Year 1 Expectations:
Working Scientifically
- Talk about what they <see, touch, smell, hear or taste>
- Use simple equipment to help make observations
- Perform a simple test
- Tell other people about what they have done
- Identify and classify things they observe
- Think of some questions to ask
- Explain what has been found out
- Show their work using pictures, labels and captions
- Record findings using standard units
- Put some information in a chart or table
Life and Living Processes - Biology
- Point out some of the differences between different animals
- Classify common animals (birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals)
- Describe how an animal is suited to its environment
- Name the parts of the human body that they can see
- Classify animals by what they eat (carnivore, herbivore, omnivore)
- Name the petals, stem, leaf and root of a plant
- Identify and name a range of common wild and garden plants and trees
- Sort some animals by body covering, for example, scales, fur and skin
Materials - Chemistry
- Describe materials using senses, using specific scientific words
- Explain what material objects are made from
- Explain why a material might be useful for a specific job
- Name some different materials
- Sort materials into groups by a given criteria
Seasonal Changes - Physics
- Observe changes across the four seasons
- Observe and describe weather associated with the seasons and how day length varies
