Science Year 1

Working scientifically

• Asking simple questions and recognising that they can be answered in different ways
• Observing closely, using simple equipment
• Performing simple tests
  • Design a race car track (1-M.1)
• Identifying and classifying
  • Classify objects by two-dimensional shape (1-A.1)
  • Sort objects by two-dimensional shape (1-A.2)
  • Classify objects by three-dimensional shape (1-A.3)
  • Sort objects by three-dimensional shape (1-A.4)
  • Classify objects by colour (1-A.5)
  • Sort objects by colour (1-A.6)
  • Classify objects by texture (1-B.1)
  • Sort objects by texture (1-B.2)
  • Classify objects by shape, colour, material and texture (1-B.5)
  • Describe objects (1-B.6)
  • Long and short (1-C.1)
  • Light and heavy (1-C.2)
  • Hot and cold (1-C.3)
  • Identify plant parts (1-G.2)
  • Identify living and non-living things (1-H.1)
  • Identify plants and animals (1-H.2)
  • Classify rocks and minerals (1-I.2)
• Using their observations and ideas to suggest answers to questions
  • Weather patterns (1-K.3)
  • Design a race car track (1-M.1)
• Gathering and recording data to help in answering questions

Plants

• Identify and name a variety of common wild and garden plants, including deciduous and evergreen trees
  • Identify types of plants (1-G.3)
• Identify and describe the basic structure of a variety of common flowering plants, including trees
  • Identify plant parts (1-G.2)

Animals, including humans

• Identify and name a variety of common animals including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals
• Identify and name a variety of common animals that are carnivores, herbivores and omnivores
• Describe and compare the structure of a variety of common animals (fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals, including pets)
  • How do animals use their body parts? (1-F.2)
• Identify, name, draw and label the basic parts of the human body and say which part of the body is associated with each sense
  • The five senses (1-F.4)

Everyday materials

• Distinguish between an object and the material from which it is made
• Identify and name a variety of everyday materials, including wood, plastic, glass, metal, water and rock
  • Classify objects by material (1-B.3)
  • Sort objects by material (1-B.4)
• Describe the simple physical properties of a variety of everyday materials
  • Classify objects by three-dimensional shape (1-A.3)
  • Sort objects by three-dimensional shape (1-A.4)
  • Classify objects by colour (1-A.5)
  • Classify objects by texture (1-B.1)
  • Classify objects by shape, colour, material and texture (1-B.5)
  • Describe objects (1-B.6)
  • Which lets light go through? (1-D.2)
  • Classify rocks and minerals (1-I.2)
• Compare and group together a variety of everyday materials on the basis of their simple physical properties
  • Sort objects by two-dimensional shape (1-A.2)
  • Sort objects by three-dimensional shape (1-A.4)
  • Sort objects by colour (1-A.6)
  • Sort objects by texture (1-B.2)

Seasonal changes

• Observe changes across the four seasons
• Observe and describe weather associated with the seasons and how day length varies
  • Describe the weather (1-K.1)
  • Weather patterns (1-K.3)