1st+Grade+Science

Animals
• Life Requirements - Organisms have basic needs. Animals need air, water, and food. Animals use food as a source of energy and as a source of building material for growth and repair. • Life Cycles - Animals have life cycles. Animals begin life and develop into adults, reproduce, and eventually die. The details of this life cycle are different for different organisms. (Examples: egg, young, adult; or egg, larva, pupa, adult.) • Observable Characteristics - Plants and animals share many, but not all, characteristics of their parents.

Magnets
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 * Solar Energy - The sun warms the land, air and water and helps plants grow.
 * Weather - Weather changes from day to day and over the seasons.
 * Weather Measurement - Scientists use tools for observing, recording, and predicting weather changes.

Weather
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 * Magnets - Magnets can repel or attract other magnets.
 * Magnets can also attract magnetic objects. Magnets can