Year 1 · Being a Scientist · Summary
Year 1 Science Being a Scientist: summary and key words
Part of the Year 1 Science being a scientist chapter. Chapter overview · whole chapter on one page
Chapter summary
| Skill | Method |
|---|---|
| Ask a question | A science question is one we can find out. We can look, measure, test or use a book. |
| Look closely | A magnifying glass makes things look bigger. A ruler measures length in cm. A timer measures time. |
| Fair test | Change only one thing, keep everything else the same, and measure the results. |
| Sort | Sort things into groups by a rule. Each thing goes in one group only. |
| Record | Use tally marks in fives, a table, a pictogram or a bar chart to record what we find. |
| Suggest an idea | Notice, suggest a reason, then test it to check. |
Can you…?
- I can ask a question that I can find out the answer to
- I can say which way would help me find the answer: look, measure, test or book
- I can use a magnifying glass, a ruler and a timer to look closely and measure
- I can set up a fair test where only one thing changes
- I can sort things into groups using a rule
- I can record what I find with a tally chart, a table or a pictogram
- I can suggest an idea about what will happen, and say how I could check it
Key terms
- question
- something we want to find out
- observe
- look closely and notice what happens
- magnifying glass
- a tool that makes small things look bigger
- ruler
- a tool for measuring length in centimetres (cm)
- timer
- a tool that measures how long something takes
- test
- a way to find out the answer by trying something
- fair test
- a test in which only one thing changes
- prediction
- an idea of what will happen, before we test
- sort
- put things into groups using a rule
- record
- write down what we find so we can remember and compare it
- tally
- marks used to count, in groups of five
- pictogram
- a chart that uses one picture for each thing counted