Tennessee Science Standards

1st Grade Science

Grade 1 : Inquiry

Conceptual Strand Understandings about scientific inquiry and the ability to conduct inquiry are essential for living in the 21st century.

Guiding Question What tools, skills, knowledge, and dispositions are needed to conduct scientific inquiry?

Grade Level Expectations

GLE 0107.Inq.1 Observe the world of familiar objects using the senses and tools

                                   Senses and the environment

                                   Senses lesson

                          Understanding Matter unit plan

                          Discovering Eggs unit plan

GLE 0107.Inq.2 Ask questions, make logical predictions, plan investigations, and represent data.  

                          Understanding Matter unit plan

                          Discovering Eggs unit plan

 GLE 0107.Inq.3 Explain the data from an investigation.

                          Understanding Matter unit plan

                          Discovering Eggs unit plan

Checks for Understanding 

0107.Inq.1 Use senses and simple tools to make observations.

                                   Senses and the environment

                                   Senses lesson

                          Understanding Matter unit plan

                           Discovering Eggs unit plan

0107.Inq.2 Communicate interest in simple phenomena and plan for simple investigations.

                           Understanding Matter unit plan

                            Discovering Eggs unit plan

0107.Inq.3 Communicate understanding of simple data using age-appropriate vocabulary.

                            Understanding Matter unit plan

                            Discovering Eggs unit plan

0107.Inq.4 Collect, discuss, and communicate findings from a variety of investigations.

                          Stars - a unit plan

                          Understanding Matter unit plan

                          Discovering Eggs unit plan

Grade 1 : Technology  & Engineering

Grade Level Expectations

                          PBS Kids-Zoom activities for science...Be sure to go to Engineering:  Design It

GLE 0107.T/E.1 Recognize that both natural materials and human-made tools have specific characteristics that determine their uses. 

GLE 0107.T/E.2 Apply engineering design and creative thinking to solve practical problems.

                         Inventing Machines

Checks for Understanding 

0107.T/E.1 Explain how simple tools are used to extend the senses, make life easier, and solve everyday problems.

                                   Senses and the environment

                          Senses lesson

                          Invention Machines

0107.T/E.2 Invent designs for simple products.

                          Design a Toy Car

                          Build a Better Pencil

0107.T/E.3 Use tools to measure materials and construct simple products

                          The Science Toy Maker Home Page

                          Invention Machines

Grade 1 - Life Science

Grade 1 : Standard 1 -Cells

Conceptual Strand 1 All living things are made of cells that perform functions necessary for life.

Guiding Question 1 How are plant and animals cells organized to carry on the processes of life? 

Grade Level Expectations

GLE 0107.1.1 Recognize that living things have parts that work together.

                                  Exploring parts of a whole

GLE 0107.1.2 Use tools to examine major body parts and plant structures

Checks for Understanding 

	0107.1.1 Combine pictures of major body parts to assemble a complete animal.
	0107.1.2 Communicate the effect of using tools like magnifiers when examining different body parts.
	0107.1.3 Make diagrams to record and communicate observations.

Grade 1 : Standard 2 -Interdependence

Conceptual Strand 2 All life is interdependent and interacts with the environment.

Guiding Question 2 How do living things interact with one another and with the non-living elements of their environment?

Grade Level Expectations

GLE 0107.2.1 Distinguish between living and non-living things in an environment.

                          Black Bear lesson plan

                         Living and Nonliving PowerPoint,

                         Is It Alive? lesson plan and Living and Nonliving Worksheet

Checks for Understanding 

0107.2.1 Identify the basic characteristics of living things.

	0107.2.2 Record information about living or non-living objects in local environments.
	0107.2.3 Sort and classify a variety of living and non-living materials based on their characteristics.

                          Who Lives Here

Grade 1 : Standard 3 -Flow of Matter and Energy

Conceptual

 Strand 3 Matter and energy flow through the biosphere.

Guiding Question 3 What scientific information explains how matter and energy flow through the biosphere?

Grade Level Expectations

GLE 0107.3.1 Recognize that plants and animals are living things that grow and change over time.

