Collect evidence in a variety of Investigate how materials Biology contexts. change when they are heated and Test an idea or prediction based cooled. on scientific knowledge and Know that melting is when a solid Humans and animals understanding. turns into a liquid and is the Know that humans (and some reverse of freezing. animals) have bony skeletons Observe how water turns into Plan investigative work inside bodies. steam when it is heated but on Know how skeletons grow as Suggest questions that can be cooling the steam turns back into humans grow, support and tested and make predictions; water. protect the body. communicate these. Know that animals with skeletons Design a fair test and plan how Physics have muscles attached to the to collect sufficient evidence. bones. Choose apparatus and decide Know how a muscle has to Sound what to measure. contract (shorten) to make a Explore how sounds are made bone move and muscles act in when objects, materials or Obtain and present evidence pairs. air vibrate and learn to Make relevant observations and Explain the role of drugs as measure the volume of sound comparisions ina variety of medicines. in decibels with a sound level contexts. meter. Measure temperature, time, Living things in their environment Investigate how sound force and length. Investigate how different travels through different Begin to think about the need animals are found in different materials to the ear. for repeated measurements of, habitats and are suited to the Investigate how some for example, length. environment in which they are materials are effective in Present results in drawings, bar found. preventing sound from charts and tables. Use simple identification keys. travelling through them. Recognise ways that human Investigate the way pitch Consider evidence and approach activity affects the environment describes how high or low a e.g. river pollution, recycling. sound is and that high and Identify simple trends and low sounds can be loud or patterns in results and suggest soft. Secondary sources can explanations for some of these. be used. Explain what the evidence Explore how pitch can be and whether it supports Chemistry changed in musical predictions. Communicate this instruments in a range of clearly to others. ways. States of matter Link evidence to scientific Know that matter can be solid, knowledge and understanding in Electricity and magnetism liquid or gas. some contexts.
Collect evidence in a variety of contexts. Test an idea or prediction based on scientific knowledge and understanding. Plan investigative work Suggest questions that can be tested and make predictions; communicate these. Design a fair test and plan how to collect sufficient evidence. Choose apparatus and decide what to measure. Obtain and present evidence Make relevant observations and comparisions ina variety of contexts. Measure temperature, time, force and length. Begin to think about the need for repeated measurements of, for example, length. Present results in drawings, bar charts and tables. Consider evidence and approach Identify simple trends and patterns in results and suggest explanations for some of these. Explain what the evidence and whether it supports predictions. Communicate this clearly to others. Link evidence to scientific knowledge and understanding in some contexts. Biology Humans and animals Know that humans (and some animals) have bony skeletons inside bodies. Know how skeletons grow as humans grow, support and protect the body. Know that animals with skeletons have muscles attached to the bones. Know how a muscle has to contract (shorten) to make a bone move and muscles act in pairs. Explain the role of drugs as medicines. Living things in their environment Investigate how different animals are found in different habitats and are suited to the environment in which they are found. Use simple identification keys. Recognise ways that human activity affects the environment e.g. river pollution, recycling. Chemistry States of matter Know that matter can be solid, liquid or gas. Investigate how materials change when they are heated and cooled. Know that melting is when a solid turns into a liquid and is the reverse of freezing. Observe how water turns into steam when it is heated but on cooling the steam turns back into water. Physics Sound Explore how sounds are made when objects, materials or air vibrate and learn to measure the volume of sound in decibels with a sound level meter. Investigate how sound travels through different materials to the ear. Investigate how some materials are effective in preventing sound from travelling through them. Investigate the way pitch describes how high or low a sound is and that high and low sounds can be loud or soft. Secondary sources can be used. Explore how pitch can be changed in musical instruments in a range of ways. Electricity and magnetism
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