Word Bank · Grade 1
Science Words to Know
Big science words for Grade 1 — in easy words, with a picture example. Keep this open while you play!
👋 Push & Pull
- push
- To move something away from you.Like: you push a swing.
- pull
- To move something toward you.Like: you pull a wagon.
- force
- A push or a pull that makes something move.Like: a kick moves a ball.
- motion
- When something is moving.Like: a rolling ball is in motion.
- magnet
- A thing that can pull metal, even without touching it.Like: a magnet grabs paper clips.
🔥 Hot & Cold
- heat
- Warm energy that can change things.Like: heat cooks food.
- melt
- When something warm turns from solid to liquid.Like: ice melts into water.
- freeze
- When something cold turns to ice.Like: water freezes in winter.
🌍 Earth & Sky
- season
- One of the four parts of the year: spring, summer, fall, winter.Like: summer is hot.
- weather
- What the sky and air are doing today.Like: it is rainy.
- soil
- The dirt on the ground that plants grow in.Like: seeds grow in soil.
- ocean
- The biggest water on Earth. It is salty.Like: fish swim in the ocean.
- save (conserve)
- To use only the water you need and not waste it.Like: turn the faucet off.
🌱 Living Things
- living
- A thing that grows, needs food and water, and can have babies.Like: a dog is living.
- nonliving
- A thing that does not grow or eat.Like: a rock is nonliving.
- food chain
- A picture of who eats what.Like: sun → grass → bug → bird.
- life cycle
- How a living thing grows and changes.Like: egg → chick → hen.
- parent
- A grown animal that has babies. Babies look like their parents.Like: a puppy looks like its dog parent.