Grade 1 Science Curriculum Alignment with State Standards
District:
Textbook: Harcourt Science
Strand: SCIENTIFIC THINKING
AND PRACTICE
Standard: Understand the processes of scientific
investigations and use inquiry and scientific ways of
observing, experimenting, predicting and validating
to think critically.
Grade 1 Performance Standards
1. Make observations, develop
simple questions, and make
comparisons of familiar
situations (e.g., What does the
seed look like when it starts to
grow?).
2. Describe relationships between
objects (e.g., above, next to,
below) and predict the results of
changing the relationships (e.g.,
When that block moves, what
will happen to the one next to
it?).
Grade 1 Textbook Pages
1, 8–17, 19, 29, 30-34, 37, 51, 57, 61. 66–67, 8081, 82-83, 87, 88–89, 90-92, 93, 99, 105, 112–118,
119, 121, 135, 137, 157, 163, 164–170, 171. 172–
173-176, 177. 187, 191, 193, 198–199, 200-205,
217. 223, 224–228, 229. 231, 245. 251, 265, 279,
283, 284–288, 289, 303, 312–316, 317, 319, 345,
351, 353, 364–370, 371, 375, 379, 384, 385, 401,
411
236-237, 238-240, 241, 386-387, 388-392, 393
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K-4 Benchmark I: Use scientific methods to observe,
collect, record, analyze, predict, interpret, and determine
reasonableness of data.
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Grade 1 Science Curriculum Alignment with State Standards
District:
Textbook:
Strand: SCIENTIFIC THINKING
AND PRACTICE
Standard I: Understand the processes of scientific
investigations and use inquiry and scientific ways of
observing, experimenting, predicting and validating
to think critically.
Grade 1 Performance Standards
1. Know that simple investigations
do not always turn out as planned.
Strand: SCIENTIFIC THINKING
AND PRACTICE
Grade 1 Performance Standards
1. Use numbers and mathematical
language (e.g., “addition” instead of
“add to,” “subtraction” instead of
“take away”) to describe
phenomena.
Grade 1 Textbook Pages
8-17
K-4 Benchmark II: Use scientific thinking and knowledge
and communicate findings.
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Standard I: Understand the processes of scientific
investigations and use inquiry and scientific ways of
observing, experimenting, predicting and validating
to think critically.
Grade 1 Textbook Pages
23, 57, 79, 87, 119, 147, 183, 205, 213, 235, 241,
263, 295, 325, 363, 383, 393
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K-4 Benchmark III: Use mathematical skills and
vocabulary to analyze data, understand patterns and
relationships, and communicate findings.
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Grade 1 Science Curriculum Alignment with State Standards
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Textbook: Harcourt Science
Strand: CONTENT OF SCIENCE
Standard I (Physical Science): Understand the
structure and properties of matter, the
characteristics of energy, and the interactions
between matter and energy
Grade 1 Performance Standards
1. Observe that the three states of
matter (i.e., solids, liquids, and
gases) have different properties
(e.g., water can be liquid, ice, or
steam).
2. Describe simple properties of
matter (e.g., hardness, flexibility,
transparency).
Strand: CONTENT OF SCIENCE
Grade 1 Performance Standards
1. Observe and describe how
energy produces changes (e.g.,
heat melts ice, gas makes car go
uphill, electricity makes TV work).
Grade 1 Textbook Pages
312-313, 314-316, 317, 318-319, 320-324, 325,
326-327, 328-332, 333, 334-335, 336-340, 341,
345
K-4 Benchmark I: Recognize that matter has different
forms and properties.
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312-313, 314-316, 317, 318-319, 320-324. 325,
326-327, 328-332, 333, 334-335, 336-340, 341
Standard I (Physical Science): Understand the
structure and properties of matter, the
characteristics of energy, and the interactions
between matter and energy
Grade 1 Textbook Pages
245, 334-335, 336-340, 341, 345, 352-353, 354356. 357
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K-4 Benchmark II: Know that energy is needed to get
things done and that energy has different forms.
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Textbook: Harcourt Science
Strand: CONTENT OF SCIENCE
Standard I (Physical Science): Understand the
structure and properties of matter, the
characteristics of energy, and the interactions
between matter and energy
Grade 1 Performance Standards
1. Describe ways to make things
move, what causes them to stop,
and what causes a change of
speed, or change of direction.
Grade 1 Textbook Pages
380-381, 382-384, 385, 386-387, 388-392, 393,
411
2. Observe that gravity makes
things fall to the ground unless
something holds them up.
394-395, 396-398, 399
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K-4 Benchmark III: Identify forces and describe the
motion of objects.
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Grade 1 Science Curriculum Alignment with State Standards
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Strand: CONTENT OF SCIENCE
Grade 1 Performance Standards
1. Know that living organisms (e.g.,
plants, animals) have needs (e.g.,
water, air, food, sunlight).
2. Know that living organisms (e.g.,
plants, animals) inhabit various
environments and have various
external features to help them
satisfy their needs (e.g., leaves,
legs, claws).
3. Describe the differences and
similarities among living organisms
(e.g., plants, animals).
4. Observe that living organisms
(e.g., plants, animals) have
predictable but varied life cycles.
