Science Curriculum

1st Grade

Course Purpose:

First Grade students will characterize and describe the relationship between structure and function.

Outcomes and Components:

SC.1.1 Students will observe, describe, and predict the patterns of movement of objects in the sky.

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Standard(s)

  SC.1.1.1 Describe the movements of the Earth, moon, and stars as a cycle. 1-ESS1-1
  SC.1.1.2 Collect observations as evidence of patterns of movement of the Earth, moon, and stars to explain how their movement can be predicted. 1-ESS1-1
  SC.1.1.3 Verify the relationship between the amount of daylight and seasons. 1-ESS1-2

Academic Vocabulary: evidence, predict, hypothesis, pattern, cycle

Content Vocabulary: sun, moon, star, season, summer, fall/autumn, winter, spring