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Habitats, Food Chains, and Ecosystems
1st Grade · Science · Open Global Science
11 lessons
Goal
Model terrestrial and aquatic habitats, construct food chains from the Sun to top consumers, and describe ecological balances.
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What Makes a Habitat: Food, Water, Shelter, Space
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- 1What Makes a Habitat: Food, Water, Shelter, SpaceUp nextStart
- 2Exploring Land Habitats: Forests, Grasslands, and DesertsPremiumNot started yet
- 3Exploring Water Habitats: Ponds, Rivers, and OceansNot started yet
- 4Living and Nonliving Interactions in EcosystemsNot started yet
- 5Sunlight Powers the Chain of LifeNot started yet
- 6Producers: Plants That Make Their Own FoodNot started yet
- 7Consumers: Animals That Eat Other Living ThingsNot started yet
- 8Building Food Chains From Producers to ConsumersNot started yet
- 9Pond and Ocean Food ChainsNot started yet
- 10Predator and Prey RelationshipsNot started yet
- 11How Living Things Share and Compete for ResourcesNot started yet
Standards Covered
- OGS.2.LS.5Open Global Science Standards 2026™ · Science · Level 2 / Grade 1 (Age 6) · Grade 1Investigate habitats and ecological relationships, modeling food chains to show how energy flows from the Sun through producers and consumers, and describing interactions between living and nonliving components in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.
- OGS.2.LS.2Open Global Science Standards 2026™ · Science · Level 2 / Grade 1 (Age 6) · Grade 1Identify and examine the main structures of plants (roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits, and seeds), explaining how each part helps the plant absorb water and nutrients, transport materials, make food via light, and reproduce.
Curriculum Framework
1st Grade · Science · Open Global Science
1
10 lessons
Living Things, Life Processes, and Classification
Identify life processes that define living organisms and classify plants and animals using observable traits.
2
11 lessons
Plant Parts, Functions, and Growth
Examine the anatomy of flowering plants and explain how each structure supports survival, nutrition, and reproduction.
3
10 lessons
Animal Body Parts and Physical Adaptations
Analyze animal body structures and physical adaptations across land, air, and aquatic environments.
4
11 lessons
Life Cycles, Growth, and Offspring Traits
Sequence and compare the life cycles of insects, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, and flowering plants while tracking inherited traits.
5
11 lessons
Habitats, Food Chains, and Ecosystems
Model terrestrial and aquatic habitats, construct food chains from the Sun to top consumers, and describe ecological balances.
6
8 lessons
Microorganisms, Fungi, and Nature Safety
Discover the roles of fungi and microbes in decomposition and nutrition, and apply safety rules around poisonous plants and venomous creatures.
7
11 lessons
Human Body Systems and Sensory Organs
Identify major human body systems and sensory organs and explain how they work together to keep us moving, breathing, and thinking.
8
10 lessons
Healthy Habits, Nutrition, and Wellness
Apply practical habits of hygiene, nutrition, exercise, sleep, sensory organ protection, and disease prevention for lifelong health.