Grade 1 Science Weeks 25–26: Student Practice Workbook
Complete each day after reading the matching textbook lesson. All records are provided on this page and are fictional teaching examples, not actual results. Questions 1–2 check understanding; question 3 asks you to think, predict, explain, investigate, or design. Use paper for drawings and ask an adult to supervise activities.
Week 25: Habitats and changing resources
Day 121: Match a habitat to its resources
Practice record (fictional, supplied for this day): Habitat chart: a pond edge has water and reeds; a dry playground has a bench and gravel. A frog is pictured beside the reeds.
- Which place has reeds?
- Where is the frog pictured?
- Which place would better meet the frog’s need for nearby water? Why?
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Day 122: What happens when shelter changes?
Practice record (fictional, supplied for this day): Two before-and-after cards show a hedge with five nesting spots before trimming and two spots after trimming.
- How many spots are shown before?
- How many after?
- What might birds do if fewer nesting spots are available, and how could you check without disturbing nests?
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Day 123: Use a simple habitat map
Practice record (fictional, supplied for this day): Map description: a pond is on the left, two shrubs in the center, and a large tree on the right. A bird icon is next to the tree.
- Where is the pond?
- How many shrubs are drawn?
- Where would you suggest adding a small water dish for birds, and why? Adult help is required.
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Day 124: Observe a habitat change fairly
Practice record (fictional, supplied for this day): Fictional Week A: a garden has three flowering plants and two puddles. Week B: five flowering plants and no puddles.
- How many flowers are shown in Week B?
- How many puddles in Week A?
- Which change would you investigate further to learn whether the plants had enough water, and what would you record?
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Day 125: Independent habitat decision
Practice record (fictional, supplied for this day): Fresh card: Place X has a shallow puddle, tall grass, and insects. Place Y is dry bare pavement with no visible shade. A toad is nearby.
- Which place has tall grass?
- Which place is dry pavement?
- Which place would likely offer the toad more useful resources? Name two.
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Week 26: Plants, animals, and resources
Day 126: Follow a seed’s growth needs
Practice record (fictional, supplied for this day): Two model pots both receive water. Pot A stands near daylight and has four leaves; Pot B is kept in a dim spot and has two leaves.
- Which pot has four leaves?
- What do both pots receive?
- What could an adult change to test whether light affects new leaf growth while keeping the water the same?
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Day 127: Observe the job of leaves
Practice record (fictional, supplied for this day): Plant chart: Plant A has six broad leaves; Plant B has four narrow leaves. Both stems are green.
- How many leaves does A have?
- What kind of leaves does B have?
- If you wanted to compare their growth fairly, which starting difference would you need to record, and why?
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Day 128: A simple plant-food connection
Practice record (fictional, supplied for this day): Two picture cards: Card A, a snail eating lettuce; Card B, a butterfly resting on a flower without visible feeding.
- Which animal is shown eating?
- What food is shown?
- Can you tell from Card B whether the butterfly ate? What evidence would help?
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Day 129: Compare plant and animal needs
Practice record (fictional, supplied for this day): Resource card: a potted herb gets water and daylight; a guinea pig gets water and chopped vegetables. Both are kept in safe spaces.
- What resource do both receive?
- Which receives daylight in the card?
- Why would copying the guinea pig’s feeding plan not be a suitable plant-care plan?
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Day 130: Independent resources check
Practice record (fictional, supplied for this day): New record: a sunflower receives morning light and water; a squirrel drinks water and eats an acorn.
- What two things does the sunflower receive?
- What does the squirrel eat?
- If the squirrel’s acorns disappeared from this place, what might it do to find food? Explain without claiming it certainly will.
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