Primary 1 / Year 1 Science Curriculum
Alpha Brain teaches Primary 1 (Year 1) science through 9 dojos and 28 short narrated levels, for children aged 5–6.
Coverage spans Living Things, Materials & Their Properties, Forces & Energy, Earth & Space and Our Environment.
Every level is matched to both the Nigerian NERDC primary curriculum and the British Key Stage 1, and plays in a browser or the installed app.
- Class (Nigeria)
- Primary 1
- Year group (UK)
- Year 1
- Stage (UK)
- Key Stage 1
- Age
- 5–6
- Dojos
- 9
- Levels
- 28
Primary 1 Science topics
Living Things
Living Things Dojo
Living vs non-living
5 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 1
Questions at this level look like:
- “In the market, Ada says a phone is a living thing. Is she right?”
- “On the farm, Bayo says a sheep is a living thing. Is he right?”
- “Three of these are non-living. Which one is the living thing?”
Plant Power
Parts of a plant
4 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 1
Questions at this level look like:
- “Which part of the plant is this?”
- “Ngozi points to a part of the plant in her window box. Which part is it?”
- “Help Tolu find the part of the plant that holds the seeds and feeds us.”
Animal Kingdom
Groups & habitats
3 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 1
Questions at this level look like:
- “Which animal group does this belong to?”
- “Where does this animal live?”
My Body
Body parts & senses
2 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 1
Questions at this level look like:
- “Tunde counts his eyes. How many eyes does a person have?”
- “Nneka is using the tongue. What do we use the tongue for?”
Animal Friends Dojo
Sounds, babies & homes
3 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 1
Questions at this level look like:
- “Which place is home to this animal?”
- “What food does this animal like to eat?”
- “What does this animal eat?”
Materials & Their Properties
Materials Dojo
Materials & properties
4 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 1
Questions at this level look like:
- “What is this material called?”
- “What is this garden wall made of?”
- “Is this material hard or soft?”
Forces & Energy
Force Dojo
Push, pull & gravity
3 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 1
Questions at this level look like:
- “Tunde moves a door away from him to shut it. Is this a push or a pull?”
- “Sade moves a drawer towards her to open it. Is this a push or a pull?”
- “A banana comes off the bunch. Which way does it move?”
Earth & Space
Weather Dojo
Weather & seasons
2 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 1
Questions at this level look like:
- “What should you take out when the weather is like this?”
- “The weather is like this. Is it a good idea to play football on the field?”
Our Environment
Stay Safe Dojo
Hygiene & safety
2 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 1
Questions at this level look like:
- “Yusuf says it is safe to drink water from a dirty gutter. Is Yusuf right?”
- “Which of these is the safe and healthy thing to do?”
What a level is like
Every level is 10 questions long and takes a few minutes. Questions are read aloud in recorded narration rather than robotic text-to-speech, and answers are tapped, dragged or typed on a number pad rather than written, so a child who is still learning to read can play unaided.
Most dojos open with a short lesson before the questions start. Get one wrong and the level teaches the step you missed before showing the answer, and you can play the level again — the questions vary on each replay, so it is practice rather than memorising a fixed sheet. Levels are scored out of three stars.
Primary 1 Science questions parents ask
- What does Alpha Brain cover in Primary 1 Science?
- Alpha Brain teaches Primary 1 (Year 1) science through 9 dojos and 28 short narrated levels, for children aged 5–6. The topics are Living Things, Plant Power, Animal Kingdom, My Body and 5 more, grouped under Living Things, Materials & Their Properties, Forces & Energy, Earth & Space and Our Environment.
- What is Primary 1 in the British system?
- Primary 1 in Nigeria matches Year 1 in the UK, which sits in Key Stage 1, for children aged 5–6. Alpha Brain teaches both from the same science levels, so a family moving between the two systems keeps its progress.
- Is the Primary 1 Science content aligned to the NERDC curriculum?
- Yes. Every science dojo is tagged to a NERDC strand — at Primary 1 that is Living Things, Materials & Their Properties, Forces & Energy, Earth & Space and Our Environment — and the same levels are matched to the British Key Stage 1 programme of study.
- How many Science levels are there for Primary 1?
- 28 levels across 9 dojos at Primary 1 / Year 1, at 10 questions a level — about 280 questions. A level takes a few minutes, so it fits a school night.
- Can a child who cannot read yet use the Primary 1 Science levels?
- Yes. Questions are read aloud in recorded narration, and answers are tapped or dragged rather than written, so a 5–6 year old can play Primary 1 science without reading the screen.
- How much does Alpha Brain cost?
- Alpha Brain is free to play online — every dojo, every level, with narration. Ninja Pass is ₦1,500 a month, or ₦15,000 a year (two months free), and adds offline play, the parent progress report and up to three children. That covers all three subjects — Maths, English and Science — from Nursery 1 to Primary 6, not just Science.
Play Primary 1 Science tonight
Create an account, pick Primary 1 in Settings, and your child starts on the first level of whichever dojo you choose.
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