Year 3

 

In Year 3 children will learn:

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Animals Including Humans

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• to identify that animals, including humans, need the right types and amount of nutrition, and that they cannot make their own

• that they get nutrition from what they eat

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Force & Magnets

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• to compare how things move on different surfaces

• to notice some forces need contact between two objects 

• that magnetic forces can act at a distance

• to observe magnetic attraction or repelling

• that some materials are magnetic

• to compare, group together variety of everyday materials based on whether they are attracted to a magnet

• to identify some magnetic materials

• to describe magnets as having two poles

• to predict whether two magnets will attract or repel each other, depending on which poles are face

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Light

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• to recognise we need light in order to see things and dark is the absence of light

• to notice that light is reflected from surfaces

• to recognise that light from the sun can be dangerous and that there are ways to protect eyes

• to recognise shadows are formed when the light from a light source is blocked by a solid object

• to find patterns in the way that the size of shadows change

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Plants

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• To identify and describe functions of different parts of flowering plants: roots, stem/trunk, leaves and flowers

• to identify requirements of plants for life and growth (air, light, water, nutrients from soil, and room to grow) and how they vary in different plants

• to understand the part that flowers play in the life cycle of flowering plants, including pollination, seed formation and seed dispersal

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Rocks

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• to compare and group together different kinds of rocks on the basic of their appearance and simple physical properties

• to describe in simple terms how fossils are formed when things that have lived are trapped within rock

• to recognise that soils are made from rocks and organic matter

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States of Mattter

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• to compare and group materials together, according to whether they are solids, liquids or gasses

• to observe that some materials change state when they are heated or cooled, and measure or research the temperature at which this happens in degrees Celsius (C); demonstrate that dissolving, mixing and changes of state are reversible changes

• to explain that some changes result in the formation of new materials, and that this kind of change is not usually reversible

• to identify the part played by evaporation and condensation in the water cycle and associate the rate of evaporation with temperature

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Woking Scientifically

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• to ask and answer relevant questions

• to gather, record, classify and present findings using simple, scientific language, drawings and diagrams, drawing simply conclusions, make simple predictions, identify differences and similarities or changes

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Year 4

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In Year 4 children will learn:

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Animals including Humans

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• to describe simple functions of basic parts of the digestive system in humans

• to identify different types of teeth in humans and the simple functions

• to construct and interpret a variety of food chains, identifying producers, predators and prey

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Electricity

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• to construct a simple series electrical circuit, identifying and naming it's basic parts, including cells, wires, bulbs, switches and buzzers

• to identify whether or not a lamp will light in a simple series circuit, based on whether or not the lamp is part of a complete loop with a battery

• to recognise that a switch opens and closes a circuit and associate this with whether or not a lamp lights in a simple series circuit

• to recognise some common conductors and insulators, and associate metals with being good conductors

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Living Things and their Habitats

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• to recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways

• to use classification keys to help group, identify and name a variety of living things in their local and wider environments  can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers and have an impact on living things. 

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Sound

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• to identify how sounds are made, associating some of them with something vibrating

• to recognise that vibrations from sounds travel through a medium to the ear

• to find patterns between the pitch of a sound and features of the object that produced it

• to find patterns between the volume of a sound and the strength of the vibrations that produced it

• to recognise that sounds get fainter as the distance from the sound source increases

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State of Matter

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• to compare and group materials together, according to whether they solids, liquids or gasses

• to observe that some materials change state when they are heated or cooled, and measure or research the temperature at which this happens in degrees Celsius (C)

• to demonstrate that dissolving, mixing and changes of state are reversible changes

• to explain that some changes result in the formation of new materials, and that this kind of change is not usually reversible

• to identify the part played by evaporation and condensation in the water cycle and associate the rate of evaporation with temperature

 

Woking Scientifically

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• to ask relevant questions, use different enquiries to answer

• to set up simple practical enquiries to answer

• to make systematic and careful observations

• to make accurate measurements using standard units and range of equipment

• to gather, record, classify and present data to help answer questions

• to record findings using simple scientific language using labelled diagrams, keys, bar charts and tables

• to report findings orally and written

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Year 5

 

In Year 5 children will learn:

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Animals including Humans

 

• to describe the changes as humans develop to old age

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Earth & Space

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• to describe the movement of the Earth and other planets relative to the sun in the solar system

• to describe the movement of the moon in relation to Earth

• to describe Earth and the moon as approximately spherical

• to use Earth's rotation to explain day and night and the apparent movement of the sun across the sky

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Forces & Magnets

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• to explain that unsupported objects fall towards the Earth because of the force of gravity acting between the Earth and the failing object

• to identify the effects of air resistance, water resistance and friction the act between moving surfaces

• to recognise that some mechanisms, including levers, pulleys and gears, allow a smaller force to have a greater effect 

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Living Things and their Habitats

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• to describe the differences in the life cycles of a mammal, an amphibian, an insect and a bird

• to describe the life process of reproduction in some plants and animals

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Materials 

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• to compare and group together everyday materials on their properties

• to recognise that some materials will dissolve in liquid to form a solution

• to describe how to recover a substance from a solution

• to use knowledge of solids, liquids and gases to decide how mixtures might be separated

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Working Scientifically

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• to plan different enquiries to ask and answer questions

• to make measurements with increasing accuracy and precision

• to take repeat readings where appropriate

• to record data of increasing complexity using diagrams

• to make predictions for fair testing

• to report and represent findings and explanations in oral and written forms

• to identify evidence to support to refute ideas or arguments

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Year 6

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In Year 6 children will learn:

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Animals including Humans

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• to identify and name the main parts of the human circulatory system

• to describe the functions of the heart, blood vessels and blood

• to recognise the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on the way their bodies function

• to describe the ways in which nutrients and water are transported within animals, including humans

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Electricity

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• to associate the brightness of a lamp or the volume of a buzzer with the number and voltage of cells used in the circuit

• to compare and give reasons for variations in how components function, including the brightness of bulbs, the loudness of buzzers and the on/off position of switches

• to use recognised symbols when presenting a simple circuit in a diagram

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Evolution and Inheritance

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• to recognise that living things have changed over time and that fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago

• to recognise that living things produce offspring of the same kind, but normally offspring vary and are not identical of their parents

• to identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution

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Light

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• to recognise that light appears to travel in straight lines

• to use the idea that lights travels in straight lines to explain that objects are seen because they give out or reflect light into the eye

• to explain that we see things because light travels from light sources to our eyes or from light sources to objects and then to our eyes

• to use the idea that light travels in straight lines to explain why shadows have the same shape as the objects that cast them

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Living Things and their Habitats

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• to describe how living things are classified into broad groups according to common characteristics and based on similarities and differences, including micro-organisms, plants and animal

• to give reasons for classifying plants and animals based on specific characteristics

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Work Scientifically

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• to plan different enquiries to answer own or others questions

• to take measurements with increasing accuracy and precision using equipment and taking repeat readings where appropriate

• to record data and results using scientific diagrams

• to use tests results to make predications for fair testing

• to report and present findings in both oral and written forms

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