A high-quality science education provides the foundations for understanding the world through the specific disciplines of biology, chemistry and physics. Science has changed our lives and is vital to the world’s future prosperity, and all pupils should be taught essential aspects of the knowledge, methods, processes and uses of science.
Science is essential to our understanding of ourselves and the world around us.
Aims:
Our aims in teaching Science are that all children will:
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Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
Year 1 |
Animals including humans |
Everyday materials & their properties |
Plants |
Seasonal changes |
Investigations |
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Year 2 |
Plants |
Animals including humans |
Animals including humans |
Living things and their habitat |
Uses of everyday Materials |
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Year 3 |
Rocks & soils |
Magnets and Forces |
Plants |
Animals including Humans |
Light |
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Year 4 |
All living things – classification Animals including humans – food chains and digestion |
Animals including humans – teeth State of matter (Solids, liquids and separation) |
Sound – Pitch Electricity – simple circuits All living things: how they are classified How living things adapt |
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Year 5 |
Earth and Space |
Forces |
Properties and changes of Materials Reversible /irreversible changes Solids, Liquids and Gases |
All Living Things in their Habitat. Life Cycles and Reproduction |
Animals, including Humans |
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Year 6 |
Light |
Electricity |
Animals including Humans : circulatory system and keeping healthy
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All living things: how they are classified How living things adapt |