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    Year 1 Science Curriculum
    Pupils explore all three main aspects of science, including Biology, Chemistry and Physics. The balance between the three enable pupils to explore a wide variety of content and grasp a well rounded understanding of the world around them.
     

    Knowledge

    Biology - Plants

    • To identify and name a variety of common wild and garden plants, including deciduous and evergreen trees
    • To identify and describe the basic structure of a variety of common flowering plants, including trees
    • About animals, including humans
    • To identify and name a variety of common animals including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals
    • To identify and name a variety of common animals that are carnivores, herbivores and omnivores
    • To describe and compare the structure of a variety of common animals (fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals, including pets)
    • To identify, name, draw and label the basic parts of the human body and say which part of the body is associ-ated with each sense

    Physics – Seasonal Changes

    • Observe changes across the four seasons.
    • Observe and describe weather associated with the seasons and how day length varies.

    Chemistry – Everyday Materials

    • Distinguish between an object and the material from which it is made.
    • Identify and name a variety of everyday materials, including wood, plastic, glass, metal, water and rock.
    • Describe the simple physical properties of a variety of everyday materials.
    • Compare and group together a variety of everyday materials on the basis of their simple physical properties
     

    Working Scientifically

    Plan

    • Ask simple questions and find they can be answered in different ways.

    Do

    • Observe closely, using simple equipment
    • Perform simple tests
    • Identify and classify
    • Gather and record data to help in answering questions

    Review

    • Use their observations and ideas to suggest answers to questions
     

    Investigation/Experiments

    • Time Capsule to Ancient Egypt Pupils draw and label the sensory organs on their body looking at how Egyptians originally mummified these parts. Which animals would be found in Ancient Egypt?
    • What do Polar Bears Eat? Pupils investigate the diet of Polar Bears, and the impact climate change is having on their diet.
    • What Material would make the best shield? Pupils test out a variety of materials considering which one would be best suited to protecting them.
    • Growing Global Community Project – Growing Vegetables Pupils will learn about how different plants grown in their local area and compare them with plants that grow in schools linked with us in other countries. They will during this experiment with what plants need to grow as well as identifying different plants.
    • Growing Global Community Project – Plant Hunt Pupils will learn about how different plants grown in their local area and compare them with plants that grow in schools linked with us in other countries. They will visit a local forested area to find and classify a variety of plants and trees.