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If you want to observe and investigate something you will have to look at it very carefully.

Investigating - Observation Skills

In this KS1 Science quiz, explore your super senses and practise careful observing by looking, listening, smelling and touching objects safely to spot differences and similarities.

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Fascinating Fact:

Using touch carefully means feeling if something is rough, smooth, hard, or soft, without squeezing or breaking it.

In KS1 Science, observing is about using your senses to notice details. You might compare textures, colours, sounds, or smells, then describe and record what you find clearly and safely.

Key Terms

Observation: Carefully looking, listening, smelling or touching to find out information.
Sense: One way your body finds out about the world, like sight, hearing, touch, taste, or smell.
Careful Handling: Using gentle, safe hands so objects, plants, and minibeasts are not damaged or hurt.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What are observation skills in KS1 science?

Observation skills in KS1 science mean using your senses to notice what things look, feel, sound, or smell like, then talking or writing clearly about what you have discovered.

How can I help KS1 children improve their observation skills?

Give children simple objects to compare, ask “What do you notice?”, and encourage full sentences, drawings, and labels so they carefully describe size, colour, shape, and texture.

Why is careful touch important during science activities?

Careful touch keeps children safe and protects objects, plants, and animals from harm. Gentle handling helps everyone learn responsibly while still feeling textures and shapes.

Try These Related Quizzes

1 .

What is Jamie using to look closely?

Glasses

Magnifying glass

Camera

Binoculars

Binoculars are really good for watching birds

2 .

Look closely. How many legs has this spider?

Have you ever found a spider in the bath?

3 .

What do we call it when you look very carefully?

Staring

Observing

Pointing

Listening

Are you patient? Can you look carefully for a long time?

4 .

How many petals has this flower?

Did you count them?

5 .

Sasha is looking very carefully at a minibeast. What is Sasha using to help her?

A watch

A magnifying glass

A window

A smart phone

Minibeasts look bigger in a magnifying glass

6 .

Tom is looking at leaves in science. He has used a magnifying glass. Now he is using a microscope. Under a microscope, the leaf looks:

Very small

Much bigger

Smaller than before

The same size as before

What do you like doing in science?

7 .

Ben is observing a minibeast. Which minibeast is Ben looking at closely?

Slug

Snail

Beetle

Caterpillar

What is Ben using to study the snail?

8 .

What colour spots are on the body of the ladybird?

Black

White

Red

Green

Have you ever seen a yellow ladybird?

9 .

Lucy is counting the birds that come to a birdfeeder.

Blue Tits have blue and white on the top of their heads.

Great Tits have black on the top of their heads.

How many Blue Tits are at the birdfeeder?

Do you feed the birds in winter?

10 .

What colour spots are on the head of this ladybird?

Black

White

Red

Green

Not all ladybirds look the same

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Working scientifically

Author: David Bland (Former Physics Teacher, KS1 Science & Geography Quiz Writer)

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