Sensitive bodies
Investigating the human body and the five senses by exploring how people experience and interact with the world around them.
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Animals: Sensitive bodies
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Draw and label human body parts.
- Identify the body parts associated with each sense.
When working scientifically, pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Compare and group body parts.
- Begin to recognise patterns in data and use these to answer questions.
- Record data in a table.
- Measure using non-standard units.
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.
Note: during this unit, observe seasonal changes in winter. Allow the pupils to complete the Activity: Observing seasons over time (see Science, Year 1, Seasonal changes, Lesson 5: Observing over time).
Suggested prior learning
This is the first unit in the Kapow Primary scheme.Lessons
Lesson 1: Body parts
Lesson 2: The senses
Lesson 3: Taste and touch
Lesson 4: Sight and smell
Lesson 5: Hearing
Lesson 6: Senses in action
Key skills
Related content
Unit resources
Knowledge organiser – Science Y1: Animals, including humans: Sensitive bodies
Aimed at pupils, a single page which gives key facts and definitions from the unit ‘Sensitive bodies?’.
Vocabulary display – Science Y1: Animals, including humans: Sensitive bodies
A display version of the vocabulary for the unit 'Sensitive bodies'.
Cross-curricular opportunities
Mathematics: measure and begin to record lengths; count, read and write numbers to 100.
English: word reading, transcription.
British values: democracy, mutual respect.