Investigating science through stories
Consolidating knowledge of plants and animals through picture books and practical investigations.
Introducing 'Making connections' in Science
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Identify the typical weather associated with each season.
- Describe animal features.
- Recognise similarities and differences between animals in the same animal group.
- Build an animal home with natural materials.
- Explain the difference between carnivores, herbivores and omnivores.
When working scientifically, pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Carry out online research to find answers to questions.
- Measure length in centimetres.
- Suggest how to carry out a waterproof test.
- Begin to recognise if a test is fair.
- Use data to answer questions.
- Recognise patterns in data.
- Group birds according to their diet.
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.
Suggested prior learning
This unit revises and builds on learning from the previous Year 1 units.Lessons
Lesson 1: Do taller trees have wider trunks?
Lesson 2: Comparing woodland animals
Lesson 3: Measuring animal footprints
Lesson 4: Building an animal home
Lesson 5: Are birds carnivores, herbivores or omnivores?
Key skills
Posing questions
- Exploring
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Key knowledge
This unit revises the
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Key vocabulary
amphibian
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Assessment – Science KS1: Investigating science through stories
Assessment – Science KS1: Investigating science through stories Assessment resources for this unit. Use
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Y1 Science knowledge organisers
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Key vocabulary
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Equipment list
Equipment list A list of essential and optional
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Poster
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Long-term plan
Long-term plan A suggested order for teaching Science
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Knowledge and skills progression
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Science: Long-term plans
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Cross-curricular opportunities
Computing: Using devices to retrieve digital content.
Maths: Comparing and measuring length.
English: Listening to poems and stories and using phonic knowledge to spell.
Music: Listening to and joining in with songs.
Geography: Carrying out fieldwork on the school grounds.
British values – mutual respect.
