Grade 1 Science practice sheet
Nunavut Curriculum · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
Which one is a safe way to work in science?
- Run around the room
- Taste the materials
- Follow the safety rules
Follow the safety rules
Hint: Safety rules keep everyone safe.
Question 2
Which sense do you use to see colour and shape?
- sight
- hearing
- smell
sight
Hint: Your eyes help you see.
Question 3
Why are boots often made of rubber?
👢- 👀rubber is see-through
- 🌧️rubber melts in rain
- 💧rubber keeps water out
💧 rubber keeps water out
Hint: Rubber is waterproof, so your feet stay dry.
Question 4
Which one gives us heat?
- 🧊an ice cube
- ☀️the Sun
- ⛄a snowman
☀️ the Sun
Hint: The Sun warms the Earth.
Question 5
Put the seasons in order. Start with spring.
- ☀️summer
- 🌷spring
- 🍂fall
- ❄️winter
spring → summer → fall → winter
Hint: Spring, summer, fall, winter… and then spring comes again!
Question 6
Which part of a plant drinks water from the soil?
🌱- the flowers
- the leaves
- the roots
the roots
Hint: Roots grow down into the soil and soak up water, like a straw.
Question 7
A green frog sits on a green leaf. Why is it hard to see?
🐸- 💨it is very fast
- 🍃its colour blends in
- 💤it is asleep
🍃 its colour blends in
Hint: Its colour matches the leaf. Hiding by blending in is called camouflage.
Question 8
You build a model boat. It tips over. What next?
⛵- Change the design and test again
- Never try again
- Throw it away
Change the design and test again
Hint: Engineers test and improve their designs.
Question 9
Who grows food on the prairies?
- a firefighter
- a farmer
- a bus driver
a farmer
Hint: Farmers use science about soil, plants and weather.
Question 10
Which material would make the strongest house?
🏠- 🌾straw
- 🧱bricks
- 📄paper
🧱 bricks
Hint: Bricks are hard and strong. They keep a house standing in wind and rain.
Answer key
- 1. Follow the safety rules (Think Like a Scientist)
- 2. sight (Tools & Technology)
- 3. 💧 rubber keeps water out (Materials)
- 4. ☀️ the Sun (Energy in Our Lives)
- 5. spring → summer → fall → winter (Sky & Seasons)
- 6. the roots (Living Things)
- 7. 🍃 its colour blends in (Animal Survival)
- 8. Change the design and test again (Think Like a Scientist)
- 9. a farmer (Tools & Technology)
- 10. 🧱 bricks (Materials)
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