1st Grade Science Homeschool Curricula

Students will learn about weather systems, temperature and how to prepare for weather emergencies. This Unit supports the Next Generation Science Standards.

The “Science Kids” series is intended to help teachers implement developmentally appropriate, hands-on science activities for children in Preschool, Kindergarten and the early grades. The activities in these packets are based on the scientific method and encourage inquiry-based learning. All activities can be differentiated to meet the needs of your students.

As they work through the experiments in this packet, students will explore the following concepts:

1. The weather changes.

2. Weather includes cloud cover, wind, precipitation and temperature.

3. The sun warms the Earth.

4. We can use tools to measure the weather.

5. The weather determines some of our actions and activities.

Activities include:

* “What do we wear?” (Clothing for different weather conditions)

* “Temperature” (Make a working thermometer)

* “The sun warms the earth”

* “Cloud in a Jar”

* “Make it Rain”

* “Make a Rain Gauge”

* “Make a Rainbow”

* “Will the Wind Blow It?”

* “Make a Pinwheel”

* “Artificial Snow”

* “Emergency Weather Situations” (Tornado, hurricane and snowstorm)

* “I am a Weather Forecaster”

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This science resource is perfect for the class using Google Classroom™ with students. Students will be able to go to the Aquarium of the Pacific virtually. Students will be able to learn about different animal habitats by watching videos, viewing live webcams, and reading articles. You can share this resource through Google Classroom™ or Google Drive™. Students can write directly on the document and then share it back with you.

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Other digital resources:

⭐ Distance Learning: Science at Home Creating a Field Notebook

⭐ Distance Learning: Visit the San Diego Zoo for Use with Google Slides™

⭐ Insects: Build a Bug STEM Challenge for Use with Google Slides™

⭐ Painted Lady Butterflies: Texts and Activities for Use with Google Slides™

⭐ Spider Webs Reading and Create a Web STEM Challenge for Use with Google Slides™

⭐ Wood Frogs and the Frog Life Cycle: Text and More for Use with Google Slides™

⭐ Biomes: Non-Fiction Texts and Activities for Use with Google Slides™

⭐ Animal Adaptations Non-Fiction Texts and Activities for Use with Google Slides™

⭐ Plant Adaptations Non-Fiction Texts and Activities for Use with Google Slides™

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Are you wanting to teach about animal life cycles this spring? This unit covers the life cycles of butterflies, frogs, and chickens. These worksheets and booklets cover information and vocabulary about life cycles.

This resource includes (In each unit):

• TWO sets of posters (one on the life cycle, the others are facts with vocabulary)
• TWO printable cut and paste worksheets for reinforcement
• Five-page tab booklet (2 sizes)
• Bonus writing page

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Children learn what animals need and how to care for pets through the hands-on lessons and activities in this unit. This packet supports the Next Generation Science Standards.

The “Science Kids” series is intended to help teachers implement developmentally appropriate, hands-on science activities for children in Preschool, Kindergarten and the early grades. The activities in these packets are based on the scientific method and encourage inquiry-based learning. All activities can be differentiated to meet the needs of your students.

Through the activities in this packet, children will explore the things that animals need, including:

❤ Food and Water

❤ Habitat

❤ Body Coverings

❤ Exercise

❤ Companionship

Also included are 8 full-color (half page sized) habitat posters, printable pages for students to record their activities, and lots of ideas for extension activities.

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This science at home resource is perfect for the class using Google Classroom™ with students. Students will be able to go to five museums virtually. Each museum has a list of easy STEM activities for kids or science experiments that can be done at home. The materials used are things that most families would have at home. This resource can be assigned to students more than once because there are so many activities! You can share this resource through Google Classroom™ or Google Drive™. Students can write directly on the document and then share it back with you.

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Other digital resources:

⭐ Distance Learning: Science at Home Creating a Field Notebook

⭐ Animal Adaptations Non-Fiction Texts and Activities for Use with Google Slides™

⭐ Plant Adaptations Non-Fiction Texts and Activities for Use with Google Slides™

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This resource includes TWO products. The Life Cycle of a Frog resource includes two sets of posters, a tab booklet and four worksheets. The Write the Room to Write a Story activity includes Frog Facts, words and writing templates. Save money by purchasing them together in this bundle!

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hannel all that Halloween enthusiasm into LEARNING about SCIENCE with these fun and educational activities. This packet includes five five experiments that use Halloween candies. Each experiment includes a printable sheet that students can use to record their predictions or the results of the experiment. (These activities are best for preschool, kindergarten or first grade.)

