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Grade 1 · Science

19 lessons from the family edition’s 36 weeks, with 12 standards targets.

One of your Grade 1 books

Children plant seedlings in a garden bed beside tall sunflowers.

Lessons

Each lesson shows its standards. The buttons open the Try it lab and the science reading on that week’s page.

Unit 1 · Mapping land and water

  1. Lesson 1 · A sky worth noticing

    Book p. 12–16

    Family week 1 · Our place in the world

    Standards

    • 1-ESS1-1I can use repeated Sun Moon and star observations to make a prediction.
    • 1-ESS1-2I can record and compare daylight at different times of year.

    Try it lab for Lesson 1Science reading for Lesson 1

  2. Lesson 2 · Design, test, compare

    Book p. 17–22

    Family week 6 · Keep the model path in place

    Standards

    • K-2-ETS1-1I can define a simple real problem, gather information and explain a proposed solution.
    • K-2-ETS1-2I can draw a design and explain how its shape helps it work.
    • K-2-ETS1-3I can test two solutions to the same problem and compare strengths and weaknesses.

    Try it lab for Lesson 2Science reading for Lesson 2

Unit 2 · Families and living things

  1. Lesson 3 · Different ways to care for young

    Book p. 26–29

    Family week 7 · Clues to family stories

    Standards

    • 1-LS1-2I can compare how animal parents help their young survive.

    Try it lab for Lesson 3Science reading for Lesson 3

  2. Lesson 4 · Alike but not identical

    Book p. 30–33

    Family week 8 · Generations and growing

    Standards

    • 1-LS1-3I can compare young plants and animals with parents, noting similarity and variation.

    Try it lab for Lesson 4Science reading for Lesson 4

  3. Lesson 5 · What our plants actually showed

    Book p. 34–38

    Family week 12 · A family journey exhibit

    Standards

    • 1-ESS1-2I can record and compare daylight at different times of year.

    Try it lab for Lesson 5Science reading for Lesson 5

Unit 3 · Making and exchanging

  1. Lesson 6 · Seeing needs light

    Book p. 42–45

    Family week 17 · Getting goods from place to place

    Standards

    • 1-PS4-2I can use evidence that seeing an object requires light.

    Try it lab for Lesson 6Science reading for Lesson 6

  2. Lesson 7 · What happens in the beam?

    Book p. 46–51

    Family week 18 · Make a small market exhibit

    Standards

    • 1-PS4-3I can compare materials placed in a light beam.

    Try it lab for Lesson 7Science reading for Lesson 7

Unit 4 · Signals and shared decisions

  1. Lesson 8 · Small movements make sound

    Book p. 54–58

    Family week 19 · Fair play and shared responsibilities

    Standards

    • 1-PS4-1I can show both directions: vibration makes sound and sound can make material vibrate.

    Try it lab for Lesson 8Science reading for Lesson 8

  2. Lesson 9 · A message without words

    Book p. 59–62

    Family week 20 · Voting and choosing representatives

    Standards

    • 1-PS4-4I can communicate across a distance with both light and sound and explain the code.

    Try it lab for Lesson 9Science reading for Lesson 9

  3. Lesson 10 · Light carries a code

    Book p. 63–67

    Family week 21 · How laws work

    Standards

    • 1-PS4-4I can communicate across a distance with both light and sound and explain the code.

    Try it lab for Lesson 10Science reading for Lesson 10

  4. Lesson 11 · Compare before choosing

    Book p. 68–71

    Family week 22 · Solving problems together

    Standards

    • K-2-ETS1-1I can define a simple real problem, gather information and explain a proposed solution.
    • K-2-ETS1-2I can draw a design and explain how its shape helps it work.
    • K-2-ETS1-3I can test two solutions to the same problem and compare strengths and weaknesses.

    Try it lab for Lesson 11Science reading for Lesson 11

  5. Lesson 12 · Our changing daylight record

    Book p. 72–76

    Family week 23 · Symbols and public places

    Standards

    • 1-ESS1-2I can record and compare daylight at different times of year.

