Grade 1 Science
5 units matched to the BC Curriculum.
Big Ideas
- Living things have features and behaviours that help them survive in their environment.
- Matter is useful because of its properties.
- Light and sound can be produced and their properties can be changed.
- Observable patterns and cycles occur in the local sky and landscape.
Units
Unit 1
Living Things
Sorting living and non-living things, telling plants from animals, and what living things need to grow.
Learning standard: Classification of living and non-living things; names of local plants and animals
Unit 2
Animal Survival
Body features (thick fur, webbed feet, shells, camouflage) and behaviours (hibernating, migrating, storing food) that help animals survive.
Learning standard: Structural features of living things in the local environment; behavioural adaptations of animals in the local environment
Unit 3
Materials
Describing materials (hard, soft, see-through, waterproof) and choosing the best material for a job, like a raincoat or a window.
Learning standard: Properties of materials
Unit 4
Light & Sound
Sources of light and sound, loud and quiet, high and low sounds, shadows, and how light passes through glass but not walls.
Learning standard: Light and sound can be produced; sources of light and sound; properties of light and sound
Unit 5
Sky & Seasons
Day and night, the sun, moon and stars (the moon reflects sunlight), and the order of the seasons.
Learning standard: Local patterns and cycles in the sky (day and night, the sun, the moon, the stars) and landscape (seasons)
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