Virginia SOL 1.7

Science1st GradeEarth and Space Systems

SOL Standard (Key Ideas Cluster)

The student will investigate and understand that there are weather and seasonal changes. Key ideas include

Virginia Standards of Learning for Science

Cluster contents

1.7 is a Standards of Learning science standard. These are the key ideas and practices under it.

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students observe and record temperature, sunlight, and rain or snow across several days. They connect weather patterns to seasons. They explain how weather changes what people, plants, and animals do.
What Mastery Looks Like: Students describe the day's weather using observations or simple measurements. They identify likely weather for each season and give reasonable examples. They explain one way a weather change affects a living thing.
Common Misconceptions: Students may think every winter day is snowy or every summer day is hot. They may confuse weather, which changes daily, with seasons. They may think plants and animals are unaffected by changes in sunlight, temperature, or rain.
How to Assess It: Give an exit ticket: “A cold week has little sunlight and snow. Draw and label one effect on a person, plant, or animal.”

Lesson moves

Measure outdoor temperature, observe cloud cover, and check a rain gauge each morning for one week, then make a class weather chart.
Show two seasonal pictures and ask, “What weather clues tell you the season, and how do living things respond?”
Play a card sort matching weather cards, season cards, clothing cards, and plant or animal response cards.
Give a local weekend forecast and have students draw suitable clothing and one outdoor activity that fits the weather.

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