About this course
Grade 1 Science introduces young learners to foundational ideas in life, physical, and earth-and-space sciences through observation, hands-on exploration, and simple investigations. The course emphasizes identifying characteristics and needs of living things (plants, animals, humans), exploring materials and their properties, using the five senses to gather information, and noticing daily and seas...
What you'll learn
- Observe and describe living and nonliving things using simple recording tools
- Identify the basic needs of plants, animals, and humans (food, water, shelter, air)
- Recognize key characteristics of plants, animals, and people
- Explore local habitats and understand how environments meet living things' needs
- Investigate properties of everyday materials and how they can change or combine
- Use the five senses to gather information and make simple comparisons
- Identify daily (day/night) and seasonal changes and how living things adapt
- Practice asking questions, making predictions, testing ideas, and recording results
- Apply simple safety rules and stewardship practices when exploring nature
- Communicate observations using words, drawings, and basic charts
Prerequisites
No prior science required; suitable for Grade 1 learners with adult or teacher guidance.
- Level
- Beginner· Level
- Duration
- 15 lessons (~12 hours)· Duration
- Language
- English· Language
- Modules
- 15· Modules
Skills you'll gain
- Observation
- Classification
- Asking scientific questions
- Predicting and testing
- Recording and communicating findings
- Using the five senses for inquiry
- Understanding habitats and ecosystems
- Exploring material properties
- Safety and ethical care for living things
- Early data literacy
What you'll study
15 modules — work at your own pace.
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