Science: Key stage 1
Providing full curriculum coverage for Science while developing pupils' skills and knowledge across five key areas: Plants; Animals, including humans; Living things and their habitats; Materials and forces; and Earth and space.
Units
Following the units in the suggested order ensures a coherent progression of skills and knowledge in the KS1 Science scheme of work.
Kapow Primary Science lessons are designed to be 1 hour and 30 minutes long to reflect the requirements of a core subject.
Kapow Primary Science lessons are designed to be 1 hour and 30 minutes long to reflect the requirements of a core subject.
Useful teaching resources
Subject planning
ScienceForces and space: Seasonal changes
Exploring how seasonal changes affect trees, weather patterns and daylight hours.
(6 lessons)
ScienceMaterials: Everyday materials
Discovering the difference between objects and materials by exploring and classifying a variety of items.
(6 lessons)
ScienceAnimals: Sensitive bodies
Investigating the human body and the five senses by exploring how people experience and interact with the world around them.
(6 lessons)
ScienceAnimals: Comparing animals
Comparing and grouping animals based on similarities and differences in their characteristics, physical features and diets.
(6 lessons)
SciencePlants: Introduction to plants
Discovering a variety of wild and garden plants by exploring their features and identifying common flowering plants, trees and plant parts.
(6 lessons)
ScienceMaking connections: Investigating science through stories
Consolidating knowledge of plants and animals through picture books and practical investigations.
(5 lessons)
