GEMS Correlations with the
MISSISSIPPI SCIENCE FRAMEWORK
for Kindergarten
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Kindergarten science content strands are Life Science
(L), Earth and Space Science (E), and Physical Science (P). The content
strand associated with each competency is identified after the competency
statement.
Science competencies for Kindergarten:
1. Develop an understanding that living and non-living things have identifiable
characteristics. (L)
Appropriate GEMS Teacher’s Guides: Animal
Defenses, Ant Homes Under the Ground,
Buzzing a Hive, Eggs
Eggs Everywhere, Elephants and Their
Young, Investigating Artifacts, Ladybugs,
Mother Opossum and Her Babies, Penguins
and Their Young, Terrarium Habitats, Tree
Homes
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the five senses.
(L)
Appropriate GEMS Teacher’s Guides: Ant
Homes Under the Ground, Buzzing a Hive,
Elephants and Their Young, Investigating
Artifacts,Mother Opossum and Her Babies,
Sifting Through Science, Treasure
Boxes, Tree Homes
3. Explore proper nutrition and the relationship to personal hygiene.
(L)
Appropriate GEMS Teacher’s Guides: none at this time
4. Investigate the different types of observable and measurable characteristics
of matter. (P)
Appropriate GEMS Teacher’s Guides: Bubble
Festival, Eggs Eggs Everywhere, Elephants
and Their Young, Hide a Butterfly, Investigating
Artifacts, Mother Opossum and Her Babies,
Penguins and Their Young, Sifting
Through Science, Treasure Boxes,
Tree Homes
5. Explore and use non-standard units of length, weight and capacity/volume.
(P)
Appropriate GEMS Teacher’s Guides: Frog Math, Investigating
Artifacts, Sifting Through Science,
Treasure Boxes
6. Collect, organize and interpret data. (L, P, E)
Appropriate GEMS Teacher’s Guides: Bubble
Festival, Elephants and Their Young,
Investigating Artifacts, Sifting
Through Science, Treasure Boxes
7. Develop an understanding of the Earth as a planet; its structure,
and its processes. (E)
Appropriate GEMS Teacher’s Guides: none at this time
8. Describe the appearance of the sky by day and by night. (E)
Appropriate GEMS Teacher’s Guides: none at this time
9. Discover how environmental concerns relate to land, water, and
air. (E)
Appropriate GEMS Teacher’s Guides: Elephants
and Their Young, Tree Homes
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