Experiments include:

★ Dissolving Candy Corn

★ Monster Bears

★ Creepy, Crawly Worms

★ Floating and Sinking Candies

★ Candy Potions

The science behind each experiment is explained at the end of each activity.

This version of my Directed Drawings includes 8 adorable Polar Animals for your students to draw. These are a great tool for practicing following directions, symmetry and spatial concepts. I have also included half-page versions to save on copies.

Polar Animals included in this resource are:

• Arctic Fox
• Penguin
• Snowy Owl
• Moose
• Walrus
• Narwhal
• Orca Whale
• Polar Bear

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Students will investigate the states of matter of water as it changes from frozen to liquid states. The “Science Kids” series is intended to help teachers implement developmentally appropriate, hands-on science activities for children in Preschool, Kindergarten and the early grades. The activities in these packets are based on the scientific method and encourage inquiry-based learning. All activities can be differentiated to meet the needs of your students.

Investigations in this unit include:

✔ "Ice Treasures"

✔ "Light or Dark?"

✔ "Adding Salt and Color"

✔ "Ice Cube Race"

✔ "Which is Heavier?"

✔ "Oil and Ice"

✔ "Painting with Ice"

The final investigation in this unit is a student-designed investigation that will test how certain ingredients affect the time it takes an ice cube to melt.

The packet also includes a fun recipe for Ice Cream in a Bag! (And the scientific explanation for how this recipe works.)

This is a fun and engaging way to learn about the life cycle of chickens! This resource includes: TWO sets of posters (one on the life cycle of chickens, the other is chicken facts with vocabulary), TWO printable cut and paste worksheets for reinforcement, a five-page tab booklet (2 sizes) and a bonus writing page. The tab books are simple for kids to cut out and put together. There is a small version with two pages per sheet of paper and a larger version with one sheet per page. Check out my TeachShare store for more math, literacy, science and social studies resources!

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The five little monkeys have all bumped their heads, and the doctor needs your students to help take care of them! "STEM" means "Science, Technology, Engineering and Math", and even the youngest students can benefit from doing STEM activities. This packet incorporates reading and literacy along with the traditional STEM disciplines.

Activities include: ❤ A full-color printable book of “The Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed” (Letter-sized paper) ❤ Mini-books for students to take home (Black and White, half-sized pages) ❤ STEM challenge: “Build a Bed for the Monkeys” ❤ STEM challenge: “Call the Doctor” ❤ STEM challenge: “Bandage the Monkey” ❤ STEM challenge: "Make a Helmet"

Are you wanting to teach about animal life cycles this spring? This unit covers the life cycles of frogs. These worksheets and booklets cover information and vocabulary about life cycles.

This resource includes (In each unit):

• TWO sets of posters (one on the life cycle, the others are facts with vocabulary)
• TWO printable cut and paste worksheets for reinforcement
• Five-page tab booklet (2 sizes)
• Bonus writing page

The tab books are simple for kids to cut out and put together. There is a small version with two pages per sheet of paper and a larger version with one sheet per page. These units are also sold individually. Check out my TeachShare store for more math, literacy, science and social studies resources!

Looking for something for young learners? Here is a booklet for emergent readers about the Life Cycle of a Frog!

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Have fun on your 100th day of school with these hands-on, inquiry based science experiments! Included are a week's worth of activities, all based around the theme of "100".

*"100 Pennies in a Boat"

*"100 Melting Crayons"

*"100 Magnetic Paperclips"

*"100 Dancing Chocolate Chips"

*"100 Licks" Experiment

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Are you wanting to teach about owls this spring? This unit includes lots of FUN FACTS about owls.

This resource includes:

• Posters (in color and black & white)
• KWL printable worksheet
• Venn diagram worksheet comparing bats and owls
• Write the Room activity page
• Fact-Writing page
• Five-page tab booklet (2 sizes)
• Parts of Owl Labeling page
• Owl Directed Drawing

The tab books are simple for kids to cut out and put together.

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This packet includes 10 science activities that are perfect for Valentine’s Day! Your little scientists will love these cool Valentine’s Day experiments.

