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Core Content and Skills
Science 1
2008-2009
BOE Approved


Organizing Ourselves to do Science Investigations
 Content 
 Skills 
Characteristics of Scientists

 
Describe activities that scientists do that help them in their jobs.

Organize and record collected data.

Work collaboratively to sort objects

Observe and describe natural objects

 
 
Investigating Attributes and Properties of Objects
 Content 
 Skills 
 properties of objects.

personal attributes

concept of sink and float

 
describe the property of an object

 compare attributes of objects

sort objects by properties.

record observations

identify personal attributes

predict and observe whether objects sink or float

 
 
Identifying the States of Matter
 Content 
 Skills 
Properties of solids, liquids, and gases

 
observe and describe the properties of solids, liquids and gases

classify solids, liquids and gases by their attributes

observe and describe the three states of water

 demonstrate an understanding how matter can change its state

relate the concept of states of matter to familiar foods

record observations

 
 
Investigating Living Things
 Content 
 Skills 
properties of a living thing

 
create an environment for the living thing

describe the properties of all living things

classify all living and non-living things according to properties

record observations

 
 
 
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