1st Grade Science Vocabulary
Goal 3
Solid
Liquid
Properties
Matter
Size
Thick
Thin
Sort
Describe
Sink
Classify
Float
Mixture
Texture
Shape
Flow
Color
Goal 4
Push
Pull
Position
Force
Investigate
Balance
Mass
Gravity
Friction
Lever
Motion
Speed
Movement
Steadily
Distance
Goal 1
Air
Water
Amphibians
Mammals
Seed
Stem
Soil
Shelter
Leaves
Understanding Properties & Relationships of Objects
Matter that has a shape of its own
Matter that flows and takes the shape of what you pour it in
How something feels, looks, smells or tastes
What makes up all things
How big something is
Big and heavy
Having the front and back close together
Separate by a common characteristic
Tell or write about something
To fall to the bottom
To put things into groups that are alike
To stay on top of the water
Two or more different things put together
How an object feels
What it is like on the outside
The movement of liquid
The kind of light that comes from an object
Balance & Motion
A force that moves something away from you
A force that moves something closer to you
The place where something is
A push or a pull
To make a plan and try it out
A tool that measures mass
How much matter is in an object
A force that pulls things toward Earth
A force that slows things down
A bar that balances on a point and moves like a seesaw
A change in an object’s position
How fast or slow something moves
To go from one place to another
Not shaking, with little movement
The space between two objects
Needs of Living Organisms
A gas that people breathe
It is a liquid that people, plants, and animals need to live
Animals that live in water and on land
A group of animals with hair of fur that feed milk to their young
The part of a plant that can grow into a new plant
The plant part through which water and food move
A mixture of tiny bits of rock, air, water and dead plants and animals
A place where animals can live and be safe
Plant parts that make food
Living Thing
Roots
Food Chain
Compare
Insect
Reptile
Fish
Habitat
Light
Food
Common
Goal 2
Characteristics
Different
Rough
Smooth
Hardness
Contrast
Scratch Test
Something that grows, changes and makes other living things like itself
Plant parts that take in water
The order in which living things get the food they need
To observe how things are alike and different
Animal with three body parts and six legs
Animal with skin that is covered with scales
An animal that lives in water and has gills and fins
A place where plants and animals live
A kind of energy that lets us see
What people and animals eat
To have the same characteristics
Solid Earth Materials
The color, shape and size of an object
Not alike
There are bumps on the surface
A surface that is not rough or bumpy
How hard an object is
How two objects are different
To see how hard or soft a rock is