Science
P1 · Northern Ireland Curriculum
In Northern Ireland, primary science sits inside The World Around Us, an Area of Learning that brings together science and technology, geography and history. In P1 it is about exploring and noticing.
Children look closely at plants, minibeasts and animals in their own environment, talk about the weather and seasons, explore how materials feel and behave, and investigate movement through pushing, pulling, rolling, floating and sinking.
The purpose at this stage is curiosity and careful observation. Children are encouraged to wonder aloud, try something, and describe what actually happened: the habit that carries into every later investigation.
Curriculum Breakdown
Important Topics
- Living ThingsPlants, minibeasts and animals in the local environment and what they need.
- OurselvesNaming body parts, using the senses and keeping healthy.
- MaterialsExploring and sorting everyday materials by how they look and feel.
- Movement & ForcesPushing, pulling, rolling, sliding, floating and sinking.
- Weather & SeasonsNoticing daily weather and how the seasons change what we see.
- Exploring & QuestioningAsking questions, trying things out and describing what happened.
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