Grade 1 Science: Our Environment
Free Grade 1 Science unit on Our Environment: 10 lessons in order, starting with What is the environment. Includes practice questions and answer keys.
10 lessons in this unit
What is the environment
Learn that the environment is everything around us, both natural and made by people, and that we depend on it.
Lesson 2Natural surroundings
Learn about natural surroundings such as forests, rivers, hills, soil and oceans, and how living things depend on them.
Lesson 3Plants and animals in our environment
Learn that plants and animals depend on each other and on the environment, and spot them near home and school.
Lesson 4Clean and dirty environments
Learn to tell clean from dirty environments, what causes pollution and how it harms people, plants and animals.
Lesson 5Waste
Learn what waste is, where it comes from at home and school, and why too much waste is a problem.
Lesson 6Proper waste disposal
Learn how to dispose of waste safely: use bins, sort waste, reuse and recycle, and keep sharp or dangerous waste away from children.
Lesson 7Saving water
Learn why water is precious and simple ways to save it at home and school.
Lesson 8Caring for plants
Apply what we know to care for plants in our environment: planting, watering, protecting trees and sharing the work.
Lesson 9Protecting animals
Learn how our actions can protect or harm wild and domestic animals, and how to help them safely.
Lesson 10Keeping our school clean
Bring the unit together: plan and run a class project to keep the school clean, safe and green.