SCI0101: 1st Grade Science

05/01/2024 to 05/30/2025 • Modified 08/13/2024

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Course 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. This course cannot be taken concurrently with HIS0101.

Next Start Date*

Next Monday

Prerequisite

None

Schedule

Module 1: Becoming a Scientist

  • Week 1: Scientific Tools
  • Week 2: Measurement and Inferences

Module 2: Matter, Force, Motion, & Energy

  • Week 3: Matter
  • Week 4: Changing Matter 
  • Week 5: Force and Motion

Module 3: The Sun & Earth 

  • Week 6: The Sun and Earth 
  • Week 7: Seasons
  • Week 8: Climate and Weather 
  • Week 9: Third Quarter Review

Module 4: Plants & Animals

  • Week 10: Plants
  • Week 11: Plant Life Cycle 
  • Week 12: Animals
  • Week 13: More About Animals

Module 5: Natural Resources 

  • Week 14: Natural Resources 
  • Week 15: Caring for the Earth

Module 6: Caring for Ecosystems & Others

  • Week 16: Ecosystems
  • Week 17: Caring for Yourself and Others 
  • Week 18: Fourth Quarter Review

*Course specifics are tentative and subject to change each year. For the most current information, please refer to the Course Registration Tool.

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