Science Pacing Guide
Time Frame: September – NovemberFirst Grade
Unit 1: Space Systems: Patterns and Cycles (Earth Science)
Science & Engineering Practices / Crosscutting Concepts / Literacy Standards / Mathematics StandardsAnalyzing and Interpreting Data
Analyzing data in K–2 builds on prior experiences and progresses to collecting, recording, and sharing observations.- Use observations (firsthand or from media) to describe patterns in the natural world in order to answer scientific questions. (1-ESS1-1)
Patterns in the natural world can be observed, used to describe phenomena, and used as evidence. (1-ESS1-1),(1-ESS1-2)
Connections to Nature of Science
Scientific Knowledge Assumes an Order and Consistency in Natural Systems
Science assumes natural events happen today as they happened in the past. (1-ESS1-1)
Many events are repeated. (1-ESS1-1) / W.1.7Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., explore a number of “how-to” books on a given topic and use them to write a sequence of instructions). (1-ESS1-1),(1-ESS1-2)
W.1.8With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question. (1-ESS1-1),(1-ESS1-2) / MP.2 Reason abstractly and quantitatively. (1-ESS1-2)
MP.4 Model with mathematics. (1-ESS1-2)
MP.5 Use appropriate tools strategically. (1-ESS1-2)
1.MD.C.4 Organize, represent, and interpret data with up to three categories; ask and answer questions about the total number of data points, how many in each category, and how many more or less are in one category than in another. (1-ESS1-2)
Next Generation Science Standards / Disciplinary Core Ideas / Essential Questions / Assessments / Vocabulary / Resources
Students who demonstrate understanding can:
1-ESS1-1Use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted. [Clarification Statement: Examples of patterns could include that the sun and moon appear to rise in one part of the sky, move across the sky, and set; and stars other than our sun are visible at night but not during the day.] [Assessment Boundary: Assessment of star patterns is limited to stars being seen at night and not during the day.] /
ESS1.A: The Universe and its Stars
Patterns of the motion of the sun, moon, and stars in the sky can be observed, described, and predicted. (1-ESS1-1) / What objects are found in the sky and how do they seem to move? / Before:KWL Chart
Discussion about what students already know.
During:
Through different simulations students will be observed making conclusions about the objects in the sky and how they seem to move.
Pictures/Drawings
Quick Writes
Daily Work
KWL
After:
Draw a picture and describe the pattern of movement in their picture.
KWL
Projects / Compare
Day
Earth
Effect
Model
Moon
Night
Noon
Observation
Rotation
Stars
Sunrise
Sunset / Books:
Brown, Margaret Wise. Goodnight Moon. ISBN 9780694003617. 2007.
Branley, Franklyn Mansfield. The Sun, Our Nearest Star. Harper & Row. ISBN 9780064450737. 1988.
Owens, L. L. Space Neighbors Series. The Child's World. 2011.
Adamson, Thomas K. (Pebble Plus: Exploring the Galaxy). Capstone Press. 2003.
Appelt, Kathi. I See the Moon. William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. ISBN 9780802851185. 1997.
Crelin, Bob. Faces of the Moon. Charlesbridge Publishing. ISBN 9781570917851. 2009.
Gibbons, Gail. The Moon Book. Scholastic. ISBN 9780590149051. 1998.
Bang, Molly. My Light. Blue Sky Press. ISBN 9780439489614. 2004.
Henkes, Kevin. Kittens First Full Moon.Greenwillow. ISBN 9780060588281. 2004.
McNulty, Faith. If you Decide to Go to the Moon. Scholastic. ISBN 9780545000857. 2007.
Banks, Kate. And if the Moon Could Talk. FSG Kids. ISBN 9780374302993. 1998.
Turnbull, Stephanie. Sun, Moon and Stars. Scholastic. ISBN 9780439696753. 2004.
Carle, Eric. Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me. Little Simon. ISBN 9780689829598. 1999.
Fowler, Alan. So That’s How the Moon Changes Shape. Children's Press. ISBN 9780516449173. 1992.
