Virginia SOL K.1.f.i

ScienceKindergartenScientific and Engineering Practices

The Standard

communicate comparative measures (e.g., heavier, lighter, longer, shorter, more, less, hotter, colder)

Virginia Standards of Learning for Science · The student will demonstrate an understanding of scientific and engineering practices by

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students observe or measure two items, groups, or temperatures. They use the correct comparison word to tell how one differs from the other.
What Mastery Looks Like: Given two objects or sets, a student chooses the correct comparison word and states a complete idea, such as the red ribbon is longer. The student can switch the objects and use the opposite word correctly.
Common Misconceptions: Students may assume a larger object is always heavier or a taller container always holds more. They may reverse word pairs or judge by appearance instead of using the available tool.
How to Assess It: Give each child two crayons of different lengths and two sealed bags of different weights. Ask which crayon is shorter and which bag is heavier.

Lesson moves

Give pairs of classroom objects, a balance scale, and linking cubes; students test each pair and state which is heavier or longer.
Show two clear cups with different water levels, then have partners name which has more, which has less, and their evidence.
Play comparison bingo with picture pairs; call directions such as circle the longer object or cover the group with fewer items.
Record morning and afternoon thermometer readings, then ask students to report which time was hotter and which was colder.

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