Animals including humans: All about Me


'Animals, including humans - All about me' is the first part of two units. This unit takes children through a series of lessons where they learn how to identify, name, draw and label the basic parts of the human body and say which part of the body is associated with each sense.

Investigation - What 5 body parts do the senses come from?

Click the image below to work through the BBC Bitesize activities.


Key Vocabulary

Head - The top part of a human or an animal’s body 

Body - The whole of a human or animal, including the head, brain, heart, legs and arms

Brain - The control centre of the body

Pupil - The black spot in the middle of the eye that lets in light, colour and shapes

Ear - The organs or body parts in humans and other animals that allow them to hear

Sound - Vibrations or sound waves that we can hear

Tongue - Moving organ in the mouth that is used for talking, tasting, eating and licking 

Taste - The sense by which sweet, sour, bitter or salty flavours are detected through taste buds in the tongue

 

Year 1 Science Autumn 1

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