Throughout the Year, children will develop their Working Scientifically Skills. This includes: 

• making systematic and careful observations over time
• looking at similarities and differences
• asking questions surrounding patterns found in data 
• gathering, recording, classifying and presenting data in a variety of ways to help in
• answering questions
• setting up simple practical enquiries, comparative and fair tests
• using secondary sources with adult support to help clarify results seen

 

 

In Summer 1 and 2, children have been learning about Living Things and their Habitats. This includes:

• classifying plants and animals based on their own criteria
• creating and using classification keys
• learning about invertebrates and vertebrates
• identifying how humans have impacted the environment both positively and negatively
• understanding that environmental changes can be temporary or permanent and can affect the plants, animals or humans who live in the habitat
• learning about polar scientist Prem Singh Gill 

Why don't you use some of these games and websites to continue your learning at home:

• What is Classification and Identification?#
• What are classification keys?
• Classification Video
• Classification Sorting
• Classification True or False
• Classification Sorting
• Vertebrate or Invertebrate

 

In Spring 2, children have been learning about States of Matter. This includes:

• describing some of the differences between solids, liquids and gases, e.g. solids hold their shape, liquids take the shape of their container, gases escape from a container that is not sealed
• observing, comparing and sorting a variety of everyday materials into solids, liquids and gases, e.g. water, rock, wood, the bubbles in lemonade, marbles, milk
• using the appropriate equipment (e.g. a thermometer or a datalogger) to measure temperature accurately
• measuring accurately (in degrees Celsius) the temperature at which a material changes from being a liquid to a solid or vice versa, e.g. water freezing or chocolate melting
• carrying out research to find out the temperature at which a material changes state, e.g. metal to molten metal
• defining the terms evaporation and condensation and talking about how these processes feature in the water cycle
• knowing that ‘the warmer the temperature the faster the rate of evaporation’ and giving examples of when this happens, e.g. using a hair dryer, puddles in the sunshine, drying clothes in a tumble dryer
• giving further examples of when evaporation and condensation occur, e.g. water disappearing from the fish tank over time, condensation on the outside of a glass of cold water, condensation on the classroom windows
• learning about researcher Zoe Aryes 

Why don't you use some of these games and websites to continue your learning at home:

• States of Matter Activities
• Solids, Liquids and Gases Video
• Dynamic Labs - Solid, Liquid or Gases
• Dynamic Labs - Changing States
• What is evaporation or condensation?
• What is the water cycle?
• What is freezing and melting?

 

In Spring 1, children have been learning about Sound. This includes:

• understanding the link between sounds and vibrations
• learning about how vibrations travel through different mediums
• identifying patterns between objects and the pitch of the sounds they produce
• identifying patterns between volume and the strength of the vibrations that produced the sound
• investigating the relationship between the volume of a sound and the distance from the source
• recognising patterns between the position of an animal’s ear and whether they are predator or prey
• learning about fashion tech designers Francesca Rosella and Ryan Genz

Why don't you use some of these games and websites to continue your learning at home:

• How are sounds made?
• How are sounds detected?
• What is pitch?
• What is the volume of sound?
• Chrome Music Lab
• Using a balloon like a speaker
• Using water cups to make music
• Using spoons or hangers to make music
• Using tin cans to make music
• Ear guitar
• Making different types of sounds with musical instruments

 

In Autumn 2, children have been learning about Electricity. This includes:

• identifying appliances that run on electricity
• identifying whether appliances run on battery or mains electricity
• constructing series electrical circuits
• identifying and naming the parts of electrical circuits, including cells, wires, bulbs, switches and buzzers
• explaining whether or not a lamp will light based on whether or not the lamp is part of a complete loop with a battery
• recognising that a switch opens and closes the circuit to turn on or off a light
• explaining the difference between a conductor and an insulator; giving examples of each
• learning about electricity safety
• learning about renewable energy scientist Yi Guo 

Why don't you use some of these games and websites to continue your learning at home:

• BBC Bitesize Electricity
• Switched On Kids
• Power Up Kids
• Science Wiz Electricity
• Circuit Construction
• Frankenstein Electrical Safety

 

In Autumn 1, children have been learning about Animals Including Humans. This includes:

• learning about the digestive system and how it works
• understanding the roles of the different organs
• learning about the types of teeth and their functions
• creating food chains and webs
• identifying producers, predators and prey
• visiting Lloyds Park to make sketches of the animals and plants
• learning about animal behaviourist Jemma Dias 

Why don't you use some of these games and websites to continue your learning at home:

• Digestive System Video
• All About The Human Body
• Label the Digestive System
• Label the Digestive System
• What is the digestive System?
• What happens to food in your mouth?
• What are the types of teeth?
• What happens in your stomach?
• What happens in your intestines?   
• Children's University Teeth
• Food Web Video