                          Plants and Animals 

                          Zoo PowerPoint, Zoo Lesson Plan, Growing Strong Worksheet

Checks for Understanding 

	0107.3.1 Conduct investigations and record data about the growth of different plants under varying conditions.
	0107.3.2 Describe what plants and animals need in order to grow and remain healthy.

                          Bean Plant Activity

Grade 1: Standard 4 - Heredity

Conceptual Strand 4 Plants and animals reproduce and transmit hereditary information between generations.

Guiding Question 4 What are the principal mechanisms by which living things reproduce and transmit information between parents and offspring?

Grade Level Expectations

GLE 0107.4.1 Observe and illustrate the life cycle of animals.  

                           Butterfly webquest

                           Life Cycle of a Frog

GLE 0107.4.2 Describe ways in which animals closely resemble their parents.

                           Black Bear lesson plan

 Checks for Understanding 

0107.4.1 Observe, describe, and record the life cycle of a particular animal.

                          Butterfly webquest

 

0107.4.2 Match pictures of parents and related offspring by identifying common characteristics

                          What will I be when I grow up

Grade 1 : Standard 5 -Biodiversity and Change

Conceptual Strand 5 A rich variety of complex organisms have developed in response to a continually changing environment.

Guiding Question 5 How does natural selection explain how organisms have changed over time?

Grade Level Expectations

                           Ology - Biodiversity  A good general page with many activities

GLE 0107.5.1 Investigate how plants and animals can be grouped according to their habitats.

                                   “Who belongs here?” Fun and lessons

                           Insect Hunt

                            Animal Habitats Fun for Kids

GLE 0107.5.2 Recognize that some organisms which formerly lived are no longer found on earth.

                        Dinosaurs and Extinction ppt    unit plan & worksheets

Checks for Understanding 

0107.5.1 Observe plants and animals on the school grounds and group them according to where they are found.

                          Plants and Animals in the Environment

                          Plant Life Cycle Presentation– BrainPop Jr.

	0107.5.2 Create a chart of different habitats and match animals to specific locations.
	0107.5.3 Sort pictures or illustrations of animals into groups that are extinct and those that still exist and offer possible explanations for extinction.

                          10 Most Amazing Extinct Animals

                          Dinosaurs and Extinction ppt    unit plan & worksheets

Grade 1 - Earth and Space Science

Grade 1 : Standard 6 -The Universe

Conceptual Strand 6 The cosmos is vast and explored well enough to know its basic structure and operational principles. 

Guiding Question 6           What big ideas guide human understanding about the origin and structure of the universe, Earth’s place in the cosmos, and observable   motions and patterns in the sky?

Grade Level Expectations

GLE 0107.6.1 Compare and describe features of the day and night sky.

                           Stars - a unit plan

                           Objects in the Sky   plus unit plan and worksheets

GLE 0107.6.2 Realize that the sun can only be seen during the day, while the moon can be seen at night and sometimes during the day.  

                          Objects in the Sky   plus unit plan and worksheets

Checks for Understanding 

0107.6.1 Create a chart of things that can be observed in the day and night sky.

                         Objects in the sky

0107.6.2 Identify objects in the sky and describe their observable similarities and differences

                         Objects in the Sky   plus unit plan and worksheets

Grade 1 : Standard 7 – The Earth

Conceptual Strand 7 Major geologic events that occur over eons or brief moments in time continually shape and reshape the surface of the Earth, resulting in continuous global change.

Guiding Question 7 How is the earth affected by long-term and short term geological cycles and the influence of

Grade Level Expectations

GLE 0107.7.1 Realize that water, rocks, soil, living organisms, and man-made objects make up the earth’s surface.

                        The Dynamic Earth Presentation

                        Earth’s Water Resources

                        Natural vs Man-made resources PPT

                        Earth Materials unit plan

GLE 0107.7.2 Classify earth materials according to their physical properties.

                        Natural vs Man-made resources PPT

                        Earth Materials unit plan

Checks for Understanding 

0107.7.1 Create a diagram of the school grounds to identify where water, rocks, soil, living organisms, and man-made objects are found.

                         Earth Materials unit plan

                        Soil from Every  State Project

 

0107.7.2 Sample areas of the school grounds to identify where different materials are found

                                 “Do you see what I see?” a world of online lessons and etc.

                          Earth Materials unit plan

 

0107.7.3 Use bagged samples of earth materials or pictures from different areas to classify materials according to their use.

