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Year Group Statutory Curriculum Working Scientifically

Year 1 Plants - common wild garden plants including deciduous and evergreen trees.

Animals, including Humans - common animals including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.

Everyday Materials - everyday materials, physical properties, distinguish an object based on material.

Seasonal Changes (continuous)-changed across four seasons, describe weather associated with the seasons.

Ask simple questions and recognising that they can be answered in different ways.

Observe closely, using simple equipment. Perform simple tests Identify and classify Using their observations and ideas to suggest

answers to questions. Gather and record data to help answer

questions.

Year 2 Plants- describe how seeds and bulbs grow and what they need- water, light and a suitable temperature.

Animals, including Humans - offspring, basic needs of animals, including humans and the importance of exercise, eating correctly and hygiene.

Uses of Everyday Materials - suitability of everyday materials for their uses and how shapes of solids can change.

• Explore and compare differences between things that are living, dead and thing that have never been alive.• Identify that most living things live in habitats to which they are suited and describe how different habitats provide for the basic needs of different kinds of animals and plants, and how they depend on each other.• Identify and name a variety of plants and animals in their habitats, including micro-habitats.• Describe how animals obtain their food from plants and other animals, using the idea of a simple food chain, and identify and name different sources of food.

Year 3 Plants - Functions of different parts of a flowering Asking relevant questions and using different

plant, requirements for plants to live (and how they can change), how water is transported within plants, explore a flowers part in the life cycle.

Animals, including humans - Nutrition from others not themselves, skeletons and muscles.

Rocks - different rocks based on appearance and properties, fossils and soils.

Light - light and dark, reflection, sun and protection, shadows and how size of shadow can change.

Forces and Magnets - Moving objects on surfaces, magnetic and non-magnetic forces, attract and repel, grouping based on magnetic properties, understand and describe magnets and their poles.

types of scientific enquiries to answer them. Setting up simple practical investigations and,

where appropriate, taking accurate measurements using standard units, using a range of equipment, including thermometers and data loggers.

Gathering, recording, classifying and presenting data in a variety of ways to help in answering questions.

Recording findings using simple scientific language, drawings, labelled diagrams, keys, bar charts and tables.

Reporting on findings from enquiries, including oral and written explanations, displays or presentations of results and conclusion.

Using results to draw simple conclusions, make predictions for new values, suggest improvements and raise further questions.

Identifying differences, similarities or changes related to simple scientific ideas and processes.

Using straightforward scientific evidence to answer questions or to support their findings.

Year 4 Living Things and their Habitats - grouping living things, classification keys, living things living locally and wider environment, changes to environment and its impact

Asking relevant questions and using different types of scientific enquiries to answer them.

Setting up simple practical investigations and, where appropriate, taking accurate

Animals, including Humans - Digestive system and its function, different types of teeth and function, food chains.

States of Matter - Solids, liquids and gases, change of state, evaporation and condensation in the water cycle.

Sound - Sounds and vibration, ear, pitch of sound, volume and vibrations, sounds change based on distance.

Electricity - Common appliances, construct and name parts of a circuit, understand different elements of a circuit, conductors and insulators.

measurements using standard units, using a range of equipment, including thermometers and data loggers.

Gathering, recording, classifying and presenting data in a variety of ways to help in answering questions.

Recording findings using simple scientific language, drawings, labelled diagrams, keys, bar charts and tables.

Reporting on findings from enquiries, including oral and written explanations, displays or presentations of results and conclusion.

Using results to draw simple conclusions, make predictions for new values, suggest improvements and raise further questions.

Identifying differences, similarities or changes related to simple scientific ideas and processes.

Using straightforward scientific evidence to answer questions or to support their findings.

Year 5 Living things and their Habitats - Differences in life cycle of mammal, amphibian, insect and bird, process of reproduction in plants and animals.

Animals, including Humans - timeline for growth and development of humans, changes experienced in puberty (PSHCE link), gestation period and compare with humans (maths link - length and mass)

Planning different types of scientific enquiries to answer questions, including recognising and controlling variables where necessary.

Taking measurements, using a range of scientific equipment, with increasing accuracy and precision, taking repeat readings when appropriate.

Properties and Changes of Materials - compare and group everyday materials based on properties, dissolving and reversible changes, changes which are not reversible, separating solids, liquids and gases, changing state, particular uses of materials.

Earth and Space - Movement of Earth and other planets to the sun, movement of Earth and Moon, Sun, Moon and Earth being spherical bodies, Earth’s rotation to explain day and night.

Forces - falling objects and gravity, air and water resistance with friction and moving surfaces, the impact levers, pulleys and gears have on a smaller force.

Recording data and results of increasing complexity using scientific diagrams and labels, classification keys, tables, scatter graphs, bar and line graphs.

Using test results to make predications to set up further comparative and fair tests.

Reporting and presenting findings from enquiries, including conclusions, casual relationships and explanations of and degree of trust in results, in oral and written forms such as displays and other presentations.

Identifying scientific evidence that has been used to support or refute ideas or arguments.

Year 6 Living things and their Habitats - reasons for classifying animals and plants based on characteristics, how living things are classified based on observable similarities and differences- micro-organism, plants and animals.

Animals, including Humans - main body parts of circulatory system, describe functions of heart, blood vessels and blood, impact of diet and functions, drugs, lifestyles and function, how nutrients and water are transported.

Planning different types of scientific enquiries to answer questions, including recognising and controlling variables where necessary.

Taking measurements, using a range of scientific equipment, with increasing accuracy and precision, taking repeat readings when appropriate.

Recording data and results of increasing complexity using scientific diagrams and labels, classification keys, tables, scatter graphs, bar

Evolution and Inheritance - living things change over time, fossils, offspring and their differences to parents, adaptation to suit their environment.

Light - light travels in straight lines, reflection of light, light sources and eyes, shadows.

Electricity - Voltage and its impact upon circuits, variation in components function, symbols and diagrams.

and line graphs. Using test results to make predications to set up

further comparative and fair tests. Reporting and presenting findings from

enquiries, including conclusions, casual relationships and explanations of and degree of trust in results, in oral and written forms such as displays and other presentations.

Identifying scientific evidence that has been used to support or refute ideas or arguments.

Science National Curriculum

Coverage for Year 1 - 6

With ‘Working Scientifically’ skills.