Virginia Grade 1 science standards

1.2 Objects may vibrate and produce sound.

Lessons: Sound: Can You See a Sound? (Can you see a sound?, Can a string carry your voice?, How do you make a high note or a low note?)

Practice: Sound: Can You See a Sound? workbook · Grade 4 Sound: Vibrations, Pitch and Echoes

1.3 The type and amount of material determine how much light can pass through an object.

Lessons: Light and Shadows (Why does my shadow follow me?, Why is my shadow long in the morning?, What can light go through?)

Practice: Light and Shadows workbook · Earth and Sky at Home workbook · Bouncing Light: Mirrors, Water and Colour workbook · Grade 4 Light and Colour

1.4 Plants have basic life needs and functional parts that allow them to survive: plants need nutrients, air, water, light, and a place to grow.

Lessons: Plants and Seeds: What Does a Seed Need? (What's inside a seed?, What does a seed need to grow?, Why do plants grow toward the window?)

Practice: Plants and Seeds: What Does a Seed Need? workbook · Who Eats What? Food Chains and Helpers workbook

1.6 The sun's relative position changes in the Earth's sky throughout the day.

Lessons: Light and Shadows (Why does my shadow follow me?, Why is my shadow long in the morning?, What can light go through?)

Practice: Light and Shadows workbook · Stars and the Night Sky workbook

1.7 There are weather and seasonal changes: changes in temperature, light, and precipitation occur over time.

Lessons: Weather Watchers: What Will the Sky Do Today? (What's the weather like today?, Which way is the wind blowing?, How much rain fell?)

Practice: Weather Watchers: What Will the Sky Do Today? workbook

1.8 Natural resources can be used responsibly: reducing, reusing, and recycling are ways to conserve them (a lower-grade match: waste sort).

Lessons: Earth Day Investigations: Make Your School Better

Practice: Earth Day Investigations: Make Your School Better workbook · Our Changing Planet: Resources and Human Impact workbook