Science: Key stage 1

Reflecting on their own experiences, children learn about the four seasons and the weather associated with each. Pupils explore how seasonal changes affect trees, daylight hours and clothing choices.  They plan and carry out their own weather reports, considering the knowledge required for this job.

Identifying and naming objects and the materials from which they are made. Pupils compare and group materials based on how they look and feel and carry out tests to sort materials based on unobservable properties.

This unit will be available from 1st December 2023.

This unit will be available from 9th February 2024.

This unit will be available from 1st April 2024.

This unit will be available from 31st May 2024.

Bringing together pupils’ learning from multiple Science units, helping them to make connections between the key concepts and skills.

Considering the life processes that all living things have in common, pupils classify objects into alive, was once alive or has never been alive. They name plants and animals in a range of habitats and recognise how living things depend on each other. Pupils create food chains to show the sequence that living things eat each other.

Building on their knowledge of habitats, pupils discover that microhabitats provide what minibeasts need to survive. They learn that scientists use a range of skills to answer questions and plan and carry out an experiment to find out the conditions woodlice prefer.

This unit will be available from 1st December 2023.

This unit will be available from 9th February 2024.

This unit will be available from 1st April 2024.

This unit will be available from 31st May 2024.

Bringing together pupils’ learning from multiple Science units, helping them to make connections between the key concepts and skills.