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Grade 1 Science - Unit I Overview
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Safety and Scientific
Investigation
In Unit
1 on Safety and Scientific Investigation, the students
will learn to safely conduct classroom and field
investigations. The students will learn to use
age-appropriate tools to collect, measure, observe,
compare and classify data. The students will learn to
ask critical questions, plan and conduct simple
investigations, gather data, and draw constructive
conclusions. The students will also learn to communicate
written explanations about the investigations.
Critical Questions:
- Why is it important to practice safety procedures
during field and laboratory investigations?
- Why is it important to use age-appropriate tools
to collect, measure, observe, compare and classify
data?
- Why do we need to learn to ask critical questions,
plan and conduct simple investigations to gather data,
and draw constructive conclusions?
Suggested Time Frame: 2 weeks
Continue Scientific Process On Going All Year
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Student Performance Expectations |
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Key
Information in the brackets that is not in bold
(8.2A) is the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skill (TEKS)
that this objective is aligned to.
Information in the brackets that is in bold
(8.2.11B)
(8.2.12A) (11.2US10A)
is the specific Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills
(TAKS- test) objective this objective is aligned to.
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Demonstrate safe practices
during classroom and field investigations and learn how to
conserve resources and materials. (1.1A-B) |
Ask questions about
organisms, events and objects
Plan and Conduct simple investigations
Gather data using simple tools or extend the senses
Construct explanations and Draw conclusions
Communicate explanations about investigations (1.2A-E)
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Collect information using
simple tools
Record and Compare collected information
Measure organisms and objects using non-standard units
Observe, Measure and Record changes in size, mass,
position, quantity, sound and movement (1.4A-C, 1.7A)
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