FIRST GRADE SCIENCE PACING GUIDE Aligned with the Reading Series NINE WEEKS & SCIENCE CHAPTER
READING UNIT
First Nine Weeks Introductory Chapter: Ready, Set, Science! Chapter 8: All About Animals Chapter 10: Environments for Living Things
Unit 1: Back to School Unit 2: Where Animals Live?
Second Nine Weeks Chapter 11: Place to Live Chapter 1: All About Matter Chapter 6: Measuring Weather
Unit 3: I Am Responsible Unit 4: Our Neighborhood at Work Unit 5: What’s the Weather?
Third Nine Weeks Chapter 7: Objects in the Sky Chapter 4: Motion Chapter 9: Plants
Unit 6: North, South, East, West Unit 7: I Think I Can Unit 8: Away We Grow
Fourth Nine Weeks Chapter 5: Natural Resources
Chapter 3: Heat Light Sound Water and Sun Safety Chapter 2: People and Energy
Unit 9: Home Sweet Home Unit 10: I Am Brave
Chapters 2, 3, 6 and Chapter 10: Lesson 2 are not necessary for mastery of First Grade Science Standards. These lessons can enhance students’ knowledge of science and help to achieve mastery in other Bodies of Knowledge. Big Idea 1: The Practice of Science should be integrated throughout all chapters There can be flexibility within the nine weeks depending on the length of the reading unit.
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FIRST GRADE SCIENCE PACING GUIDE Aligned with the Reading Series Chapter/Lesson
Science Activities
Reading Resources
1st Grade Next Generation Science SSS Benchmarks To Be Taught to Mastery
1 st Nine Weeks Introductory Chapter: Ready, Set, Science! Lesson 1: How Do We Use Our Senses?
How Your Senses Work p. 3 What Do You Hear? p. 5
Lesson 2: How Do We Use Inquiry Skills?
Fruit Protection p. 9 How Far Will It Roll? p. 16
Lesson 3: How Do We Use Science Tools
Compare Fruit p. 19 Measure It! p. 22
Chapter 8: All About Animals
Reading Unit 1: Back to Big Idea 1: The Practice of Science SC.1.N.1.1 Raise questions about the natural world, investigate them in School teams through free exploration, and generate appropriate explanations based on those explorations. (H) SC.1.N.1.2 Using the five senses as tools, make careful observations, describe objects in terms of number, shape, texture, size, weight, color, and motion, and compare their observations with others. (M) SC.1.N.1.3 Keep records as appropriate such as pictorial and written records of investigations conducted. (M) SC.1.N.1.4 Ask “how do you know?” in appropriate situations. Big Idea 14: Organization and Development of Living Organisms SC.1.L.14.1 Make observations of living things and their environment using the five senses. (L) Big Idea 5: Earth in Space and Time SC.1.E.5.3 Investigate how magnifiers make things appear bigger and help people see things they could not see without them. (M) Reading Unit 2: Where Animals Live
Lesson 1: What Are Living and Nonliving Things?
Living and Nonliving Things p. 245 Compare Living Things p. 247
Lesson 2: What Do Animals Need?
Observe an Animal Home p. 251 PetFood Survey p. 253
Lesson 3: How Can We Group Animals?
Classify Animals p. 257 How Many Legs Chart p. 262
Lesson 4: How Do Animals Grow and Change?
Animals Grow and Change p. 265 Be a Butterfly p. 269
Big Idea 14: Organization and Development of Living Organisms SC.1.L.14.1 Make observations of living things and their environment using the five senses. (L) SC.1.L.14.3 Differentiate between living and nonliving things. (H) Big Idea 16: Heredity and Reproduction SC.1.L.16.1 Make observations that plants and animals closely Science Readers resemble their parents, but variations exist among individuals within a All About Animals population. (L) (Intervention) Big Idea 17: Interdependence Animal Groups (Enrichment) SC.1.L.17.1 Through observation, recognize that all plants and Move It! (Challenge) animals, including humans, need the basic necessities of air, water, food, and space. (L)
Big Idea 1: The Practice of Science should be integrated throughout all chapters There can be flexibility within the nine weeks depending on the length of the reading unit.
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FIRST GRADE SCIENCE PACING GUIDE Aligned with the Reading Series Chapter/Lesson
Science Activities
Reading Resources
Chapter 10: Environments for Living Things Lesson 1: What Is an Environment?
Where Animals Live p. 321 Environments Near You p. 323
Lesson 3: How Do Plants and Animals Need Each Other?
Animals in a Tree p. 335 Homes from Plants p. 337
Science Readers
1st Grade Next Generation Science SSS Benchmarks To Be Taught to Mastery Big Idea 14: Organization and Development of Living Organisms SC.1.L.14.1 Make observations of living things and their environment using the five senses. (L)
Environments for Living Things (Intervention) Animals and Plants (Enrichment) Web of Life (Challenge
2 nd Nine Weeks Chapter 11: Places to Live Lesson 1: What Lives in a Forest?
