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

Students come up with questions about the natural world that can be tested, or describe a problem that could be fixed with a simple design. This is the starting point for science and engineering work.

Students draw or build simple models, like a picture of the sun and clouds, to show how something in nature works or how a design could solve a problem.

Students plan a simple experiment, gather information by watching or measuring, and use what they find to check whether an idea holds up.

Students look at simple data, like a tally chart or picture graph, and explain what it shows. They spot patterns, such as which group had more or which number showed up most often.

Students use counting, measuring, or simple number comparisons to support an idea about the natural world. A measurement or a tally helps back up what they observed.

Students look at what they observed or tested, then use that evidence to explain why something happened or figure out how to solve a problem.

Students look at two different explanations or solutions, pick the one the evidence supports, and say why. They back up their choice with what they observed or tested, not just a guess.

Students share what they learned from observations or simple experiments. They explain their findings in words or pictures so others can understand.

Students observe and describe everyday materials like water, rocks, and soil to figure out what things are made of and how they change or interact.

Students push, pull, and release objects to see how force changes the way things move. They learn why some things stay still and others speed up, slow down, or change direction.

Students explore how energy shows up in everyday life as light, heat, sound, or motion, and notice that energy can move from one place to another without disappearing.

Students explore how waves move energy from place to place, like sound traveling through the air or ripples crossing a puddle. They also look at how waves carry information, the way a ringing phone sends a signal across a room.

Students learn how living things are put together, from the tiny parts inside them to the bigger systems that keep them alive, like how a plant moves water from its roots to its leaves.

Students learn how living things in a place depend on each other for food and survival. They look at how animals eat plants or other animals, and how energy moves through a community of living things.

Students look at physical traits like eye color or leaf shape and figure out which ones were passed down from parents. They also notice how offspring can look similar to their parents but not exactly the same.

Students look at different plants and animals to find what they have in common and how they differ. Over time, living things slowly change to survive in their environment.

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

Students look at how land, water, air, and living things connect and affect each other. A rainstorm filling a river, or roots holding soil in place, are the kinds of interactions students explore.

Students look at how people change the land, water, and air around them, and what happens when storms, floods, or earthquakes disrupt daily life.

Students look at a problem, think up ways to fix it, then build and test their idea to see what works. If the first try falls short, they adjust and try again.

Students look at how inventions like bridges or phones change daily life, and how people's needs push engineers to build new things.