Y1/2 (B): Animals, including humans: Sensitive bodies
Identifying and naming body parts and conducting practical activities with the senses to spot patterns and answer questions.
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Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Draw and label human body parts.
- Identify the body parts associated with each sense.
When working scientifically, pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Compare and group body parts.
- Begin to recognise patterns in data and use these to answer questions.
- Record data in a table.
- Measure using non-standard units.
Please note that Kapow Primary Science lessons are designed to be 1 hour and 30 minutes long to reflect the requirements of a core subject.
Suggested prior learning
This is the first unit in the Kapow Primary scheme.Lessons
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 1: Body parts
Knowledge
- To name parts of the human body.
Working scientifically
- To sort body parts into groups.
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 2: The senses
Knowledge
- To name the body parts used for each sense.
Working scientifically
- To spot patterns in data.
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 3: Taste and touch
Knowledge
- To identify the body parts used for the sense of taste and touch.
Working scientifically
- To use the senses to make observations.
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 4: Sight and smell
Knowledge
- To identify the body parts used for the sense of smell and sight.
Science in action
- To recognise that scientists are always making new discoveries.
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 5: Hearing
Knowledge
- To identify the body part used for the sense of hearing.
Working scientifically
- To investigate how sound changes as you move further away.
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 6: Senses in action
Knowledge
- To recognise how the senses are used in everyday life.
Science in action
- To recognise the importance of the senses in certain jobs.
Key skills
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Unit resources

Knowledge organiser – Science Y1/2 (B): Animals, including humans: Sensitive bodies
Aimed at pupils, a single page which gives key facts and definitions from the mixed-age unit ‘Sensitive bodies’.

Vocabulary display – Science Y1/2 (B): Animals, including humans: Sensitive bodies
A display version of the vocabulary for the mixed-age unit 'Sensitive bodies'.
Cross-curricular opportunities
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