Course Name: Science Grade 1 State-required lab percentage: 80% (4 out of 5 opportunities) TEKS Introduction Section MATTER Students observe and describe the natural world using their five senses. Matter is described in terms of its physical properties, including relative size and mass, Students do science as inquiry in order to develop and enrich their abilities to shape, color, and texture. understand the world around them in the context of scientific concepts and The importance of light, heat, and sound energy is identified as it relates to the processes. students' everyday life. Students develop vocabulary through their experiences investigating properties of The location and motion of objects are explored. common objects, earth materials, and organisms. A central theme in first grade science is active engagement in asking questions, WEATHER communicating ideas, and exploring with scientific tools in order to explain scientific Weather is recorded and discussed on a daily basis so students may begin to concepts and processes. recognize patterns in the weather. Patterns are observed in the appearance of objects in the sky. Scientific investigation and reasoning involves practicing safe procedures, asking questions about the natural world, and seeking answers to those questions through LIFE SCIENCE simple observations and descriptive investigations. Students recognize the interdependence of organisms in the natural world. Students understand that all organisms have basic needs that can be satisfied through interactions with living and nonliving things. Students will investigate life cycles of animals and identify likenesses between parents and offspring.
READINESS IDEAS SUPPORTING IDEAS
Matter & Energy Matter & Energy 1.5A classify objects by observable properties of the materials from which they are 1.5B predict and identify changes in materials caused by heating/cooling made Force, Motion, & Energy Force, Motion, & Energy 1.6B predict/describe how a magnet can be used to push or pull an object 1.6A identify and discuss how different forms of energy such as light, heat, and sound 1.6C describe the change in the location of an object such as closer to, nearer to, are important to everyday life and farther from 1.6D demonstrate and record the ways that objects can move Earth & Space 1.7A observe, compare, describe, and sort components of soil by size, texture, and Earth & Space color 1.7B identify and describe a variety of natural sources of water, including streams, 1.8A record weather information, including relative temperature lakes, and oceans 1.8C identify characteristics of the seasons of the year and day and night 1.7C gather evidence of how rocks, soil, and water make useful products 1.8B observe and record changes in the appearance of objects in the sky Organisms & Environments 1.8D demonstrate that air is all around us/observe that wind is moving air 1.9C gather evidence of interdependence among living organisms 1.10A investigate how the external characteristics of an animal are related to where Organisms & Environments it lives, how it moves, and what it eats 1.9A sort and classify living and nonliving things based upon whether or not they have basic needs and produce offspring 1.9B analyze/record examples of interdependence 1.10B identify and compare the parts of plants 1.10C compare ways that young animals resemble their parents 1.10D observe and record life cycles of animals
PROCESS READINESS SUPPORTING SF = ScienceFusion SS = STEMscopes 1
YEAR-AT-A-GLANCE First Nine Weeks Second Nine Weeks Third Nine Weeks Fourth Nine Weeks Aug 28 - Oct 20 Oct 23 - Dec 22 Jan 8 - Mar 9 Mar 19 - May 24 (38 days) (42 days) (43 days) (48 days)
Scientific Investigation & Reasoning Force, Motion, & Energy Earth & Space Earth & Space Launching Forms of Energy Weather Natural Resources Safety & Equipment (1.1A- Uses of Light, Heat, and Weather Data & Seasons Products (1.7C, 1.1C) B, 1.2C, 1.4A-B) Sound Energy (1.6A) (1.8A, C, D)
Conservation (1.1C) Changes in Motion Objects in the Sky Organisms & Environments Inquiry & Critical Thinking Patterns of Movement Day and Night (1.8B,C) Interactions with the Environment (1.2A-B, 1.3A-C (1.6C,D) Classifying Living and Nonliving Things (1.9A) Scientific Communication Earth Materials (1.2D-E) Forces Components of Soil (1.7A) Magnetic Pushes & Pulls Energy Transfer Through Living 5 Senses (Health 1.4A) (1.6B) Bodies of Water (1.7B) Systems Interdependence (1.9B, C)
Matter & Energy
Properties of Matter Structure & Function Classifying Matter (1.5A,B) Animal Characteristics (1.10A)
Human Body Structures &
Their Functions (Health 1.4B,C)
Life Cycles & Heredity
Chickens, Frogs, and Fish (1.10C, D)
PROCESS READINESS SUPPORTING SF = ScienceFusion SS = STEMscopes 2
