What does a student learn in StateIllinois,GradeGrade 1,SubjectScience?

Students ask questions about how things work and figure out what problem they want to solve before testing ideas. It's the first step in any science experiment or building project.

Students draw or build simple models (a picture of the sun and Earth, a diagram of a ramp) to show how something works or why it happens.

Students plan a simple test, carry it out, and collect what they find. The goal is to check whether an idea holds up against real results.

Students look at simple data, like a picture graph or a tally chart, and explain what it shows. They spot patterns, such as which group has the most or which result happened the most often.

Students use counting, measuring, and simple number patterns to explain what they observe in nature. Numbers help them make sense of how the world works.

Students look at what they observed or tested and use it to explain why something happened. They back up their explanation with what they found, not just a guess.

Students look at two possible explanations or solutions, then use what they observed or tested to argue which one fits the evidence better.

Students gather facts from books, pictures, or videos, then share what they learned with the class using words or drawings.

Students explore what everyday objects are made of and why materials look, feel, or behave the way they do. This is the start of understanding how the physical world works at a very small scale.

Students push, pull, roll, and drop objects to see how things start moving, stop, or stay put. They learn that a harder push makes something move faster, and that objects don't change direction on their own.

Students explore how energy shows up in everyday forms like light, heat, and sound, and learn that energy can move from one place to another but doesn't just disappear.

Students explore how waves move energy from place to place, like sound traveling through the air or light bouncing off a mirror. They also look at how waves carry information, the way a phone call or a radio signal does.

Students learn that living things are made of smaller parts that each do a job, like how a plant has roots, a stem, and leaves that all work together to help it grow.

Students learn how plants, animals, and other living things in a neighborhood of nature depend on each other for food and survival. They look at how energy moves from the sun to plants to animals, and how materials like water cycle through.

Students look at family traits like eye color, hair texture, or height and figure out which ones were passed down from parents. Not every child looks exactly like their parents, and that variation is part of what this standard covers.

Students look at different plants and animals to find what makes each one unique and what all living things share. This builds toward understanding why living things look and act the way they do.

Students learn where Earth sits in space and how it moves around the Sun. They also look at patterns like day and night, seasons, and what makes the sky look different at different times of year.

Students learn that Earth is made of connected layers and systems: land, water, air, and living things. They look at how these parts affect each other, like how rain soaks into soil or wind moves water.

Students look at how people change the land, water, and air around them, and what happens when storms, floods, or other natural events disrupt everyday life.

Students spot a problem, come up with ways to fix it, then test their idea and adjust it until it works better. This is the basic loop engineers use every time they build something new.

Students look at how inventions like phones or bridges change daily life, and how what people need shapes what engineers build next.