Year 1 Science

Year 1 Science curriculum units

Choose a unit below. Every green Live label marks a complete learning path with the same eight questions used in Worksheet, Practice and Test.

Elaborations are curriculum teaching examples. Coverage points show how many curriculum ideas guide the unit.

Live AC9S1U01

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

5 elaborations7 coverage points
Live AC9S1U02

Daily and seasonal changes

describe daily and seasonal changes in the environment and explore how these changes affect everyday life

5 elaborations8 coverage points
Live AC9S1U03

Pushes and pulls

describe pushes and pulls in terms of strength and direction and predict the effect of these forces on objects’ motion and shape

6 elaborations8 coverage points
Live AC9S1H01

Science in daily life

describe how people use science in their daily lives, including using patterns to make scientific predictions

6 elaborations9 coverage points
Live AC9S1I01

Questions, patterns and predictions

pose questions to explore observed simple patterns and relationships and make predictions based on experiences

5 elaborations6 coverage points
Live AC9S1I03

Making and recording observations

make and record observations, including informal measurements, using digital tools as appropriate

4 elaborations5 coverage points
Live AC9S1I04

Sorting data and representing patterns

sort and order data and information and represent patterns, including with provided tables and visual or physical models

5 elaborations6 coverage points
Live AC9S1I05

Comparing observations and predictions

compare observations with predictions and others’ observations, consider if investigations are fair and identify further questions with guidance

4 elaborations6 coverage points
Live AC9S1I06

Communicating scientific ideas

write and create texts to communicate observations, findings and ideas, using everyday and scientific vocabulary

5 elaborations7 coverage points