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1st Grade homeschool science curriculum

All 36 weeks of 1st grade science, planned and ready, with the exact topic for every week below. Start with Week 1 free, no card needed.

Open the free Week 1 lesson See plans

How 1st grade science works

Every lesson has an on-page lab or model, diagrams, and a quiz. Grades 6–8 add a full lab notebook: hypothesis, variables, three trials, averages, a chart, and a claim-evidence-reasoning write-up.

Time: about 15–25 minutes a day
Scores go straight to the gradebook and report card
Print any lesson as a worksheet with an answer key
Parent tools: hours log, weekly report, portfolio
Family plan: up to 4 students, each with their own records

The full 36-week scope & sequence

Topics and standards come straight from the live course. Standards codes are listed for reference; Life Academy is built to help meet homeschool requirements in all 50 states.

Quarter 1 (weeks 1–9)

Week	Topic	Standards
1	Weather tools: thermometer
2	Wind and clouds
3	Solids and liquids
4	Magnets and metal
5	Plant life cycle
6	Seeds we eat
7	Animal needs
8	Parents and offspring
9	Push, pull, motion

Quarter 2 (weeks 10–18)

Week	Topic	Standards
10	Sound is vibration
11	Light and shadow
12	Day sky vs night sky
13	Soil and rocks
14	Water in three forms
15	Seasons and the sun
16	Human body: bones
17	Human body: heart as a pump
18	Science notebook midyear

Quarter 3 (weeks 19–27)

Week	Topic	Standards
19	Habitats nearby
20	Insects as living things
21	Reduce, reuse, recycle
22	Sun safety
23	Simple machines: ramp
24	Simple machines: lever
25	Mixing vs dissolving
26	Air takes up space
27	Patterns in nature

Quarter 4 (weeks 28–36)

Week	Topic	Standards
28	Engineering: paper airplane test
29	Data: tally a weather week
30	The moon's shape this week
31	Plants toward light
32	Animals in winter
33	Review: living systems
34	Design challenge: keep ice longer
35	Nature journal
36	Grade 1 science portfolio

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FAQ

Is this 1st grade science curriculum free?

Week 1 is free with no card needed: open the Week 1 science lesson. Weeks 2–36 unlock with a Student plan ($35/month) or a Family plan for up to 4 students ($69/month).

How long is a 1st grade science lesson?

Plan on about 15–25 minutes a day for science. There is one lesson per week of the school year, broken into short daily steps.

Is Life Academy accredited?

No. Life Academy is not accredited. It's built to help meet homeschool requirements in all 50 states, and parents are the school of record. Why that's usually fine.

Can I print it?

Yes. Every lesson prints as a worksheet with a separate parent answer key.

Life Academy is a parent-directed online K–12 curriculum, built to help meet homeschool requirements in all 50 states. It is not accredited, and parents issue the homeschool transcript. Nothing here is legal advice. Check your state's law at HSLDA. Questions? Email david.dukes77102@gmail.com.