Science Curriculum

1st Grade

Course Purpose:

 First Grade students will characterize and describe the relationship between structure and function.

Outcomes and Components:

SC.1.4 Students will observe, describe, and predict the patterns of movement of objects in the sky.

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Standard(s)
  SC.1.4.1 Describe the relationship between the external parts of animals and how the animal uses these parts to grow and survive. 1-LS1-1
  SC.1.4.2 Describe the relationship between the parts of plants and how these parts help them to grow and survive. 1-LS1-1
  SC.1.4.3 Characterize patterns in behaviors of animal parents and offspring in relation to their growth and survival using a variety of resources, establishing the explanation that offspring are similar to their parents.

1-LS1-2

1-LS3-1
  SC.1.4.4 Verify the stimulus response relationship of animal body parts and behaviors that help them survive. 1-LS1-1
  SC.1.4.5 Verify the stimulus response relationship of plants parts and behaviors that help them survive. 1-LS1-1

Academic Vocabulary: compare, contrast, similarities, differences, characterize, relationship, patterns

Content Vocabulary: animals, grow, survive, plants, offspring, stimulus, behaviors