| Observing | | | | | | | | | |
| Identifies object properties | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Uses senses to observe concrete, familiar objects | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Differentiates between models and the real thing | • | • | • | • | • | | • | • | • |
| Uses measurement tools to record observations | | | | | | • | • | | • |
| Uses tools to observe objects or events | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Describing | | | | | | | | | |
| Describes key attributes of objects | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Creates drawings or models depicting objects | • | • | • | • | • | | • | • | |
| Describes changes in objects | • | • | | | • | • | • | • | |
| Discusses changes in variables that affect investigation | • | • | | | | • | • | • | • |
| Categorizing | | | | | | | | | |
| Notices similarities and differences | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Sorts objects into groups using one attribute at a time | | • | • | | • | • | • | • | • |
| Establishes own sorting criteria | | • | | | • | | | | |
| Sorts objects using multiple attributes | | • | | | • | | | | |
| Provides reasoning for grouping objects | | • | • | | • | | • | • | • |
| Predicting | | | | | | | | | |
| Verbalizes thinking | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Recognizes and extends patterns | | • | | | • | • | • | • | • |
| Makes simple predictions | • | • | • | | • | • | • | • | • |
| Makes predictions based on observations | • | • | | | • | • | • | • | • |
| Uses estimation to make quantitative predictions | | | | | | • | • | | |
| Experimenting | | | | | | | | | |
| Investigates models of objects/phenomena | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Manipulates materials | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Identifies factors that might affect outcome of experiment | | • | | | | • | • | • | • |
| Participates in collecting data | • | • | | • | | • | • | | • |
| Interprets data using symbols or graphs | • | | | | | • | • | | • |
| Performs trial-and-error investigations | • | • | | • | | • | • | • | • |
| Drawing Conclusions | | | | | | | | | |
| Makes verbal interpretations of observations | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Finds patterns from data collected | • | | | | | • | • | | • |
| Connects findings from an investigation | | | | | • | • | • | • | • |