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πŸ”¬ Science: First Grade Readiness Printables

90 free printables for 9 science skills β€” 10 each β€” for Kindergarten and Grade 1. Wonder out loud, test ideas, and record what happens β€” outdoors is the best science lab.

πŸ§ͺ Science Labβ˜€οΈ Our Sun🌦️ Weather Watch♻️ Care for the Earth🌱 What Living Things Need🐞 Living or Not?πŸ”„ Life Cycles🌿 Plant & Animal Parts🏞️ Habitats

πŸ§ͺ Science Lab

Skill: Draws conclusions from comparisons and observations.

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Science Lab 1: Sink or Float?

Draws conclusions from comparisons and observations (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Science Lab 2: Magnet Test

Draws conclusions from comparisons and observations (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Science Lab 3: What Melts?

Draws conclusions from comparisons and observations (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Science Lab 4: Rough or Smooth?

Draws conclusions from comparisons and observations (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Science Lab 5: Loud or Soft?

Draws conclusions from comparisons and observations (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Science Lab 6: Which Dries Faster?

Draws conclusions from comparisons and observations (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Science Lab 7: Ramp Race

Draws conclusions from comparisons and observations (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Science Lab 8: Light or Dark Plant

Draws conclusions from comparisons and observations (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Science Lab 9: Colour Mixing

Draws conclusions from comparisons and observations (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Science Lab 10: Smell Test

Draws conclusions from comparisons and observations (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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β˜€οΈ Our Sun

Skill: Knows the Sun gives Earth heat and light.

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Our Sun 1: Sun Facts

Knows the Sun gives Earth heat and light (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Our Sun 2: Shadow Tracing

Knows the Sun gives Earth heat and light (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Our Sun 3: Sun or Shade?

Knows the Sun gives Earth heat and light (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Our Sun 4: Day or Night?

Knows the Sun gives Earth heat and light (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Our Sun 5: Melt Race

Knows the Sun gives Earth heat and light (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Our Sun 6: Sun Safety

Knows the Sun gives Earth heat and light (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Our Sun 7: Plants Need Sun

Knows the Sun gives Earth heat and light (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Our Sun 8: Sun Light and Heat

Knows the Sun gives Earth heat and light (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Our Sun 9: Sunrise to Sunset

Knows the Sun gives Earth heat and light (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Our Sun 10: Solar Warm-Up

Knows the Sun gives Earth heat and light (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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🌦️ Weather Watch

Skill: Recognizes basic patterns in weather.

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Weather Watch 1: Weather Chart

Recognizes basic patterns in weather (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Weather Watch 2: Weather Graph

Recognizes basic patterns in weather (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Weather Watch 3: Dress for the Weather

Recognizes basic patterns in weather (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Weather Watch 4: Four Seasons

Recognizes basic patterns in weather (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Weather Watch 5: Weather Words

Recognizes basic patterns in weather (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Weather Watch 6: Be a Weather Reporter

Recognizes basic patterns in weather (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Weather Watch 7: Rain Gauge

Recognizes basic patterns in weather (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Weather Watch 8: Wind Test

Recognizes basic patterns in weather (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Weather Watch 9: Weather Patterns

Recognizes basic patterns in weather (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Weather Watch 10: Stay Safe in Storms

Recognizes basic patterns in weather (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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♻️ Care for the Earth

Skill: Knows how people affect the Earth: conservation and recycling.

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Care for the Earth 1: Recycle Sort

Knows how people affect the Earth: conservation and recycling (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Care for the Earth 2: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Knows how people affect the Earth: conservation and recycling (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Care for the Earth 3: Save Water

Knows how people affect the Earth: conservation and recycling (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Care for the Earth 4: Save Energy

Knows how people affect the Earth: conservation and recycling (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Care for the Earth 5: Helping or Hurting?

Knows how people affect the Earth: conservation and recycling (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Care for the Earth 6: Litter Hunt

Knows how people affect the Earth: conservation and recycling (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Care for the Earth 7: Reuse Craft

Knows how people affect the Earth: conservation and recycling (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Care for the Earth 8: Compost Check

Knows how people affect the Earth: conservation and recycling (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Care for the Earth 9: Earth Pledge

Knows how people affect the Earth: conservation and recycling (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Care for the Earth 10: Clean Earth Poster

Knows how people affect the Earth: conservation and recycling (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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🌱 What Living Things Need

Skill: Understands that all living things have basic needs.

