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Year 1 science

Year 1 science runs to 38 lessons across a 36 week year, for children aged 5 to 6 in Key Stage 1. Every lesson is listed below in teaching order.

The vocabulary a child meets this year includes familiar, pet, wild animal, mammal, warm blooded, live young, bird, reptile, scales, gills, amphibian, structure.

These lessons are written by Oak National Academy, the government-funded curriculum body, and are free to anyone. StudyDen sequences them, marks the answers and keeps the record.

Every Year 1 science lesson

In the order they are taught. 38 lessons.

Naming and grouping animals

  1. Naming and Grouping Familiar Animals
  2. Naming Mammals
  3. Naming Birds and Reptiles
  4. Naming Fish and Amphibians
  5. Animal Structure
  6. What Animals Eat: Carnivores, Herbivores and Omnivores

Seasonal changes: autumn and winter

  1. Signs of Autumn
  2. Weather in Autumn
  3. Signs of Winter
  4. Weather in Winter
  5. Day Length in Winter

Human body parts

  1. Humans Are Animals
  2. Body Parts on the Outside
  3. Body Parts on the Inside
  4. Body Parts for Our Senses
  5. More About Sight, Smell and Sound
  6. More About Taste and Touch

Identifying plants and their basic parts

  1. Plants Around Our School or Home
  2. Structure of a Tree
  3. Naming Trees
  4. Deciduous and Evergreen Trees
  5. Parts of a Flowering Plant
  6. Common Flowering Plants
  7. Wildflowers: Plants That Grow on Their Own

Seasonal changes: spring and summer

  1. Signs of Spring
  2. Weather in Spring
  3. Signs of Summer
  4. Weather in Summer
  5. Day Length in Summer

Everyday materials

  1. Everyday Objects and Materials
  2. Materials for Recycling
  3. The 3 Rs: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
  4. Material Properties
  5. Special Clothes for Special Jobs
  6. Waterproof Materials: Plan and Do
  7. Waterproof Materials: What Did We Find Out?
  8. Transparent and Opaque Materials: Plan and Do
  9. Transparent and Opaque Materials

Each of the 6 units has a free printable Year 1 science worksheet, with the answers on a separate page.

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Common questions

What does Year 1 science cover?
Year 1 science runs to 38 lessons across a 36 week year, covering familiar, pet, wild animal, mammal, warm blooded, live young and more.
How many science lessons are in Year 1?
38 lessons, sequenced in teaching order across the school year.
How old is a child in Year 1?
Children in Year 1 are 5 to 6 years old during the school year in England and Wales.