Reading Unit 3: I Am Responsible Compare Leaves and Bark p. 351 Made in the Shade p. 353
Lesson 2: What Lives in a Desert?
Desert Plants p. 357 Soak It Up p. 359
Lesson 3: What Lives in an Ocean?
Animals in the Ocean p. 363 Bones and Cartilage p. 365
Big Idea 17: Interdependence SC.1.L.17.1 Through observation recognize that all plants and animals, including humans, need the basic necessities of air, water, food, and space. (L)
Science Readers Places to Live (Intervention) Forests, Deserts, and Oceans (Enrichment)
Chapter 1: All About Matter Lesson 1: What Is Matter?
Classify Matter p. 31 Matter Up Close p. 33
Lesson 2: What Can We Observe About Solids?
Measuring Mass p. 37 Make Mixtures p. 41
Lesson 3: What Can We Observe About Liquids?
The Shape of Liquids p. 45 What Floats? p. 49
Lesson 4: What Can We Observe About Gases?
Matter in a Bottle p. 53 A Wind Hunt p. 55
Habitats (Challenge)
Reading Unit 4: Our Neighborhood at Work
Big Idea 8: Properties of Matter SC.1.P.8.1 Sort objects by observable properties, such as size, shape, color, temperature (hot or cold), weight (heavy or light), texture, and whether objects sink or float. (M)
Science Readers All About Matter (Intervention) What is Matter (Enrichment) Fantastic Fruit (Challenge)
Big Idea 1: The Practice of Science should be integrated throughout all chapters There can be flexibility within the nine weeks depending on the length of the reading unit.
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FIRST GRADE SCIENCE PACING GUIDE Aligned with the Reading Series Chapter/Lesson
Science Activities
Chapter 6: Measuring Weather Lesson 1: What Is Weather? Lesson 2: How Can We Measure Weather?
Reading Resources Reading Unit 5: What’s the Weather?
Daily Weather p. 189 Observing Weather p. 191 Measure Temperature p. 195 Where’s the Heat? p. 197
Weather is not a benchmark for 1 st grade but the properties of temperature are to be taught to mastery.
Science Readers Measuring Weather (Intervention) The Water Cycle (Enrichment) Weather Safety (Challenge)
1st Grade Next Generation Science SSS Benchmarks To Be Taught to Mastery .Big Idea 1: The Practice of Science SC.1.N.1.3 Keep records as appropriate such as pictorial and written records of investigations conducted. (M) Big Idea 8: Properties of Matter SC.1.P.8.1 Sort objects by observable properties such as size, shape, color, temperature (hot or cold), weight (heavy or light), texture, and whether objects sink or float. (M) Weather will be taught to mastery in 2 nd grade.
Third Nine Weeks Chapter 7: Objects in the Sky
Reading Unit 6: North, South, East, West
Lesson 1: What Can We See in the Sky?
The Daytime Sky p. 217 Moonlight p. 219
Lesson 2: What Causes Day and Night?
Model Day and Night p. 223 Things Seem to Move p. 226
Lesson 3: What Can We Observe About the Moon?
The Surface of the Moon p. 229 Moon Changes p. 231
Chapter 4: Motion Lesson 1: How Do Things Move?
Ways Objects Move p. 121 Motion Graph p. 123
Lesson 2: How Can You Change the Way Things Move?
Pulling and Pushing Objects p. 127 Push and Pull a Ball p. 131
Lesson 3: How Does Gravity Make Things Move?
How a Ball Will Move p. 135 Falling Objects p. 137
Lesson 4: How Do Magnets Make Things Move?
What Magnets Pull p. 141 Move It With a Magnet p. 145
Science Readers Objects in the Sky (Intervention) Look Up! Our Sky (Enrichment) Sun Time (Challenge)
Big Idea 5: Earth in Space and Time SC.1.E.5.1 Observe and discuss that there are more stars in the sky than anyone can easily count and that they are not scattered evenly in the sky. (M) SC.1.E.5.4 Identify the beneficial and harmful properties of the Sun. (M)
Reading Unit 7: I Think Big Idea 12: Motion of Objects SC.1.P.12.1 Demonstrate and describe the various ways that objects I Can can move, such as in a straight line, zigzag, back and forth, roundand round, fast, and slow. (M) Big Idea 13: Forces and Changes in Motion SC.1.P.13.1 Demonstrate that the way to change the motion of an Science Readers object is by applying a push or a pull. (M) Motion (Intervention) Big Idea 5: Earth in Space and Time In Motion! (Enrichment) SC.1.E.5.2 Explore the Law of Gravity by demonstrating that Earth’s Ride On (Challenge) gravity pulls any object on or near Earth toward it even though nothing is touching the object. (M)
Big Idea 1: The Practice of Science should be integrated throughout all chapters There can be flexibility within the nine weeks depending on the length of the reading unit.
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FIRST GRADE SCIENCE PACING GUIDE Aligned with the Reading Series Chapter/Lesson
Science Activities
Chapter 9: All About Plants
Reading Resources Reading Unit 8: Away We Grow
Lesson 1: What Do Plants Need?
