Science
| Year 6 | |||||
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| Living things and their habitats | Light | Electricity | Looking after the environment | Animals including humans | Evolution and inheritance |
| Classify living organisms |
Explore how light travels |
Describe the parts of an electric circuit | Learn about climate change | Understand the function of the heart and its role in the circulatory system | Understand how offspring vary and are not identical to their parents |
| Understand the kingdoms of life | Explore reflection and explain how it can be used to help us see | Explore voltage and its effect on an electrical circuit | Explore ways to reduce how much rubbish is sent to landfill | Identify and compare blood vessels | Learn about animal adaptations |
| Classify living things using the Linnaean system | Investigate how shadows can change | Apply knowledge to identify and correct problems in a circuit | Explore ways to reduce energy consumption | Explore blood | Learn about plant adaptations |
| Identify the characteristics of different types of microorganisms |
Investigate how we can show why shadows have the same shape as the object that casts them | Investigate what affects the output of a circuit | Explore what happens when fuels are burnt | Learn how the body transports water and nutrients | Explore what we can learn from fossils |
| Investigate asexual reproduction through spore dispersal | Investigate how we see objects | Build a set of traffic lights | Explore the outcomes of COP26 |
Investigate what affects your heart rate | Explore the theory of evolution |
| Classify and describe a living organism | Apply knowledge of conductors and insulators | Compare data associated with the weather |
Learn about the impact of drugs and alcohol on the body | Explore human evolution | |
| Year 5 | |||||
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| Forces | Properties of materials | Change of Materials | Earth and Space | Living things and their habitat | Animals, including humans |
| Explore gravity and the life and work of Isaac Newton | Exploring properties of materials | Use evaporation to recover the solute from a solution | Explore the solar system and its planets | Understand the life process of a plant | Identify the key stages of a mammal’s life cycle |
| Examine the connection between air resistance and parachutes | Explore thermal conductors and thermal insulators | Recognise and describe reversible changes | Understand the heliocentric model of the solar system | Understand the life cycles of mammals | Explore the gestation periods of mammals |
| Explore factors which affect an object's ability to resist water | Explore the hardness of materials | Observe chemical reactions and describe how we know new materials are made | Explain the Earth’s movement in space | Compare the life cycles of insects and amphibians | Learn about foetal development |
| Investigate the effects of friction on different surfaces | Discover materials that become soluble in water | Investigate rusting reactions | Explain the Earth’s rotation and night and day | Understand the life cycle of birds and reptiles | Investigate the hand span of different aged children |
| Investigate mechanisms - levers and pulleys |
Investigate the solubility of materials | Investigate burning reactions | Explain the movement of the Moon |
Know about the life and work of Jane Goodall and David Attenborough |
Learn about the changes experienced during puberty |
| Explore how mixtures could be separated by | Design a planet using knowledge gained | Research and present the life cycle of a creature | Describe the changes humans may experience during adulthood and old age | ||
| Year 4 | |||||
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| States of Matter | Sound | Electricity | Living things and their habitats | Animals including Humans | Living things and their habitats – Conservation |
| Compare and group the 3 states of matter | Identify how sounds are made |
Renewable energy source |
Explore different habitats | Identify the organs in the digestive system |
Describe |
| Explore how particles behave in solids, liquids and gases | Explore how vibrations from sounds travel through a medium to the ear |
Explore electrical appliances and electrical safety | Research a habitat | Describe the functions of the main organs in the digestive system | Understand human impact on the environment through deforestation |
| Investigate melting points | Explore sound insulation | Learn about electrical components in a series circuit | Explore how animals can be classified | Identify the types of human teeth and their functions | Explore air pollution |
| Explore freezing and boiling points | Explore volume and pitch | Investigate electrical circuits | Create a classification key | Investigate the effects of different liquids on the teeth | Understand water pollution |
| Explore evaporation and condensation | Explore sounds from near and from far | Explore conductors and insulators | Adaptations and classification within species | Understand food chains | Explore methods that can be used to conserve water |
| Understand the water cycle | Learn about electrical switches | Explore and classify pond plants | Explore food webs | Understand that humans can have a positive impact on nature |
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| Investigate how electrical components can change within a circuit | |||||
| Year 3 | |||||
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| Rocks | Scientific Enquiry | Light Unit | Forces and magnets | Animals, including humans | Plants |
| Explore the formation and properties of igneous rocks | How can a solar oven be made more effective: posing questions and writing predictions | Identify the difference between light sources and non light sources | Explore contact and noncontact forces | Explore the 5 key food groups | Compare the effect of different factors on plant growth |
