Science – Grade 1

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The grade 1 science and technology course supports students with the knowledge, skills, and practical applications of science and technology and in learning about:

1 – Life Systems

2 – Matter and Energy

3 – Structures and Mechanisms

4 – Earth and Space Systems

Students explore a natural environment, such as a trail, a river, or a woodland, where both living and non-living things exist together. They also learn about the importance of, and ways to contribute to, a healthy environment. Students are introduced to the importance and use of energy in their lives, such as how energy can move and change, can help trees and other plants grow, and can keep our homes warm. They learn about how the Sun warms the air, land, and water, and provides light as the principal source of energy for Earth. Students begin to examine characteristics of structures, such as their texture, height, shape, and the types of materials used in their construction, as well as structures such as bridges, barns, housing, and streetlights. Students are introduced to the cycle of day and night and the cycle of seasons and how these are the result of Earth’s rotation and its orbit around the Sun. They also build their learning on how the seasons affect living things, like animals hibernating in the winter, leaves changing colors in the fall, buds growing on trees, and tree sap flowing in the spring.