Virginia SOL K.4.d

ScienceKindergartenMatter

The Standard

water flows downhill.

Virginia Standards of Learning for Science

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students predict which way water will move on a sloped surface. They observe that water moves from a higher place to a lower place.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student points to the lower end of a slope before water is poured. The student uses an observation to explain the direction the water moved.
Common Misconceptions: Students may think water moves toward a person, container, or nearby object. They may also think water stays still on any flat-looking surface.
How to Assess It: Show a tilted tray and ask, “Draw an arrow to show where one spoonful of water will go. How do you know?”

Lesson moves

Prop up one end of a tray, pour a spoonful of colored water at the top, and have students trace its path.
Show two playground slopes and ask, “Where will rainwater collect, and what makes you think so?”
Play Point to the Puddle by showing slope cards and having students point to where water will gather.
Walk around the school after rain and look for puddles, drains, and sloped ground that guided the water.

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