Science:
Students observe and describe the natural world using their five senses. The students use science inquiry to develop and enrich and understand the world around them. The children use scientific concepts and processes to understand. My students are enriched with new vocabulary so they develop and increase their vocabulary through their experiences of investigating properties of common objects, earth materials, and organisms. This page will be ongoing so check it periodically for updates.
Science is such a fun subject to explore, make observations, incorporate writing opportunities, develop communication skills, collect data, organize findings, the list goes on and on of all the possibilities and connections we make when we plan and develop opportunities for children to explore. People don't realize the importance of our daily living. We make choices everyday that effect us in one way or another. When we encourage children to be creative and give them the opportunity to hands on and mindful experiences, we create confident children that learn to make sense of the world around us and we maximize their learning experiences.
Science is everywhere and everyday. I try not to teach it in isolation but integrate the learning process across core academics subjects. I feel that the linking of cross subjects gives us a more meaningful way to communicate, by reading and writing about our findings. It also requires discipline and safety when developing these skills. We always talk about our expectations and through repetition we hope to master these skills. I look forward to continuing this way of practice. Please be sure to let me know what you think about more science integration across core subjects.
Science is everywhere and everyday. I try not to teach it in isolation but integrate the learning process across core academics subjects. I feel that the linking of cross subjects gives us a more meaningful way to communicate, by reading and writing about our findings. It also requires discipline and safety when developing these skills. We always talk about our expectations and through repetition we hope to master these skills. I look forward to continuing this way of practice. Please be sure to let me know what you think about more science integration across core subjects.
Matter
Matter is described in terms of its physical properties, this includes size and mass, shape, color, and texture. We learn the importance of light, heat, and sound energy. It is identified as it relates to students' everyday life. The location and motion of objects are explored.
Matter is described in terms of its physical properties, this includes size and mass, shape, color, and texture. We learn the importance of light, heat, and sound energy. It is identified as it relates to students' everyday life. The location and motion of objects are explored.
Force, Motion and Energy
The theme in first grade science is teach children how to participate by asking questions, communicating ideas, and exploring with scientific tools. This will help the children explain scientific concepts and processes like scientific investigation and reasoning; matter and energy; force, motion, and energy; Earth and space; and organisms and environment. The Scientific investigation and reasoning involves practicing safe procedures, asking a lot of questions about the natural world, and trying to seek answers to the questions they have through simple observations and investigations. Here is a list of how they learn.
- Students use the five senses to explore different forms of energy such as light, heat, and sound.
- They explore interactions between magnets and various materials.
- They observe and describe the location of an object in relation to another such as above, below, behind, in front of, and beside something.
- They observe and describe ways that objects can move such as in a straight line, zigzag, up and down, back and forth, round and round, and fast and slow.
Magnets
We were very busy learning about magnets this week. We read books and a booklet with information about bar magnets and horseshoe magnets. An anchor chart with new vocabulary was introduced. I asked the children why anchor charts were important. Responses that the children replied included the following:
So, what is an anchor chart?
It a way to communicate with children to help them learn and be independent. It promotes literacy skills, it spells out expectations, creates themes, children can reference the charts throughout the day. Anchors charts are created with the children. The teacher is the scribe and the children brainstorms the ideas. It is a great teaching tool and reference point.
In this lesson the children had an opportunity to circulate the classroom to see what was magnetic and what was not. They walked around with bar grafts and picked three things that were and 3 things that were not magnetic. It was fun watching them try different elements.
I was not able to capture all the pictures because the memory card was full. I will capture them later.
- They help us with information.
- They help us spell.
- They have information that we learned.
- We can look at them.
So, what is an anchor chart?
It a way to communicate with children to help them learn and be independent. It promotes literacy skills, it spells out expectations, creates themes, children can reference the charts throughout the day. Anchors charts are created with the children. The teacher is the scribe and the children brainstorms the ideas. It is a great teaching tool and reference point.
In this lesson the children had an opportunity to circulate the classroom to see what was magnetic and what was not. They walked around with bar grafts and picked three things that were and 3 things that were not magnetic. It was fun watching them try different elements.
I was not able to capture all the pictures because the memory card was full. I will capture them later.
These were little magnet books that the children constructed.
Earth and Space
When we begin our study of Earth and space. The student will know that the world around us includes earth materials. My students will be expected to
These are the knowledge and skills that are required in first grade.
- observe, describe, compare, and sort rocks by size, shape, color, and texture
- observe and describe physical properties of natural sources of water, including color and clarity; and
- give examples of ways rocks, soil, and water are useful.
- observe and describe weather changes from day to day and over seasons;
- identify events that have repeating patterns, including seasons of the year and day and night; and
- observe, describe, and illustrate objects in the sky such as the clouds, Moon, and stars, including the Sun.
These are the knowledge and skills that are required in first grade.