Fit standards-based science instruction into your curriculum! Help your grade 1 students develop a genuine understanding of standards-based scientific concepts and vocabulary using the 150 engaging activities in Daily Science!A variety of rich resources, including vocabulary practice, hands-on science activities, and comprehension tests in multiple choice format, help you successfully introduce students to earth, life, and physical science concepts. 30 weeks of instruction cover the following standards-based science topics: Big Idea 1: Living things have basic needs that help them stay alive. Week 1: Can a rock grow? Week 2: Do monkeys really eat bananas? Week 3: Do plants have mouths? Week 4: Do fish drink water? Week 5: Unit Review Big Idea 2: Plants and animals live in many different places. Week 1: Where do animals sleep? Week 2: Why do camels have humps? Week 3: Can a whale live in a lake? Week 4: Why do trees have different kinds of leaves? Week 5: Unit Review Big Idea 3: The sun, moon, and stars are objects in our sky. Week 1: What causes night and day? Week 2: What do we see in the sky at night? Week 3: Why do we need the sun? Week 4: Can anything live on the moon? Week 5: Unit Review Big Idea 4: Different seasons have different weather. Week 1: Why is it hot in the summer? Week 2: Why does it snow in the winter? Week 3: Why are there a lot of flowers in the spring? Week 4: Why do some trees lose their leaves in the fall? Week 5: Unit Review Big Idea 5: Objects can be solid, liquid, or gas. Week 1: Why can't we walk through walls? Week 2: Why does water splash? Week 3: Why do balloons float in the air? Week 4: Why does ice melt? Week 5: Unit Review Big Idea 6: An object's motion can be changed by using force. Pushing and pulling are types of forces. Week 1: Why do shopping carts have wheels? Week 2: Why does a ball go far when I kick it hard? Week 3: Why do cars have steering wheels? Week 4: Why do things fall when you drop them? Week 5: Unit Review
