Science and Technology, Grade 1

Unit 1: Material World

The properties of matter, energy, forces and motion, and how objects and machines work — the PDA's Material World.

• Sorting objects by what they are like

• Mixtures we can find at home

• Solids, liquids, and gases

• The amount of matter stays the same

• Everyday products and staying safe

• Magnets: pulling and pushing

• Friction when things rub

• The parts of an object and what it is for

Unit 2: Earth and Space

Soil, water and weather, energy on Earth, and the Sun, Moon, and stars — the PDA's Earth and Space.

• Rain, snow, and where water comes from

• The Sun, shadows, and the sky

• The four seasons and how warm it feels

Unit 3: Living Things

How living things are built, grow, feed, move, and fit into their environment — the PDA's Living Things.

• Body parts and what they do

• What a plant needs to grow

• How animals eat and how we use living things

• How animals fit where they live