Grade 1 Nature of Science Big Idea 1

Grade 1 Nature of Science Big Idea 1: The Practice of Science Quarter 1 Topic 1 Practicing Science Department of Science

Grade 1 Pacing Guide Topic 1: Practicing Science SC. 1. N. 1. 1 Raise questions about the natural world, investigate them in teams through free explorations, and generate appropriate explanations based on those explorations. SC. 1. N. 1. 2 Using the five senses as tools, make careful observations, describe objects in terms of number, shape, texture, size, weight, color, and motion, and compare their observations with others. SC. 1. N. 1. 3 Keep records as appropriate – such as pictorial and written records – of investigations conducted. SC. 1. N. 1. 4 Ask “How do you know? ” in appropriate situations. MAFS. 1. OA. 1. 1 Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems 1 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 with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.

What is a Scientist?

Scientists… …ask questions. Department of Science

Scientists… …predict. Department of Science

Scientists… …observe. Department of Science

How do Scientists Make Observations? Scientists use their Five Senses • Sight - Looks • Touch - Feels • Hearing – Sounds when moving… • Odor – Smells • Tastes