First Grade Science Units
- Insects
- Germs
- Engineering
- Sound and Light
- Daytime and Nighttime Skies
- Heredity
GERMS:
In this unit, students will take an in-depth look at germs. They will be able to look closely at their hands to find germs. They will be able to experiment with 4 different hand washing methods. Students will also find out what happens to food when they don’t wash their hands before touching it. Students will learn some differences between bacteria and viruses. Students will be able to tell how the germs get into our body and how our bodies are constantly fighting these germs. They will learn how they can prevent illness by proper hand washing. Students will begin to understand how scientific research has helped decrease diseases.
In this unit, students will take an in-depth look at germs. They will be able to look closely at their hands to find germs. They will be able to experiment with 4 different hand washing methods. Students will also find out what happens to food when they don’t wash their hands before touching it. Students will learn some differences between bacteria and viruses. Students will be able to tell how the germs get into our body and how our bodies are constantly fighting these germs. They will learn how they can prevent illness by proper hand washing. Students will begin to understand how scientific research has helped decrease diseases.
Daytime and Nighttime Skies
Students will understand that:
- Celestial objects are present in the daytime and nighttime skies and follow patterns
- Changes occur in the sky throughout the day and night based on the seasons that can be predicted.
- The earth rotates around the sun.
- The rotation of the Earth causes the sun to appear to rise in the morning and set in the evening creating a pattern.
- It is actually the rotation of the Earth, creating our day and night.
- Some objects remain in the sky all the time.
Waves: Sound and Light
During the study of light and sound waves students will develop their science skills through inquiry, prediction, observation, exploration, discussion and recording. These lessons focus on students collaboratively problem solving, discovering and investigating to find answers and solutions. They will answer questions such as; What happens when materials vibrate? What objects can be used to communicate over a distance? What happens when light is blocked or when materials of different kinds are placed in the path of a beam of light? Each lesson includes science and engineering practices, disciplinary core ideas and crosscutting concepts which are a part of Next Generation Science Standards.