Help your students learn that a whole object can be a system of organized parts with this 18-page EduMagnet Grade 1 science comic—print-ready US Letter landscape PDF.

Grade band: Grade 1 physical science · Objects as systems · Parts and wholes · Taking apart and putting back together

This comic is written for Grade 1 and is aligned to Texas TEKS Science 1.6C, 1.1G, 1.5D, and 1.5F. TEKS codes appear on the store listing only — they are not printed on the comic pages.

What’s included

• 18-page color comic PDF (US Letter landscape, print or project)
• Story pages covering a whole object as a system of organized parts; the job of each part (such as a toy wagon’s wheels, body, axle, and handle); taking something apart carefully with a plan; a flashlight as a system (case, batteries, bulb, switch, and cover); what happens when a part is missing or put in the wrong place; putting a system back together; systems we build and living systems we treat differently; a systems chart (toy wagon, flashlight, backpack); a workshop lab; why knowing about parts helps us fix and build; a big-idea recap; a try-this look at a safe object; a quick review quiz with an answer key; a build-and-explain activity; and a vocabulary glossary
• Vocabulary bars and kid-friendly science explanations throughout
• Circled page numbers for easy classroom navigation
• Animal cast only (Mr. Dot, Nova, Bloop, Gear)
• EduMagnet branding on the last page only (not on the cover)

How to use it

• Whole-class read-aloud or projector lesson to launch a parts-and-systems / take-apart unit
• Science centers or literacy + science crossover reading
• Unit introduction or quick review before a take-apart lab, rebuild, or quiz
• Homeschool science reading — no prep: print or project and go
• Comics format supports visual and reluctant readers

Standards

• Texas TEKS Science (Grade 1): 1.6C, 1.1G, 1.5D, 1.5F — demonstrate and explain that a whole object is a system made of organized parts, such as a toy that can be taken apart and put back together
• Grades: Grade 1 elementary physical science / objects as systems / parts and wholes
• Subjects: Science, Physical Science, Reading

Perfect for introducing objects as systems of parts in a story-driven comic format. © EduMagnet — for one teacher / one classroom.