Hoban, Tana. Shadows and Reflections. Greenwillow Books. ISBN 9780688070892. 1990.
Emberley, Rebecca. Chicken Little. Roaring Brook Press. ISBN 9781596434646. 2009.
Joyce, William. The Man in the Moon. Atheneum Books for Young Readers. ISBN 9781442430419. 2011.
Mitchell, Melanie. Stars. Lerner Pub Group. ISBN 9780822551386. 2003.
Elphinstone, Dayrell. Why the Sun and Moon Live In The Sky: An African Folktale. Houghton Mifflin Co. ISBN 9780875346519. 1995.
Floca, Brian. Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11. Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books. ISBN 9781416950462. 2009.
Aldrin, Buzz. Reaching for the Moon. HarperCollins. ISBN 9780060554453. 2005.
Sterling, Kristin. It’s Sunny Today. Lerner Classroom. ISBN 9780761350224. 2009.
Karas, G. Brian. On Earth. Putnam Juvenile. ISBN 9780399240256. 2005.
Mitchell, Melanie. Sun. Lerner Classroom. ISBN 9780822535935. 2004.
Mitchell, Melanie. Moon. Lerner Publishing Group. ISBN 9780822535911. 2003.
Fowler, Alan. Energy from the Sun. Children's Press. ISBN 9780516262550. 1998.
Branley, Franklyn Mansfield. The Sun, Our Nearest Star. Harper & Row. ISBN 9780064450737. 1988.
Websites / Lessons / Games:
Website for the Next Generation Science Standards. The NGSS is based on the Framework for K–12 Science Educationdeveloped by the National Research Council.
Interactive games, video clips, movies, songs, and explorations all aligned by unit and grade levels.
The Sid the Science Kid on-air series and online resources provide many opportunities for teachers to introduce or reinforce early science concepts in the classroom.
The resources found in this collection help you explore each of the Sid concept cycles with activity ideas, video clips, and online games.
Teacher-made activities and lessons, links to science websites.
Computer Lab Favorites for science!
A learning center for young astronomers!
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/.com
Find a wealth of information about earth, the solar system, and the universe!
Designed to teach kids about the exciting world of outer space!
Free songs that teach facts about astronomy.
Modules for elementary science topics.
Enjoy fun science games for kids while learning more about science and technology. There's a range of free online activities to try with something for everyone whetheryou're interested in animals, plants, chemistry, biology, physics, space, magnets, electricity, forces, light, sounds, gases or other science related topics.
Free Presentations in PowerPoint format
& Free Activities for Kids
Magic School Bus videos and books. Series is based on books. Magic School Bus books present scientific facts in the form of stories in which fantastic things happen (forexample, a bus turns into a spaceship, or children shrink to the size of blood cells), each book has a page at the end detailing in a humorous manner which parts of the book represented scientific fact and which were fanciful storytelling.
Free episodes of the videos maybe found on YouTube.
Free science videos, lessons, andgames listed by topic.
Steve Spangler is a teacher, science toy designer, speaker, author and an Emmy award-winning television personality. Spangler is probably best known for his Mentos and Diet Coke geyser experiment that went viral in 2005 and prompted more than
1,000 related YouTube videos.
Spangler is the founder of Steve
SpanglerScience.com, a Denver-based company specializing in the creation of science toys, classroom science demonstrations, teacher resources andhome for Spangler's popular science experiment archive and video collection.
See more at:
Science Activities for First andSecond Grade:
From the kitchen to the playground, and even in the car, science is all around us. Try some of these science activities for first grade orsecond grade kids and instill a love of science in your child at a young age.
1st Grade Science Projects:
This is selection of ideas for 1st grade science fair projects with short project descriptions or examples as well as links to theactual science fair projects.
Printable Poetry by Theme
At School of Dragon, there is an extensive range of fun science worksheets for kids in kindergarten to 7th grade.
There are exclusive worksheets that are free and printable too.
