Science: Key stage 1

Providing full curriculum coverage for science and developing pupils’ skills and knowledge across five key areas: Plants, Animals, including humans, Living things and their habitats, Materials and Forces, Earth and space.

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Following the units in the order set out is best to ensure a coherent approach to the progression of skills and knowledge in KS1 for the Science scheme of work.

Year 1

Forces and space: Seasonal changes

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.

Materials: Everyday materials

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.

Animals: Sensitive bodies

This unit will be available from 1st December 2023.

Animals: Comparing animals

This unit will be available from 9th February 2024.

Plants: Introduction to plants

This unit will be available from 1st April 2024.

Making connections

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.

Year 2

Living things: Habitats

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.

Living things: Microhabitats

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.

Materials: Uses of everyday materials

This unit will be available from 1st December 2023.

Animals: Life cycles and health

This unit will be available from 9th February 2024.

Plants: Plant growth

This unit will be available from 1st April 2024.

Making connections

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.