Kindergarten to Grade 4 Science

Manitoba Curriculum Framework of Outcomes

Specific Learning Outcomes

Organization into Clusters

This Science Framework presents specific learning outcomes (SLOs) for Kindergarten to Grade 4 science. Within each grade, SLOs are arranged into groupings, referred to as clusters. Clusters 1 to 4 are thematic and generally relate to the three science disciplines discussed earlier in the Science Framework. Cluster 0 includes Overall Skills and Attitudes. (See Figure 5: Cluster Titles.)

Whereas the SLOs themselves are mandatory, the order in which they are addressed is not. Teachers are encouraged to plan their instruction based on student needs, individual contexts, learning resources, and other pertinent considerations. This may involve organizing the SLOs from a particular grade into new groupings and a new order. Kindergarten to Grade 4 Science: A Foundation for Implementation provides planning tools, as well as suggestions for instruction and assessment.

The Overall Skills and Attitudes SLOs for each grade are also presented as part of a Kindergarten to Grade 4 chart (separate attachment). The purpose of this chart is to provide support related to the tracking of the development of skills and attitudes across several grades

	Kindergarten	Grade 1	Grade 2	Grade 3	Grade 4
Cluster 0	Overall Skills and Attitudes	Overall Skills and Attitudes	Overall Skills and Attitudes	Overall Skills and Attitudes	Overall Skills and Attitudes
Cluster 1	Trees	Characteristics and Needs of Living Things	Growth and Changes in Animals	Growth and Changes in Plants	Habitats and Communities
Cluster 2	Colours	The Senses	Properties of Solids, Liquids & Gases	Materials and Structures	Light
Cluster 3	Paper	Characteristics of Objects and Materials	Position and Motion	Forces That Attract or Repel	Sound
Cluster 4		Daily and Seasonal Changes	Air & Water in the Environment	Soils in the Environment	Rocks, Minerals and Erosion

Figure 5: Cluster Titles

Guide to Reading Science Specific Learning Outcomes

Each cluster is presented on two facing pages. The following pages provide examples of the Cluster 0 format ( 29.7 KB) and the Clusters 1 to 4 format ( 14.2 KB).

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