Science Pacing Guide
Time Frame: September – NovemberFirst Grade
Unit 1: Space Systems: Patterns and Cycles (Earth Science)
Science & Engineering Practices / Crosscutting Concepts / Literacy Standards / Mathematics StandardsPlanning and Carrying Out Investigations
Planning and carrying out investigations to answer questions or test solutions to problems in K–2 builds on prior experiences and progresses to simple investigations, based on fair tests, which provide data to support explanations or design solutions.- Make observations (firsthand or from media) to collect data that can be used to make comparisons. (1-ESS1-2)
Patterns in the natural world can be observed, used to describe phenomena, and used as evidence. (1-ESS1-1),(1-ESS1-2) / W.1.7Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., explore a number of “how-to” books on a given topic and use them to write a sequence of instructions). (1-ESS1-1),(1-ESS1-2)
W.1.8With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question. (1-ESS1-1),(1-ESS1-2) / MP.2 Reason abstractly and quantitatively. (1-ESS1-2)
MP.4 Model with mathematics. (1-ESS1-2)
MP.5 Use appropriate tools strategically. (1-ESS1-2)
1.OA.A.1 Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations to represent the problem. (1-ESS1-2)
1.MD.C.4 Organize, represent, and interpret data with up to three categories; ask and answer questions about the total number of data points, how many in each category, and how many more or less are in one category than in another. (1-ESS1-2)
Next Generation Science Standards / Disciplinary Core Ideas / Essential Questions / Assessments / Vocabulary / Resources
Students who demonstrate understanding can:
1-ESS1-2 Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year. [Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on relative comparisons of the amount of daylight in the winter to the amount in the spring or fall.] [Assessment Boundary: Assessment is limited to relative amounts of daylight, not quantifying the hours or time of daylight.] /
ESS1.B: Earth and the Solar System
Seasonal patterns of sunrise and sunset can be observed, described, and predicted. (1-ESS1-2)
/ How can you describe the length of day and night in the summer compared to the winter? / Before:Asked observations of the amount of light throughout the year.
KWL Chart
Discussion about what students already know.
During:
Observations through various kinesthetic activities.
Pictures/Drawings
Quick Writes
Daily Work
KWL
After:
Written observations in a narrative, ordinal format.
KWL
Projects / Compare
Day
Earth
Effect
Model
Moon
Night
Noon
Observation
Rotation
Stars
Sunrise
Sunset / Books:
Branley, Franklyn Mansfield. What Makes Day and Night. Ty Crowell Co. ISBN 9780690045246. 1996.
Branley, Franklyn Mansfield. The Sun, Our Nearest Star. Harper & Row. ISBN 9780064450737. 1988.
Owens, L. L. Space Neighbors Series. The Child's World. 2011.
Adamson, Thomas K. (Pebble Plus: Exploring the Galaxy). Capstone Press. 2003.
McNulty, Faith. If you Decide to Go to the Moon. Scholastic. ISBN 9780545000857. 2007.
Gibbons, Gail. The Moon Book. Scholastic. ISBN 9780590149051. 1998.
Banks, Kate. And if the Moon Could Talk. FSG Kids. ISBN 9780374302993. 1998.
Carle, Eric. Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me. Little Simon. ISBN 9780689829598. 1999.
Fowler, Alan. So That’s How the Moon Changes Shape. Children's Press. ISBN 9780516449173. 1992.
Hoban, Tana. Shadows and Reflections. Greenwillow Books. ISBN 9780688070892. 1990.
Sterling, Kristin. It’s Sunny Today. Lerner Classroom. ISBN 9780761350224. 2009.
Fowler, Alan. Energy from the Sun. Children's Press. ISBN 9780516262550. 1998.
Websites / Lessons / Games:
Website full of games, articles, and lessons. May choose grade levels and/or content topic.
Website for the Next Generation Science Standards. The NGSS is based on the Framework for K–12 Science Education developed by the National Research Council.
Interactive games, video clips, movies, songs, and explorations all aligned by unit and grade levels.
The Sid the Science Kid on-air series and online resources provide many opportunities for teachers to introduce or reinforce early science concepts in the classroom.