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What Living Things Need 1: What Plants Need

Understands that all living things have basic needs (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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What Living Things Need 2: What Animals Need

Understands that all living things have basic needs (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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What Living Things Need 3: What People Need

Understands that all living things have basic needs (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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What Living Things Need 4: Pet Care

Understands that all living things have basic needs (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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What Living Things Need 5: Plant Experiment

Understands that all living things have basic needs (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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What Living Things Need 6: Animal Homes

Understands that all living things have basic needs (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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What Living Things Need 7: Food Chains

Understands that all living things have basic needs (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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What Living Things Need 8: Needs Hunt

Understands that all living things have basic needs (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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What Living Things Need 9: Everyone Needs Water

Understands that all living things have basic needs (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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What Living Things Need 10: Habitat Box

Understands that all living things have basic needs (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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🐞 Living or Not?

Skill: Tells living from non-living things.

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Living or Not? 1: Cut and Sort 1

Tells living from non-living things (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Living or Not? 2: Living Things Test 1

Tells living from non-living things (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Living or Not? 3: Cut and Sort 2

Tells living from non-living things (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Living or Not? 4: Living Things Test 2

Tells living from non-living things (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Living or Not? 5: Cut and Sort 3

Tells living from non-living things (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Living or Not? 6: Living Things Test 3

Tells living from non-living things (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Living or Not? 7: Cut and Sort 4

Tells living from non-living things (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Living or Not? 8: Living Things Test 4

Tells living from non-living things (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Living or Not? 9: Cut and Sort 5

Tells living from non-living things (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Living or Not? 10: Living Things Test 5

Tells living from non-living things (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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πŸ”„ Life Cycles

Skill: Knows how living things change as they grow.

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Life Cycles 1: Butterfly

Knows how living things change as they grow (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Life Cycles 2: Frog

Knows how living things change as they grow (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Life Cycles 3: Chicken

Knows how living things change as they grow (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Life Cycles 4: Bean Plant

Knows how living things change as they grow (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Life Cycles 5: Apple Tree

Knows how living things change as they grow (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Life Cycles 6: Person

Knows how living things change as they grow (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Life Cycles 7: Dog

Knows how living things change as they grow (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Life Cycles 8: Sunflower

Knows how living things change as they grow (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Life Cycles 9: Ladybug

Knows how living things change as they grow (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Life Cycles 10: Turtle

Knows how living things change as they grow (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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🌿 Plant & Animal Parts

Skill: Compares and describes parts of plants and animals.

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Plant & Animal Parts 1: Parts of a Plant

Compares and describes parts of plants and animals (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Plant & Animal Parts 2: What Plant Parts Do

Compares and describes parts of plants and animals (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Plant & Animal Parts 3: Animal Coverings

Compares and describes parts of plants and animals (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Plant & Animal Parts 4: Count the Legs

Compares and describes parts of plants and animals (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Plant & Animal Parts 5: Body Parts That Help

Compares and describes parts of plants and animals (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Plant & Animal Parts 6: Plant or Animal?

Compares and describes parts of plants and animals (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Plant & Animal Parts 7: Parts of a Fish

Compares and describes parts of plants and animals (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Plant & Animal Parts 8: Parts of a Bird

Compares and describes parts of plants and animals (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Plant & Animal Parts 9: Leaf Rubbing

Compares and describes parts of plants and animals (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Plant & Animal Parts 10: Seeds Inside

Compares and describes parts of plants and animals (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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🏞️ Habitats

Skill: Knows different environments and the animals that live there.

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Habitats 1: Desert

Knows different environments and the animals that live there (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Habitats 2: Arctic

Knows different environments and the animals that live there (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Habitats 3: Ocean

Knows different environments and the animals that live there (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Habitats 4: Rainforest

Knows different environments and the animals that live there (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Habitats 5: Pond

Knows different environments and the animals that live there (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Habitats 6: Forest

Knows different environments and the animals that live there (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Habitats 7: Grassland

Knows different environments and the animals that live there (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Habitats 8: Mountains

Knows different environments and the animals that live there (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Habitats 9: Farm

Knows different environments and the animals that live there (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Habitats 10: Wetland

Knows different environments and the animals that live there (first-grade readiness) Β· Kindergarten & Grade 1

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Frequently asked questions

Why does science matter for first grade?

Observing and concluding, the Sun, weather, caring for Earth, living things, life cycles, plant and animal parts, and habitats. Wonder out loud, test ideas, and record what happens β€” outdoors is the best science lab.

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What ages are they for?

Kindergarten (ages 5–6) and Grade 1 (ages 6–7).

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