Needs of plants and animals
identify the basic needs of plants and animals, including air, water, food or shelter, and describe how the places they live meet those needs
Year 1 Science
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identify the basic needs of plants and animals, including air, water, food or shelter, and describe how the places they live meet those needs
describe daily and seasonal changes in the environment and explore how these changes affect everyday life
describe pushes and pulls in terms of strength and direction and predict the effect of these forces on objects’ motion and shape
describe how people use science in their daily lives, including using patterns to make scientific predictions
pose questions to explore observed simple patterns and relationships and make predictions based on experiences
suggest and follow safe procedures to investigate questions and test predictions
make and record observations, including informal measurements, using digital tools as appropriate
sort and order data and information and represent patterns, including with provided tables and visual or physical models
compare observations with predictions and others’ observations, consider if investigations are fair and identify further questions with guidance
write and create texts to communicate observations, findings and ideas, using everyday and scientific vocabulary