The resources found in this collection help you explore each of the Sid concept cycles with activity ideas, video clips, and online games.
Teacher-made activities and lessons, links to science websites.
Computer Lab Favorites for science!
A learning center for young astronomers!
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/.com
Find a wealth of information about earth, the solar system, and the universe!
Designed to teach kids about the exciting world of outer space!
Free songs that teach facts about astronomy.
Modules for elementary science topics.
Enjoy fun science games for kids while learning more about science and technology. There's a range of free online activities to try with something for everyone whether you're interested in animals, plants, chemistry, biology, physics, space, magnets, electricity, forces, light, sounds, gases or other science related topics.
Free Presentations in PowerPoint format & Free Activities for Kids
Magic School Bus videos and books. Series is based on books. Magic School Bus books present scientific facts in the form of stories in which fantastic things happen (for example, a bus turns into a spaceship, or children shrink to the size of blood cells), each book has a page at the end detailing in a humorous manner which parts of the book represented scientific fact and which were fanciful storytelling.
Free episodes of the videos maybe found on YouTube.
Free science videos, lessons, and games listed by topic.
Steve Spangler is a teacher, science toy designer, speaker, author and an Emmy award-winning television personality. Spangler is probably best known for his Mentos and Diet Coke geyser experiment that went viral in 2005 and prompted more than 1,000 related YouTube videos.
Spangler is the founder of SteveSpanglerScience.com, a Denver-based company specializing in the creation of science toys, classroom science demonstrations, teacher resources and home for Spangler's popular science experiment archive and video collection.
See more at:
Science Activities for First and Second Grade:
From the kitchen to the playground, and even in the car, science is all around us. Try some of these science activities for first grade or second grade kids and instill a love of science in your child at a young age.
1st Grade Science Projects:
This is selection of ideas for 1st grade science fair projects with short project descriptions or examples as well as links to the actual science fair projects.
Printable Poetry by Theme:
At School of Dragon, there is an extensive range of fun science worksheets for kids in kindergarten to 7th grade.
There are exclusive worksheets that are free and printable too.
Science Pacing Guide
Time Frame: December – February First Grade
Unit 2: Waves: Light and Sound (Physical Sound)
Science & Engineering Practices / Crosscutting Concepts / Literacy Standards / Mathematics StandardsPlanning and Carrying Out Investigations
Planning and carrying out investigations to answer questions or test solutions to problems in K–2 builds on prior experiences and progresses to simple investigations, based on fair tests, which provide data to support explanations or design solutions.
- Plan and conduct investigations collaboratively to produce evidence to answer a question. (1-PS4-1),(1-PS4-3)
Scientific Investigations Use a Variety of Methods
- Science investigations begin with a question. (1-PS4-1)
- Scientists use different ways to study the world. (1-PS4-1)
Simple tests can be designed to gather evidence to support or refute student ideas about causes. (1-PS4-1),(1-PS4-2),(1-PS4-3) / W.1.7 Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., explore a number of “how-to” books on a given topic and use them to write a sequence of instructions). (1-PS4-1),(1-PS4-2),(1-PS4-3),(1-PS4-4)
W.1.8 With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question. (1-PS4-1),(1-PS4-2),(1-PS4-3)
SL.1.1 Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups. (1-PS4-1),(1-PS4-2),(1-PS4-3) / n/a
Next Generation Science Standards / Disciplinary Core Ideas / Essential Questions / Assessments / Vocabulary / Resources
Students who demonstrate understanding can:
1-PS4-1 Plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that vibrating materials can make sound and that sound can make materials vibrate. [Clarification Statement: Examples of vibrating materials that make sound could include tuning forks and plucking a stretched string. Examples of how sound can make matter vibrate could include holding a piece of paper near a speaker making sound and holding an object near a vibrating tuning fork.] / PS4.B: Electromagnetic Radiation Objects can be seen if light is available to illuminate them or if they give off their own light. (1-PS4-2)
Some materials allow light to pass through them, others allow only some light through and others block all the light and create a dark shadow on any surface beyond them, where the light cannot reach. Mirrors can be used to redirect a light beam. (Boundary: The idea that light travels from place to place is developed through experiences with light sources, mirrors, and shadows, but no attempt is made to discuss the speed of light.) (1-PS4-3 / How does sound travel from one place to another place?
