Grade 1

The Nature of Science

Earth and Space Science

Physical Science

Life Science

The Practice of Science

Design, Process, and Problem Solving (STREAM)

Earth in Space and Time

Earth Structures

Properties of Matter

Changes in Matter

Motion of Objects

Forces and Changes in Motion

Organization and Development of Living Organisms

Generate questions about the natural world using descriptive sensory observations.

Explore and investigate reasonable outcomes based on sensory observations (in terms of number, shape, texture, size, weight, color, and motion) and collaborate with partners. 

Collect representations such as pictorial and written records of observations conducted.

Explain results and ask, "How do you know?".

State that God reveals Himself in all of creation.

Retell creation stories from the Bible showing God as the Creator of all things (including us who are made in His image and likeness) and He trusts us to use and take care of these gifts.

Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool. 

Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how an object functions as needed to solve a given problem.

Analyze data from tests of objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs. 

Distinguish good habits from bad habits.

Demonstrate care of personal belongings, classrooms, school buikdings, and parish grounds.

Begin to understand that every person must have responsibility for all people.

Explain how God's work in school is an expression of one of God's gifts.

Participate and reflect on age-appropriate service stewardship projects calling us to greater discipleship.

Understand that we make choices (free will) to love God and others.

Distinguish between right and wrong thoughts and actions; give examples of how our actions have consequences.

Investigate ways that gravity is a force that can be overcome.

Identify the Sun as a star that emits energy; some of it in the form of light.

Explain that stars can be different; some are smaller, some are larger, and some appear brighter than others; all except the Sun are so far away that they look like points of light.

Recognize that the Sun appears large and bright because it is the closest star to Earth.

Identify that Earth has one Moon and that it revolves around Earth.

Investigate that the number of stars that can be seen through telescopes is dramatically greater than those seen by the unaided eye.

Recognize that Earth is made up of rocks. Rocks come in many sizes and shapes.

Recognize that Earth is constantly changing, some changes happen fast and some happen slowly.

Appreciate creation as a gift from God, and recognize our responsibility to care for His gift.

Identify objects and materials as solid, liquid, or gas.

Observe and describe water in its solid, liquid, and gaseous states.

Compare materials and objects according to properties such as size, shape, color, texture, and hardness.

Investigate that materials can be altered to change some of their properties, but not all materials respond the same way to any one alteration.

Recognize that an object in motion always changes its position and may change its direction.

Investigate the effect of applying various pushes and pulls on different objects.

Demonstrate that magnets can be used to make some things move without touching them.

Make observations of living things and their environment using the five senses.

Recognize that all living things have interdenpendent parts that help the organisms function.

Identify the major parts of plants, including stem, roots, leaves, and flowers.

Make observations that plants and animals closely resemble their parents, but variations exist among individuals within a population.

Recognize that all plants and animals, including humans, need the basic necessities of air, water, food, and space.

Grow in understanding of the special God-given gifts each has to offer the community.

Understand that we serve God by sharing our gifts, at whatever age we are in life.

Express how we have healthy bodies when we take care of them.

Recall that God loves us so much that human beings are made in God's image with body and soul.

State that God reveals himself in all of creation

Identify signs of death and new life in creation and associate with Jesus' death and resurrection.