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SCIENCE.K.5.A — Vertical Alignment

Vertical alignment shows student expectations in the same subject area at different grade levels that are related to or build upon one another.

S.K.5.A

identify and use patterns to describe phenomena or design solutions;

S.1.5.A

identify and use patterns to describe phenomena or design solutions;

S.2.5.A

identify and use patterns to describe phenomena or design solutions;

S.3.5.A

identify and use patterns to explain scientific phenomena or to design solutions;

S.4.5.A

identify and use patterns to explain scientific phenomena or to design solutions;

S.5.5.A
identify and use patterns to explain scientific phenomena or to design solutions;
S.6.5.A
identify and apply patterns to understand and connect scientific phenomena or to design solutions;
S.7.5.A
identify and apply patterns to understand and connect scientific phenomena or to design solutions;
S.8.5.A
identify and apply patterns to understand and connect scientific phenomena or to design solutions;
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SCIENCE.K.5.A — Breakout of skills

Breakouts are the component parts that make up a student expectation. A breakout shows a distinct concept a student should know or a distinct skill that a student should be able to demonstrate.

The student is expected to
identify patterns to describe phenomena or design solutions
use patterns to describe phenomena or design solutions

Cross-curricular Connections

The cross-curricular connections are designed to help educators make content connections between the science TEKS and math, English language arts and reading, social studies, and technology applications. The standards below illustrate alignment between grade level content areas which may help educators develop cross-curricular lessons. These connections do not represent all possible connections that might be made.
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Math

Math.K.1.F analyze mathematical relationships to connect and communicate mathematical ideas

English Language Arts and Reading

ELAR.K.12.E use an appropriate mode of delivery, whether written, oral, or multimodal, to present results

Technology Applications

TA.K.1.B identify simple patterns and make predictions based on the patterns

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