Y1/2 (B): Making connections: Fairytale science
Consolidating knowledge of materials and animals through fairytales and practical investigations.
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Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Compare and describe animal features.
- Describe the properties of everyday materials.
- Use natural materials to build a gingerbread man home.
- Use the senses to observe and describe.
When working scientifically, pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Use a stopwatch to measure and compare.
- Order a simple method.
- Plan how to carry out a test.
- Decide what observations to record.
- Show results in a block graph.
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 unit revises and builds on learning from the previous Y1/2 (B) Science units.Lessons
Y1/2 (B) Lesson 1: Do all animals move at the same speed?
Knowledge
- To compare and describe the different animal groups.
Working scientifically
- To use time to measure and compare speed.
Y1/2 (B) Lesson 2: Is the Gingerbread Man waterproof?
Knowledge
- To describe the properties of a material.
Working scientifically
- To order a simple method.
Y1/2 (B) Lesson 3: Is the Gingerbread Man’s home waterproof?
Knowledge
- To describe the properties of everyday materials.
Working scientifically
- To plan how to carry out a test.
Y1/2 (B) Lesson 4: Do all body parts have the same sense of touch?
Knowledge
- To use the senses to observe and describe.
Working scientifically
- To decide what observations to record.
Y1/2 (B) Lesson 5: How many towels will stop the marble being felt?
Knowledge
- To use touch to observe and describe.
Working scientifically
- To show results in a block graph.
Key skills
Key knowledge
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Unit resources

Y1/2 (B): Science Knowledge organisers
A complete collection of the mixed-age Y1/2 (B) Knowledge organisers referred to in this unit. The Making connections units do…

Vocabulary display – Science Y1/2 (B): Making connections: Fairytale science
A display version of the key vocabulary from the mixed-age unit 'Fairytale science'.
Cross-curricular opportunities
Maths: Number – number and place value; Measurement; Statistics.
Design and technology: Design; Make; Evaluate; Technical knowledge.
British values: Mutual respect.