Discovering Science Year 1

This Year 1 science teacher and student book is fully aligned to the Australian Curriculum and covers each of the three interrelated science strands – Science Understanding, Science as a Human Endeavour and Science Inquiry Skills – as well as the related sub-strands.

It includes subject planners, week-by-week lesson plans and assessment record sheets for the teachers, as well as worksheets, resource and self-evaluation sheets for the students. Each lesson plan includes content descriptions, required resources, skills, a step-by-step activities section, extension activities and assessment ideas.

The activities for each week take a simple yet imaginative approach. Young scientists will enjoy developing their skills – from predicting, investigating and observing to cooperating, reporting and role-playing – whilst learning about science and its place in their everyday lives. The activities build on several learning areas covered in the previous level and also introduce new topics. Students discover the concepts of night and day; develop an understanding of animals’ and plants’ protection tactics; learn about the changing properties of materials; and experiment with light and sound.