Year 1 Science

Unit 1 – Ourselves

  1. All about me.
  2. Similarities and Differences.
  3. Compare sizes – height, hands, head.
  4. The five senses – Sight, Smell, Taste, Touch and Hearing.

Unit 2 – Living and Growing

  1. Alive or never been alive.
  2. Places to live.
  3. Offspring.
  4. Life cycle of a frog.
  5. Growing up.
  6. Food groups.
  7. Water Diary.
  8. Tooth Decay.

Unit 3 – Plants

  1. Alive or never Alive.
  2. Different Plants.
  3. Parts of a plant.
  4. Seeds.
  5. Parts of a plant we eat.
  6. Plant detectives.

Unit 4 – Material Properties

  1. What are Materials?
  2. Textures.
  3. Opposites.
  4. Metal, Plastic, Fabric, Wood, Glass.
  5. Properties of Fabric.
  6. Uses of Fabric.

Unit 5 – Forces

  1. How do things move?
  2. Actions.
  3. Push or Pull.
  4. Making things move.
  5. Changing Direction.
  6. Bubbles/Kites.

Unit 6 – Sound

  1. Sound all around.
  2. Music.
  3. Sound Board.
  4. What can you hear?
  5. Looking after your ears.
  6. Helping us to hear.