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Science Homeschool Curriculum Skills List | Secular First Grade

Science concepts create the themes for some of the units within First Grade CompleteThe activities and experiments teach the grade-level skills in a fun and engaging way.

  • Learn about major body parts.
    • skeleton
    • muscles
    • heart
    • lungs
    • brain
    • stomach
  • Discover how sound travels.
  • Understand that sound is made with vibrations.
  • Identify and describe sounds.
  • Learn how the eardrum works.
  • Learn about simple machines.
    • lever
    • inclined planes
  • Understand the basic concepts of force and motion.
  • Begin to develop an understanding of Newton’s Laws of Motion.
  • Understand what a seed needs to grow.
  • Recognize plant parts, and learn about their uses.
  • Understand how to take care of plants.
  • Recognize the characteristics and habitats of various types of animals and insects.
  • Learn about the hibernation of animals.
  • Understand that the world is special, and we should take care of it.
  • Explore the world through observation and experimentation.
  • Make predictions and draw conclusions based on patterns or evidence.
  • Describe the weather.
  • Learn about the changes in seasons and weather.
  • Understand the characteristics of different types of storms.
  • Learn about water vapor, rain, and floods.
  • Observe physical properties of rocks, sand, soil, and water.
  • Understand the three forms of water: solid, liquid, and gas.
  • Recognize the parts of our solar system.
  • Make a model of the solar system.
  • Develop an understanding of basic safety procedures.
    • neighborhood
    • home
    • sun and water
    • fire
  • Compare the density of fresh water and salt water.
  • Learn about spiders.
  • Draw a label a diagram of a spider.
  • Learn about types of energy.
  • State whether an energy source is natural or man-made.
  • Learn about potential and kinetic energy.
  • Model a wind turbine.
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