Introduction to Hands-On Science for Manitoba, Grade 1 About Hands-On Science The Dimensions of The Manitoba Science Curriculum Hands-On Science Knowledge Areas and Outcomes Global Competencies in Science Enduring Understandings Guiding Questions Hands-On Science Principles The Inquiry Approach to Science Cultural Connections Indigenous Ways of Knowing, Being, and Doing Grade 1 Learning Outcomes References How To Use Hands-On Science in Your Classroom Units Makerspaces Classroom Environment Planning Units--Timelines Classroom Management Classroom Safety Land-Based Learning Practical Scientific Skills: Guidelines for Teachers Observing Questioning Exploring Classifying Measuring Communicating, Analyzing, and Interpreting Predicting Inferring Inquiry Through Investigation and Experimentation Inquiry Through Research Online Considerations Addressing Students'' Early Literacy Needs References The Hands-On Science Assessment Plan Assessment for Learning Assessment as Learning Assessment of Learning Performance Assessment Portfolios Indigenous Perspectives on Assessment Important Note to Teachers References Reproducibles Unit 1: Properties of Matter About This Unit Resources for Students 1 What Do We Know About Matter: Solids, Liquids, and Gases? 2 What Do We Know About Objects and Materials? 3 How Can We Describe and Sort Objects and Materials? 4 Why Are Some Materials Better Than Others for Certain Jobs? 5 How Can Different Materials Be Used to Construct Objects? 6 How Do We Decide Which Materials Are Best to Do a Job? 7 Why Is It Important to Choose the Right Material for Building Structures? 8 How Can We Build Objects With Recycled Materials? Unit 2: What Is Energy? About This Unit Resources for Students 1 What Do We Know About Energy? 2 How Do We Know We Get Energy From the Sun? 3 How Do Living Things Get Energy? 4 What Are Some Everyday Uses of Energy? 5 How Do We Use Energy Safely? 6 What Happens When Energy Is Lost? 7 How Can We Save Electricity? 8 How Do We Use Energy Throughout the Seasons? Unit 3: Patterns in the Sky and on Earth About This Unit Resources for Students 1 What Do We Already Know About Patterns in the Sky and on Earth? 2 What Are Some Differences Between Day and Night? 3 How Are the Months of the Year the Same and Different? 4 How Do We Know the Sun Gives Us Heat? 5 How Does the Temperature Change Throughout the Day? 6 How Do Seasonal Changes Affect Plants? 7 How Do Seasonal Changes Affect Animals? 8 What Activities Do People Do During Different Seasons? Unit 4: Needs and Variety of Living Things About This Unit Resources for Students 1 What Do We Know About Living Things? 2 How Are Living and Non-living Things Different? 3 What Happened to Living Things from Long Ago 4 What Are the Needs of Living Things? 5 How Do Animals Meet Their Needs in Their Local Environment? 6 What Do Plants Need to Stay Alive and Healthy? 7 How Do Plants and Animals Work Together in the Environment? 8 How Do We Maintain a Healthy Environment for All Living Things?.