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The Indiana Science Standards by Grade Level

Descriptions of experiments and their relevant Indiana science standards for each grade level.  Discussions of experiments can be modified to be grade-appropriate

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Kindergarten

Standard 1: The Nature of Science and Technology

Scientific Inquiry

K.1.1: Raise questions about the natural world.

The Scientific Enterprise

K.1.2: Begin to demonstrate that everybody can do science.

Standard 6: Common Themes

Models and Scale

K.6.1: Describe an object by saying how it is similar to or different from another object.

Grade 1

Standard 1: The Nature of Science and Technology

Scientific Inquiry

1.1.1: Observe, describe, draw, and sort objects carefully to learn about them.

1.1.2:  Investigate and make observations to seek answers to questions about the world, such as “In what ways do animals move?”

Standard 2: Scientific Thinking

Communication Skills

1.2.6: Describe and compare objects in terms of number, shape, texture, size, weight, color, and motion.

1.2.7: Write brief informational descriptions of a real object, person, place, or event using information from observations.

Standard 3: The Physical Setting

Earth and the Processes That Shape It

1.3.1: Recognize and explain that water can be a liquid or a solid and can go back and forth from one form to the other. Investigate by observing that if water turned into ice and then ice is allowed to melt, the amount of water is the same as it was before freezing.

Standard 6: Common Themes

Constancy and Change

1.6.2: Observe that and describe how certain things change in some ways and stay the same in others, such as in their color, size, and weight.

Grade 2

Standard 1: The Nature of Science and Technology

Scientific Inquiry

2.1.1: Manipulate an object to gain additional information about it.

2.1.3: Describe, both in writing and verbally, objects as accurately as possible and compare observations with those of other people.

2.1.4: Make new observations when there is disagreement among initial observations.

Standard 2: Scientific Thinking

Communication Skills

2.2.5: Draw pictures and write brief descriptions that correctly portray key features of an object.

Standard 3: The Physical Setting

Matter and Energy

2.3.5: Investigate that things can be done to materials — such as freezing, mixing, cutting, heating, or wetting — to change some of their properties. Observe that not all materials respond in the same way.

Standard 5: The Mathematical World

Reasoning and Uncertainty

2.5.4: Begin to recognize and explain that people are more likely to believe ideas if good reasons are given for them.

2.5.5: Explain that some events can be predicted with certainty, such as sunrise and sunset, and some cannot, such as storms. Understand that people aren't always sure what will happen since they do not know everything that might have an effect.

2.5.6: Explain that sometimes a person can find out a lot (but not everything) about a group of things, such as insects, plants, or rocks, by studying just a few of them.

Standard 6: Common Themes

Constancy and Change

2.6.3: Describe that things can change in different ways, such as in size, weight, color, age, and movement. Investigate that some small changes can be detected by taking measurements.

2. Why doesn’t spilled milk go everywhere? This experiment demonstrates how fat molecules, which are hydrophobic, aggregate with each other, holding liquids rich in fat molecules (such as milk) together. To demonstrate this aggregation, four drops of food coloring, which is also hydrophobic, are placed in the center of a tray of soy or whole milk. The dye then moves away from a q-tip dipped in detergent because the fat molecules of the milk into which it is dipped is disrupted.

Kindergarten

Standard 1: The Nature of Science and Technology

Scientific Inquiry

K.1.1: Raise questions about the natural world.

The Scientific Enterprise

K.1.2: Begin to demonstrate that everybody can do science.

Standard 6: Common Themes

Models and Scale

K.6.1: Describe an object by saying how it is similar to or different from another

Grade 1

Standard 1: The Nature of Science and Technology

Scientific Inquiry

1.1.1: Observe, describe, draw, and sort objects carefully to learn about them.

1.1.2:  Investigate and make observations to seek answers to questions about the world, such as “In what ways do animals move?”

Standard 2: Scientific Thinking

Communication Skills

1.2.6: Describe and compare objects in terms of number, shape, texture, size, weight, color, and motion.

1.2.7: Write brief informational descriptions of a real object, person, place, or event using information from observations.

Grade 2

Standard 1: The Nature of Science and Technology

Scientific Inquiry

2.1.1: Manipulate an object to gain additional information about it.

2.1.3: Describe, both in writing and verbally, objects as accurately as possible and compare observations with those of other people.

2.1.4: Make new observations when there is disagreement among initial observations.

Standard 2: Scientific Thinking

Communication Skills

2.2.5: Draw pictures and write brief descriptions that correctly portray key features of an object.

Standard 5: The Mathematical World

Reasoning and Uncertainty

2.5.4: Begin to recognize and explain that people are more likely to believe ideas if good reasons are given for them.

2.5.5: Explain that some events can be predicted with certainty, such as sunrise and sunset, and some cannot, such as storms. Understand that people aren't always sure what will happen since they do not know everything that might have an effect.

2.5.6: Explain that sometimes a person can find out a lot (but not everything) about a group of things, such as insects, plants, or rocks, by studying just a few of them.

