KS1 Science textbook

Year 1 Science Being a Scientist: lesson and practice

Strand Working scientifically
Level Year 1
Practice 88 questions with step-by-step solutions

National Curriculum for England, Key Stage 1 science, Year 1. Content: Ask simple questions and recognise that they can be answered in different ways, Observe closely, using simple equipment: a magnifying glass, a ruler and a timer, Perform simple tests, Identify and classify things by sorting them into groups, Use observations and ideas to suggest answers, Gather and record data using tally charts, tables and simple pictograms.

Open Year 1 chapter

By the end of this chapter you will be able to

Ask a question that I can find out the answer to
Say which way would help me find the answer: look, measure, test or find out in a book
Use a magnifying glass, a ruler and a timer to look closely and measure
Set up a fair test where only one thing changes
Sort things into groups using a rule
Record what I find with a tally chart, a table or a pictogram
Suggest an idea for what will happen, and say how I could check it

You should already know

Noticing and naming things in the natural world (Reception)
Counting to 10 and naming parts of the body (Reception)

Where this leads

Plants around us (Chapter 2)
Animal groups (Chapter 4)
Seasons and weather (Chapter 9)

Lessons in this chapter

Read the whole chapter on one page (good for printing).