The Virginia Standards of Learning for Science

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Matter: kindergarten S.O.L

K.4    The student will investigate and understand that objects can be described in terms of their physical properties. Key concepts include

• the eight basic colors;
  
  
• shapes (circle, triangle, square) and forms (flexible, stiff, straight, curved);
  
  
• textures and feel (rough, smooth, hard, soft);
  
  
• relative size and weight (big, little, large, small, heavy, light, wide, thin, long, short); and
  
  
• position and speed (over, under, in, out, above, below, left, right, fast, slow).

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Force, Motion, and Energy: first grade S.O.L.

1.2    The student will investigate and understand that moving objects exhibit different kinds of motion. Key concepts include

• objects may have straight, circular, and back-and-forth motions;
  
  
• objects vibrate;
  
  
• pushes or pulls can change the movement of an object; and
  
  
• the motion of objects may be observed in toys and in playground activities.

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