Kindergarten to Grade 4 Science

Manitoba Curriculum Framework of Outcomes

Specific Learning Outcomes
Kindergarten: Trees

Overview

In Kindergarten, an investigation of trees capitalizes on students' curiosity about the world around them. Students' observations of trees, including their seasonal changes, are complemented by a study of basic parts and uses of trees.

Students will...

Kindergarten: Trees

K-1-01	Use appropriate vocabulary related to their investigations of trees. Include: tree, trunk, crown, branch, leaf, needle, bark, root, seed, winter, spring, fall, summer	GLO: C5, D1, D5
K-1-02	Identify ways in which humans and other animals use trees. Examples: humans eat apples and walnuts; birds make their home in trees; deer eat leaves, bark, and tender twigs	GLO: B1
K-1-03	Identify and describe basic parts of a tree. Include: trunk, crown, branch, leaf, bark, root, seed	GLO: D1, E2
K-1-04	Explore, sort, and classify leaves, using their own classification system. Examples: size, colour, pattern, length, shape	GLO: C2, D1, E1
K-1-05	Name and describe each of the four seasons.	GLO: D6
K-1-06	Recognize that some trees lose their leaves in the fall, while others do not.	GLO: D1
K-1-07	Describe seasonal changes in the life of a tree. Examples: leaves of some trees change colour and drop off in the fall	GLO: D1
K-1-08	Investigate to determine that many trees produce seeds which are dispersed and may grow into new trees.	GLO: C2, D1

 

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