Guess What
A fun way for kids to practice description and communication while learning about physical properties.
Standards
Idea Sheets are cross-referenced to subjects listed in the Common Core, Next Generation Science Standards, and California Content Standards.
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.||Common Core Language Arts||Kindergarten||Language||Conventions of Standard English|||With guidance and support from adults, explore word relationships and nuances in word meanings.||Common Core Language Arts||Kindergarten||Language||Vocabulary Acquisition and Use|||Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts.||Common Core Language Arts||Kindergarten||Language||Vocabulary Acquisition and Use|||Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.||Common Core Language Arts||Kindergarten||Speaking & Listening||Comprehension and Collaboration|||Ask and answer questions in order to seek help, get information, or clarify something that is not understood.||Common Core Language Arts||Kindergarten||Speaking & Listening||Continue a conversation through multiple exchanges.|||Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.||Common Core Language Arts||Kindergarten||Speaking & Listening||Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas|||Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.||Common Core Language Arts||Grade 1||Language||Conventions of Standard English|||With guidance and support from adults, demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings.||Common Core Language Arts||Grade 1||Language||Vocabulary Acquisition and Use|||Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using frequently occurring conjunctions to signal simple relationships (e.g., because).||Common Core Language Arts||Grade 1||Language||Vocabulary Acquisition and Use|||Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.||Common Core Language Arts||Grade 1||Speaking & Listening||Comprehension and Collaboration|||Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to gather additional information or clarify something that is not understood.||Common Core Language Arts||Grade 1||Speaking & Listening||Comprehension and Collaboration|||Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation.||Common Core Language Arts||Grade 1||Speaking & Listening||Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas|||Plan and conduct an investigation to describe and classify different kinds of materials by their observable properties. ||Next Generation Science Standards||Grade 2||Physical Science||Matter and its Interactions|||Analyze data obtained from testing different materials to determine which materials have the properties that are best suited for an intended purpose.||Next Generation Science Standards||Grade 2||Physical Science||Matter and its Interactions|||Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.||Common Core Language Arts||Grade 2||Language||Conventions of Standard English|||Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings.||Common Core Language Arts||Grade 2||Language||Vocabulary Acquisition and Use|||Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.||Common Core Language Arts||Grade 2||Speaking & Listening||Comprehension and Collaboration|||Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to clarify comprehension, gather additional information, or deepen understanding of a topic or issue.||Common Core Language Arts||Grade 2||Speaking & Listening||Comprehension and Collaboration|||Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation in order to provide requested detail or clarification.||Common Core Language Arts||Grade 2||Speaking & Listening||Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas|||Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.||Common Core Language Arts||Grade 3||Language||Conventions of Standard English|||Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings.||Common Core Language Arts||Grade 3||Language||Vocabulary Acquisition and Use|||Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships (e.g., After dinner that night we went looking for them).||Common Core Language Arts||Grade 3||Language||Vocabulary Acquisition and Use|||Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 3 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.||Common Core Language Arts||Grade 3||Speaking & Listening||Comprehension and Collaboration|||Ask and answer questions about information from a speaker, offering appropriate elaboration and detail.||Common Core Language Arts||Grade 3||Speaking & Listening||Comprehension and Collaboration|||Speak in complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation in order to provide requested detail or clarification.||Common Core Language Arts||Grade 3||Speaking & Listening||Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
1.a. Objects can be described in terms of the materials they are made of (clay, cloth, paper, etc.) and their physical properties (color, size, shape, weight, texture, flexibility, attraction to magnets, floating and sinking, etc.).||CA Science||Grade Kindergarten||01. Physical Science||1. Properties of materials can be observed, measured and predicted.|||4.a. Observe common objects using the five senses.||CA Science||Grade Kindergarten||04. Investigation and Experimentation||4. Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions & conducting careful investigations. As a basis for understanding this concept, and to address the content of the other strands, students will develop questions & perform investigations.|||1.3 Identify and correctly use various parts of speech, including nouns and verbs, in writing and speaking.||Grade 2||3. Written and Oral English Language Conventions||1.0 Written and Oral English Language Conventions||B. Grammar
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