Okla. Admin. Code § 210:15-3-70.3

Current through Vol. 42, No. 8, January 2, 2025

Section 210:15-3-70.3 - Science standards for Pre-Kindergarten

The science standards for Pre-Kindergarten consist of six (6) Performance Expectations based on Science Exploration.

(1)Performance Expectation 1. Engage in play to explore the physical and natural world.

(A)Clarification Statement. Exploration-based play should include playing inside the classroom (e.g., building towers with blocks, interacting with a balloon, mixing water colors, placing different objects in water) and outside the classroom (e.g., swinging at different speeds, kicking a ball in different ways, rolling round objects down a hill, digging in the dirt). Emphasis is on basic play as a means of exploration.

(2)Performance Expectation 2. Make observations of the physical and natural world.

(A)Clarification Statement. Observations should focus on what things look, feel, hear, or smell like; how they might operate or function; and similarities and differences among things inside a classroom (e.g., pencils, markers, and highlighters make different marks on paper) and outside a classroom (e.g., leaves look different at different times of year, sticks in different areas of the school yard are different shapes and sizes, it is cooler in the morning than at lunch). Explanations for why things inside and outside the classroom look, feel, or smell the way they do are not expected.

(3)Performance Expectation 3. Notice and describe similarities and differences among plants, animals, and objects.

(A)Clarification Statement. Similarities and differences might include grouping like plants, animals, or objects based on how plants, animals, or objects look, feel, or smell.

(4)Performance Expectation 4. Share noticings and wonderings about the physical and natural world.

(A)Clarification Statement. Sharing could include drawing, writing, building models, or other creative expressions, such as drama or creative movement. Sharing could include retelling, verbal descriptions, or talking with others. Wonderings might include "why," "how," and "what if" statements. Respect for the noticings and wonderings of others should be emphasized, but explanations for noticings and wonderings are not emphasized or expected.

(5)Performance Expectation 5. Ask questions based on curiosity about the physical and natural world.

(A)Clarification Statement. Questions may arise through observations, play, interests, events in the classroom, text, media, or other experiences of the natural and physical world.

(6)Performance Expectation 6. Engage in investigations based on curiosity and wondering about the natural world.

(A)Clarification Statement. Opportunities for investigation or further investigation could arise from opportunities to engage in play inside and outside the classroom, curiosities and wonderings of the student from school, or out of school experiences. Emphasis is on providing opportunities for investigations to arise from student curiosities, wonderings, or questions.

Okla. Admin. Code § 210:15-3-70.3

Adopted by Oklahoma Register, Volume 38, Issue 24, September 1, 2021, eff. 9/11/2021