Teacher video: Making connections in Science overview
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?
Y1/2 (B) Lesson 2: Is the Gingerbread Man waterproof?
Y1/2 (B) Lesson 3: Is the Gingerbread Man’s home waterproof?
Y1/2 (B) Lesson 4: Do all body parts have the same sense of touch?
Y1/2 (B) Lesson 5: How many towels will stop the marble being felt?
Key skills
Planning
- Beginning to recognise whether
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Key knowledge
This unit revises the
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Key vocabulary
absorbent
amphibian
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Equipment list
Equipment needed across all lessons in this unit.
This list does not include equipment which is usually readily available in the classroom (e.g pencils, A4 paper etc)
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Full equipment list for the subject
Quantities marked × will update. Items without quantities are unaffected
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Green and red colouring pencils or pens.
×15 -
Stopwatches
×8 - A3 paper ×15
- Clipboards ×15
- Cotton buds ×30
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20 m tape measure
×1 -
Gingerbread men
×30 -
Bowl of warm water
×1 -
Bowl of cold water
×1 -
Bowl of hot water
×1 - Paper towels ×30
- A blindfold ×8
- Materials (tin foil, paper, bubble wrap, wood and glass) ×10
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Natural materials
×1 -
A marble
×1 -
Thick bathroom towels
×5 -
Cups of water
×1 - Stopwatch / timer ×1
- Digital camera ×8
- Devices with internet access ×15
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Unit resources
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Subject resources
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Cross-curricular opportunities
Maths: Number – number and place value; Measurement; Statistics.
Design and technology: Design; Make; Evaluate; Technical knowledge.
British values: Mutual respect.
