IN India Foundational Stage (Grades 1-2)
Science All Around Us
What the course covers
8 modules, 32 topics. Open any one to see what sits inside it.
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- 1.1 Asking a question
- 1.2 Looking closely, and noticing
- 1.3 Trying something out
- 1.4 Recording what you saw
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- 2.1 Living, once living, and never living
- 2.2 Grouping animals
- 2.3 Grouping plants
- 2.4 What living things need
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- 3.1 The parts of a plant
- 3.2 What a seed needs to grow
- 3.3 Growing a plant and watching it
- 3.4 Plants we eat
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- 4.1 Animals and their young
- 4.2 What animals eat
- 4.3 Our body parts and our senses
- 4.4 Keeping our bodies healthy
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- 5.1 Where animals live
- 5.2 Matching an animal to its home
- 5.3 Food chains
- 5.4 Looking after habitats
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- 6.1 Everyday materials
- 6.2 What materials are like
- 6.3 Choosing the right material for a job
- 6.4 Bending, twisting and squashing
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- 7.1 Pushes and pulls
- 7.2 Moving fast and moving slowly
- 7.3 Floating and sinking
- 7.4 Magnets
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- 8.1 Day, night and the sun
- 8.2 Weather, and how we measure it
- 8.3 The seasons, and what changes
- 8.4 Light, dark and shadows
What you will be able to do
By the end of this course you will be able to explain and apply:
- Asking a question
- Living, once living, and never living
- The parts of a plant
- Animals and their young
- Everyday materials
- Day, night and the sun
Why take it
Who it is for
Designed for
- Students in Foundational Stage (Grades 1-2)
- Anyone covering Class 1 – Class 2
- Parents supporting a child at this stage
- Learners revisiting this stage at their own pace
What you need
- No prior course needed
- A phone, tablet or computer
- About two hours in total
- Each module stands alone — start anywhere
Questions
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About two hours in total — eight modules of roughly fifteen minutes. You can do it in one sitting or spread it across a week. Your place is saved either way.
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No. There is no prerequisite course and no software to install. A phone, tablet or computer with an internet connection is enough.
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Yes. This course is placed at Foundational Stage (Grades 1-2) for India, and the content is written for that level. If you are at a different stage, change your level at the top of the page and the courses will change with it.
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A certificate for the course, carrying an ID that your college or an employer can check on our verification page. You keep access to the material afterwards.
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Yes — ₹360 for this course on its own, or ₹1,050 for all five in this set, which works out cheaper if you want more than one.
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There is a short quiz at the end of each module so you can check what stuck. It is not timed and you can retake it.
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Change your country using the picker at the top. Level names, degree names and prices all switch to that country, and the courses adjust to its education system.
Wording shown for India. Pick a different country at the top and the terms, currency and programme names change with it.