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1st Grade Science Fusion: S.T.E.M. (1 of 4)

This class is for First Grade Science students. Students will learn about animals, plants, weather, matter, energy, and more! This class is appropriate for (CEFR: A1, A2). 🌟Charter Funds Eligible🌟Full Curriculum, Part 1 of 4
Stephanie Jill Boyd - The Joyful Teacher
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What's included

12 live meetings
5 in-class hours
Homework
Completing all the pages will help the student best understand the material. The pages we don't have time for in class will be assigned as optional homework. The parents will especially need to help the students complete the unit reviews.

Class Experience

US Grade 1
Beginner Level
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. https://youtu.be/1K2bucNP90A

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 (2017). 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


In total there are 16 weeks in this class. I have it divided into four parts to make it more affordable for families to pay as we go. 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 1: 1st Grade Science Fusion: Semester Class - The Nature of Science & S.T.E.M. (Units 1, 2, & 3)

Week 1: Unit 1: How Scientists Work 
Class 1 - Our Five Senses (pages 1-16)
- Discuss the Table of Contents.
- Learning with our senses
- *Activity - Tasting: sweet, sour, salty (Students will be supplied with a handout to print. Please bring something sweet, sour, and salty to class.)
- Science tools we can use for measuring: ruler, tape measure, balance, measuring cup, thermometer (Please bring any of these that you have at home.)
Homework: *Please complete pages 12 & 13.
I Have 5 Senses Song
https://youtu.be/eVXzfu5eHqU

Class 2 - Inquiry Skills (pages 17-28)
- What is a hypothesis? 
- Sequencing: Life Cycles 
- *Activity - Life Cycle of a Butterfly & Life Cycle of a Frog (Students will be supplied handouts to print.)

Class 3 - Review

Week 2:
Class 1 - Investigation Practice (pages 29-44)
- Make a hypothesis and plan about colors.
- *Activity - Mix paint colors. (Students will be supplied a handout to print. Parents, please supervise your children while they are painting.)
- Learn about Mary Anderson: inventor of windshield wiper

Class 2 - Unit 2: Technology All Around Us (pages 45-60)
- How Do Engineers Work? 
- Five Step Design Process to solve problems
- Worksheet - Engineers and other jobs (Students will be supplied a handout to print.)
- *Activity - Share an invention in your house that helps you do something. (toothbrush, hairbrush, pencil)

Class 3 - Review

Week 3:
Class 1 - Material Parts
- Picture Walk - From Steel to Bicycle, By: Robin Nelson
- Bicycle Parts, Read: Sports For Sprouts: Bicycle Riding, By: Tracy Nelson Maurer
- *Activity - Show Bicycle Parts in Bicycle Book, By: Gail Gibbons and sketch a bicycle or label the parts on pages 62-63

Class 2 - Natural vs. Human-Made materials
- Show students the "Blue Jeans Map" on pages 30-31 in Blue Jeans Before the Store, By: Jody Jensen 
- *Activity - Make a Materials Chart: toy dinosaur, scissors, socks
- Learn about Dr. Eugene Tssui: architect on pages 75-76
Students may use coins, blocks, or playdough to build a building inspired by the book Wacky World of: Baffling Buildings!, by: Hermione Redshaw. The teacher will screen-share the book from Epic.

Class 3 - Review

Week 4:
Class 1 - Animals
- Living vs. Non-living things
- Animal Needs and People Needs
- Caring for Pets
- *Activity - Make a "Needs" Venn Diagram: Animal vs. People Needs

Class 2 - Animal Groups
- Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians, Fish, Insects
- *Activity - Make a chart "How Animals Move"

Class 3- Review

Other Details

Supply List
paper, pencil, Science Fusion student write-in book (worktext), red, yellow, and blue paints, markers, colored pencils

Here are three options for ordering the worktext:
https://www.amazon.com/ScienceFusion-Student-Interactive-Worktext-Grade/dp/0544778375

https://thecurriculumstore.com/grade-1-science-fusion-student-interactive-worktext-2017/

https://www.directtextbook.com/isbn/9780544778375
External Resources
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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. https://www.amazon.com/ScienceFusion-Student-Interactive-Worktext-Grade/dp/0544778375 From SCIENCE FUSION, Grade 1. Copyright © by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Used by permission of the publisher. Any further duplication is strictly prohibited unless written permission is obtained from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Learn more about the course here --> https://youtu.be/1K2bucNP90A Here are three options for ordering the worktext: https://www.amazon.com/ScienceFusion-Student-Interactive-Worktext-Grade/dp/0544778375 https://thecurriculumstore.com/grade-1-science-fusion-student-interactive-worktext-2017/ https://www.directtextbook.com/isbn/9780544778375 Books teacher may screen-share with students: From Steel to Bicycle, By: Robin Nelson Sports For Sprouts: Bicycle Riding, By: Tracy Nelson Maurer Bicycle Book, By: Gail Gibbons Blue Jeans Before the Store, By: Jody Jensen Wacky World of: Baffling Buildings!, by: Hermione Redshaw I Have 5 Senses Song https://youtu.be/eVXzfu5eHqU
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Georgia Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Master's Degree from Luther Rice College and Seminary
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Toccoa Falls College
I have a Bachelors in Science degree in Early Childhood Education (K-5). 

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weekly or $108 for 12 classes
3x per week, 4 weeks
25 min

Completed by 11 learners
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Ages: 5-9
3-6 learners per class

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