| Explore the formation and properties of sedimentary and metamorphic rocks | How can a solar oven be made more effective: recording and presenting results | Explore the light that comes from the sun and how to stay safe | Compare how things move on different surfaces | Learn about the nutrition in the food we eat | Identify and describe the functions of different parts of a flowering plant and how they are used in photosynthesis |
| Weathering and the suitability of rocks for different purposes | Cleaning coins: writing a method and carrying out a practical test | Explore materials which are reflective | Explore different types of magnets | Learn about the different types of skeletons | Investigate the way in which water is transported within plants |
| Explore how water contributes to the weathering of rocks | Cleaning coins: writing a conclusion |
Discover how shadows are formed | Explore the properties of magnets and everyday objects that are magnetic | Learn about the human skeleton | Explore the part that flowers play in the life cycle of flowering plants |
| Understand how fossils are formed | Making a cake: fair testing, controls and variables | Investigate how shadows change throughout the day | Understand that magnetic forces can act at a distance | Learn about animals and their skeletons | Understand the pollination process and the ways in which seeds are dispersed |
| Explore different types of soil | Making a cake: scientific enquiry | Investigate how you can change the size of a shadow | Explore the everyday uses of magnets | Explore the role of muscles | Compare the effect of different factors on plant growth |
| Year 2 | |||||
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| Uses of everyday materials | Living things and their habitats | Living Things and their habitats – Habitats from around the world | Animals, including humans 1 - Health & survival | Animals, including humans 2 - Life cycles | Plants |
| Identify different materials and their uses | Explore and compare the differences between things that are living, dead, and things that have never been alive | Learn about habitats | Describe the needs of animals for survival | Order the stages of the human life cycle | Know the difference between seeds and bulbs |
| Understand how to select the right materials to build a bridge | Identify and name a variety of plants and animals in a microhabitat | Appreciate that environments are constantly changing | Describe the needs of humans, for survival | Describe the stages of a human life cycle | Design an experiment to find out what plants need to grow |
| Explore and test the stretchiness of materials | Design a suitable microhabitat where living things could survive | Explore the rainforest and its problems | Explore the importance of eating the right food | Identify the offspring and parent of an animal | Describe what plants need to grow and stay healthy |
| Understand that materials can change their shape by twisting, bending, squashing or stretching | Find out what animals eat to survive in their habitats | Describe life in the ocean | Describe what a healthy, balanced diet looks like | Explore the life cycle of a chicken | Describe the life cycle of a plant |
| Find out about Charles Macintosh and explore how materials are suitable for different purposes | Understand a food chain | Discover the Arctic and Antarctic habitat | Investigate the impact of exercise on our bodies | Describe the life cycle of a butterfly | Observe and record the growth of plants over time |
| Discover which materials change shape when making a road with John McAdam | Understand the journey food makes from the farm to the supermarket | Create a model of a habitat | Investigate the importance of hygiene | Explore the life cycle of a frog | Understand that plants adapt to suit their environment |
| Year 1 | |||||
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| Seasonal changes | Animals, including humans 1 - All about me | Everyday materials - Exploring everyday materials | Everyday materials - Building (based on the Three Little Pigs) | Plants | Animals, including humans 2 - All about animals |
| Understand there are four seasons | Discover the basic parts of the human body | Identify and name a variety of everyday materials |
Build a structure strong enough to withstand wind | Understand that seeds grow into plants | Discover animal families |
| Understand the changes that take place in autumn | Learn about eyes and sight | Distinguish between an object and the material it is made from |
Build a waterproof structure | Identify the basic parts of a plant and tree | Learn about the differences between mammals and birds |
| Understand the changes that take place in winter | Learn about ears and hearing | Describe the properties of everyday materials | Understand the properties of glass and its uses | Understand that different plants can grow in the same environment | Learn about the differences between amphibians, reptiles and fish |
| Understand the changes that take place in spring | Explore the tongue and taste | Identify objects that are natural and those that are manmade | Understand that materials are used to create a variety of furniture | Know the difference between deciduous and evergreen trees | Discover the types of food living things eat |
| Understand the changes that take place in summer | Explore the sense of touch | Predict and identify if an object will float or sink | Explore a variety of fabrics and understand their different properties | Know that fruit trees and vegetables are varieties of plants | Explore the difference between wild animals and pets |
| Investigate how you can measure rainfall | Discover how your nose smells | Explore which materials are best for different objects | Explain the uses of materials and why they are suitable | Record the growth of a plant | Explain the characteristics of an animal |
| EYFS |
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| See: Understanding of the World LTP |