Science - First Grade

Life Science

Content Standard: 1.0 Cell Structure and Function

The student will investigate the structure and function of plant and animal cells.

Learning Expectations:

1.1 Recognize that living things are made up of smaller parts.

1.2 Recognize that smaller parts of living things contribute to the operation and well being of entire organisms.

Accomplishments

Cell Structure and Function:

1.1.1 Recognize that living things are made up of smaller parts.

• Use magnifiers to observe smaller parts of larger objects.

1.1.2 Recognize that smaller parts of living things contribute to the operation and well being of entire organisms.

• Observe and describe what happens when an object loses a part.

Content Standard: 2.0 Interactions Between Living Things and Their Environment

The student will investigate how living things interact with one another and with non-living elements of their environment.

Learning Expectations:

2.1 Recognize the distinction between living and non-living things.

2.2 Realize that organisms use their senses to interact with their environment.

2.3 Examine interrelationships among plants, animals, and their environment.

2.4 Recognize that the environment and the organisms that live in it can be affected by pollution.

Accomplishments

Interactions Between Living Things and Their Environment:

1.2.2 Realize that organisms use their senses to interact with their environment.

• Use the senses to explore the environment.

1.2.3 Examine interrelationships among plants, animals, and their environment.

• Collect information about organisms that occupy specific environments.

1.2.4 Recognize that the environment and the organisms that live in it can be affected by pollution.

• Provide examples of pollutants in a specific environment.

Content Standard: 3.0 Food Production and Energy for Life

The student will study the basic parts of plants, investigate how plants produce food, and discover that plants and animals use food to sustain life.

Learning Expectations:

3.1 Recognize the basic requirements of all living things.

3.2 Recognize the basic parts of plants.

Accomplishments

Food Production and Energy for Life:

1.3.1 Recognize the basic requirements of all living things.

• Recognize the basic needs of living things (e.g., food, water, sunlight, air).

Content Standard: 5.0 Diversity and Adaptation Among Living Things

The student will understand that living things have characteristics that enable them to survive in their environment.

Learning Expectations:

5.1 Recognize the differences among plants and animals of the same kind.

5.2 Recognize that living things have features that help them to survive in different environments.

Accomplishments

Diversity and Adaptation Among Living Things:

1.5.1 Recognize the differences among plants and animals of the same kind.

• Observe and note differences among plants and animals of the same kind.

1.5.2 Recognize that living things have features that help them to survive in different environments.

• Recognize the environment in which an organism is typically found.

Earth and Space Science

Content Standard: 7.0 Earth and Its Place in the Universe

The student will investigate the structure of the universe.

Learning Expectations:

7.1 Recognize that different objects appear in the day and nighttime sky.

7.2 Recognize that there are predictable patterns which occur in the universe.

Accomplishments

Earth and Its Place in the Universe:

1.7.1 Recognize that different objects appear in the day and nighttime sky.

1. Distinguish between objects that appear in the day and nighttime sky.
2. Recognize that the moon is the closest object in the sky.
3. Recognize that there are tools for observing objects in the day and nighttime sky.

1.7.2 Recognize that there are predictable patterns which occur in the universe.

1. Observe and illustrate the position of the sun at different times of the day.
2. Recognize that shadows change length and position during the course of a day.

Content Standard: 8.0 Atmospheric Cycles

The student will investigate the relationships among atmospheric conditions, weather, and climate.

Learning Expectations:

8.1 Recognize daily and seasonal weather changes.

8.2 Realize that weather is associated with temperature, precipitation, and wind conditions and can be measured using tools and instruments.

Accomplishments

Atmospheric Cycles:

1.8.1 Recognize daily and seasonal weather changes.

1. Recognize that weather conditions are constantly changing.
2. Describe weather patterns associated with the seasons.

1.8.2 Realize that weather is associated with temperature, precipitation, and wind conditions and can be measured using tools and instruments.

1. Associate temperature, precipitation, and wind conditions with various types of weather.
2. Identify the appropriate tool for measuring temperature, precipitation, and wind speed/direction.

Content Standard: 9.0 Earth Features

The student will understand that the earth has many geological features that are constantly changing.

Learning Expectation:

9.1 Identify the earth’s major geological features.

Accomplishments

Earth Features:

1.9.1 Identify the earth’s major geological features.

• Distinguish between land and water environments.

Content Standard: 10.0 Earth Resources

The student will investigate the properties, uses, and conservation of earth’s resources.

Learning Expectations:

10.1 Recognize that there are a variety of earth materials which have basic observable and measurable properties.

10.2 Realize that earth materials can be recycled or conserved.

Accomplishments

Earth Resources:

1.10.1 Recognize that there are a variety of earth materials which have basic observable and measurable properties.

• Use observable properties to distinguish among a variety of earth materials.

1.10.2 Realize that earth materials can be recycled or conserved.

• Identify ways that earth resources benefit man.

Physical Science

Content Standard: 11.0 Forces and Motion

The student will investigate the effects of force on the movement of objects.

Learning Expectations:

11.1 Realize the basic concept that forces can move objects (push/pull).

11.2 Observe and predict how the weight of an object and its position affect balance.

Accomplishments

Forces and Motion:

1.11.1 Realize the basic concept that forces can move objects (push/pull).

• Observe and describe how the movement of an object can be changed (e.g. push/pull, fast/slow).

1.11.2 Observe and predict how the weight of an object and its position affect balance.

• Recognize objects that are balanced.

Content Standard: 12.0 Structure and Properties of Matter

The student will investigate the characteristic properties of matter.

Learning Expectation:

12.1 Recognize that objects have observable properties that can change over time and under different conditions.

Accomplishments

Structure and Properties of Matter:

1.12.1 Recognize that objects have observable properties that can change over time and under different conditions.

1. Compare objects according to weight, length, and size.
2. Distinguish between solids and liquids.

Content Standard: 13.0 Interactions of Matter

The student will investigate the interactions of matter.

Learning Expectation:

13.1 Investigate the kinds of changes that occur when different types of matter interact.

Accomplishments

Interactions of Matter:

1.13.1 Investigate the kinds of changes that occur when different types of matter interact.

• Observe and describe changes that can occur when two materials interact.

Content Standard: 14.0 Energy

The student will investigate energy and its uses.

Learning Expectations:

14.1 Realize that the sun is the main source of earth’s heat and light energy.

14.2 Recognize that sound is produced when objects vibrate.

Accomplishments

Energy:

1.14.1 Realize that the sun is the main source of earth’s heat and light energy.

• Describe the effect of the sun’s energy on different materials.

1.14.2 Recognize that sound is produced when objects vibrate.

• Classify sounds according to their basic characteristics (e.g., loud/soft, natural/man-made).