Governors' Area

Science

Science Intent Statement

At Thurlby Primary Community Academy, it is our intention to give the teaching and learning of Science the prominence it requires. We intend to build a Science curriculum that results in the acquisition of knowledge and enables children to become enquiry-based learners, through teaching carefully planned progressive concepts and skills. Science learning will develop the natural curiosity of the child; fostering respect and creating a sense of awe and wonder for the world they live in. We intend to ensure that our pupils understand the important role of science in their lives now, in the past and for the future.

Science on a Page

 

Autumn

Spring

Summer

EYFS

The Natural World (amongst a broader curriculum)

Using our senses, materials, food and farming, seasonal changes; animals and plants; changes of state; forces; life cycles and habitats

 

Year 1

Seasonal Changes

Observations across the four seasons; describe weather to do with seasons.

 

 

Everyday Materials

Objects are made from different materials.

Chemistry

 

 

 

Everyday Materials

Identifying different materials and their uses

Chemistry

 

 

 

Animals including humans

identify, name, draw and label the basic parts of the human body and the 5 senses.

Biology

 

 

Plants

Plants & flowers around us; how do they change throughout the year?

Biology

Animals including

Humans

The Animal Kingdom: Herbivores, Carnivores and Omnivores

Biology

Animals Including humans

The Animal Kingdom- different types of animals

 Biology

 

Year 2

Animals Including humans

Animals and humans have basic needs. Offspring grow into adults

Biology

Animals Including humans

Diet and exercise

Eating healthily, staying clean, how our bodies grow

Biology

Living things and their habitats

What animals & plants need from a habitat

Biology

Living Things & Their Habitats

food chains

Biology

Plants

How seeds and bulbs grow.

Biology

Materials

Functions of different materials, changing the shape of objects

Chemistry

 

Year 3

Rocks, Fossils and Soil

Types of rock, how they change over time and fossils

Biology

Animals including humans

Teeth, skeletons and muscles

Biology

Forces and Magnets

How things move on different surfaces; magnetic materials and how magnets work

Physics 

Light

Light and Shadows

Physics

Plants

What different plants need to grow and the different functions of a plant.

Biology

 

Year 4

States of Matter

Solids, liquids and gases and changing state, The Water Cycle

Chemistry

Animals including humans

The Digestive System

Biology

Animals including humans

Food chains, identifying producers, predators and prey.

Biology

 

Living Things & Their Habitats

Vertebrates, invertebrates, and their habitats. Effects of humans on the            environment.

Biology

Sound

How sound travels, changing the pitch and volume

Physics

Electricity

Making circuits, resistance, fixing     broken circuits

Metals being good conductors,

Physics

 

 

Year 5

Electricity –

Circuits, switches and voltages

Physics

Earth & Space

The Earth’s movement in space: days, years, seasons.

Physics

Properties of Materials

Separating mixtures; reversible and non-reversible changes of state. Properties of materials.

Chemistry

Living Things & Their Habitats

Reproduction of animals and plants

Biology

Animals including humans

Changes as humans get older.

Biology

 

Year 6

Forces

Gravity, air resistance, water resistance and friction, gears & pulleys

Physics

Light

How light travels, reflection and refraction

Physics

Animals including Humans

The Circulatory System

Impact of diet, exercise and drugs

Biology 

Evolution & Inheritance

 Change over time; adaptation and           environments

Biology 

 Living Things & Their Habitats

Vertebrates, Invertebrates & Micro-organisms

Biology