First Grade Science Lesson Plans
The Time4Learning science curriculum is available for students in the first through sixth grades. Parents can expect to see subjects covered on the scientific method, physical science, earth science, energy and more.
Members often use this pages as a resource for more detailed planning, as a guide to help select specific activities using the activity finder or to compare our curriculum with state standards and homeschooling laws.
What Is Included In The Time4Learning Lesson Plan?
- Comprehensive curriculum for first grade science with 8 chapters, 130+ activities, worksheets and quizzes
- Chapter lessons with detail descriptions of the content covered
- Multiple activity types to instill skill mastery including non-scored activities, quizzes and printable quiz answer keys
- Lessons worksheets and answer keys covering the materials presented
- Easy access to additional chapters within each subject
Lesson Plans – First Grade Science Curriculum Lessons
Total Activities: 119
Tools are used to collect information. Some tools, like rulers, are used to measure or to find out how big something is. Other tools, like hand lenses, are used to observe and study things carefully. This module introduces students to the different types of tools used in science and how they help us study the world around us.
Tools are used to collect information. Some tools, like rulers, are used to measure or to find out how big something is. Other tools, like hand lenses, are used to observe and study things carefully. This module introduces students to the different types of tools used in science and how they help us study the world around us.
Everything around us is made up of something, often a collection of different things. This module guides students as they begin to identify the different materials everyday objects are made of–specifically wood, plastic, metal and cloth–and how mixtures can be made by combining different objects and materials.
Light energy is energy that can be seen and used to see the matter around us. It can be man-made or natural, like the light from the sun. In this module students are introduced to the characteristics and properties of light energy, its uses, and various sources of man-made and natural light.
Sound energy is energy that can be heard, but only when matter is present to carry the vibration. This module introduces students to the properties and characteristics of sound energy, how it is generated, and why sounds are different.
Magnets of all shapes, sizes and strength are used every day – holding up art projects on the fridge, sorting debris in landfills, and keeping high fashion jewelry fastened. In this module students explore the characteristics of magnets and the different materials they attract.
Giant redwood trees, soft green blades of grass, bright tulips blooming in spring — plants are living things. This module introduces students to the world of plants as they discover that the needs of plants are much like their own needs.
Whether rainy, sunny, cloudy, or windy, the weather describes what it’s like outside every day. Knowing the patterns of weather can help you to be prepared. In this module students explore the different types of weather and the tools needed to observe, measure and record it.
In the Changes in Matter module, students will enjoy creating their own puppets.
This hands-on activity helps demonstrate the sequence of physical and chemical changes.
Supplemental Science Lessons for First Grade
Distinguish between living and nonliving things. Know that living things need food, water, space, and shelter to survive. Describe plants and animals that live in an ocean habitat, and group them as plant or animal.
Know that animals inhabit different kinds of environments and have external features that help them thrive in different kinds of places.
Describe the general features of amphibians. Name specific amphibians, and describe the life cycles and habitats of each.
Classify, group, and compare animals into scientific categories such as plant eaters, meat eaters, and plant/meat eaters.
Use graphic organizers, such as calendars and graphs, to display weather data and show weather patterns. Know how to read a simple weather map. Identify the cycle of seasons and describe weather patterns associated with those seasons in North America.
Explore thunderstorms, and describe characteristics of thunder and lightning. Describe basic safety measures needed in thunderstorms.
Describe the water cycle.
Know who Jane Goodall is, and describe her work observing chimpanzees in Africa. Name one fact we now know about chimpanzees due to Jane Goodall’s work.
The student recognizes that the solid materials making up the Earth come in all sizes, from boulders to grains of sand.
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Lesson Activity Finder Tool
The lesson activity finder is one of the many helpful tools that Time4Learning offers its members. The activity finder is a shortcut that makes it easy for parents to preview lessons or find extra practice for their child.
Every lesson in the curriculum has a unique activity number, referred to in the lesson plans as an “LA Number.” These numbers can be found on either the scope and sequence pages or the lesson plans in the Parent Dashboard.
For additional information, please visit our hints and help section, which gives more details about the activity finder.
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