Grade 1:
Myself and Others
Overview
This unit is part of the Insights Elementary
Science Curriculum, created by Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC) with
funding from the National Science Foundation. It focuses children's
attention on their physical characteristics. They look at themselves and
their classmates; they gather information about characteristics such as
height, eye color, and hand size; they explore similarities, differences,
and variations. Through these investigations, children will become aware that although each of them
is unique, they all share many similar characteristics.
Building Successful Foundations in Science - Elementary science
integrates and organizes student scientific knowledge through a foundation
made up of 'Bricks" of Big Ideas put together with the "Mortar" of Unifying
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Enduring Understandings
- important ideas that students should carry with them years beyond the
instruction received this year.
- A scientist uses many tools when conducting an investigation.
- Complete data makes it possible to explain the results of an
investigation and compare it with the prediction.
- When data is analyzed, the results can be communicated in a variety
of ways.
- All things can be categorized as living or nonliving.
- Organisms can be classified by their similar characteristics and
their differences.
- Organisms have specific needs in order to survive within their
habitat.
- Humans needs a balanced diet as represented by the nutrition
pyramid.
- Organisms are alike and different in many ways.
- All animals within a species have many common characteristics.
Essential Questions
- most important “big picture” questions students should be able to answer
after completing learning activities.
- What tools are available to gather data when conducting an
investigation?
- How does data help us explain our investigation? What are some
of the ways we can collect data?
- How can we communicate the results of our investigation to
others?
- What is the difference between living and nonliving things?
- What are some specific characteristics organisms have and how to
those characteristics set them apart from other organisms.
- What is necessary for all organisms within a system to survive?
What are different land and water habitats.
- What needs to be included in a nutritious diet?
- How are the members of a population alike and different?
- What characteristics are common to a species?
 Highest
Frequency Standards
 High
Frequency Standards
 Other
Standards & E-skills
Standard 1: Students
understand the processes of scientific investigation and design, conduct,
communicate about, and evaluate such investigations. (1.a., 1.b., 1.c.,
1.d.)
Standard 3: Life Science: Students know and understand the
characteristics and structure of living things, the processes of life, and
how living things interact with each other and their environment.
(3.4.a.,3.4.b) Students are expected to:
- deepen their awareness and appreciation of similarities and
differences between themselves and others.
- strengthen their sense of self and develop an understanding and
appreciation of others.
- expand their knowledge and awareness of their bodies.
- develop greater awareness of their own growth and development.
- develop and practice the skills of observing, exploring, organizing,
communicating, and applying.
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Parents
If you have not already found a place in your home
to chart the growth of your child, now is a good time to do so. Children
take pride in knowing that they are growing and developing. They also enjoy
looking back on how they have grown over the years. You can help your first
grader by beginning a scrapbook to chart his or her growth. Make a title
page for each year including topics on which you both agree. Topics could
include height, weight, favorite things, school accomplishments,
celebrations, and goals for the year. For years to come, you and your child
will enjoy looking back on how quickly he or she has grown. |