3. Frozen water: This experiment is a visualization of the fact that water expands when it freezes. Water is frozen in a test tube, recording the height at which it comes up to on the test tube. When the water thaws to liquid form, its height in the test tube is compared to the height at which it was when frozen.

Kindergarten

Standard 1: The Nature of Science and Technology

Scientific Inquiry

K.1.1: Raise questions about the natural world.

The Scientific Enterprise

K.1.2: Begin to demonstrate that everybody can do science.

Standard 6: Common Themes

Models and Scale

K.6.1: Describe an object by saying how it is similar to or different from another

Grade 1

Standard 1: The Nature of Science and Technology

Scientific Inquiry

1.1.1: Observe, describe, draw, and sort objects carefully to learn about them.

1.1.2:  Investigate and make observations to seek answers to questions about the world, such as “In what ways do animals move?”

Standard 2: Scientific Thinking

Communication Skills

1.2.6: Describe and compare objects in terms of number, shape, texture, size, weight, color, and motion.

1.2.7: Write brief informational descriptions of a real object, person, place, or event using information from observations.

Standard 3: The Physical Setting

Earth and the Processes That Shape It

1.3.1: Recognize and explain that water can be a liquid or a solid and can go back and forth from one form to the other. Investigate by observing that if water turned into ice and then ice is allowed to melt, the amount of water is the same as it was before freezing.

Standard 6: Common Themes

Constancy and Change

1.6.2: Observe that and describe how certain things change in some ways and stay the same in others, such as in their color, size, and weight.

Grade 2

Standard 1: The Nature of Science and Technology

Scientific Inquiry

2.1.1: Manipulate an object to gain additional information about it.

2.1.3: Describe, both in writing and verbally, objects as accurately as possible and compare observations with those of other people.

2.1.4: Make new observations when there is disagreement among initial observations.

Standard 2: Scientific Thinking

Communication Skills

2.2.5: Draw pictures and write brief descriptions that correctly portray key features of an object.

Standard 3: The Physical Setting

Matter and Energy

2.3.5: Investigate that things can be done to materials — such as freezing, mixing, cutting, heating, or wetting — to change some of their properties. Observe that not all materials respond in the same way.

Standard 5: The Mathematical World

Reasoning and Uncertainty

2.5.4: Begin to recognize and explain that people are more likely to believe ideas if good reasons are given for them.

2.5.5: Explain that some events can be predicted with certainty, such as sunrise and sunset, and some cannot, such as storms. Understand that people aren't always sure what will happen since they do not know everything that might have an effect.

2.5.6: Explain that sometimes a person can find out a lot (but not everything) about a group of things, such as insects, plants, or rocks, by studying just a few of them.

Standard 6: Common Themes

Constancy and Change

2.6.3: Describe that things can change in different ways, such as in size, weight, color, age, and movement. Investigate that some small changes can be detected by taking measurements.

4. Surface tension:  In this experiment, we demonstrate that water molecules are attracted to each other (through non-covalent interactions) and because of this a paper boat is able to sit atop of a pan of water. Detergent is then dropped into the water behind the boat, disrupting the interactions between the water molecules behind the boat and propelling the boat forward in the water.

Kindergarten

Standard 1: The Nature of Science and Technology

Scientific Inquiry

K.1.1: Raise questions about the natural world.

The Scientific Enterprise

K.1.2: Begin to demonstrate that everybody can do science.

Standard 3: The Physical Setting

Forces of Nature

K.3.2: Investigate that things move in different ways such as fast, slow, etc.

Grade 1

Standard 1: The Nature of Science and Technology

Scientific Inquiry

1.1.1: Observe, describe, draw, and sort objects carefully to learn about them.

1.1.2:  Investigate and make observations to seek answers to questions about the world, such as “In what ways do animals move?”

Standard 2: Scientific Thinking

Communication Skills

1.2.6: Describe and compare objects in terms of number, shape, texture, size, weight, color, and motion.

1.2.7: Write brief informational descriptions of a real object, person, place, or event using information from observations.

Grade 2

Standard 1: The Nature of Science and Technology

Scientific Inquiry

2.1.1: Manipulate an object to gain additional information about it.

2.1.3: Describe, both in writing and verbally, objects as accurately as possible and compare observations with those of other people.

2.1.4: Make new observations when there is disagreement among initial observations.

Standard 2: Scientific Thinking

Communication Skills

2.2.5: Draw pictures and write brief descriptions that correctly portray key features of an object.

Standard 5: The Mathematical World

Reasoning and Uncertainty

2.5.4: Begin to recognize and explain that people are more likely to believe ideas if good reasons are given for them.

2.5.5: Explain that some events can be predicted with certainty, such as sunrise and sunset, and some cannot, such as storms. Understand that people aren't always sure what will happen since they do not know everything that might have an effect.

2.5.6: Explain that sometimes a person can find out a lot (but not everything) about a group of things, such as insects, plants, or rocks, by studying just a few of them.

