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

Students come up with questions about the world around them that can be tested or investigated. They also describe problems clearly enough that a solution can be designed and tried out.

Students draw or build simple models (a picture of the sun, a sketch of a bridge) to show how something works or why it happens. The model helps them explain their idea to others.

Students plan a simple investigation, carry it out, and record what they find. The goal is to gather real evidence that helps answer a question.

Students look at simple charts or pictures from an investigation and say what they notice, such as which plant grew tallest or which object sank. They look for patterns in what the data shows.

Students use counting, measuring, and simple numbers to answer science questions. Sorting objects by size or counting how many helps them figure out patterns and make sense of what they observe.

Students take what they observed or tested and use it to explain why something happened. They back up their explanation with what they actually saw or measured, not just a guess.

Students look at two different explanations for something they observed and use what they found to argue which one makes more sense.

Students gather facts from books, pictures, or a teacher, then share what they learned by drawing, talking, or writing. The focus is on finding good information and passing it on clearly.

Students sort and describe everyday objects by their physical properties, like color, texture, and whether something bends or sinks. They begin building the habit of looking closely at what things are made of and why they behave the way they do.

Students push, pull, and observe how objects start moving, slow down, or stay still. They learn that the harder you push something, the faster it goes, and that objects at rest tend to stay put until a force acts on them.

Students explore how energy shows up in everyday objects, like a swinging toy or a lit bulb, and notice what happens when energy moves from one thing to another.

Students explore how waves (like sound and light) carry energy and information from one place to another. They investigate how waves are used in everyday tools like speakers, phones, and flashlights.

Living things are built from smaller parts that work together, like the way bones, muscles, and skin all do different jobs in a body. Students learn what those parts are and how they keep the organism alive.

Students explore how animals and plants in a habitat depend on each other for food and survival. They look at what happens when one plant or animal is removed from that web of connections.

Students look at plants, animals, or their own family to see which traits (like eye color or leaf shape) get passed from parents to offspring, and which traits differ even among siblings.

Students look at different plants and animals to find what they have in common and what makes each one different. Those differences, passed down over time, are how living things slowly change from one generation to the next.

Students look at how the sun, moon, and stars move across the sky and learn how Earth fits into the larger solar system. They also explore how Earth itself has changed over a very long time.

Students look at how land, water, air, and living things work together on Earth. They explore what happens when one of these changes, like rain soaking into soil or wind moving seeds.

Students look at how things people do (like building or pollution) change the land, water, or air around them. They also explore how storms, floods, and other natural events can 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 well enough, they change their design and try again.

Students look at everyday tools and ask who made them, why, and how they changed people's lives. They see that new inventions shape daily routines, and that what people need shapes what gets invented.