First Grade Science
Note: This list is not exhaustive and should not be used as a complete curriculum.
Physical Science: Waves and their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer
1-PS4-1: I can show you that vibrating materials can make sounds. I can show you that sound can make materials vibrate.
Science Buddies- Make Sprinkles Dance
1-PS4-2: I can give examples that prove that objects can only be seen in the light or when an object is viewed with a light source.
PBS KIDS Objects and Light Video
1-PS4-3: I can show you what happens when you put different kinds of materials in the path of a beam of light. I can explain the difference between what happens with the different kinds of materials.
Outdoor Discovery Solar Print Kit
YT Video -Opaque, Transluscent, Transparent
YT Video- How is Light Absorbed, Reflected and Refracted
Kids Academy Worksheets-Learning About Reflection
1-PS4-4: I can use light to communicate with people over a distance. I can use sound to communicate with people over a distance. I can explain how I used light or sound to communicate over a distance.
60 Seconds Voice Recorder DIY Kit, STEM
YT Video-Using Sound to Communicate Over a Distance
TeachEngineering.org String Telephone Activity and Worksheet
Life Science: From Molecules to Organisms- Structure and Processes
1-LS1-1: I can create a solution for a human problem by using what I know about how plants and animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
People can solve problems by copying nature. For example, we can make strong helmets like turtle shells, build stable structures like tree roots, use thorns to keep intruders out, and create sensors like eyes and ears to detect movement.
Mimicking Plants and Animals Lesson Plan
YT-Video Animals Help Human Problems
Alabama Wildlife Field Investigation Activities
1-LS1-2: I can tell you things that are similar and things that are different about the ways that parents help their babies survive.
YT Video-Animals and Offspring Caring for Young
PBS KIDS Animal Parents and Their Young
Life Science: Heredity- Inheritance and Variation in Traits
1-LS1-3: I can tell you how young plants and animals are the same as their parents. I can tell you how young plants and animals are different from their parents.
Alabama Wildlife- Adult to Offspring
Earth and Space Science: Earth’s Place in the Universe
1-ESS1-1: I can use what I know about the sun, moon, and stars to find patterns that can be predicted.
Preview- Generation Genius Video Sun, Moon and Stars Movement
PBS Learning Media- Sun and Moon Patterns in The Sky
1-ESS1-2: I can keep track of the amount of daylight at different times of the year.
PBS KIDS- Video Sunrise and Sunset
Engineering Design
K-2-ETS1-1: I can find out about simple problems that people that I know what to change and figure out how to solve them. I can talk about how a problem can be fixed. I can talk about the solution that I have created and why it will help solve the problem.
YT Video What is and Engineer- Sci Show Kids
Wayground.com Engineering Design Worksheets
TPT Engineering Design Worksheets
K-2-ETS1-2: I can create a drawing that shows how the shape of an object makes it work the way it is supposed to work.
YT Video What is and Engineer- Sci Show Kids
Wayground.com Engineering Design Worksheets
TPT Engineering Design Worksheets
K-2-ETS1-3: I can compare two objects that were made to solve the same problem and talk about the strengths and weaknesses of both objects.
YT Video What is and Engineer- Sci Show Kids