SCI 0100: 1st Grade Science
05/01/2025 to 05/30/2026 • Modified 04/28/2025Course Description
This science course stresses basic science skills in understanding familiar objects and events. Students are expected to begin conducting simple experiments and be responsible for some of the planning.
Students are introduced to the concept of classifying plants and animals based on simple characteristics. Emphasis is placed on the relationships among objects and their interactions with one another. Students are expected to know the basic relationships between the sun and Earth and the relationship between seasonal changes and plant and animal activities. Students will also begin to develop an understanding of moving objects, important natural resources, and how to be a scientist.
Next Start Date*
Next Monday
Prerequisite
None
Schedule
Module 1: Becoming a Scientist
- Week 1: What is a Scientist
- Week 2: What Does a Scientist Do?
- Week 3: How Scientists Stay Safe
Module 2: Physical Properties
- Week 4: Texture & Color Week 5: Odor, Weight, & Length
- Week 6: Light Transfer
- Week 7: Zooming In & Out on Properties
- Week 8: Changing Objects
- Week 9: Quarter One review
Module 3: Movement & Vibrations
- Week 10: Straight, Circular, & Spinning
- Week 11: Back-and-Forth Movements
- Week 12: Sound
Module 4: Animals
- Week 13: Basic Needs
- Week 14: Appendages
- Week 15: Body Coverings
- Week 16: Investigating Animals’ Physical Characteristics
- Week 17: Habitats
- Week 18: Quarter Two Review
Module 5: Sun, Sky, & Energy
- Week 19: The Sun
- Week 20: How the Sun Moves
- Week 21: Investigating Patterns of the Sun
- Week 22: Designing a Structure to Keep Cool
Module 6: Weather
- Week 23: Weather
- Week 24: Daily Weather & Seasons
- Week 25: Changes for Animals
- Week 26: Changes for Humans & Plants
- Week 27: Quarter Three Review
Module 7: Plants
- Week 28: Plants’ Basic Needs
- Week 29: Plant Structure
- Week 30: Functions of Plant Structures
- Week 31: Classifying Plants
Module 8: Natural Resources
- Week 32: Natural Resources – Plants, Animals, Water & Air
- Week 33: Natural Resources – Land, Forest, Minerals, & Soils
- Week 34: Reducing, Reusing, & Recycling
- Week 35: Putting Conservation into Action
- Week 36: Quarter Four Review