What is vibration? / Before:
Have students describe how they hear.
Concept Map
Brainstorming
During:
In Journals students will write down investigations of how different forms of matter affectthe sounds made and how sound travels.
Think/Pair/Share
Labs
After:
Write a how-to for how sound travels.
Sketches / Illuminate
Light
Observe
Opaque
Reflective
Shadow
Sight
Sound
Transparent
Travel
Vibrate / Books:
Martin, Bill. Barn Dance. Henry Holt and Co. ISBN 9780805000894. 1986.
Davies, Nicola. Bat Loves the Night. Scholastic Book Services. ISBN 9780439327626. 2001.
Twist, Clint. Light and Sound: The Best Start in Science. Octopus Books. ISBN 9781846961915. 2009.
Garelick, May. The Sounds of a Summer Night. Mondo Pub. ISBN 9781572557468. 2000.
Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker. Energy Makes Things Happen. Harper Collins. ISBN 9780064452137. 2002.
Branley, Franklyn Mansfield. What Makes Day and Night. Ty Crowell Co. ISBN 9780690045246. 1996.
Manolis, Kay. Sound. Scholastic. ISBN 9780531284599. 2011.
Pfeffer, Wendy. Sounds All Around. Collins. ISBN 9780064451772. 1998.
Traumbauer, Lisa. All About Sound. Children's Press. ISBN 9780516258478. 2004.
Websites / Lessons / Games:
Website full of games, articles, and lessons. May choose grade levels and/or content topic.
Website for the Next Generation Science Standards. The NGSS is based on the Framework for K–12 Science Education developed by the National Research Council.
Interactive games, video clips, movies, songs, and explorations all aligned by unit and grade levels.
The Sid the Science Kid on-air series and online resources provide many opportunities for teachers to introduce or reinforce early science concepts in the classroom.
The resources found in this collection help you explore each of the Sid concept cycles with activity ideas, video clips, and online games.
Teacher-made activities and lessons, links to science websites.
Computer Lab Favorites for science!
A learning center for young astronomers!
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/.com
Find a wealth of information about earth, the solar system, and the universe!
Designed to teach kids about the exciting world of outer space!
Free songs that teach facts about astronomy.
Modules for elementary science topics.
Enjoy fun science games for kids while learning more about science and technology. There's a range of free online activities to try with something for everyone whether you're interested in animals, plants, chemistry, biology, physics, space, magnets, electricity, forces, light, sounds, gases or other science related topics.
Free Presentations in PowerPoint format & Free Activities for Kids
Magic School Bus videos and books. Series is based on books. Magic School Bus books present scientific facts in the form of stories in which fantastic things happen (for example, a bus turns into a spaceship, or children shrink to the size of blood cells), each book has a page at the end detailing in a humorous manner which parts of the book represented scientific fact and which were fanciful storytelling.
Free episodes of the videos maybe found on YouTube.
Free science videos, lessons, and games listed by topic.
Steve Spangler is a teacher, science toy designer, speaker, author and an Emmy award-winning television personality. Spangler is probably best known for his Mentos and Diet Coke geyser experiment that went viral in 2005 and prompted more than 1,000 related YouTube videos.
Spangler is the founder of SteveSpanglerScience.com, a Denver-based company specializing in the creation of science toys, classroom science demonstrations, teacher resources and home for Spangler's popular science experiment archive and video collection.
See more at:
Science Activities for First and Second Grade:
From the kitchen to the playground, and even in the car, science is all around us. Try some of these science activities for first grade or second grade kids and instill a love of science in your child at a young age.
1st Grade Science Projects:
This is selection of ideas for 1st grade science fair projects with short project descriptions or examples as well as links to the actual science fair projects.
Printable Poetry by Theme: