Grade 1 Science
7 units matched to the Nunavut Curriculum.
Learning focus
- Iqqaqqaukkaringniq: ways to describe and improve our world through science and technology.
- Life science, physical science, and earth and space science, as in the Common Framework of Science Learning Outcomes.
- Skills of inquiry and design, and links between science, technology, society and the environment.
Units
Unit 1
Think Like a Scientist
How scientists and engineers work: choosing tools, running fair tests, following safety rules, sharing findings, and giving clear step-by-step instructions (code).
Approved guide: NWT Science and Technology K–6 (2004), Physical science · asking questions and trying to explain what is happening
Unit 2
Tools & Technology
Practises choosing tools to observe and measure, working safely and with curiosity, noticing that people make technologies to meet needs, and connecting science to jobs and taking care of our environment.
Approved guide: NWT Science and Technology K–6 (2004), Physical science · scientific attitudes, taking action, measuring, using tools safely, careers and technologies people create
Unit 3
Materials
Describing materials (hard, soft, see-through, waterproof) and choosing the best material for a job, like a raincoat or a window.
Approved guide: NWT Science and Technology K–6 (2004), Physical science · matter, its properties and how they suit materials to jobs
Unit 4
Energy in Our Lives
Energy as the ability to move or change something, the Sun and food as sources of energy, everyday uses of electricity, and ways to use less.
Approved guide: NWT Science and Technology K–6 (2004), Physical science · energy makes things happen, and the sources of energy
Unit 5
Sky & Seasons
Day and night, the sun, moon and stars (the moon reflects sunlight), and the order of the seasons.
Approved guide: NWT Science and Technology K–6 (2004), Earth and space science · patterns of the Sun and Moon, and daily and seasonal change
Unit 6
Living Things
Sorting living and non-living things, telling plants from animals, and what living things need to grow.
Approved guide: NWT Science and Technology K–6 (2004), Life science · how living things differ from non-living things, and the variety of organisms
Unit 7
Animal Survival
Body features (thick fur, webbed feet, shells, camouflage) and behaviours (hibernating, migrating, storing food) that help animals survive.
Approved guide: NWT Science and Technology K–6 (2004), Life science · how seasons affect organisms, and what living things need
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