Science KS1

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These pages cover the entire syllabus for Key Stage 1 science, arranged in the order they will be taught. They include teaching suggestions, outlines of the topics and activities.

Unit 1A Ourselves

Parts of the body & quiz	The senses	Animals and humans and senses	Growing and changing
Matching animals and their babies	Growing older	Differences between children	How animals move
Ourselves activities	Living things need	Eating and drinking	A fun game about teeth

Unit 1B Growing plants

How many of these flowers can you find?	Finding plants	Watching plants grow	Plants for our food
Watering plants	Plants and light	Find the flower	Revision of growing plants Free Download

Unit 1C Sorting and using materials

Handling different materials	Identifying materials without looking	Describing different materials	Describing different objects
Grouping different materials	Properties of materials	Magnetic and non magnetic objects	Choosing the correct materials
Testing papers and fabrics	Waterproof materials	Revise - materials	Rewiew 12 - materials

Unit 1D Light and dark

The owl story	Light and seeing	Sources of light	Using lights at night
Seeing in the dark	The sun	Shiny objects	Review - light

Unit 1E Pushes and pulls

Moving things	Describing movements	Pushing and pulling objects	Stopping moving objects
What causes movement?	Pushes and pulls	How animals move	How babies learn to move

Unit 1F Sounds and hearing

Introduction	Listening to sounds	Making different sounds	Describing sounds
Body sounds	How we hear	Hearing and safety	Loud sounds

Unit 2A Health and growth

Why we eat	Eating different kinds of food	Planning a meal Free Download	Exercising
Dinner dash game	Looking after babies and toddlers	Taking medicines	Medicines and safety

Unit 2B Plants and animals in the environment

Introduction to plants and animals	Looking for plants and animals	Describing local habitats	Flowering plants
What plants need togrow	Comparing growing conditions	Animal reproduction and growth	Worksheet on habitats

Unit 2C Variation

Variation	Humans and other animals	Human variation	Different plants
Measuring differences between children	Recording plants and animals	Grouping people	Variation worksheet

Unit 2D Grouping and changing materials

Grouping materials	Where do materials come from?	Making a collage	Changing shape
Change by heating	Melting ice	Recording observations	Change by cooling
Comparing materials	Water, steam and ice	A concept map on changes	Materials BBC activity

Unit 2E Forces and movement

Changing shape by force	Changing movement by force Free Download	Speeding up slowing down	Comparing how objects move
Experimenting with toy cars & presenting data	Pushes and pulls in graph form	Unit 2e review	Push or pull Free Download

Unit 2F Using electricity

Using batteries and making connections	Electrical safety	Finding electrical appliances	Making a circuit
Investigating different circuits	Making useful circuits	Using electricity activity BBC	Batteries