Kindergarten​ ​STEM​ ​Curriculum​ ​Map:  
                       Unit:​ ​Essential              State​ ​Standards              Learning​ ​Targets            Resources/                     Assessments                    Lesson​ ​Ideas: 
                       Questions                                                                                   Mentor​ ​Text 
                       Science​:                      P.FM.E.1                       I​ ​can​ ​​Describe​ ​the     Kindergarten​ ​in              Formative                      Marble​ ​Maze 
                       What​ ​kinds​ ​of              Position-​ ​​A                 position​ ​of​ ​an            Motion:​ ​Battle​ ​Creek       assessments​ ​are               
                       motion​ ​are                   position​ ​of​ ​an             object​ ​(for                 Science​ ​Kit                  ongoing​ ​throughout           Tug​ ​a​ ​War 
                       observable?​ ​What             object​ ​can​ ​be              example:​ ​above,                                            the​ ​year.                     
                       can​ ​we​ ​learn​ ​about       described​ ​by                 below,​ ​in​ ​front​ ​of,                                                                   Observe​ ​and​ ​use 
                       motion​ ​through               locating​ ​the​ ​object        behind,​ ​on)​ ​in                                                                          playground 
                       investigations                 relative​ ​to​ ​other          relation                                                                                    equipment 
                                                      objects​ ​or​ ​a               to​ ​other​ ​objects                                                                         
                                                      background.​ ​*                around​ ​it.                                                                                Hurtles​ ​for​ ​above​ ​and 
                       How​ ​do​ ​shape,​ ​size                                                                                                                                  below. 
                       and​ ​weight​ ​affect          P.FM.E.2​ ​Gravity​-  I​ ​can​ ​describe​ ​the                                                                              
                       motion?                        Earth​ ​pulls​ ​down           direction​ ​of​ ​a                                                                          Gravity-​ ​Ramps​ ​and 
                                                      on​ ​all​ ​objects​ ​with      moving​ ​object​ ​(for                                                                      weight​ ​of​ ​objects.  
                                                      a​ ​force​ ​called             example:​ ​away                                                                              
                                                      gravity.​ ​With​ ​very         from​ ​or​ ​closer​ ​to)                                                                     
                       How​ ​do​ ​pushes​ ​and        few​ ​exceptions,              from​ ​different                                                                             
                       pulls​ ​affect​ ​motion?   objects​ ​fall​ ​to​ ​the          observers’​ ​views.                                                                          
                                                      ground​ ​no​ ​matter 
                                                      where​ ​the​ ​object​ ​is                           
                                                      on​ ​the​ ​Earth.               
                       How​ ​does​ ​force                                             
                       affect​ ​motion?               P.FM.E.3​ ​Force-​​ ​A  I​ ​can​ ​observe​ ​how 
                                                      force​ ​is​ ​either​ ​a        objects​ ​fall​ ​toward 
                                                      push​ ​or​ ​a​ ​pull.​ ​The    the​ ​earth.  
                                                      motion​ ​of​ ​objects 
                       What​ ​will​ ​happen           can​ ​be​ ​changed​ ​by                             
                       when​ ​objects​ ​are           forces.​ ​The​ ​size​ ​of 
                       thrown​ ​in​ ​the​ ​air?       the​ ​change​ ​is                         
                                                      related​ ​to​ ​the​ ​size                           
                                                      of​ ​the​ ​force.   
                                                      The​ ​change                              
                                                      is​ ​also​ ​related​ ​to                            
                                                      the​ ​weight​ ​(mass)           
                                                    of​ ​the​ ​object​ ​on        I​ ​can​ ​​demonstrate 
                                                    which​ ​the​ ​force​ ​is      pushes​ ​and​ ​pulls 
                                                    being​ ​exerted.              on​ ​objects​ ​that​ ​can 
                                                    When​ ​an​ ​object            move.​ ​* 
                                                    does                          I​ ​can​ ​o​bserve​ ​that 
                                                    not​ ​move​ ​in               objects​ ​initially​ ​at 
                                                    response​ ​to​ ​a             rest​ ​will​ ​move​ ​in 
                                                    force,​ ​it​ ​is​ ​because    the​ ​direction​ ​of​ ​the 
                                                    another​ ​force​ ​is          push​ ​or​ ​pull. 
                                                    being​ ​applied​ ​by           
                                                    the​ ​environment.            I​ ​can​ ​o​bserve​ ​how 
                                                                                  pushes​ ​and​ ​pulls 
                                                                                  can​ ​change​ ​the 
                                                                                  speed​ ​or​ ​direction 
                                                                                  of​ ​moving​ ​objects. 
                                                                                             
                                                                                  I​ ​can​ ​o​bserve​ ​how 
                                                                                  shape​ ​(for 
                                                                                  example:​ ​cone, 
                                                                                  cylinder,​ ​sphere) 
                                                                                  and​ ​mass​ ​of​ ​an 
                                                                                  object​ ​can​ ​affect 
                                                                                  motion.​ ​* 
                                                                                             
