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KS1 Science Lessons and Resources

Become Accomplished Scientists with Espresso

KS1 Science Lessons and Resources

Become Accomplished Scientists with Espresso

Bring Science to Life

From investigating materials and their properties to understanding how plants grow, Espresso’s KS1 science resources have everything you need to tick off those all important curriculum objectives.  

Want to see inside Espresso’s KS1 science resources? Book a demo with one of our team and they’ll show you around! 

Bring Science to Life

From investigating materials and their properties to understanding how plants grow, Espresso’s KS1 science resources have everything you need to tick off those all important curriculum objectives.  

Want to see inside Espresso’s KS1 science resources? Book a demo with one of our team and they’ll show you around!

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Animals Including Humans

Discuss the diversity of animals, their characteristics and needs, as well as the importance of exercise, nutrition and hygiene for humans.

Everyday Materials

Explore the different types and properties of materials through videos, experiments and sorting activities.

Living Things and Their Habitats  

Understand the natural world with our ready-to-use lesson presentations and resources covering habitats, food chains and sorting living and non-living things

Plants and Seasonal Changes

 You’ll find everything you need to teach and evidence pupil knowledge on types of plant, their growth and structure, and seasonal changes.

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Ready-to-use KS1 Science Lessons 

Save time planning science lessons with Espresso’s ready-to-use, or easily customisable, resources. Curriculum-aligned lessons, activities and accompanying immersive content help your pupils achieve the working scientifically objectives whilst getting excited about the world around them.

Comprehensive Teacher Support

We want every teacher to feel confident teaching science. You’ll find helpful ‘Educator notes’ detailing lesson objectives, key questions, cross-curriculum ideas and more! Keep them on screen or print as a guide to refer to for each lesson. Plus, with an Espresso subscription, you’ll have access to a designated School Success Advisor for support with planning, resources or additional guidance, at any time.

Immersive Learning Resources

Get your pupils excited about science lessons! Videos, music and image galleries help give variety to lessons, as well as helping pupils visualise their learning. Get access to our NEW series of Phenomena Jr videos, showcasing compelling natural science phenomena! Each short clip encourages pupils to work scientifically by observing a phenomenon, asking questions, and using their growing understanding of science to explain what they see and make predictions.

Ready-to-use KS1 Science Lessons 

Save time planning science lessons with Espresso’s ready-to-use, or easily customisable, resources. Curriculum-aligned lessons, activities and accompanying immersive content help your pupils achieve the working scientifically objectives whilst getting excited about the world around them. 

Comprehensive Teacher Support

We want every teacher to feel confident teaching science. You’ll find helpful ‘Educator notes’ detailing lesson objectives, key questions, cross-curriculum ideas and more! Keep them on screen or print as a guide to refer to for each lesson. Plus, with an Espresso subscription, you’ll have access to a designated School Success Advisor for support with planning, resources or additional guidance, at any time.

Immersive Learning Resources

Get your pupils excited about science lessons! Videos, music and image galleries help give variety to lessons, as well as helping pupils visualise their learning. Get access to our NEW series of Phenomena Jr videos, showcasing compelling natural science phenomena! Each short clip encourages pupils to work scientifically by observing a phenomenon, asking questions, and using their growing understanding of science to explain what they see and make predictions.

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“Espresso has lots of curriculum-matched science videos – I find these useful as they introduce key scientific concepts and the correct vocabulary. The videos are short, engaging and easy-to-access; they can be used across key stages and appeal to every age group.”

Sue, Teacher and Science Coordinator
Freethorpe Community Primary School

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Give your lessons relevance with cross-curricular learning experiences. What better way to show your pupils science in action than with curriculum-aligned, age-appropriate news stories? Whether it’s emperor penguins in Antarctica, or looking at the Ring of Fire Eclipse, you can safely show your pupils science in a real-world context with Espresso. 

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Say goodbye to creating resources from scratch and hello to instantly printable resources. Individual worksheets, carousel activities or whole-class tasks can all be found within Espresso, helping you evidence pupils’ progress against the science National Curriculum objectives. You can also easily customise resources within Espresso to suit the needs of your class.

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Looking for a fun, engaging starter or plenary? Turn any content into an exciting quiz at the click of a button! Add specific questions for use in class or as a fun home learning task! They’re also perfect for formative assessment and can be completed individually or as a whole class. You could even have a class tally of who the Top Science Quizzers are!

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Fed up with trawling the internet for the right picture? Frustrated with poor image quality? Every topic has a selection of images to compliment your lessons. From bluebell woods and ripe pears for seasons to polar and woodland animals, everything your pupils need to describe and visualise their science topics can be found within Espresso.

 

 Give your lessons relevance with cross-curricular learning experiences. What better way to show your pupils science in action than with curriculum-aligned, age-appropriate news stories? Whether it’s emperor penguins in Antarctica, or looking at the Ring of Fire Eclipse, you can safely show your pupils science in a real-world context with Espresso. 

Say goodbye to creating resources from scratch and hello to instantly printable resources. Individual worksheets, carousel activities or whole-class tasks can all be found within Espresso, helping you evidence pupils’ progress against the science National Curriculum objectives. You can also easily customise resources within Espresso to suit the needs of your class.

Looking for a fun, engaging starter or plenary? Turn any content into an exciting quiz at the click of a button! Add specific questions for use in class or as a fun home learning task! They’re also perfect for formative assessment and can be completed individually or as a whole class. You could even have a class tally of who the Top Science Quizzers are!

Fed up with trawling the internet for the right picture? Frustrated with poor image quality? Every topic has a selection of images to compliment your lessons. From bluebell woods and ripe pears for seasons to polar and woodland animals, everything your pupils need to describe and visualise their science topics can be found within Espresso.

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Espresso goes beyond interactive independent activities and has a significant amount of built-in support, which students and parents can access independently. The videos are great for teaching English, Mathematics and Science.”

Farhana, Executive Principal
The Oxford School in Panama

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Popular Science Lesson Resources

Here’s a snippet of what you’ll get access to with an Espresso subscription to level up your KS1 Science content!

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What is a habitat?

Learn about how a habitat provides the basic needs for all living things and how plants and animals depend on each other.

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Seasonal Changes

Understand and observing the patterns and variations in weather, daylight hours and temperature.

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Properties of Materials

Learn about the physical properties of a variety of everyday materials.

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