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QCA

Science at key stages 1 and 2    (Year 1)

Unit 1A: Ourselves

QCA
About this unit

Through this unit children learn about their senses and how they can use them to explore the world around them. They also learn that humans and other animals move and grow. Experimental and investigative work focuses on:

  • exploring and using senses
  • observing and describing living things, and communicating what happened in their work.
Within this unit there are opportunities for children to consider how to treat each other and other living things with care and sensitivity.

This unit takes approximately 9 hours.


Sections in this unit

This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.
1. Parts of the body
2. The five senses
3. Animals and humans
4. Growing and changing
5. Matching adult and baby animals
6. Growing older
7. Differences between humans
8. How animals move
9. Living and non-living things
10. Eating and drinking