Grade 1 Science
Scope
What are things made of and are there any patterns?
Units
Unit — Earth's Systems: Patterns and Cycles
Essential Questions
What is the universe, and what is Earth’s place in it?
Guiding Questions
What is the universe, and what goes on in stars?
What is the universe?
What are stars?
What are the predictable patterns caused by Earth’s movement in the solar system?
How can we observe the patterns of changes in the sky over time?
What are shadows?
Resources
“The Clocks in the Sky”
Science Notebooks
Teacher Manual
Worksheets
Sci 21 Kit
Skills
Students will:
ask questions and define problems.
develop and use models.
plan and carry out investigations.
analyze and interpret data.
use mathematics and computational thinking.
construct explanations and design solutions.
engage in arguments from evidence.
obtain, evaluate, and communicate information.
1-ESS1-1, 1- ESS1-2
Unit — Waves: Light and Sound
Essential Questions
How are waves used to transfer energy and information?
Guiding Questions
What are the characteristic properties and behaviors of waves?
What is light?
How can one explain the varied effects that involve light?
What other forms of electromagnetic radiation are there?
How are instruments that transmit and detect waves used to extend human senses?
How do light and sound allow us to see and hear?
How do light and sound allow us to communicate information?
Resources
“Ride the Waves: Sound and Light”
Illumination Picture cards
Science Notebooks
Teacher Manual
Worksheets
Sci 21 Kit
Skills
Students will:
ask questions and define problems.
develop and use models.
plan and carry out investigations.
analyze and interpret data.
use mathematics and computational thinking.
construct explanations and design solutions.
engage in arguments from evidence.
obtain, evaluate, and communicate information.
1-PS4-1, 1-PS4-2, 1-PS4-3, 1-PS4-4
Unit — Structure, Function and Information Processing
Essential Questions
How do organisms live, grow, respond to their environment, and reproduce?
Guiding Questions
How are characteristics of one generation passed to the next?
How can individuals of the same species and even siblings have different characteristics?
How do the structures of organisms enable life’s functions?
How do organisms grow and develop?
How do organisms detect, process, and use information about the environment?
How are the characteristics of one generation related to the previous generation?
Why do individuals of the same species vary in how they look, function, and behave?
How do animals behave that help their offspring survive?
How are offspring similar to and different from their parents?
How can humans mimic plants or animals to solve human problems?
Resources
“Survival Safari”
Science Notebooks
Teacher Manual
Worksheets
Sci 21 Kit
Skills
Students will:
ask questions and define problems.
develop and use models.
plan and carry out investigations.
analyze and interpret data.
use mathematics and computational thinking.
construct explanations and design solutions.
engage in arguments from evidence.
obtain, evaluate, and communicate information.
1-LS1-1, 1-LS1-2, 1-LS3-1