Year Two

Throughout the year, children will develop their Working Scientifically Skills:

using simple equipment to observe closely including changes over time
using observations and ideas to suggest answers to questions, noticing similarities, differences and patterns
identifying, classifying and grouping items related to their science learning
performing simple comparative tests
gathering and recording data to help in answering questions including from secondary sources of information

In Summer 2, children will be learning about Living Things. This includes:

describing how a habitat provides for the basic needs (food, water, shelter) of the animals and plants that live there
knowing that plants and animals depend on their habitat in order to survive, e.g. for food, for spreading seeds, for shelter
knowing that some animals eat plants, some animals eat meat and some eat both
recognising and naming some common animals that have plants as their food source, e.g. cows, sheep, horses
recognising and naming some common animals that have animals as their food source, e.g. a cat, an insect eating bird
recognising and naming some common animals that have both plants and animals as their food source, e.g. humans
explaining what a simple food chain is
knowing that a food chain always starts with a plant
knowing that the arrow in a food chain means ‘is eaten by’
placing plants and animals in the correct order to make a food chain,
e.g. rose bush, greenfly, bird
grass, rabbit, fox
learning about pollinator researcher Alexandra Harmon Threatt

In Summer 1, children have been learning about Plants. This includes:

observing the growth and plants and describing how a seed or bulb grows roots, a stem, leaves and flowers
describing the stages of plant growth from seed/ bulb to mature plant
sequencing pictures of plant growth
describing the appearances of healthy and unhealthy plants
knowing what plants need to grow and be healthy - water, light, suitable temperatures - and explaining what will happen to a plant if they do not have one of these
learning about biochemist Marie Clark Taylor who studied how light affects plant growth

In Spring 2, children have been learning about Animals Including Humans. This includes:

understanding how we can stay healthy including the importance of exercise, diet, hygiene and medicines
learning about biochemist Katalin Kariko who helped to create the covid vaccines

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

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

understanding what animals need and what will happen if they do not have this
describing how baby animals change as they grow and age
ordering and understanding the life stages of humans and some of the changes that happen

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

In Autumn 2, children have been learning about Living Things and Their Habitats. This includes:

identifying things that are living, dead or have never been alive and explaining the similarities or differences between them
identifying the characteristics of living things identifying different types of habitats including microhabitats
understanding that living things live in habitats that they are suited to
recognising how habitats provide for needs of animals
understanding how animals and plants depend on each other
learning about pollinator researcher Alexandra Harmon Threatt

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

In Autumn 1, children have been learning about Materials. This includes:

identifying different materials and their properties
sorting human and natural materials
explaining why some materials are more or less suitable to tasks based on their properties
investigating how materials can change shape by squashing, bending, twisting and stretching
learning about civil engineer and road builder John McAdam

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

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