First Grade Next Generation Science Standards

science

1-LS1-1 - Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.

• Beef Cattle Structures, Needs, and Habitats - How is a Cow a Cow? Form to Function – Could a cow’s tail inspire the design for a fly swatter?

• KFFM: Parts of a Plant

• RSG: Plant Tops & Bottoms

• RSG: The Business of Bees

• RSG: Seeds - Where Do We Find Seeds?

• RSG: Pumpkin STEAM

• RSG: Plant Life Cycle Game

• RSG: What Do Plants Need to Live?

1-LS1-2 - Read texts and use media to determine patterns in the behavior of parents and offspring that help offspring survive.

• Hatching Eggs in the Classroom

• RSG: The Business of Bees

1-LS3-1 - Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.

• Soybean: Let’s Sprout a Soybean

• RSG: Seeds

• Hatching Eggs in the Classroom

• RSG: The Business of Bees

• RSG: Plant Life Cycle Game

• RSG: What Do Plants Need to Live?

1-ESS1-1 - Use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.

• Some farmers are big believers in the Farmer’s Almanac to make farming decisions such as when to plant. Ask a farmer if he or she uses this information and how.

1-ESS1-2 - Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year.

• How does daylight affect plants and animals on the farm?

• Four Seasons on the Farm (NAITC)

• BOOK: Farm Boots