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Fit standards-based science instruction into your curriculum! Help your grade 1 students develop a genuine understanding of standards-based scientific concepts and vocabulary using the 150 engaging activities in Daily Science! A variety of rich resources, including vocabulary practice, hands-on science activities, and comprehension tests in multiple choice format, help you successfully introduce students to earth, life, and physical science concepts. 30 weeks of instruction cover the following standards-based science topics: Big Idea 1: Living things have basic needs that help them stay alive.-Week 1: Can a rock grow?-Week 2: Do monkeys really eat bananas?-Week 3: Do plants have mouths?-Week 4: Do fish drink water?-Week 5: Unit Review Big Idea 2: Plants and animals live in many different places.-Week 1: Where do animals sleep?-Week 2: Why do camels have humps?-Week 3: Can a whale live in a lake?-Week 4: Why do trees have different kinds of leaves?-Week 5: Unit Review Big Idea 3: The sun, moon, and stars are objects in our sky.-Week 1: What causes night and day?-Week 2: What do we see in the sky at night?-Week 3: Why do we need the sun?-Week 4: Can anything live on the moon?-Week 5: Unit Review Big Idea 4: Different seasons have different weather.-Week 1: Why is it hot in the summer?-Week 2: Why does it snow in the winter?-Week 3: Why are there a lot of flowers in the spring?-Week 4: Why do some trees lose their leaves in the fall?-Week 5: Unit Review Big Idea 5: Objects can be solid, liquid, or gas.-Week 1: Why can't we walk through walls?-Week 2: Why does water splash?-Week 3: Why do balloons float in the air?-Week 4: Why does ice melt?-Week 5: Unit Review Big Idea 6: An object's motion can be changed by using force. Pushing and pulling are types of forces.-Week 1: Why do shopping carts have wheels?-Week 2: Why does a ball go far when I kick it hard?-Week 3: Why do cars have steering wheels?-Week 4: Why do things fall when you drop them?-Week 5: Unit Review