First grade Science is very interesting and fun for students! This semester class will include a mixture of S.T.E.M., Life Science, Earth Science, and Physical Science. We will even learn about people and careers in Science! This class will provide hands-on activities, such as drawing, painting, and other projects. 

There is an optional write-in student edition book of Science Fusion, that you may purchase for your child. I have acquired permission from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to use Science Fusion, Grade 1, for use in my online Outschool class. The ISBN # is 978-0-544-77837-5. The book is a great price on Amazon! We will cover all of the pages in the book, except the Inquiry Flipchart pages. https://www.amazon.com/ScienceFusion-Student-Interactive-Worktext-Grade/dp/0544778375

Learn more about this course here --> https://youtu.be/1K2bucNP90A

There are four parts to this semester class. Each part lasts four weeks each. 
Part 1: 1st Grade Science Fusion: Semester Class - The Nature of Science & S.T.E.M. (Units 1, 2, & 3)
Part 2: 1st Grade Science Fusion: Semester Class - Life Science (Units 3 continued, 4, & 5)
Part 3: 1st Grade Science Fusion: Semester Class - Earth Science (Units 6, 7, & 8)
Part 4: 1st Grade Science Fusion: Semester Class - Physical Science (Units 9 & 10)




Part 2: 1st Grade Science Fusion: Semester Class - Life Science (Units 3 continued, 4, & 5)

Week 1:
Class 1 - The Job of a Zoo Keeper
- Learn about the job of a zoo keeper (pages 123-124)
- *Activity - Show and tell: Share a zoo animal toy or book 
Books teacher will screen-share from:
Zoo, by: Jennifer Colby
Community Helpers: Zookeepers, by: Erika S. Manley
I Want to be a Zookeeper, by: Dan Liebman
Helping the Zookeeper, by: Pam Holden
Unit 3 Review (pages 125-128)

Class 2 - What do plants need? (pages 129-140)
- *Activity - Make a plant needs web.
- Homework: Compare two different plants at your home or a local park. (page 142)

Class 3 - Review

Week 2:
Class 1 - Parts of Plants (pages 143-152)
- Discuss and read about the many uses of plants. 
- *Activity - Color and label the parts of a plant. (page 151)
- Bring playdough to the next class. 

Class 2 - How are plants different? (pages 153-
- *Activity - Learn about the work of Dr. Norma Alcantar and build a prickly pear cactus plant with green play-doh. (pages 153-154)
- Homework: Bring three leaves for the next class. 
Book teacher will screen-share from:
See It Grow Cactus, by: Anastasiya Vasilyeva

Class 3 - Review

Week 3:
Class 1 - Plenty of Plants
- Learn about plants with flowers vs. plants with cones
- *Activity - Diagram how plants and animals are the same and different. (page 164)

Class 2 - Greenhouses
- Compare indoor vs. outdoor greenhouses (pages 167-168)
- *Activity - Design and draw a greenhouse, label plants

Class 3 - Review
-Share with parents the optional printables for the next class. 

Week 4:
Class 1 - Where do plants and animals live?
- *Activity - Draw a rain forest animal that might live in the trees. Draw a plant that stores water. 
- Learn about food chains and draw one.
Books teacher will screen-share from:
Who Eats What? book series, by: Rebecca Pettiford

Class 2 - The Job of a Forest Ranger
- Learn how to build a terrarium. EPIC book & short video clip begin at 0:47
- Optional Homework: Build a terrarium.
Book teacher will screen-share from:
Gardening for Kids: A Kid's Guide to Making a Terrarium, by: Stephanie Bearce

Class 3 - Review