Activities include:

♥ Love Potions

♥ Color Changing Flowers

♥ Secret Love Messages

♥ Valentine Lava Lamps

♥ Dissolving Candy Hearts

♥ Marbleized Valentine Paper

♥ Melted Crayon Valentine Art

♥ Frozen Vinegar Hearts

♥ Valentine Sensory Bin

♥ Fingerprint Love Bugs

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This is a fun and engaging way to learn about the life cycle of butterflies! This resource includes: TWO sets of posters (one on the life cycle of butterflies, the other is butterfly facts with vocabulary), TWO printable cut and paste worksheets for reinforcement, a five-page tab booklet (2 sizes) and a bonus writing page. The tab books are simple for kids to cut out and put together. There is a small version with two pages per sheet of paper and a larger version with one sheet per page. Check out my TeachShare store for more math, literacy and social studies resources! This resource can also be purchased in a bundle with the Frog Life Cycle and the Chicken Life Cycle! If you want to SAVE money click Life Cycles Bundle to see that bundle!

Save money and get ALL of my “5 Little Monkey” STEM challenges in this bundle! (Be sure to download the preview to see everything that is included.) "STEM" means "Science, Technology, Engineering and Math", and even the youngest students can benefit from doing STEM activities. This packet incorporates reading and literacy along with the traditional STEM disciplines. "5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed" STEM Challenges The five little monkeys have all bumped their heads, and the doctor needs your students to help take care of them! Activities include: ❤ A full-color printable book of “The Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed” (Letter-sized paper) ❤ Mini-books for students to take home (Black and White, half-sized pages) ❤ STEM challenge: “Build a Bed for the Monkeys” ❤ STEM challenge: “Call the Doctor” ❤ STEM challenge: “Bandage the Monkey” ❤ STEM challenge: "Make a Helmet" "5 Little Monkeys and the Crocodile" STEM Challenges The five little monkeys are stuck in a tree and they need help to get away from the nasty crocodile! Your students will have fun learning as they rescue the monkeys and help them get safely to their mama. Activities include: ❤ A full-color printable book of “The Five Little Monkeys and the Crocodile” (Letter-sized paper) ❤ Mini-books for students to take home (Black and White, half-sized pages) ❤ STEM challenge: “Help the Monkeys Jump Over the Crocodile!” ❤ STEM challenge: “Help the Monkeys Get to their Mama!” ❤ STEM challenge: “Help the Monkeys Put the Bananas in the Picnic Basket!” ❤ Coloring Page

This version of my Directed Drawings includes 8 adorable Zoo Animals for your students to draw. These are a great tool for practicing following directions, symmetry and spatial concepts. I have also included half-page versions to save on copies.

Zoo Animals included in this resource are:

• Zebra
• Koala
• Panda
• Giraffe
• Lion
• Tiger
• Monkey
• Hippo

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20 fun hands-on science experiments that are perfect for summer! These cool science activities will keep kids busy whether they are at home, in science camps or at summer school. Kids will experience Physics, Life Sciences, Chemistry, and Engineering. Most of the experiments include fun facts and scientific explanations that are easy for kids to understand.

All graphics (except the cover page) are black and white, so printing costs are minimum, and the pages can be easily assembled into a book for future reference.

Activities include:

☀ Bubbles!

☀ Sand Volcano

☀ Ice Cream in a Bag

☀ Ocean in a Bottle

☀ "Look Closely"

☀ Nature Scavenger Hunt

☀ Sea Shell Fossils

☀ Nature Bracelets

☀ Fireworks in a Jar

☀ Homemade Bird Feeders

☀ Sand Sensory Play

☀ Exploding Color Bags

☀ Stick Weaving

☀ Super Spider Web

☀ Homemade Butter in a Jar

☀ Bottle Fountains

☀ Fizzy Lemon Drink

☀ Plastic Cup Building Challenge

☀ Spinning Buckets!

☀ Colored Ice Exploration

Students will explore the relationship between sound and vibration as they create several hand-made musical instruments.

The “Science Kids” series is intended to help teachers implement developmentally appropriate, hands-on science activities for children in Preschool, Kindergarten and the early grades. The activities in these packets are based on the scientific method and encourage inquiry-based learning. All activities can be differentiated to meet the needs of your students.

As they learn about vibrations and sound, the students will explore the following hands-on topics:

★ "Balloon Drums"

★ "Seeing Sound Vibrations"

★ "Cardboard Kazoos"

★ "Spoon Sounds"

★ "Rubber Band Guitars"

★ "Buzzing Balloons"

The two-week unit will conclude with the students creating their own unique instruments.

This packet also includes pocket chart word cards for many common percussion instruments.