Orel Vine School

Year 1 Science

20 Students enrolled
  • Description
  • Curriculum

Science

Term ITerm II
Topic/Subtopic Contents/Descriptor Topic/SubtopicContents/Descriptor
My body, your

body, everybody! (8.5 hours)

·         Naming and labeling body parts.

·         Exploring different senses.

·         Identifying sources of sound

Plants

(7.5 hours)

·         Recognize and name major parts of a flowering plant.

·         Conditions necessary for plants to grow.

what is it made of?

(7.5 hours)

·         Identify, name and group different objects according to their materials.

·         Describe common materials in terms of their properties.

·         Explore that some objects float and some sink in water.

·         Describe how materials can be changed by physical action.

Projects

·         Exploring properties of materials

The science of my toys (7.5 hours)·         Explore, talk about and describe the movements of familiar toys.

·         Describe pushes and pulls as forces.

·         Describe what happens when magnets approach and touch different materials.

·         Identify things that require electricity.

 

Term III
Topic/Subtopic Contents/Descriptor
Staying alive

(6.5 hours)

·         Living things and non- living things.

·         The three groups of living things i.e: plants, humans and animals.

·         Groups of animals.

Journey to the International Space Station (7.5 hours)·         Know that earth is the planet which we live in and it’s mostly covered in water.

·         Describe land as being made of rock and soil.

·         Explore the sources of light.

Excursion

·         Joy flight

Term 1
Term 2 2023-2024
Term 2