Texas TEKS 1.2.B

Science1st GradeScientific and engineering practices

The Standard

analyze data by identifying significant features and patterns

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Science

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students look at simple tables, picture graphs, or observation records and notice what stands out. They describe repeats, changes, similarities, and differences using evidence from the data.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can point out the most common result, a repeating feature, or a clear change. They can support the finding with a count or comparison.
Common Misconceptions: Students may focus on pictures or colors instead of the information shown. They may call one result a pattern or make a claim that the data does not support.
How to Assess It: Give students the daily plant heights 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 cubes. Ask, "What pattern do you notice, and which numbers support your answer?"

Lesson moves

Have pairs sort 20 buttons by color, make tally marks, and circle the color that appears most often.
Display a five-day weather chart and ask, "What changed, what stayed the same, and what evidence proves it?"
Play Pattern Detective by revealing picture cards one at a time, then have students name and explain the pattern.
Graph classmates’ lunch choices with sticky notes, then identify the most popular choice and any ties.

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