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NV 1st Grade Science Curriculum

Give your child the support they need for 1st grade science in Nevada. Our lessons follow what local schools teach, covering living things, physical properties, and the natural world.

1st Grade Science

About 1st Grade Nevada science

Nevada follows the Nevada Academic Content Standards for Science, which are aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards and organized around disciplinary core ideas, science practices, and crosscutting concepts. In 1st grade, students explore classification of living things, plant and animal survival needs, life cycles, properties of matter, motion, light and sound, daily patterns, weather, natural resources, and local ecosystems. StudyPug provides step-by-step lessons and practice problems matched to every one of these topics.

  • Strands: STEM Skills, Engineering Design, Classification, Life Cycles, Plants, Animals, Properties, Motion, Light and Sound, Weather, Natural Resources, and Local Ecosystems
  • Step-by-step lessons and guided practice for every 1st grade science topic
  • Practice problems and worked examples aligned to Nevada Academic Content Standards
  • Progress tracking and smart recommendations to keep your child on pace

Curriculum topics by strand

Browse 1st grade science lessons and practice problems organized by strand and aligned to the Nevada Academic Content Standards.

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NV 1st Grade Science Topics

  • STEM Skills and Engineering Design - Introduction to the practices of science and engineering, including asking questions, planning investigations, and solving design problems.
  • Classification - Sorting and grouping living and nonliving things based on observable properties and characteristics.
  • Survival Needs and Life Cycles - How plants and animals meet their needs for food, water, and shelter, and how living things grow and change over time.
  • Plants and Animals - Structures, behaviors, and adaptations that help plants and animals survive in their environments.
  • Properties and Changes - Observable properties of materials and how matter can change in different situations.
  • Motion, Light, and Sound - How objects move, how light travels and can be blocked, and how sounds are made and heard.
  • Daily Patterns and Weather - Patterns in the sky, changing weather conditions, and how weather data is observed and recorded.
  • Natural Resources and Local Ecosystems - What natural resources are, how living things depend on their local environment, and how people can care for natural resources.
  • Traditional Knowledge, Tools, and Foundation Review - Using science tools, connecting indigenous knowledge to scientific understanding, and reviewing foundational concepts.

How StudyPug Helps Nevada 1st Grade Science Students

When your child gets stuck on a concept like life cycles or how light and sound travel, they can pull up the matching lesson, watch it at their own pace, and then work through practice problems right away. For families looking for grade 1 science help, StudyPug organizes every topic by strand so nothing gets missed. Smart recommendations also guide students toward the areas where they need the most practice, making study sessions more focused.

Parents can track progress and assign specific topics, which makes it easy to reinforce what teachers are covering in class. Whether your child is reviewing survival needs or exploring engineering design for the first time, the step-by-step explanations break each idea into manageable pieces. Students ready to move ahead can also preview the nv grade 2 science curriculum to see what comes next.

Aligned to NV 1st Grade Science Curriculum

All StudyPug content for 1st grade science is built to match the Nevada Academic Content Standards for Science, which are aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards. Every lesson, example, and practice problem reflects the disciplinary core ideas, science and engineering practices, and crosscutting concepts that Nevada first graders are expected to learn - so what your child studies on StudyPug is exactly what their teacher expects them to know.

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Last updated June 5, 2026

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