An animal is a living thing which moves and eats other animals or plants.

Features make up the structure, form or appearance of something.

A mammal is a warm-blooded animal that gives birth to live young and has hair or fur.

People are a type of animal called humans.

Humans are animals

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Body parts on the outside

Body parts on the inside

Body parts for our senses

More about sight, smell and sound

More about taste and touch

In this Human body parts unit, pupils learn to draw and label basic parts of the human body. In the Human skeleton and muscles unit, they build on this knowledge to learn that humans have skeletons and muscles for support, protection and movement

Pupils will draw upon prior learning about the human body in EYFS and their own everyday experiences of using their senses. In this Human body parts unit, pupils will build on this knowledge to identify and name a greater range of basic body parts, including those associated with their senses

This unit focuses on identifying, naming, and labelling the basic parts of the human body, linking each part to its associated sense. It emphasises closely observing using simple equipment, classifying findings, gathering and recording data, and using observations to suggest answers to questions.

Human body parts

The human body is a group of parts that make up a human being.

To identify something is to be able to name it correctly.

A word by which a person or thing is known.

A label is a sign that gives us information about the thing it is with.

Working scientifically: Gathering and recording data - Body parts on the outside

Working scientifically: Gathering and recording data - Body parts on the inside

Humans and animals use their senses to detect what is happening around them.

Sight is the ability to see things. We use our eyes to see.

Touch is the ability to feel things. We use our skin to touch.

The tongue is the organ with which we taste. A human's tongue is in its mouth.

The skin is the organ with which we feel. Skin covers the bodies of animals.

Smell is the ability to smell things. We use our nose to smell.

Working scientifically: Identifying and classifying - Sense of smell

Taste is the ability to taste things. We use our tongue to taste.

The tongue is the body part with which we taste. A human's tongue is in its mouth.

The skin is the body part with which we feel. Skin covers the bodies of animals.

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