    Try it lab for Lesson 12Science reading for Lesson 12

  6. Lesson 13 · The sky has patterns

    Book p. 77–82

    Family week 24 · Days to remember

    Standards

    • 1-ESS1-1I can use repeated Sun Moon and star observations to make a prediction.

    Try it lab for Lesson 13Science reading for Lesson 13

Unit 5 · Change and care

  1. Lesson 14 · A mole moves soil

    Book p. 86–89

    Family week 29 · Borrow a useful shape

    Standards

    • 1-LS1-1I can create a human-use design inspired by a plant or animal external part.
    • K-2-ETS1-1I can define a simple real problem, gather information and explain a proposed solution.
    • K-2-ETS1-2I can draw a design and explain how its shape helps it work.

    Try it lab for Lesson 14Science reading for Lesson 14

  2. Lesson 15 · Protection needs a fair comparison

    Book p. 90–95

    Family week 30 · Keep soil in its place

    Standards

    • K-2-ETS1-3I can test two solutions to the same problem and compare strengths and weaknesses.

    Try it lab for Lesson 15Science reading for Lesson 15

Unit 6 · Our evidence museum

  1. Lesson 16 · Patterns need more than one look

    Book p. 98–102

    Family week 33 · Stories need evidence

    Standards

    • 1-ESS1-1I can use repeated Sun Moon and star observations to make a prediction.
    • 1-ESS1-2I can record and compare daylight at different times of year.

    Try it lab for Lesson 16Science reading for Lesson 16

  2. Lesson 17 · Young ones, parents and helpers

    Book p. 103–106

    Family week 34 · Our living museum

    Standards

    • 1-LS1-2I can compare how animal parents help their young survive.
    • 1-LS1-3I can compare young plants and animals with parents, noting similarity and variation.

    Try it lab for Lesson 17Science reading for Lesson 17

  3. Lesson 18 · A test belongs to its problem

    Book p. 107–110

    Family week 35 · Build something useful

    Standards

    • K-2-ETS1-1I can define a simple real problem, gather information and explain a proposed solution.
    • K-2-ETS1-2I can draw a design and explain how its shape helps it work.
    • K-2-ETS1-3I can test two solutions to the same problem and compare strengths and weaknesses.
    • 1-LS1-1I can create a human-use design inspired by a plant or animal external part.

    Try it lab for Lesson 18Science reading for Lesson 18

  4. Lesson 19 · A new job for familiar materials

    Book p. 111–115

    Family week 36 · Open the evidence museum

    Standards

    • 1-ESS1-2I can record and compare daylight at different times of year.

    Try it lab for Lesson 19Science reading for Lesson 19

Grade 1 · Science · Our Shared World

Standards checklist

I Can wording is paraphrased from the CPA I Can checklist. Mark each target from the child’s actual work. A completed page is not automatic mastery.

Physical Science: Waves and their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer

  • 1-PS4-1 I can show both directions: vibration makes sound and sound can make material vibrate.

    LessonsLesson 8

  • 1-PS4-2 I can use evidence that seeing an object requires light.

    LessonsLesson 6

  • 1-PS4-3 I can compare materials placed in a light beam.

    LessonsLesson 7

  • 1-PS4-4 I can communicate across a distance with both light and sound and explain the code.

    LessonsLesson 9Lesson 10

Life Science: From Molecules to Organisms - Structure and Processes

  • 1-LS1-1 I can create a human-use design inspired by a plant or animal external part.

    LessonsLesson 14Lesson 18

  • 1-LS1-2 I can compare how animal parents help their young survive.

    LessonsLesson 3Lesson 17

Life Science: Heredity - Inheritance and Variation in Traits

  • 1-LS1-3 I can compare young plants and animals with parents, noting similarity and variation.

    LessonsLesson 4Lesson 17

Earth and Space Science: Earth’s Place in the Universe

Engineering Design

Broad category targets may need evidence from several lessons. The school labels the heredity target 1-LS1-3; the NGSS equivalent is 1-LS3-1.

Independent homeschool resource. Not reviewed or approved by Cabrillo Point Academy. The school checklist and your teacher remain the authority for reporting.

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