
(phenomena; uses; one or more senses; to observe and learn about objects, events) (simple measuring devices; to learn; about objects and organisms) (The child; to demonstrate; safe practices and appropriate use of materials) (The child; participates; in creating and using simple data charts shares observations and findings with others through pictures, discussions, or dramatizations) (an eyedropper; explores; ) (The child; asks; questions about objects, events) (organisms; shows; an interest in investigating unfamiliar objects, organisms) (organisms; describes; observations)
phenomena simple measuring devices The child The child an eyedropper The child organisms organisms
uses to learn to demonstrate participates explores asks shows describes
one or more senses to observe and learn about objects, events
about objects and organisms
safe practices and appropriate use of materials
in creating and using simple data charts shares observations and findings with others through pictures, discussions, or dramatizations
questions about objects, events
an interest in investigating unfamiliar objects, organisms
observations