What does a student learn in StateNew Hampshire,GradeGrade 1,SubjectScience?

Students learn to ask "why" and "how" questions about the world around them, then figure out which ones can actually be tested or solved. It's the habit of turning curiosity into a real question worth investigating.

Students draw or build simple models (a diagram of clouds, a paper bridge) to show how something works or why something happens.

Students plan simple tests and collect information to see if their ideas hold up. This is how scientists check whether something is true.

Students look at information collected during an activity, such as a tally chart or simple graph, and describe what they notice. They point out patterns, like which result happened most often.

Students use counting, measuring, and simple math to help explain what they observe in science. For example, they might count objects, compare lengths, or record numbers to show what they found.

Students use what they observed or tested to explain why something happened. They back up their answer with real evidence, not just a guess.

Students look at two possible explanations or solutions, pick the one the evidence best supports, and say why. The goal is to use what they observed, not just a guess.

Students find information about a science topic, decide if it makes sense, and share what they learned with words or pictures.

Students sort and describe everyday materials by how they look, feel, and behave. They begin building the idea that what something is made of explains how it acts.

Students push, pull, and observe how objects speed up, slow down, or stay still. They learn that bigger pushes make bigger changes, and that a still object needs a force to get it moving.

Students explore how energy shows up in different forms, like light, heat, and sound, and notice what happens when energy moves from one place to another. They learn that energy doesn't disappear; it just changes form.

Students explore how waves move energy from place to place, like sound traveling through the air or light bouncing off a mirror. They look at how waves are used to send information, such as a phone call or a radio signal.

Students look closely at living things to see what parts they're made of and how those parts work together. A leaf, a root, a fin, a wing, each piece has a job that helps the plant or animal survive.

Students learn how living things in a place depend on each other for food and survival. They look at how plants, animals, and other organisms are connected, and what happens when one part of that web changes.

Students look at plants or animals and compare traits like color, shape, or size to see which features were passed down from parents and which ones look a little different.

Students look at different plants and animals to find what they have in common and what makes each one different. This builds toward understanding why living things change over many generations.

Students learn where Earth fits in the solar system and how the sun, moon, and stars follow patterns in the sky. They also explore how Earth itself has changed over a long stretch of time.

Students look at how land, water, air, and living things work together on Earth. They explore what happens when these parts affect each other, like rain soaking into soil or wind moving water.

Students explore how people change the land, water, and air around them, and how events like floods or storms affect where and how people live.

Students spot a problem, sketch out a few ways to fix it, then test their ideas and tweak them until the solution works better.

Students look at everyday objects like bridges, phones, and water pipes to see how building things changes how people live, and how people's needs shape what gets built.