1st Grade Science

Next Generation Science Standards · 2013

  • Physical Sciences

    • PS4

      Waves and their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer

      • 1-PS4-1

        Plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that vibrating materials can make sound and that sound can make materials vibrate.

      • 1-PS4-2

        Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that objects can be seen only when illuminated.

      • 1-PS4-36

        Plan and conduct an investigation to determine the effect of placing objects made with different materials in the path of a beam of light.

      • 1-PS4-4

        Use tools and materials to design and build a device that uses light or sound to solve the problem of communicating over a distance.

  • Life Sciences

    • LS13

      From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes

      • 1-LS1-16

        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.

      • 1-LS1-27

        Read texts and use media to determine patterns in behavior of parents and offspring that help offspring survive.

    • LS38

      Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits

      • 1-LS3-19

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

  • Earth and Space Sciences

    • ESS14

      Earth's Place in the Universe

      • 1-ESS1-17

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

      • 1-ESS1-26

        Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year.

  • Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science

    • ETS1

      Engineering Design

      • K-2-ETS1-1

        Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.

      • K-2-ETS1-2

        Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.

      • K-2-ETS1-3

        Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.