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Courses

Elementary Science Grade 1

Pre-Requisites: None
Credits: 1.0
Estimated Completion Time: 32-36 weeks


Description

The Elementary Science 1 course will spark curiosity in students and build a solid foundation in concepts across many types of sciences including Earth Science, Life Science, and Physical Science. Students will engage in science and engineering practices by asking questions, defining problems, developing and using models, planning and conducting investigations, analyzing and interpreting data, using mathematics and informational technology, constructing explanations, designing solutions, engaging in scientific arguments using evidence, and communicating results. A framework of active student learning supports and allows students to engage, explore, explain, elaborate, and evaluate throughout all courses. This dynamic format will help students build their own understanding from experiences and new ideas in order to facilitate a better understanding of the world around them.

Major Topics and Concepts

Segment One

Module 01 - Forces And Motion

  • Fast Or Slow
  • Moving With Toys
  • Move it your way!
  • What can I observe?
  • Forces Make Things Move
  • May The Force Be With You™
  • Forces On The Move
  • Playing With Forces
  • Change The Motion
  • Sports In Motion
  • Changes In Motion
  • All About Forces

Module 02 - Space

  • Day And Night, What A Sight
  • Super Star, The Sun
  • I See You Way Out There
  • Twinkle, Twinkle
  • Tools That Help Us See
  • Keep On Shining Sun
  • Dangerous Sun
  • The good and bad sun!
  • Safety First

Module 03 - Earth

  • Exploring Our Earth
  • Nature Detective
  • Fast And Slow Changes
  • Fast Changes In Nature
  • Fast Changes To Earth's Surface
  • Slow Surface Changes
  • Don't get blown away!
  • Change In Weather

Module 04 - Gravity

  • Push it! Pull it!
  • Gravity everywhere!
  • Got gravity?

Module 05 - Earth's Surface

  • Earth Explorer
  • Observing Earth's Surface
  • Scientific Sharing
  • Water, Water, Everywhere
  • Rocky Earth
  • Super Natural Soil
  • Living Organisms Are Alive
  • Surface Exploration

Segment Two

Module 06 - Plants

  • Lily's World Of Plants
  • Parts Of A Plant
  • Different Plants, Different Parts
  • Similar Plants, Similar Parts
  • Plant Arts And Crafts
  • All About Plants

Module 07 - Basic Needs

  • Back To Basics
  • Water Works
  • The Need To Feed
  • The Air We Breathe
  • Give Me Some Space
  • What's missing?
  • Hungry, Hungry Puppies
  • Copycat

Module 08 - Water

  • The Wonders Of Water
  • What would you do without water?
  • The Rules Of The Pool

Module 09 - Parents And Offspring

  • Where are my parents?
  • I Got It From My Parents
  • We look the same!
  • We look different, too!

Module 10 - Living And Nonliving

  • Making Observations At The Zoo
  • What color is it?
  • Same Shape, Different Shape
  • How does it feel?
  • Measuring Tall Or Short
  • Weighing In
  • Hot or cold?
  • Sink or float?
  • Floating By The Pool
  • Is it living?
  • No Food, No Problem
  • Environments
  • What's the difference?
  • Shedding Some Skin
  • Living or not?
  • Sorting It Out

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