Map of Science topics in Year One

The Network recently completed a map of science knowledge content for Year One:

	Plants	Animals including humans	Everyday materials	Seasonal changes
Exploring and asking questions	- Looking at fruits and vegetables for seeds - Different leaves and shapes of plants - Observing how plants grow	How do mini-beasts move, eat etc	Look at the similarities and differences between different materials (textures and properties)	Observe the changes in the school environment
Observing over time	- Observe the plants in the school grounds in different seasons. - watch seeds grow into plants, observe and record growth	Observe the growth of animals over time (butterflies, chickens, frogs etc)	Observe the effect of weathering on the school environment over time	Changes to trees over time
Identifying and classifying	Where do different plants grow? Group plants and trees by observable features (type of leaf, where they grow)	Group animals by features: herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, where they live	Group materials by properties and features (waterproof, rigid, shiny)
Pattern seeking	Similarities between plants (types of leaf, flower types, where they grow)	Patterns in animals linking features to habitats – laying eggs, live babies, fur, scales, beaks	Look for links in properties: waterproof and rigid? Shiny and hard?
Research (using secondary sources)	Research what plants grow in different environments (jungle, the arctic)	Use second-hand sources to observe the growth of animals and humans over time (photos of yourself from a baby)		Seasonal weather from the past in different places around the world
Performing simple tests	Grow seeds in different conditions and different locations	Testing how well we can hear different sounds, taste different  foods	Test the qualities of materials
Gathering and recording data	Recording data from observations	Recording data from research	Recording tests in different ways	Recording observations over time (photos, video, audio)