Glen Rose Elementary
First Grade Science Curriculum Map
First Six-Weeks – Page 1
Science Skills / Objectives
TEKS
Five Senses-explore the world around you.
Vocabulary: ear, eye, nose, mouth, tongue, skin,
seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, feeling and
senses.
Seasons - Autumn: different characteristics
of each season.
Vocabulary: autumn, fall, summer, spring,
winter, harvest, hibernate, migrate, seasons,
and temperature
Living and Non-living – All things in the world
are living or nonliving; living things have needs
and produce offspring
Vocabulary: air, food, grow living, nonliving,
needs, offspring, water
1.2A
1.5A
1.8C
1.9A
Resources
Assessment
Textbooks,
magazines,
experiments, United
Streaming, and
Flipcharts
Textbooks, journal,
calendar, songs,
observations,
United Streaming,
Waterford and
Flipcharts
Textbooks, journals,
magazines,
playground
observation, United
Streaming, Waterford and Flipcharts
Teacher
assessments
Daily
Observations
Lab Experiments
Science Journal
Chapter Book
Reviews
Six Weeks Test
Glen Rose Elementary
First Grade Science Curriculum Map
Second Six-Weeks – Page 2
Science Skills / Objectives
Plants-explore and identify different parts of
a plant.
TEKS
1.10B
Vocabulary: roots, stem, leaves, flower, seed,
seed coat, sunlight,
Types of soil: explore different types of soil
Vocabulary: topsoil, sandy soil, clay soil,
texture
Life Cycle: Animals grow, change, and produce
offspring as they become adults
Vocabulary: change, egg, life cycle, offspring,
mammal, stages, young, incubator
1.9A
1.7A
1.7C
1.10A
Resources
Textbooks, trade
books, journal,
projects, United
Streaming, Waterford and Flipcharts
Textbooks, trade
books, journal
experiments with
types of soil,
Waterford and
Flipcharts
Textbook, journal,
observations, quail
eggs, incubator,
Waterford, United
Streaming, and
Flipcharts
Assessment
Teacher
assessments
Daily
Observations
Lab Experiments
Projects
Science Journal
Chapter Book
Reviews
Six Weeks Test
Glen Rose Elementary
First Grade Science Curriculum Map
Third Six-Weeks – Page 3
Science Skills / Objectives
Nocturnal Animals-some animals sleep during
the day and are active at night time.
Vocabulary: echolocation, habitat, nocturnal,
mammal, megabats, microbats, owlet, owl
pellet, talons
TEKS
Resources
Assessment
1.9A
1.9C
1.10A
1.10C
1.2C
Textbooks, trade
books, hand lens, owl
pellet, projects,
United Streaming,
Waterford,
Flipcharts
Teacher
assessments
Sky – objects in the sky move and change
Vocabulary: air, clouds, day, moon, night, stars,
seasons, sun, wind
1.8B
1.8C
1.8D
Daily
Observations
Lab Experiments
Textbooks, other
literature, wind
bags, solar bags, UV
beads, sunscreen,
Waterford, United
Streaming,
Flipcharts
Science Journal
Projects
Chapter Book
Reviews
Six Weeks Test
Glen Rose Elementary
First Grade Science Curriculum Map
Fourth Six-Weeks – Page 4
Science Skills / Objectives
Force and Energy – Force, motion, and energy
are related and are a part of everyday life.
Vocabulary: energy, closer to, near to, farther
from, force, magnet, magnetic field, motion,
push, pull
Matter: observe properties and patterns of
objects
Identify the three states of matter
Vocabulary: heating, cooling, melting, freezing,
evaporating, solid, liquid, gas, matter,
properties, crystal, temperature, boiling
TEKS
Resources
Assessment
1.6A
1.6B
1.6C
1.6D
Textbooks, other
literature, magnets,
manipulatives,
journal, Waterford
and Flipcharts
Teacher
assessments
1.5B
1.8A
Textbooks, trade
books, journal,
water, ice, borax,
sugar, salt, hand
lens, microwave,
Waterford and
Flipcharts
Daily
Observations
Lab Experiments
Projects
Science Journal
Chapter Book
Reviews
Six Weeks Test
Glen Rose Elementary
First Grade Science Curriculum Map
Fifth Six-Weeks – Page 5
Science Skills / Objectives
Air: air is all around us
Wind is moving air.
Vocabulary: air, wind, solid, liquid, gas, heat,
temperature, weather,
Life Cycle: Ladybug- observe and record the
life cycle of a ladybug.
Vocabulary: egg, larva, pupa, adult, life cycle,
metamorphosis
Rainforest: it location creates a unique habitat
for a large variety of plants and animals.
Vocabulary: rainforest, equator, tropic of
cancer, tropic of Capricorn, emergent, canopy,
understory, forest floor
Water Cycle: Water moves through a
continuous cycle.
Vocabulary: evaporation, water vapor,
condensation, clouds, sun, heat, precipitation,
run off, ground water
TEKS
1.7B
1.8D
1.10D
1.10C
1.2A
1.10A
1.7B
Resources
Assessment
Textbooks, other
literature, Airzooka,
Marshmallow
Masher, wind bags
journal, Waterford
and United
Streaming
Textbook, other
literature, Ladybug
Land and Ladybug
larva, Waterford,
United Streaming
Textbooks, other
literature,
experiments,
Waterford, United
Streaming, and
Flipcharts
Textbooks, other
literature,
experiments,
Waterford, United
Streaming, and
Flipcharts
Teacher
assessments
Daily
Observations
Lab Experiments
Science Journal
Projects
Chapter Book
Reviews
Six Weeks Test
Glen Rose Elementary
First Grade Science Curriculum Map
Sixth Six-Weeks – Page 6
Science Skills / Objectives
Ocean: The ocean is the largest habitat in the
planet; it covers ¾ of the Earth.
Vocabulary: ocean, salt water, fresh water,
habitat, float, sink, tide, coral reef
Recycling: Take care of the Earth
Vocabulary: earth, recycle, reduce, reuse
TEKS
1.2A
1.7B
1.8A
1.1C
Resources
Textbooks, other
literature,
experiments,
Waterford, United
Streaming, and
Flipcharts
Textbooks, other
literature, United
Streaming, and
Flipcharts
Assessment
Teacher
assessments
Daily
Observations
Lab Experiments
Science Journal
Projects
Chapter Book
Reviews
Six Weeks Test