Science: Mixed-age Year 1/2
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.
How it works
Follow the units in the suggested order to ensure a coherent approach to the progression of skills and knowledge in KS1 within the Science scheme of work.
The following strands run through all Science units:
- Knowledge and understanding
- Working scientifically
- Science in action
Kapow Primary Science lessons are designed to be 1 hour and 30 minutes long to reflect the requirements of a core subject.
Units
Cycle A
Venturing outside, the children identify and name common wild and garden plants (including deciduous and evergreen trees), observe plant parts with magnifying glasses and name them, sort leaves by appearance, investigate whether beans need water to grow and identify edible plant parts.
Reflecting on their experiences, the children learn about the four seasons and their associated weather, explore how seasonal changes affect trees, daylight hours and clothing and plan and present weather reports, considering the knowledge needed for the role.
Considering the life processes shared by all living things, the children classify objects as alive, once alive or never alive, explore a range of habitats by naming plants and animals found there, learn how different living things depend on each other for food and shelter and create food chains to show the sequence in which living things eat each other.
Studying the life cycles of various animals, the children learn what animals need to survive, observe changes over time, collect and record data on their peers, develop measurement skills and consider how scientific knowledge supports healthy choices. To be published by mid-February 2025.
Carrying out comparative tests, the children investigate the conditions for seed germination, measure stem height with rulers, record data in tables and learn through practical activities that plants need water, light and suitable temperatures to grow and stay healthy. To be published by mid-April 2025.
Bringing together learning from multiple Science units, the children make connections between key concepts and skills. To be published by the end of May 2025.
Cycle B
Identifying and naming body parts, the children conduct practical activities with the senses to spot patterns and answer questions.
Identifying and naming objects and the materials from which they are made, the children compare and group materials by how they look and carry out tests to sort them based on unobservable properties.
Learning about animals, the children compare and group them by similarities and differences in characteristics, physical features and diets.
Recognising the suitability of materials for specific purposes, the children explore how actions like stretching and bending affect solid objects, compare material suitability through tests and record data. To be published by mid-February 2025.
Building on their knowledge of habitats, the children explore how microhabitats meet the needs of minibeasts, learn about scientific skills used to answer questions and plan and carry out an experiment to determine the conditions woodlice prefer. To be published by mid-April 2025.
Bringing together learning from multiple Science units, the children make connections between key concepts and skills. To be published by the end of May 2025.
