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 4: 1st Grade Science Fusion: Semester Class - Physical Science (Units 9 & 10)

Week 1:
Class 1 - Unit 9: All About Matter
- Properties of Matter
- *Activity - Put objects in order from lightest to heaviest on page 330. Draw something hot and something cold on page 331. 
- Read pages 332-333. The teacher made two videos to share: How many coins will sink your boat? STEM Experiment & Sink or Float STEM Experiment with Balls
- Homework - Students are encouraged to try the STEM projects. Links will be sent to the parents. 

Class 2 - Solids, Liquids, and Gases
- Show and Tell - Students will share their items that will float or sink.
- Ask a Polymer Scientist
- *Activity - Put the objects in order by mass, from lightest to heaviest on page 341. We will be comparing these objects - large book, marker, watercolor paint set
- Complete the questions and chart on pages 343-346. *blowing bubbles
- Homework - Color the word play on page 347.
- Watch video: Do Different Colors Absorb Heat Better? (1:41)

Class 3 - Review

Week 2:
Class 1 - How Can Matter Change?
- Learn about how foods and liquids can mix and separate.
- *Activity - Make origami by folding (changing matter). Use the book: I Can Change Matter, by: Francis Spencer (&quiz)
- Watch video: Salt and sugar are soluble in water, but sand is not (1:25)
- *Activity - Complete the word play and match the clues on pages 359-360.
- Teacher will screen-share and discuss book with class from EPIC (&quiz): What is Technology?, by: Cynthia O'Brien
- Homework - Draw a picture of one piece of technology that you use at home on page 364 and complete the Unit 9 Review (pages 365-368).

Class 2 - Unit 10: Forces and Energy
- Show and Tell: any transportation toy - train, car, rollercoaster, bicycle
- Learn about the motion of carnival rides. Screen-share from EPIC: Amusement Park Rides: Carousels, by: Grace Hansen, pages 14-21.
- Learn how to read and gather information from a graph on page 373.
- Show the Slinky Dog Dash video clip. Pretend to virtually ride the rollercoaster together as a class, taking note of speeds going up versus coming down.
- *Activity - Draw examples of motion on page 376. Apply the concepts, by completing the word web on page 378.
- Homework - Complete the word play maze on page 377.

Class 3 - Review

Week 3:
Class 1 - Push and Pull
- *Activity - Draw yourself pushing and pulling something on pages 380-381.
- Learn position words.
- What makes a roller coaster move?
- Homework - Complete the word play and chart on pages 389-390.

Class 2 - Learn about Isaac Newton
- EPIC: Watch Sir Isaac Newton (2:10)
- The Three Laws of Motion
- How can we change motion?
- *Activity - Record your data about pushing and pulling on page 394.

Class 3 - Review

Week 4:
Class 1 - Sounds All Around (pages 395-406)
- Listening to Sounds and Pitches
- Learn about the Corythosaurus - trumpet sound https://www.dkfindout.com/us/dinosaurs-and-prehistoric-life/dinosaurs/corythosaurus/
- Teacher will screen-share these books from EPIC: 
Investigating Sound, by: Sally M. Walker, page 6 rubber band, 12-13 slinky, 24-25 rubber band, 26 blow bottle
Science Starters: Sound, by: Carolyn Bernhardt, page 11 inside ear, page 15 pitches -draw
How Does Sound Change?, by: Robin Johnson, page 6 vibrations rubber bands, 15 space, 18 echoes
- *Activity - Complete the word play on page 403. Complete the sounds chart on page 404. Show the students the examples on https://www.dkfindout.com/us/science/sound/pitch/

Class 2 - The First Flight and Unit 10 Review (pages 407-412)
- Learn about the Wright brothers that flew the first airplane.
- Learn about the parts of a plane.
- Watch and make a paper airplane. EPIC: d'Art of Science: How to Make Paper Planes (5:06) We will only watch excerpts. 

Class 3 - Technology and Coding (pages 413-420)
- What computers Can Do
- *Activity - Draw an example of a computer on page 415.
- Learn how to use electronics safely.