5. Static electricity: This experiment demonstrates electrical charges and that like charges repel one another while opposite charges attract one another. A balloon is rubbed against a person’s hair, transferring electrons between the balloon and hair, charging the surface of the balloon. When the balloon is then placed next to a stream of water, the water is drawn towards the balloon.

Kindergarten

Standard 1: The Nature of Science and Technology

Scientific Inquiry

K.1.1: Raise questions about the natural world.

The Scientific Enterprise

K.1.2: Begin to demonstrate that everybody can do science.

Standard 3: The Physical Setting

Forces of Nature

K.3.2: Investigate that things move in different ways such as fast, slow, etc.

Standard 6: Common Themes

Models and Scales

K.6.1: Describe an object by saying how it is similar to or different from another

Grade 1

Standard 1: The Nature of Science and Technology

Scientific Inquiry

1.1.1: Observe, describe, draw, and sort objects carefully to learn about them.

1.1.2:  Investigate and make observations to seek answers to questions about the world, such as “In what ways do animals move?”

Standard 2: Scientific Thinking

Communication Skills

1.2.6: Describe and compare objects in terms of number, shape, texture, size, weight, color, and motion.

1.2.7: Write brief informational descriptions of a real object, person, place, or event using information from observations.

Grade 2

Standard 1: The Nature of Science and Technology

Scientific Inquiry

2.1.1: Manipulate an object to gain additional information about it.

2.1.3: Describe, both in writing and verbally, objects as accurately as possible and compare observations with those of other people.

2.1.4: Make new observations when there is disagreement among initial observations.

Standard 2: Scientific Thinking

Communication Skills

2.2.5: Draw pictures and write brief descriptions that correctly portray key features of an object.

Forces of Nature

2.3.7: Investigate and observe that the way to change how something is moving is to give it a push or a pull.

2.3.8: Demonstrate and observe that magnets can be used to make some things move without being touched.

Standard 5: The Mathematical World

Reasoning and Uncertainty

2.5.4: Begin to recognize and explain that people are more likely to believe ideas if good reasons are given for them.

2.5.5: Explain that some events can be predicted with certainty, such as sunrise and sunset, and some cannot, such as storms. Understand that people aren't always sure what will happen since they do not know everything that might have an effect.

2.5.6: Explain that sometimes a person can find out a lot (but not everything) about a group of things, such as insects, plants, or rocks, by studying just a few of them.

Standard 6: Common Themes

Constancy and Change

2.6.3: Describe that things can change in different ways, such as in size, weight, color, age, and movement. Investigate that some small changes can be detected by taking measurements.

6. Density: This experiment visualizes the fact that solids and liquids of roughly the same size or volume may have more/less matter within a given amount of space. A three layer density column of honey, water, and vegetable oil are used to demonstrate varying densities for liquids. A penny, grape, and cork are then dropped into the column, settling at different levels within the column to demonstrate that solids as well as liquids have varying densities.

Kindergarten

Standard 1: The Nature of Science and Technology

Scientific Inquiry

K.1.1: Raise questions about the natural world.

The Scientific Enterprise

K.1.2: Begin to demonstrate that everybody can do science.

Standard 6: Common Themes

Models and Scale

K.6.1: Describe an object by saying how it is similar to or different from another

Grade 1

Standard 1: The Nature of Science and Technology

Scientific Inquiry

1.1.1: Observe, describe, draw, and sort objects carefully to learn about them.

1.1.2:  Investigate and make observations to seek answers to questions about the world, such as “In what ways do animals move?”

Standard 2: Scientific Thinking

Communication Skills

1.2.6: Describe and compare objects in terms of number, shape, texture, size, weight, color, and motion.

1.2.7: Write brief informational descriptions of a real object, person, place, or event using information from observations.

Grade 2

Standard 1: The Nature of Science and Technology

Scientific Inquiry

2.1.1: Manipulate an object to gain additional information about it.

2.1.3: Describe, both in writing and verbally, objects as accurately as possible and compare observations with those of other people.

2.1.4: Make new observations when there is disagreement among initial observations.

Standard 2: Scientific Thinking

Communication Skills

2.2.5: Draw pictures and write brief descriptions that correctly portray key features of an object.

Standard 5: The Mathematical World

Reasoning and Uncertainty

2.5.4: Begin to recognize and explain that people are more likely to believe ideas if good reasons are given for them.

2.5.5: Explain that some events can be predicted with certainty, such as sunrise and sunset, and some cannot, such as storms. Understand that people aren't always sure what will happen since they do not know everything that might have an effect.

2.5.6: Explain that sometimes a person can find out a lot (but not everything) about a group of things, such as insects, plants, or rocks, by studying just a few of them.

Standard 6: Common Themes

Constancy and Change

2.6.3: Describe that things can change in different ways, such as in size, weight, color, age, and movement. Investigate that some small changes can be detected by taking measurements.