Ignite scientific wonder from the very start with the Year One Science collection from Hands-On Education. Created for children aged 5–6, this collection features lesson packs, investigations, and printables that make science a hands-on, creative, and engaging journey for early learners.

Year One Science resources introduce children to the building blocks of scientific enquiry—questioning, observing, experimenting, recording, and reflecting. Activities cover key topics such as plants and animals, materials and their properties, the human body and senses, weather and seasons, and basic classification. Each lesson asks children to predict, investigate, and draw conclusions using everyday materials, simple equipment, and their own observations.

The collection is designed to link science closely to children’s play and daily routines: growing seeds, investigating favourite foods, testing which materials float or sink, describing the weather, and sorting household objects. Creative projects bring science and art together—children may draw life cycles, design weather charts, make animal masks, or record their findings in simple nature journals.

Many science packs blend skills and knowledge with maths (measuring, counting, comparing), language (describing, sequencing, reporting), and art (drawing, modelling, crafting). This ensures every child’s learning is rich, memorable, and developmentally appropriate, building strong foundations for later scientific thinking.

Step-by-step teacher notes, printable worksheets, and visual aids make resources simple to use and easy to differentiate. Lesson packs support whole-class teaching, small group practice, or home learning, with plenty of ideas for indoor and outdoor science.

Browse the Year One Science shop collection for creative ways to nurture curiosity and build understanding. Hands-On Education resources ensure every child experiences science as an adventure—making predictions, asking questions, and discovering the world in meaningful, joyful ways.