Textbook:
Standard II (Life Science): Understand the
properties, structures, and processes of living
things and the interdependence of living things and
their environments.
Grade 1 Textbook Pages
32–34, 38–40, 68–70, 138–140, 144–146, 150–
152, 166–170, 252–256
30-31, 35, 36-37, 41, 60, 61, 66-67, 71, 99, 136137, 141, 142-143, 147, 148-149, 153, 164-165,
171, 250-251, 257
74–78, 108–110, 114–118, 138–140, 144–146,
150–152
72-73, 79, 96, 99, 106-107, 111, 112-113, 119,
130, 131, 136-137, 141, 142-143, 147, 148-149,
153, 154, 156
42-43, 44–48, 49, 112-113, 114-118,119
50-51, 57, 61, 81-82, 87
52–56, 82–86
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K-4 Benchmark I: Know that living things have diverse
forms, structures, functions, and habitats.
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Grade 1Science Curriculum Alignment with State Standards
District:
Strand: CONTENT OF SCIENCE
Textbook: Harcourt Science
Standard II (Life Science): Understand the
properties, structures, and processes of living
things and the interdependence of living things and
their environments.
Grade 1 Performance Standards
1. Identify differences between
living and nonliving things.
Grade 1 Textbook Pages
32–34, 108–110, 194–196
30-31, 35, 106-107, 111, 192-193, 197
2. Recognize the differences
between mature and immature
plants and animals (e.g.,
trees/seedlings, dogs/puppies,
cats/kittens).
52–56, 82–86
50-51, 57, 60, 81-82, 87
Strand: CONTENT OF SCIENCE
Standard II (Life Science): Understand the
properties, structures, and processes of living
things and the interdependence of living things and
their environments.
Grade 1 Performance Standards
1. Describe simple body functions
(e.g., breathing, eating).
Grade 1 Textbook Pages
R1–R9, 39, 41
2. Describe the basic food
requirements for humans.
32–34, 38, R7, R10
30-31, 35
3. Describe how some parts of
human bodies differ from similar
parts of other animals (e.g., hands
and feet/paws; ears).
4-6, 44-48, R1-R9
2-3, 7, 49
K-4 Benchmark II: Know that living things have
similarities and differences and that living things change
over time.
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K-4 Benchmark III: Know the parts of the human body
and their functions.
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Grade 1Science Curriculum Alignment with State Standards
District:
Textbook: Harcourt Science
Strand: CONTENT OF SCIENCE
Standard III (Earth and Space Science):
Understand the structure of Earth, the solar system,
and the universe, the interconnections among
them, and the processes and interactions of Earth’s
systems.
Grade 1 Performance Standards
1. Observe the changes that occur
in the sky as day changes into night
and night into day.
Grade 1 Textbook Pages
268-288, 289
2. Describe the basic patterns of
objects as they move through the
sky:
 sun appears in the day
 moon appears at night but
can sometimes be seen
during the day
 sun and moon appear to
move across the sky
 moon appears to change
shape over the course of a
month.
292–294, 298–300, 360–362
290-291, 295, 296-297, 301, 358-359, 363
3. Recognize that the sun, moon,
and stars all appear to move slowly
across the sky.
290-291, 292-294, 295
K-4 Benchmark I: Know the structure of the solar system
and the objects in the universe.
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Grade 1 Science Curriculum Alignment with State Standards
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Textbook: Harcourt Science
Strand: CONTENT OF SCIENCE
Standard III (Earth and Space Science):
Understand the structure of Earth, the solar system,
and the universe, the interconnections among
them, and the processes and interactions of Earth’s
systems.
Grade 1 Performance Standards
1. Know that simple tools can be
used to measure weather conditions
(e.g., thermometer, wind sock, hand
held anemometer, rain gauge) and
that measurements can be recorded
from day to day and across
seasons.
Grade 1 Textbook Pages
230-231, 232-234, 242, 279
2. Know that there are different
climates (e.g., desert, arctic,
rainforest).
138–140, 144–146, 150–152
136-137, 141, 142-143, 147, 148-149, 153
K-4 Benchmark II: Know the structure and formation of
Earth and its atmosphere and the processes that shape
them.
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Grade 1 Science Curriculum Alignment with State Standards
District:
Textbook: Harcourt Science
Strand: SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
Standard I: Understand how scientific discoveries,
inventions, practices, and knowledge influence, and
are influenced by, individuals and societies.
Grade 1 Performance Standards
1. Know that germs can be
transmitted by touching, breathing,
and coughing, and that washing
hands helps prevent the spread of
germs.
Grade 1 Textbook Pages
R3, R10–R11, 355
2. Describe how science has
assisted in creating tools (e.g.,
plows, knives, telephones, cell
phones, computers) to make life
easier and more efficient.
154–155, 184–185, 302–303, 304, 372–373, 374
3. Describe how tools and machines
can be helpful, harmful, or both
(e.g., bicycles, cars, scissors,
stoves).
18–23, 129, 208–212, 214–215, 342-343, 408
206-207, 213
4. Know that men and women of all
ethnic and social backgrounds
practice science and technology.
58, 98, 128, 130, 216, 244, 276, 278, 304, 344,
374, 410
K-4 Benchmark I: Describe how science influences
decisions made by individuals and societies.
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