“Songbooks of Science” and the Next Generation Science Standards
FIRST GRADE
1-LS1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes – Bear Facts, The Predator
1-LS1-2. Read texts and use media to determine patterns in behavior of parents and offspring that help offspring survive. (Bear Facts – The mother teaches her cubs how to hunt for nuts, fish, and find a den. The Predator – The mother rabbit leads the snake away from her babies.)
1-LS3 Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits – Bear Facts, What Hatches From An Egg?, Frog On A Log, Munch,Munch,Munch
1-LS3-1. Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents. (Bear Facts – The cubs are like the parent. What Hatches From An Egg? – Most young are like their parents. Frog On A Log and Munch,Munch,Munch young are different than their adult forms.)
*LS – Life Sciences