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Year 2 science

Year 2 science runs to 38 lessons across a 36 week year, for children aged 6 to 7 in Key Stage 1. Every lesson is listed below in teaching order.

The vocabulary a child meets this year includes material, object, properties, suitable, Earth, natural, absorbent, stretchy, squash, bend, twist, stretch.

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 2 science lesson

In the order they are taught. 38 lessons.

Uses of everyday materials

  1. Materials and Their Uses
  2. Suitable and Unsuitable Materials
  3. Where Materials Come From
  4. Absorbent Materials
  5. Stretchy Materials
  6. Changing Shape: Squash, Bend, Twist and Stretch
  7. Changing Shape: Can It Go Back?

Growing plants

  1. Plants from Seeds
  2. Plants from Bulbs
  3. What Plants Need to Grow and Stay Healthy
  4. Plant Health and Growth
  5. Plants Without Water
  6. Plants Without Warmth
  7. Plants Without Light
  8. Grow Your Own Food

New life

  1. Young Animals
  2. Growing Up: How Animals Change
  3. Animal Life Cycles
  4. Changes in Animal Life Cycles
  5. What Do All Animals Need to Stay Alive?

Introduction to food chains

  1. How Animals Get Food
  2. Introduction to Food Chains
  3. Roles within Food Chains
  4. Comparing Food Chains

Living things and where they live

  1. Living or Non-Living
  2. Living Things and Movement
  3. Alive, Dead and Never Alive
  4. Animal Habitats
  5. Plant Habitats: Why Plants Live Where They Do
  6. Plants and Animals in Microhabitats
  7. Protecting Microhabitats

Healthy me

  1. Washing Hands
  2. Brushing Teeth
  3. The Importance of Exercise
  4. Different Types of Food
  5. Different Amounts of Food
  6. Food Scientists: What Is in Our Food?
  7. Staying Healthy

Each of the 6 units has a free printable Year 2 science worksheet, with the answers on a separate page.

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Common questions

What does Year 2 science cover?
Year 2 science runs to 38 lessons across a 36 week year, covering material, object, properties, suitable, Earth, natural and more.
How many science lessons are in Year 2?
38 lessons, sequenced in teaching order across the school year.
How old is a child in Year 2?
Children in Year 2 are 6 to 7 years old during the school year in England and Wales.