Course format
Self-paced
Price
Free to learn
Certificate track
Included
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 mate...
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
- Duration
- 15 lessons (~12 hours)
- Language
- English
- Modules
- 15
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 through at your own pace.
Why people choose jypi for their learning
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