iitianacademy offers hundreds of first grade Science skills to explore and learn! Home Learning Toolkit For 6 Year Olds And 7 Year Olds
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- Cross-cutting concepts
- Recurring ideas that apply to many different standards
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- Actionable language (“I can” statements)
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In Year 2 your child will learning about science by using the following methods, processes and skills:
- asking simple questions
- observing closely, using simple equipment
- identifying and classifying
- using their observations and ideas to suggest answers to questions
- gathering and recording data to help in answering questions
The topics they will learn under the new 2014 curriculum are:
Living things and their habitats
- compare things that are living, dead and things that have never been alive
- describe how different habitats provide needs for different kinds of animals
- name a variety of plants and animals in their habitats, including micro-habitats
- describe simple food chains
Plants
- observe and describe how seeds and bulbs grow into mature plants
- describe how plants need water, light and a suitable temperature to grow and stay healthy
Animals, including humans
- understand that animals have offspring which grow into adults
- find out about the basic needs of animals (water, food, air)
- describe the importance of good diet, exercise and hygiene
Use of everyday materials
- identify and compare suitability of a variety of everyday materials for particular uses
- find out how shapes of solid objects can be changed by squashing, bending, twisting and stretching
Unit 1. Animals
- Babies
- Carnivores, Herbivores and Omnivores
- Growing and Getting Taller
- Growth from Babies to Adults
- Human Development
- Identifying Some Common Animals
- Life Cycle of a Butterfly
- Life Cycle of a Frog
- Moving by Flying, Swimming and Walking
- Parts of Animal Bodies
- Parts of the Human Body
- Pet Care
- Pets (Identifying)
- Senses
- What Do They Need To Live And Grow?
Unit 6. Materials
- All About Objects
- Changing Things
- Choosing the Right Material
- Common Materials
- Different Materials for Different Jobs
- Grouping by Common Properties
- Metal and Non-Metal
- Natural and Manmade Products
- Properties (Describing)
- Properties (Investigating)
- Rough And Smooth
- Solids, Liquids And Gases
- Testing the Properties
- Weak And Strong