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

Students learn to ask "why" and "how" questions about the world around them and figure out which ones science or a simple building project could actually answer.

Students draw or build simple models, like a picture of the sun and clouds, to show how something works or why something happens.

Students plan simple tests and collect information to find out if an idea holds up. This is how scientists check what they think they know.

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

Students use counting, measuring, and simple math to figure out what they observed. A ruler, a tally, or a number line becomes a tool for explaining what happened in a science activity.

Students look at what they found out and explain why something happened. They use their observations as reasons, not just guesses.

Students look at two different explanations or solutions, then use what they observed or tested to say which one holds up better. It's the early work of deciding what the evidence actually shows.

Students gather facts about the natural world, decide what matters, and share what they found with words, pictures, or both.

Students sort and describe everyday materials like wood, water, and metal to figure out what things are made of and how they behave.

Students push, pull, and drop objects to see how things start moving, stop, or stay still. Simple tests show that bigger pushes make things move faster or farther.

Sound, light, and heat are all forms of energy. Students explore how energy moves from one place to another and why the total amount stays the same even when it changes form.

Students explore how waves, like sound and light, carry energy and can send information from one place to another. They investigate real examples, such as how a phone call travels or how a bell's ring moves through the air.

Students look at the parts of living things, like leaves, roots, or wings, and learn what each part does to keep the organism alive.

Students learn how plants, animals, and other living things depend on each other to survive. They look at how food, water, and energy move through a neighborhood of living things.

Students look at physical traits like eye color, hair texture, or ear shape and figure out which ones were passed down from parents. They also notice where family members look different from each other.

Students look at animals and plants to find what makes each one unique and what living things share in common. That comparison is the start of understanding why life looks so different across the planet.

Students learn where Earth fits in the solar system and study patterns like how the sun and moon move across the sky. They also explore the history of Earth itself.

Students explore how Earth's land, water, air, and living things connect and affect each other. They look at how rain soaks into soil, how wind moves clouds, and how plants and animals shape the ground around them.

Students look at how things people do (like building roads or cutting down trees) change the land, water, or air around them, and how storms, floods, or earthquakes affect where and how people live.

Students look at a problem, think of ways to fix it, then build and test their idea to see if it works. If it doesn't work perfectly, they figure out how to make it better.

Students look at everyday tools and ask how people invented them, how those inventions changed daily life, and how life's needs push inventors to build new things.