How to learn Grade 1: Science

Massachusetts academic standards: Science, Grade 1

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1. Technology/Engineering · Engineering Design

1. Comparing Design Solutions: Analyse data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of each design

2. Physical Science · Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer

1. Communication with Light & Sound: Design and build a device that uses light or sound to solve the problem of communicating over a distance
2. Transparent, Translucent & Opaque: Investigate the effect of placing objects made of different materials in the path of a beam of light, discovering transparent, translucent, and opaque materials
3. Vibrations & Sound: Understand that vibrating materials can make sound, and that sound can make materials vibrate

3. Life Science · Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits

1. Inheritance Vocabulary: Use vocabulary for variation and inheritance — inherited characteristic, acquired characteristic, variation, offspring, trait, species, breed, genetic, environment — and apply these when comparing organisms and explaining similarities and differences within and between species
2. Inherited characteristics: Analyse and interpret data to provide evidence that plants and animals have traits inherited from parents and that variation of these traits exists in a group of similar organisms

4. Life Science · From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes

1. Offspring resemble parents: Observe that young plants and animals resemble their parents but are not identical, recognising inherited similarities and individual differences
2. How Plant Parts Work: Identify and describe the functions of different parts of flowering plants: roots absorb water and nutrients, stems transport materials, leaves make food, flowers enable reproduction
3. What Living Things Need: Understand what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive: water, food, air, and suitable conditions

5. Earth and Space Sciences · Earth's Place in the Universe

1. Why seasons change: Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year, noticing longer days in summer and shorter days in winter
2. Seasonal changes: Observe changes across the four seasons and describe weather associated with each season, including how day length varies
3. Sun, Moon, and stars: Use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe predictable patterns such as the sun rising and setting, the moon changing shape, and stars appearing at night

6. History and Social Science and the Standards for Literacy (Pre-K - 5)

1. Could there be another explanation?: For any result, ask: is there another explanation? — the first explanation that fits isn't always the right one, and good scientists actively look for alternatives
2. Drawing conclusions from evidence: Report on findings from enquiries using oral and written explanations, draw simple conclusions, make predictions, and suggest improvements