KS1 - Working Scientifically

Take your Year 2 children into your school grounds to secure their working scientifically skills, using these easy-to-prepare outdoor lessons that require minimal resources. Your children will enjoy exploring your space while working on their observation skills, scientific thinking and understanding of how to record data.

Lesson Plans

Asking simple questions

During this outdoor lesson, your children will enjoy spending time outside identifying things that interest them using handmade nature frames and linking their own questions to the enquiry types.

Learning objective:

To ask simple questions.

Identifying and classifying

Have your children apply their understanding from a range of concepts in science to identify and classify things in their outdoor space using the fun activities within this outdoor lesson.

Learning objective:

To identify and classify items using simple features.

Gathering data to answer questions

Get your children up and moving with this physically active outdoor lesson. Your children will have the opportunity to choose how to record data and begin to understand how to use this to answer questions and pick out patterns. A fun, active and memorable lesson!

Learning objective:

To understand how data gathering can help answer questions.

Observing closely

Combine Science and Art with this creative outdoor lesson. Encouraging your children to explore their outdoor space, to learn how to make accurate and detailed observations, culminating in a creative masterpiece. This lesson requires no preparation, just head out and enjoy!

Learning objective:

To learn how to observe closely and accurately.

Before you get started

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