Life Science Teaching Resources for 1st Grade
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Silkworm 'Lift the Flap' Life Stages Template
Sequence the life cycle of a silkworm with a lift-the-flap worksheet template.
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Silkworm Life Cycle Poster
An educational poster displaying the life cycle stages of a silkworm.
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Informative Writing - Animal Research Task
Use a printable animal research organizer booklet for students to record facts about animals when learning to write informative texts.
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What Do Living Things Need?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the four basic needs of living things.
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How About This Weather?
A 60-minute lesson in which students will explore the changes in the weather.
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The Nighttime Sky
A 60-minute lesson in which students explore the nighttime sky.
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The Daytime Sky
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Easy Pumpkin Drawing Video for Kids
Use a fun and easy pumpkin drawing video for kids as a lesson hook for your 1st and 2nd grade science lessons on plants!
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Changes I Can See!
This Earth and Space Sciences unit explores how and why observable changes occur in the sky and landscape, and develops students' ability to describe these changes in their local environment.
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Living Things and Their External Features Unit Plan
This Biological Sciences unit covers a range of concepts relating to living things, such as their external features and the places in which their needs are met.
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Living Things and Their Needs Unit Plan
This Science unit covers a range of concepts relating to the basic needs of living things.
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Big Changes!
A 60-minute lesson in which students will develop their understanding of the concept of metamorphosis.
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar
An assessment task in which students will demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the external features of small animals.
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What is the Same and What is Different?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will compare the external features of small animals.
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What Snacks Do Ants Prefer?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate which foods ants prefer to eat.
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Astounding Ants
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the external features of an ant.
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Let's Build an Earthworm House
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify that living things live in different places where their needs are met.
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Amazing Tunnellers
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the external features of an earthworm.
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What Did We Find On Our Playground Safari?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will represent and communicate observations and ideas in a variety of ways.
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We're Going On a Playground Safari
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate the external features of small animals.
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Asking Questions About Living Things
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify that small animals have different external features.
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Habitat Diorama - Assessment Task
An inquiry-based assessment task in which students will demonstrate an understanding of the four basic needs for living things.
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Shelter Building Experiment
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how a shelter can protect a living thing.
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Living Things Need Shelter
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify why living things need shelter.
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Living Things Need Water
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate why living things need water.
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Living Things Need Energy
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify why living things need energy.
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Creating Oxygen Experiment
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how plants make oxygen.
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Living Things Need Oxygen
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify why living things need oxygen.
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Living or Non-Living?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the features of living and non-living things.
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Assessment - Changes I Can See
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What Will Change?
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