                                   “Do you see what I see?” a world of online lessons and etc.

                                    What is Wood

                           Natural vs Man-made resources PPT

                           Earth Materials unit plan

Grade 1 : Standard 8 -The Atmosphere

Conceptual 

 Strand 8 The earth is surrounded by an active atmosphere and an energy system that controls the distribution life, local weather, climate, and global temperature.

Guiding Question 8 How do the physical characteristics and the chemical makeup of the atmosphere influence surface processes and life on Earth?

Grade Level Expectations

GLE 0107.8.1 Gather and interpret daily weather data.

                           Air and Weather

Checks for Understanding

	0107.8.1 Collect daily weather information to predict what conditions might occur on the following day.
	0107.8.2 Discuss what makes a weather prediction accurate or inaccurate.

Grade 1 - Physical Science

Grade 1 : Standard 9 -Matter

Conceptual Strand 9  The composition and structure of matter is known, and it behaves according to principles that are generally understood. 

Guiding Question 9 How does the structure of matter influence its physical and chemical behavior?

Grade Level Expectations

GLE 0107.9.1 Classify objects according to their physical properties.

                          Understanding Matter unit plan

GLE 0107.9.2 Distinguish between the properties of solids and liquids.

                           Solids and Liquids

                           Understanding Matter unit plan

GLE 0107.9.3 Predict the changes that may occur when different materials are mixed.  

                          Understanding Matter unit plan

Checks for Understanding 

0107.9.1 Classify solids according to their size, shape, color, texture, hardness, ability to change shape, magnetic attraction, whether they sink or float, and use.

                           Classifying Matter

                           Understanding Matter unit plan

0107.9.2 Compare liquids according to their color, ability to flow, solubility in water, and use.

                           Sorting Objects lesson plan

                           Understanding Matter unit plan

0107.9.3 Investigate and describe the results of mixing different substances such as salt and pepper, water and sand, water and oil, and water and salt.

                           Understanding Matter unit plan

Grade 1 : Standard 10 -Energy

Conceptual Strand 10 Various forms of energy are constantly being transformed into other types without any net loss of energy from the system.

Guiding Question 10 What basic energy related ideas are essential for understanding the dependency of the natural and man-made worlds on energy?

                           Natural vs Man-made (grade 1) plus unit plan and worksheets

Grade Level Expectations

GLE 0107.10.1 Investigate the effect of the sun on land, water, and air.

Checks for Understanding 

0107.10.1 Predict and determine what happens over the course of a school day when containers of sand, soil, and water with thermometers are placed in a sunny window.

                                   “BBC rides.”

0107.10.2 Predict and determine what happens over the course of a school day when containers of sand, soil and water with thermometers are placed in a shady location.

                                   “BBC rides.”

0107.10.3 Compare the temperature at different places around the school such as black top driveway, lawn, concrete areas, side of the building, under a shade tree, wet area, in the ground.

                          Light and Dark

Grade 1 : Standard 11 -Motion

Conceptual 

 Strand 11 Objects move in ways that can be observed, described, predicted, and measured.

Guiding Question 11 What causes objects to move differently under different circumstances?

Grade Level Expectations

GLE 0107.11.1 Investigate how forces (push, pull) can move an object or change its direction. 

                        Pushes and Pulls

Checks for Understanding 

	0107.11.1 Use familiar objects to explore how the movement can be changed.
	0107.11.2 Investigate and explain how different surfaces affect the movement of an object

                       Push and Pull  inquiry sort  inquiry lab

Grade 1 : Standard 12 -Forces in Nature

Conceptual Strand 12 Everything in the universe exerts a gravitational force on everything else;  there is an interplay between magnetic fields and electrical currents.

Guiding Question 12 What are the scientific principles that explain gravity and electromagnetism?

Grade Level Expectations

GLE 0107.12.1 Investigate materials that are attracted to magnets.

                           Magnets – BrainPop Jr. Presentation

Checks for Understanding 

0107.12.1 Identify and classify objects in the classroom as magnetic or non-magnetic.

                           magnets

                 Mickey's Magnets

0107.12.2 Make predictions about how various objects will be affected by a magnet.

                           Magnificent Magnets - a lesson plan

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