--- title: "Year 1: Science" url: "https://st-kentigern.blackpool.sch.uk/classes/year-1/year-1-science" school: "St. Kentigern’s Catholic Primary School" --- # Year 1: Science - Autumn 1 - Autumn 2 - Spring 1 - Spring 2 ## Animals including humans: All about Me --- ![](https://st-kentigern.blackpool.sch.uk/images/tabs/af4c2e5b5715b729ec868e0e74aadfdd.png) '**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.** **![](https://st-kentigern.blackpool.sch.uk/images/Year1/body_parts.png)![](https://st-kentigern.blackpool.sch.uk/images/Year1/human_organs.png)![](https://st-kentigern.blackpool.sch.uk/images/Year1/human_skelo(1).png)** ### Investigation - What 5 body parts do the senses come from? Click the image below to work through the BBC Bitesize activities. [![](https://st-kentigern.blackpool.sch.uk/images/Year1/senses.png)](https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z6882hv/articles/zsbntrd) [YouTube video](https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/BwHMMZQGFoM?rel=0) --- ### 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 Knowledge Organiser 448 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-kentigern-s-catholic-primary-school/files/documents/KO_Year_1_Science_-_Animals_including_humans_1(1).pdf) ![](https://st-kentigern.blackpool.sch.uk/images/tabs/2afa0bb5513695651fff8631119d4147.png) ### Seasonal Changes - Scientific Explorers As part of our exploration into Seasonal Changes and how the weather changes as the seasons change, we wanted to investigate how much rainfall we have in Blackpool over a period of 7 days. We decided to make group rain collectors and record the level of rain they collect. Each group used a plastic bottle, scissors and a marker pen. We cut the top off the bottle to create a `funnel` and then marked the bottle with markers that will help to show how much rain has fallen. All the children enjoyed being scientists and they are looking forward to the results. ![](https://st-kentigern.blackpool.sch.uk/images/df01e8a7aceba9ae1029520156379893.png) ![](https://st-kentigern.blackpool.sch.uk/images/tabs/f616840fe9db0e68360527541a76a60f.png) ## Plants ![](https://st-kentigern.blackpool.sch.uk/images/tabs/d8ab6880d4b4926ff247b371ef7aa1d0.png) --- ![](https://st-kentigern.blackpool.sch.uk/images/Year1/sunflower.png)This unit on **'Plants'** takes children through a series of lessons where they learn how to **identify and name a variety of common wild and garden plants, including deciduous and evergreen trees**. They also learn how to **identify and describe the basic structure of a variety of common flowering plants, including trees.** At the end of this unit, children will... ### The Parts of a Plant Click the image below to work through the BBC Bitesize activity. [![](https://st-kentigern.blackpool.sch.uk/images/Year1/parts_of_a_plant.png)](https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zpxnyrd/articles/z2vhxbk)[![](https://st-kentigern.blackpool.sch.uk/images/Year1/parts_of_a_tree.png)](https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zpxnyrd/articles/z2vhxbk) [YouTube video](https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/9bFU_wJgvBI?rel=0) --- ### ![](https://st-kentigern.blackpool.sch.uk/images/Year1/trees_and_wild_flowers.png)Key Vocabulary **Seed -** The small part of a plant which grows into a new plant **Plant -** A living thing that has roots, a stem or trunk and leaves **Stem -** Part of a plant that supports a flower **Petal -** A leaf that forms part of a flower and is usually coloured **Deciduous -** Trees that drop their leaves every year **Evergreen -** Trees that keep their leaves all year round **Fruit -** Part of a plant that has seeds **Vegetable -** Part of a plant that can be eaten ### Investigation - What changes have occurred to my sunflower? As part of our investigation, children will plant a sunflower seed and keep a plant diary during the term to show how their plant grows and changes. ![](https://st-kentigern.blackpool.sch.uk/images/Year1/lifecycle_of_plant.png) ### Planting ![](https://st-kentigern.blackpool.sch.uk/images/89e486203464b2d5d751d0bc5f26fbb4.png) ![St. Kentigern’s Catholic Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/st-kentigern-s-catholic-primary-school/images/logo/beb_logo.png) **St. Kentigern’s Catholic Primary School** Newton Drive Blackpool FY3 8BT Tel: 01253 393302 ## Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic Multi Academy Trust CEO: Mrs. Helen O’Neill BSC (Hons), MED Limited Company Number: 9111449 Registered Office: 154 High Cross Road, Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 8DA Telephone: 01253 203260 [Website: www.bebcmat.co.uk](https://bebcmat.co.uk/) Registered in England and Wales © Copyright 2023–2026 St. Kentigern’s Catholic Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://st-kentigern.blackpool.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)