Predict What Plants Need p. 281 Make a Plant Model p. 283
Lesson 2: What Are the Parts of a Plant?
Parts of a Plant p. 287 How Roots Help Plants p. 289
Lesson 3: How Do Plants Grow and Change?
From Seed to Plant p. 295 What’s Inside p. 297
Lesson 4: How Can We Group Plants?
Classify Leaves p. 303 Looking at Lunch p. 307
Science Readers All About Plants (Intervention) Plants, Plants, Everywhere! (Enrichment) What Do You Eat? (Challenge)
1st Grade Next Generation Science SSS Benchmarks To Be Taught to Mastery Big Idea 14: Organization and Development of Living Organisms SC.1.L.14.1 Make observations of living things and their environment using the five senses. (L) SC.1.L.14.2 Identify the major parts of plants, including stem, roots, leaves, and flowers. (L) Big Idea 16: Heredity and Reproduction SC.1.L.16.1 Make observations that plants and animals closely resemble their parents, but variations exist among individuals within a population. (L) Big Idea 17: Interdependence SC.1.L.17.1 Through observation recognize that all plants and animals, including humans, need the basic necessities of air, water, food, and space. (L)
Fourth Nine Weeks Chapter 5: Natural Resources
Reading Unit 9: Home Sweet Home
Lesson 1: What Are Natural Resources?
All Around You p. 159 Can Water Cool You? p. 161
Lesson 2: What Can We Observe About Rocks and Soil?
Classify Rocks p. 165 Hold It! p. 169 Include a soil sample activity
Lesson 3: How Can We Protect Natural Resources?
What Happens to Trash? p. 173 Reuse and Egg Carton p. 177
Science Readers Natural Resources (Intervention) Earth’s Resources (Enrichment) This Rocks! (Challenge)
Big Idea 6: Earth Structures SC.1.E.6.1 Recognize that water, rocks, soil, and living organisms are found on Earth’s surface. (L) SC.1.E.6.2 Describe the need for water and how to be safe around water. (M) SC.1.E.6.3 Recognize that some things in the world around us happen fast and some happen slowly. (H) Big Idea 5: Earth in Space and Time SC.1.E.5.3 Investigate how magnifiers make things appear bigger and help people see things they could not see without them. (M)
Big Idea 1: The Practice of Science should be integrated throughout all chapters There can be flexibility within the nine weeks depending on the length of the reading unit.
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FIRST GRADE SCIENCE PACING GUIDE Aligned with the Reading Series Chapter/Lesson
Science Activities
Chapter 3: Heat, Light, and Sound Lesson 1: What is Heat?
Reading Unit 10: I Am Brave Heat from the Sun p. 91 Light and Dark p. 93
Chapter 3 is not necessary for mastery of First Grade Science Standards but will enhance students’ knowledge of science.
Water and Sun Safety SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL REQUIRED
Reading Resources
Science Readers Heat, Light, and Sound (Intervention) What are Heat, Light, and Sound (Enrichment) Red, White, and Boom (Challenge)
Requires supplemental material Water Safety Coloring Book http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/education _safety/safety/boatwater/coloringboo k.pdf
Chapter 2: People and Energy Lesson 1: What Is Energy? Lesson 2: Where Do People Get Energy? Although Energy is not a benchmark for 1 st grade, the benefits and harmful properties of the Sun and need for basic necessities are to be taught to mastery.
Pop Bottle Terrarium p. 71 Can also be done in Ch 9 Science Readers People and Energy (Intervention) Why Do People Need Food? (Enrichment)
On Your Mark, Get Set, Go! (Challenge)
1st Grade Next Generation Science SSS Benchmarks To Be Taught to Mastery Big Idea 1: The Practice of Science SC.1.N.1.1 Raise questions about the natural world, investigate them in teams through free exploration, and generate appropriate explanations based on those explorations. (H) Big Idea 8: Properties of Matter SC.1.P.8.1 Sort objects by observable properties such as size, shape, color, temperature (hot or cold), weight (heavy or light), texture, and whether objects sink or float. (M) Big Idea 5: Earth in Space and Time SC.1.E.5.4 Identify the beneficial and harmful properties of the Sun. (M) Big Idea 6: Earth Structures SC.1.E.6.2 Describe the need for water and how to be safe around water. (M) Big Idea 5: Earth in Space and Time SC. 1. E.5.4 Identify the beneficial and harmful properties of the Sun. (M) Big Idea 1: The Practice of Science SC.1.N.1.4 Ask “how do you know?” in appropriate situations. (M) Big Idea 5: Earth in Space and Time SC.1.E.5.4 Identify the beneficial and harmful properties of the Sun. (M) Big Idea 17: Interdependence SC.1.L.17.1 Through observation recognize that all plants and animals, including humans, need the basic necessities of air, water, food, and space. (L)
Cognitive Complexity Levels Low (L), Moderate (M), High (H) Big Idea 1: The Practice of Science should be integrated throughout all chapters There can be flexibility within the nine weeks depending on the length of the reading unit.
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