                                                                                   
                                                    PK-2.CC.1.​ ​​work                                                                                                       
                                                                                  I​ ​can​ ​operate​ ​and 
                      Technology​:  
                                                    together​ ​when​ ​using 
                                                                                  use​ ​my​ ​iPad 
                                                    digital​ ​tools​ ​(e.g., 
                      How​ ​can​ ​I​ ​use 
                                                    word​ ​processor,             appropriately.   
                      technology​ ​to               drawing, 
                                                                                   
                      collaborate​ ​with​ ​my       presentation 
                                                                                  I​ ​can​ ​collaborate​ ​with 
                                                    software)​ ​to​ ​convey 
                      peers? 
                                                                                  my​ ​peers​ ​using 
                                                    ideas​ ​or​ ​illustrate 
                       
                                                                                  technology.   
                                                    simple​ ​concepts 
                      What​ ​are​ ​the​ ​basic 
                                                                                   
                                                    relating​ ​to​ ​a 
                      functions​ ​when 
                                                                                  I​ ​can​ ​navigate 
                                                    specified​ ​project. 
                      navigating​ ​the 
                                                                                  effectively​ ​when 
                      iPad?                         PK-2.TC.7. 
                                                                                  using​ ​the​ ​iPad. 
                                                             demonstrate​ ​the 
                           
                                                             ability​ ​to​ ​navigate​ ​in 
                           
                                                             virtual​ ​environments 
                           
                                                             (e.g.,​ ​electronic 
                                                             books,​ ​games, 
                                                             simulation​ ​soft- 
                                                             ware,​ ​web​ ​sites)  
                                                                                     
                                                              
                                                              
                                                                                                I​ ​can​ ​build​ ​a​ ​structure                                                                           
                          Engineering 
                                                                                                that​ ​has​ ​a​ ​solid 
                           
                                                                                                foundation, 
                           
                                                                                                lots​ ​of​ ​support 
                          How​ ​to​ ​build​ ​a 
                                                                                                features​ ​and​ ​is 
                          stable​ ​structure? 
                                                                                                balanced.   
                           
                                                                                                 
                           
                                                              
                                                                                                I​ ​can​ ​describe​ ​the 
                          How​ ​does​ ​gravity 
                                                              
                                                                                                effects​ ​of​ ​gravity​ ​as​ ​​ ​it 
                          affect​ ​our​ ​builds?   
                                                              
                                                                                                relates​ ​to​ ​building 
                                                              
                                                                                                structures.   
                                                              
                                                                                                 
                                                              
                           
                                                                                                I​ ​can​ ​build​ ​shapes 
                           
                                                                                                using​ ​materials. 
                           
                                                              
                                                                                                 
                           
                                                              
                                                                                                I​ ​can​ ​make 
                           
                                                              
                                                                                                improvements​ ​to​ ​my 
                                                              
                                                                                                design. 
                                                              
                                                                                                 
                                                                                                 
                                                                                                 
                                                                                                 
                                                                                                 
                                                                                                 
                         
                         
                         
                                                                                            I​ ​can​ ​compare                                                      
                                                         Measurement​: 
                      Math 
                                                                                            measurements​ ​of​ ​​ ​two 
                                                                                            objects. 
                                                         Describe​ ​and​ ​compare 
                                                                                             
                                                         measurable​ ​attributes. 
                                                                                             
                                                         CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.                  
                                                                                             
                                                         K.MD.A.1​Describe 
                                                                                             
                                                         measurable​ ​attributes​ ​of        
                                                                                             
                                                         objects,​ ​such​ ​as​ ​length​ ​or 
                                                                                             
                                                         weight.​ ​Describe​ ​several 
                                                                                             
                                                                                             
                                                         measurable​ ​attributes​ ​of​ ​a 
                                                                                             
                                                         single​ ​object. 
                                                                                             
                                                                                             
                                                         CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.                  
                                                                                             
                                                         K.MD.A.2 
                                                                                             
                                                                                             
                                                         Directly​ ​compare​ ​two 
                                                                                             
                                                                                             
                                                         objects​ ​with​ ​a​ ​measurable 
                                                                                             
                                                         attribute​ ​in​ ​common,​ ​to 
                                                                                             
                                                                                             
                                                         see​ ​which​ ​object​ ​has 
                                                                                             
                                                         "more​ ​of"/"less​ ​of"​ ​the 
                                                                                             
                                                         attribute,​ ​and​ ​describe​ ​the   
                                                                                             
                                                         difference.​ ​​For​ ​example, 
                                                                                             
                                                         directly​ ​compare​ ​the            
                                                                                             
                                                         heights​ ​of​ ​two​ ​children 
                                                                                             
                                                         and​ ​describe​ ​one​ ​child​ ​as 
                                                                                             
                                                                                             
                                                         taller/shorter​.