How to learn Grade 1: Science

Virginia Standards of Learning: Science, Grade 1

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1. Earth Resources

1. Reducing Human Impact: Communicate solutions that will reduce the impact of humans on the land, water, air, and other living things in the local environment

2. Earth and Space Systems

1. Seasonal changes: Observe changes across the four seasons and describe weather associated with each season, including how day length varies
2. 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
3. Sunlight warms things up: Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth's surface, noticing that sunlight warms the ground, water, and objects
4. Our Solar System: Know that there are other planets besides Earth and that our group of planets orbiting the Sun is called the solar system — and that space is the vast area beyond Earth's sky

3. Living Systems and Processes

1. Grouping Living Things: Recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways based on observable features
2. Animal Body Groups: Describe and compare the external body structure of common animals across groups (fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals)
3. What Living Things Need: Understand what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive: water, food, air, and suitable conditions
4. 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
5. What Plants Need to Grow: Understand that plants need water, light, and a suitable temperature to grow and stay healthy
6. What Plants Need to Thrive: Explore and compare the requirements of plants for life and growth: air, light, water, nutrients from soil, and room to grow

4. Matter

1. 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
2. Objects vs Materials: Distinguish between an object and the material from which it is made, understanding that objects can be made from different materials

5. Force, Motion, and Energy

1. Vibrations & Sound: Understand that vibrating materials can make sound, and that sound can make materials vibrate
2. Pushes & Pulls: Understand that pushes and pulls are forces that can change the speed or direction of an object's motion, and compare the effects of different strengths and directions

6. Economics · The student will apply history and social science skills to explain how individuals make economic choices to meet their basic needs by

1. Choosing the Right Material: Identify and compare the suitability of everyday materials for particular uses, explaining why specific materials are chosen for specific purposes