Grade 1 Science
5 units matched to the Saskatchewan Curriculum.
Strands and outcomes
- Life Science: Needs and Characteristics of Living Things (LT1.1–LT1.2): Differentiate between living things according to observable characteristics, including appearance and behaviour. Analyze different ways in which plants, animals, and humans interact with various natural and constructed…
- Physical Science: Using Objects and Materials (OM1.1–OM1.2): Investigate observable characteristics and uses of natural and constructed objects and materials in their… Examine methods of altering and combining materials to create objects that meet student- and/or teacher-specified…
- Physical Science: Using Our Senses (SE1.1–SE1.2): Investigate characteristics of the five traditional external senses in humans and animals. Explore how humans and animals use their senses to interact with their environment.
- Earth and Space Science: Daily and Seasonal Changes (DS1.1–DS1.2): Compare and represent daily and seasonal changes of natural phenomena through observing, measuring, sequencing… Inquire into the ways in which plants, animals, and humans adapt to daily and seasonal changes by changing their…
Units
Unit 1
Living Things
Sorting living and non-living things, telling plants from animals, and what living things need to grow.
Outcome: LT1.1 · telling living things apart by appearance and behaviour
Unit 2
Animal Survival
Body features (thick fur, webbed feet, shells, camouflage) and behaviours (hibernating, migrating, storing food) that help animals survive.
Outcome: LT1.2 · how plants, animals and people meet their basic needs in their environments
Unit 3
Materials
Describing materials (hard, soft, see-through, waterproof) and choosing the best material for a job, like a raincoat or a window.
Outcome: OM1.1 · observable characteristics and uses of materials
Unit 4
Our Bodies & Senses
The five senses, the body part linked to each, and the jobs of the heart, lungs, brain, bones and stomach.
Outcome: SE1.1, SE1.2 · the five senses and how people and animals use them
Unit 5
Sky & Seasons
Day and night, the sun, moon and stars (the moon reflects sunlight), and the order of the seasons.
Outcome: DS1.1 · daily and seasonal changes in the sky and the natural world
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