Science: Grade 1

WAVES AND THEIR APPLICATIONS

  • 1a

    Through collaborative investigations, recognize that sounds can cause materials to vibrate.LC-1-PS4-1a

  • 1b

    Through collaborative investigations, recognize that vibrating materials can make sound.LC-1-PS4-1b

  • 1c

    Use evidence to describe that vibrating materials can make sound.LC-1-PS4-1c

  • 1d

    Use evidence to describe that sound can make matter vibrate.LC-1-PS4-1d

  • 2a

    Through observations, recognize that objects can be seen only when illuminated by an external light source or when they give off their own light.LC-1-PS4-2a

  • 3a

    Through collaborative investigations, recognize that some materials allow light to pass through them.LC-1-PS4-3a

  • 3b

    Through collaborative investigations, recognize that some materials allow only some light to pass through them.LC-1-PS4-3b

  • 3c

    Through collaborative investigations, recognize that some materials block all the light.LC-1-PS4-3c

  • 4a

    When using tools and materials to design and build a device, identify features of devices that people use to send and receive information over long distances.LC-1-PS4-4a

FROM MOLECULES TO ORGANISMS: STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES

  • 1a

    Identify how animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.LC-1-LS1-1a

  • 1b

    Identify how plants use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.LC-1-LS1-1b

  • 1c

    Identify a design solution to a human problem which is similar to how a plant or animal uses its external parts to help it survive, grow, and meet its needs.LC-1-LS1-1c

  • 2a

    Use texts or media to identify behaviors of offspring that help them survive.LC-1-LS1-2a

  • 2b

    Use texts or media to identify behaviors between parents and offspring that help the offspring survive.LC-1-LS1-2b

  • 2c

    Use texts or media to identify patterns in behavior between parents and offspring that help the offspring survive.LC-1-LS1-2c

HEREDITY: INHERITANCE AND VARIATION OF TRAITS

  • 1a

    Make observations to identify a similarity or a difference in an external feature (e.g., shape of ears) between young animals and their parents.LC-1-LS3-1a

  • 1b

    Make observations to identify a similarity or a difference in an external feature (e.g., shape of leaves) between young plants and their parents.LC-1-LS3-1b

EARTH’S PLACE IN THE UNIVERSE

  • 1a

    Use observations to describe patterns of movement of the sun, moon, and stars as seen from Earth.LC-1-ESS1-1a

  • 1b

    Use observations of patterns of movement to predict appearances of the sun or moon.LC-1-ESS1-1b

  • 2a

    Use observations to make relative comparisons between the amount of daylight in the winter to the amount of daylight in the spring or fall.LC-1-ESS1-2a

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What grade levels do these standards cover?
Grade 1