Grade 1 Science Standards
Ability of Light to Pass Through Materials
Some materials allow light to pass through them, others allow only some light through and others block all the light and create a dark shadow on any surface beyond them, where the light cannot reach. Mirrors can be used to redirect a light beam.
Structure and Function
All organisms have external parts. Different animals use their body parts in different ways to see, hear, grasp objects, protect themselves, move from place to place, and seek, find and take in food, water, and air. Plants also have different parts (roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits) that help them survive and grow.
Masters of Function
The Universe and its Stars
Patterns of the motion of the sun, moon, and stars in the sky can be observed, described and predicted.
Growth and Development of Organisms
Adult plants and animals can have young. In many kinds of animals, parents and the offspring themselves engage in behaviors that help the offspring to survive.
Use of Light or Sound to Communicate Over a Distance
People use a variety of devices to communicate (send and receive information) over long distances.
Sound and Vibrations
Sound can make matter vibrate, and vibrating matter can make sound.
Corn Field Defense
Inheritance of Traits
Young animals are very much, but not exactly, like their parents. Plants also are very much, but not exactly, like their parents.
Plant and Animal Survival
Animals have body parts that capture and convey different kinds of information needed for growth and survival. Animals respond to these inputs with behaviors that help them survive. Plants also respond to external inputs.
Variation of Traits
Individuals of the same kind of plant or animal are recognizable as similar but can also vary in many ways.
Earth and the Solar System
Seasonal patterns of sunrise and sunset can be observed, described and predicted.
Illumination of Objects
Objects can be seen if light is available to illuminate them or if they give off their own light.