Grade 1 Nature of Science Big Idea 1: The Practice of Science Quarter 1 Topic 1 Practicing Science Department of Science

Grade 1 Pacing Guide Topic 1: Practicing Science SC.1.N.1.1 Raise questions about the natural world, investigate them in teams through free explorations, and generate appropriate explanations based on those explorations. SC.1.N.1.2 Using the five senses as tools, make careful observations, describe objects in terms of number, shape, texture, size, weight, color, and motion, and compare their observations with others. SC.1.N.1.3 Keep records as appropriate – such as pictorial and written records – of investigations conducted. SC.1.N.1.4 Ask “How do you know?” in appropriate situations. MAFS.1.OA.1.1 Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems1 involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.

What is a Scientist? Engage and Explain: Read a picture book about what scientists do. What is a Scientist? By Barbara Lehn or Scientists Ask Questions by Ginger Garrett. Students can share with class what they learned or know about being a scientist. Have them use the clip art in the slide also.

Scientists… …ask questions. Explore: Have students look around the classroom and ask questions. You can show something specific like a plant or a picture from a book and have them ask questions. Department of Science

Scientists… …predict. Explore: Ask students to predict what could be in the box the girl is holding? Could it be a ball? Why or why not? Could it be a kitten? Why or why not? Continue with more examples. You could have a box or a bag with an object in it and have students predict what is in side. You can give clues. Department of Science

Scientists… …observe. Explore: have students observe one of their school supplies using their senses. Department of Science

How do Scientists Make Observations? Scientists use their Five Senses Sight - Looks Touch - Feels Hearing – Sounds when moving… Odor – Smells Tastes Click on hyperlinks for content videos: Five Senses

Observing a Fruit A simple sheet whereby children draw their chosen fruit in the middle and write words to describe what it looks; tastes; smells and feels like; in boxes around the edge. Could be edited for a variety of uses. Or the next slide could be duplicated. Department of Science

Explore: Give each student a small piece of fruit to observe and record observations on this lab sheet. Have students share out their observations. Start this 5 senses a class chart using words from students fruit observations. Add students senses words as they do observations. Department of Science

Scientists… …investigate. Department of Science

Scientists… …record data. Explore: Collect data and record: How many boys and girls are in the classroom? Who writes with their left hand and who writes with their right hand? Etc. Department of Science

Scientists… …share. Department of Science

What are the Five Senses? Department of Science

Our 5 senses are... Department of Science

Which sense would you use to read a book? Department of Science

Which sense would you use to listen to the teacher? Department of Science

Which sense would you use to smell this beautiful flower? Department of Science

Which sense would you use to taste this ice cream? Department of Science

What would you use to feel this teddy bear? Department of Science

SCIENCE PROCESS SKILLS How do you observe? You use your Five Senses to observe. You gather information about objects or things that happen. Engage and Explain: Open Discovery Education on the employee Portal and click on the hyperlink Five Senses to play a Discovery video on the 5 senses. Explore: SCIENCE PROCESS SKILLS ACTIVITES FOR EACH SCIENCE PROCESS SKILL CAN BE FOUND IN THE SCOTT FORESMAN ACTIVITY BOOK. OBJECTIVES: Demonstrate how to ask questions about the natural world. Investigate and explore questions in teams freely and be able to to generate explanations. Use Five senses to make careful observations.

SCIENCE PROCESS SKILLS Practice Communicating To communicate means to share what you learn. You can use words, pictures, or charts.

SCIENCE PROCESS SKILLS Practice Estimating and Measuring You can make a guess to estimate how big an object is. Then find out the size by measuring. Department of Science

SCIENCE PROCESS SKILLS Practice Collecting Data You collect data by recording what you observe. You can use words or make a table, chart, graph, or picture. Department of Science

SCIENCE PROCESS SKILLS Practice Predicting You predict by telling what you think might happen. Department of Science

SCIENCE PROCESS SKILLS Practice Investigating and Experimenting You can investigate and experiment by making a plan to solve a problem. Then you follow the plan to see what happens. Department of Science

DROPS ON A PENNY SC.1.N.1.1 SC.1.N.1.2 SC.1.N.1.3 SC.1.N.1.4 Department of Science

How many drops of water will fit on a penny? Materials: Eyedropper/Clean medicine bottle dropper Cup of Water Penny

PROCEDURES Predict how many drops of water will fit on a penny.

PROCEDURES Use an eyedropper to slowly add drops of water to one side of the penny, counting each drop.

How many drops of water will fit on a penny? DATA TABLE PREDICTION ACTUAL NUMBER OF DROPS Compare the difference between my prediction and the actual number of drops. Department of Science

Reflection Questions If you tried this activity with a larger coin, would there be more or less drops of water? What would happen if you tried this experiment with another liquid like orange juice or milk? Would there be more or less drops of water? Department of Science

Draw yourself as a Scientist. Students will use science journals to draw themselves as scientists. Department of Science

Practicing Science Processes Match Up Observing Communicating Measuring Collecting data Predicting Investigating Share what you learned Making a plan to solve a problem Using words, make a table, chart, graph, or picture, to record what you observe You use your senses Telling what you think might happen The size or weight of an object Department of Science