Little SCIENCE Thinkers UNIT 3: Properties {Kindergarten Science}

Little Science Thinkers is a complete science curriculum specifically for Kindergarten.  It's everything you need to introduce, teach, practice, and assess your kinder friends.  It incorporates many state and NGSS standards. This curriculum was completely researched, designed, and created by Karen Jones.

UNIT 3: Properties teaches your little learners to think and observe like scientists. It contains lessons on these specific topics:

How we make observations

States of matter: solid, liquid, and gas

Observing and describing color of objects

Size and how we can measure

Observing weight formally and informally

Observing and describing shape

Observing texture

Observing temperature

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COMPONENTS OF THE UNIT:

-A complete Teacher Guide

-8 printable/projectable Books for Read-Alouds

-Step-by-step, Scripted Lesson Plans (Twelve, 30-minute lesson plans in all)

-Essential Question and Learning Target Posters

-Anchor Charts

-Investigations and Experiments

-Science Stations

-Whole group Activities

-Vocabulary Cards

-Craftivity

-Student Workbook th

-Quick Checks

-Kinder-appropriate Assessment and Rubric for scoring

-Parent Letter

-A COMPLETE unit PowerPoint to guide your teaching during each and every lesson (all books, targets, activity and workbook pages are included in the PowerPoint to help you save paper)

**PLEASE NOTE** In order to teach this unit, you will need the following materials: pan balances (at least one), standard scale or food scale, pattern blocks, submersible thermometer and/or digital thermometer

OUTLINE OF UNIT 3:

Lesson 1: MAKING OBSERVATIONS

Lesson 2: SOLIDS, LIQUIDS, AND GASES

Lesson 3: OBSERVING COLOR

Lesson 4: OBSERVING AND MEASURING SIZE

Lesson 5: OBSERVING AND MEASURING WEIGHT

Lesson 6: OBSERVING SHAPE

Lesson 7: OBSERVING TEXTURE

Lesson 8: OBSERVING AND MEASURING TEMPERATURE

Lesson 9: SCIENCE STATIONS

Lesson 10: SCIENCE STATIONS (DAY 2)

Lesson 11: EXPERIMENT

Lesson 12: UNIT ASSESSMENT AND CRAFTIVITY (2 days)

*Please download the preview to see all that is included, including samples of everything!*

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OTHER LITTLE SCIENCE THINKERS UNITS:

UNIT 1: Our Senses

UNIT 2: Seasons & Weather

UNIT 3: Properties

UNIT 4: Plants

UNIT 5: Animals

UNIT 6: Force and Motion

MINI UNIT: Apple Science
MINI UNIT: Space

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LICENSING TERMS: This purchase includes a license for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom. Licenses are non-transferable, meaning they can not be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses. If you are a coach, principal, or district interested in transferable licenses to accommodate yearly staff changes, please contact me for a quote at karen@mrsjonessclass.com .

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