Science in EYFS

Ready, Steady, Grow - Unit overview

Reading, Steady, Grow- Learning Environment Resources

Sunshine and Sunflowers

Unit overview

Ask question	Demonstrate curiosity about the world around them
Make predictions	With support or prompting, talk about what they think might happen, based on their own experience
Decide how to carry out an enquiry	Respond to prompts to say what happened to objects, living things or events
Take measurements	Use senses and simple equipment to explore the world around them, e.g. binoculars and magnifying glasses
Record data	Talk to an adult about what has been found/ found out
Present data	Talk to an adult about what has been found/ found out
Answer questions using data	With support, explain why some things occur
Draw conclusions	With support, talk about what they have found out or what they think might happen next/ change based on their own experiences

Plants

Birth to three	Explore natural materials, indoors and outdoors
Nursery	Uses all their senses in hands- on exploration of natural materials Explore collectors of materials with similar or different parts Plant seeds and care for growing parts Understand the key features of the life cycle of a plant and an animal Begin to understand the need to respect and care for the natural environment and living things
Reception	Draw information from a simple map Explore the natural world around them Describe what they see, hear and feel whilst outside Recognise some environments that are different to the one in which they live Understand the effect of changing seasons on the natural world around them

Living things and their habitats

Birth to three	Explore natural materials, indoors and outdoors
Nursery	Uses all their senses in hands- on exploration of natural materials Explore collectors of materials with similar or different parts Begin to understand the need to respect and care for the natural environment and living things
Reception	Draw information from a map Explore the natural world around them Describe what they see, hear and feel whilst outside Recognise some environments that are different to the one which they live

Animals including humans

Birth to three	Explore natural materials, indoors and outside Make connections between features of their family and other families Notice differences between people
Nursery	Use all their senses in hands-on exploration of natural materials Begin to make sense of their own life story and a family’s history Understand the key features of the life cycle of a plant and an animal Begin to understand the need to respect and care for the natural environment and all living things
Reception	Talk about members of their immediate family and community Name and describe people who are familiar to them Recognise some environments that are different to the one in which they live

Evolution and inheritance

Birth to three	Make connections between the features of their family and other families Notice differences between people
Nursery	Begin to understand the need to respect and care for their natral environment and all living things
Reception	Recognise some environments that are different to the one in which they live

Seasonal changes

Birth to three
Nursery	Understand the key features of the life cycle of a plant and an animal
Reception	Explore the natural world around them Describe what they see, hear and feel whilst outside Understand the effect of changing seasons on the natural world around them

Materials

Birth to three	Explore materials with different properties Explore natural materials, indoors and outside
Nursery	Use all their senses in hands-on exploration of natural materials Explore collections of materials with similar and/or different properties Talk about the differences between materials and changes they notice
Reception	Explore the natural world around them Describe what they see, hear and feel whilst outside

Rocks

Birth to three	Explore materials with different properties Explore natural materials, indoors, and outside
Nursery	Use all their senses in hands-on exploration of natural materials Explore collections of materials with similar and/or different properties
Reception	Explore the natural world around them Describe what they see, hear, and feel outside

Light

Birth to three	Repeat actions that have an effect
Nursery	Explore how things work Talk about the differences in materials and changes they notice
Reception	Describe what they see, hear and feel whilst outside

Forces

Birth to three	Repeat actions that have an effect
Nursery	Explore how things work Explore and talk about different forces they can feel Talk about the differences beween materials and changes they notice
Reception	Explore the natural world around them Describe what they see, hear and feel whilst outside

Sound

Birth to three	Repeat activities that have an effect
Nursery	Explore how things work
Reception	Describe what they see, hear and feel whilst outside

Electricity

Birth to three	Repeat actions that have an effect
Nursery	Explore how things work

Earth and Space

Birth to three	Explore and respond to different natural phenomena in their settings and on trips
Nursery
Reception	Explore the natural world around them Describe what they see, hear and feel whilst outside

Arriving in Year 1

Skills
With support Make simple predictions about what they think might happen Carry out simple investigations in a small group Explain why something happened Use this to predict what might happen next/ change	Independently Talk about what happened
Knowledge
Identify, compare, classify and group a variety of places, objects, materials and living things Talk about changes, including the seasons Talk about their immediate environment and compare it to other environments