Key Stage 1 Science
In KS1 science, your child will be learning about the importance of asking questions, gathering evidence, carrying out experiments and looking at different ways of presenting their results.
Discover hundreds of KS1 science worksheets covering all the core topics your child will study in school, including how animals and humans move, feed and grow, parts of the body, plants, the properties of different materials, electricity, forces and motion. Then have fun at home with great experiments that reinforce learning and get your child excited about science and the world around them.
Plus, check out the fantastic Year 1 Science Learning Journey and Year 2 Science Learning Journey.
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Year 1 Science Learning Journey
and Year 2 Science Learning Journey
Discover a complete learning programme that covers all the core science skills that your child must master by the end of KS1. This comprehensive programme enables you to cover every topic in the curriculum with just one 10-minute worksheet every week at home.
Get started on the Year 1 or Year 2 Science Learning Journey and by doing just a few minutes of fun work each week with your child at home, you will inspire their learning, fire up their hunger for knowledge… and ensure they’re not only on top of their lessons but brimming over with facts and actively contributing to classes.
Experiments and science fun
Beans, gingerbread men, ice, washing-up bottles and cocoa powder – that's all you need to demonstrate key KS1 and KS2 science concepts to your child at the kitchen table. Packed with simple experiments, fun games (Muffled Chinese Whispers, anyone?) and parent-friendly science explanations, our Experiments and science fun for KS1 and KS2 learning pack is all you need to make primary science come to life for your child.
Learning about materials
The study of materials is one of the core science topics that your child will cover in KS1 science. Encourage their enthusiasm for the topic at home with these fun activities:
What material is it made of?
Investigating and comparing materials
Compare two materials
Natural or man-made?