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Science Worksheets for 1st Graders

3 strands3 ready to print71 worksheetsUS Letter or A4

Light and sound, animal and plant parts, parents and offspring, patterns of the sun, moon and stars, and daylight through the seasons.

The science year, in order

From light and sound to living things and patterns in the sky, in the order many 1st grade classes teach them. Each strand links to its worksheets.

  1. Light and sound

    17 sheets ready

    Vibrations make sound, light lets us see, how much light passes through different materials, and signals that use light or sound.

    Light and sound

    Sound and vibration, seeing in the dark, transparent, translucent and opaque, shadows and mirrors, and designing a signal, with answer keys.

    17 worksheets

  2. Living things

    26 sheets ready

    What plant and animal parts do, ideas copied from nature, how young plants and animals are like their parents, and how parents help their young.

    Animal and plant parts

    Plant parts and their jobs, fish and bird parts, how animal parts help them survive, riddles, a reading passage and design pages that copy nature.

    13 worksheets

    Parents and offspring

    Baby animal names, matching babies and parents, alike and different, seeds that grow like their parents, and how animal parents help their young.

    13 worksheets

  3. Sky and seasons

    28 sheets ready

    The sun’s path and shadows, moon phases, stars, and how the hours of daylight change through the year.

    Sun, moon and stars

    A labeled day sky and night sky poster with label it and cut and paste versions, day and night sorts, sky riddles and a first look at moon shapes.

    20 worksheets

    Seasons and daylight

    Hours of daylight in each season, coloring the daylight hours, a daylight bar graph, a year-long daylight record, sorts and a reading passage.

    8 worksheets

About science worksheets for 1st graders

First grade science asks children to notice patterns and explain them. Why can’t we see in a dark closet? Why does a drum buzz when you tap it? How does a turtle’s shell keep it safe, and why does a puppy look like its mom but not exactly like her? Why is it still light after dinner in June but dark in December?

These science worksheets for 1st graders follow those questions in three strands. Light and sound pages pair simple tests with record sheets. Living things pages cover what plant and animal parts do, how babies are like their parents, and how parents help their young. Sky pages track the sun’s path, the moon’s phases and the hours of daylight in each season.

Children use what they learn to design things too: a signal that uses light or sound, and a solution that copies an animal part. Every page is black and white line art with short directions a 1st grader can read, prints on US Letter or A4, and pages with right answers have an answer key on page 2.

Questions

What science do 1st graders learn?

Most 1st grade science covers light and sound, the parts of plants and animals and what they do, how young plants and animals are like their parents, and patterns in the sky, like the sun’s path, the moon’s phases and the amount of daylight in each season.

Do these worksheets need special materials?

Most pages need only a pencil and crayons. The investigations use simple things like a flashlight, a shoebox, rice, a drum or pan, wax paper, foil, paper cups and string.

Can 1st graders read these pages on their own?

Directions are short and use simple words, so many 1st graders can read them on their own. Read them aloud for early readers. Reading passages are short and stay close to the pictures.

Are there answer keys?

Yes. Every page with right answers has an answer key on page 2. Posters, journals and design pages have no key.