Grade 1 · Science · Unit 9 of 9
Follow the Steps
Do each step in the right order!
What your child practises
Instructions have steps, and the order of the steps matters. Children follow and order simple steps, as a first look at the thinking behind coding.
Alberta Curriculum learning outcome: 1CS 1.1, 1CS 1.2, 1CS 1.3 · following instructions with one or more steps, and noticing that the order of the steps matters
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Make a sandwich. Put the steps in order.
- 🥪Put the slices together
- 😋Eat it
- 🧈Spread on the filling
- 🍞Get two slices of bread
Show answer
Get two slices of bread → Spread on the filling → Put the slices together → Eat it
Hint: Start with bread, add the filling, then close it and enjoy.
Question 2
The steps are: clap, stomp, clap. What is the second step?
👏- jump
- clap
- stomp
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stomp
Hint: Count the steps in order.
Question 3
Which is the right order?
🧦- shoes, then socks
- shoes only
- put on socks, then shoes
Show answer
put on socks, then shoes
Hint: Socks go on before shoes.
Question 4
Put on your socks, then shoes. What if you switch the order?
🧦- your shoes disappear
- it does not work well
- it works the same
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it does not work well
Hint: The order of steps matters.
Question 5
Why is it good to read all the steps before you start?
- so you can skip them
- so you know what to do
- so it takes longer
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so you know what to do
Hint: Reading first helps you plan.
Question 6
Plant a seed. Put the steps in order.
- 🪴Cover it with soil
- 💧Water it
- 🌰Put in a seed
- 🕳️Dig a small hole
Show answer
Dig a small hole → Put in a seed → Cover it with soil → Water it
Hint: Dig first, then plant, cover and water.