First graders learn about the world around them through observations and experiments. They’ll be encouraged to use their five senses to observe and describe changes in objects they encounter. Expect your first-grade to be introduce to some or all of the following concepts:
- Living things and their habitats: Living things need food, water, space, and shelter to survive. Plants and animals live in particular habitats.
- Oceans and sea life: Waves, currents, coral reefs, sea animals, and sea plants.
- The human body: The systems that make up the body — circulatory, muscular, skeletal, nervous, and digestive — and how to take care of the body.
- Matter: Materials come in solid, liquid, and gas forms, and matter can change states.
- Measurement: Temperature and how it is measured.
- Introduction to electricity and magnetism: Electric currents and circuits. Learns how batteries work and the push and pull of magnets.
- Sound: Vibrating objects produce sound, and sound travels.
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Science 1st Grade Missouri Learning Standards Link