First Grade Science | Unit 9 | Force and Motion

Get your first graders building, testing, and asking, “Can we try it again?” First Grade Science | Unit 9 | Force & Motion turns pushes, pulls, ramps, and moving objects into four weeks of purposeful discovery. Students investigate how objects start, stop, and change direction, then use their evidence to design and improve a miniature delivery system.

This 53-page Wonder Detectives Academy unit includes 12 guided lessons, partner lab cards, reusable observation and trial records, an engineering challenge, and a final understanding check. Colorful classroom scenes, expressive Fox and Owl illustrations, and large, readable directions help children follow the science.

Teacher guides include materials, setup instructions, concrete modeling language, investigation procedures, multilingual learner support, and teaching responses for common misconceptions. A separate 30-page classroom resource packet makes student materials easy to find and print.

Children compare results, repeat tests, change one feature at a time, and explain what their evidence shows. Shared records and oral discussion keep paperwork manageable while protecting time for investigation.

Designed for first-grade learners, the unit supports K–2 engineering design expectations and extends kindergarten learning about pushes and pulls. Ramp-height and surface investigations are clearly identified as enrichment.

Four weeks. Real materials. Science children can do—and explain.