NC Extended Standards Final 1 9/15/2011
North Carolina Extended Essential Standards
Science K-2
The Alternate Achievement Standards for Students With the Most Significant Cognitive Disabilities Non-Regulatory Guidance states,
“…Materials should show a clear link to the content standards for the grade in which the student is enrolled, although the grade-
level content may be reduced in complexity or modified to reflect pre-requisite skills.” Throughout the Standards descriptors such
as, describe, classify, identify, compare, etc, should be interpreted to mean that the students will be taught and tested according to their mode
of communication.
Kindergarten Physical Science
Forces and Motion
Extended Essential Standard
K.P.1 Understand the positions and motions
of objects and organisms observed in
the environment.
Position and
motion of objects
EX.K.P.1 Identify positions and motions of familiar
objects in the environment.
K.P.1.1 Compare the relative position of
various objects observed in the
classroom and outside using
position words such as: in front of,
behind, between, on top of, under,
above, below, beside.
K.P.1.2 Give examples of different ways
objects and organisms move (to
include falling to the ground when
dropped):
Straight
Zigzag
Round and round
Back and forth
Fast and slow
EX.K.P.1.1 Locate familiar objects in the
environment.
EX.K.P.1.2 Indicate the movement of objects in the
environment to demonstrate motion (to
include falling to the ground when
dropped).
Straight
Back and forth
Fast and slow
EX.K.P.1.3 Use positional and directional words (e.g.,
in, on, out, under, off, beside, behind) to
locate objects.