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Matter: Using Our Senses

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Using Our Senses To Explore Objects...

What Can I See?

PreK Guidelines:

Kindergarten TEKS:

First Grade TEKS:
VI.A.1  Child observes, investigates, describes, and discusses properties and characteristics of common objects.
K.1B  Matter and its properties.  Students build their knowledge of the natural world using their senses.  The students focus on observable properties and patterns of objects, including shape, color, texture, and material.  
1.1B Matter and its properties. Students build their knowledge of the natural world using their senses. Students focus on observable properties and patterns of objects, including larger and smaller, heavier and lighter, shape, color, and texture. The students understand changes in materials caused by heating and cooling.

PreK Objectives:

K Objectives:

1st Grade Objectives:  
The learner will use their senses to observe, identify, and discuss various properties of objects while engaging in simple investigations.
The learner will enhance their understanding of matter and its properties by engaging their senses to explore observable characteristics such as shape, color, texture, and material of objects, fostering their ability to identify patterns and make connections within the natural world. 
 The learner will deepen their understanding of matter and its properties by utilizing their senses to explore observable characteristics such as size, weight, shape, color, and texture. They will also comprehend changes in materials resulting from heating and cooling through hands-on experimentation and guided observation.

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What Can I Smell?

PreK Guidelines:

Kindergarten TEKS:

First Grade TEKS:
VI.A.1  Child observes, investigates, describes, and discusses properties and characteristics of common objects.
K.1B  Matter and its properties.  Students build their knowledge of the natural world using their senses.  Students focus on observable properties and patterns of objects, including larger and smaller, heavier and lighter, shape, color, and texture.  
 1.1B Matter and its properties. Students build their knowledge of the natural world using their senses. Students focus on observable properties and patterns of objects, including larger and smaller, heavier and lighter, shape, color, and texture. The students understand changes in materials caused by heating and cooling.

PreK Learning Objectives:

K Learning Objectives:

1st Grade Objectives:  
The learner will use their senses to observe, identify, and discuss various properties of objects while engaging in simple investigations.
The learner will sort objects based on properties and observations by using their senses to engage in simple descriptive investigations. 
The learner will identify and describe the observable properties of matter using their senses, recognize patterns in properties, and understand how heating and cooling can cause changes in materials.

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What Can I Taste?

PreK Guidelines:

Kindergarten TEKS:

First Grade TEKS:  
VI.A.1  Child observes, investigates, describes, and discusses properties and characteristics of common objects.
K.B Matter and its properties. Students build their knowledge of the natural world using their senses. The students focus on observable properties and patterns of objects, including shape, color, texture, and material.
 1.B Matter and its properties. Students build their knowledge of the natural world using their senses. Students focus on observable properties and patterns of objects, including larger and smaller, heavier and lighter, shape, color, and texture. The students understand changes in materials caused by heating and cooling.

PreK Objectives:

K Objectives:

1st Grade Objectives:
The learner will use their senses to observe, identify, and discuss various properties of objects while engaging in simple investigations.
The learner will use their sense of taste to sort objects by their observable properties. 
 The learner will focus on observable properties of items in their natural world utilizing thier sense of taste.

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What Can I Feel?

PreK Guidelines:

Kindergarten TEKS:

First Grade TEKS:  
VI.A.1  Child observes, investigates, describes, and discusses properties and characteristics of common objects.
K.B Matter and its properties. Students build their knowledge of the natural world using their senses. The students focus on observable properties and patterns of objects, including shape, color, texture, and material.
 1.B Matter and its properties. Students build their knowledge of the natural world using their senses. Students focus on observable properties and patterns of objects, including larger and smaller, heavier and lighter, shape, color, and texture. The students understand changes in materials caused by heating and cooling.

PreK Learning Objectives:

K Learning Objectives:

1st Grade Objectives:
The learner will use their senses to observe, identify, and discuss various properties of objects while engaging in simple investigations.
The learner will use their sense of touch to sort objects by their observable properties. 
 The learner will focus on observable properties of items in their natural world, utilizing their sense of touch to differentiate texture.

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What Can I Hear?

PreK Guidelines:

Kindergarten TEKS:

First Grade TEKS:  
VI.A.1  Child observes, investigates, describes, and discusses properties and characteristics of common objects.
VI.A.3  Child uses simple measuring devices to learn about objects.
K.B Matter and its properties. Students build their knowledge of the natural world using their senses. The students focus on observable properties and patterns of objects, including shape, color, texture, and material.
 1.B Matter and its properties. Students build their knowledge of the natural world using their senses. Students focus on observable properties and patterns of objects, including larger and smaller, heavier and lighter, shape, color, and texture. The students understand changes in materials caused by heating and cooling.

PreK Objectives:

K Objectives:

1st Grade Objectives:  
The learner will use their senses to observe, identify, and discuss various properties of objects while engaging in simple investigations.
The learner will sort objects based on properties and observations by using listening to engage in simple descriptive investigations. 
 The learner will focus on observable properties of items in their natural world, utilizing their sense of hearing to differentiate sound.

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