are attracted to a magnet, and identify some magnetic materials describe magnetics as having two poles predict whether two magnets will attract or repel each other, depending on which poles are facing ask relevant questions and use different types of animals, humans, Learn main body parts Animals including Humans identify that animals, including humans, need the scientific enquiries to answer them nutrition, food, eat, associated with the right types and amount of nutrition, and that gather, record, classify and present data in a skeletons, muscles, skeleton and muscles. they cannot make their own food; they get variety of ways to help in answering questions support, protection, Compare and contrast nutrition from what they eat record findings using simple scientific language, movement diets of different identify that humans and some other animals drawings, labelled diagrams, keys, bar charts and animals (including have skeletons and muscles for support, tables pets). Su protection and movement report on findings from enquiries, including oral Research food groups and written explanations, displays or presentations and how they keep us of results and conclusions healthy. Design identify differences, similarities or changes related based on findings. to simple scientific and processes use straightforward scientific evidence to answer questions or support findings Topic Working Scientifically Vocabulary Resources/Ideas Year 4 Electricity identify differences, similarities or changes electricity, appliances, Construct simple series Identify common appliances that run on related to simple scientific and processes series circuit, cell, wire, circuits, trying different electricity gather, record, classify and present data in a bulb, switch, buzzer, components. Construct a simple series electrical circuit, variety of ways to help in answering questions lamp, light, complete, Use circuits to create identifying and naming its basic parts, including open, close, conductor, simple devices. cells, wires, bulbs, switches and buzzers insulator, metals Draw circuits Identify whether or not a lamp will light in a pictorially. A1 simple series circuit, based on whether or not the lamp is part of a complete loop with a battery Recognise that a switch opens and closes a circuit and associate this with whether or not a lamp lights in a simple series circuit Recognise some common conductors and insulators, and associate metals with being good conductors
are attracted to a magnet, and identify some magnetic materials describe magnetics as having two poles predict whether two magnets will attract or repel each other, depending on which poles are facing Su Animals including Humans identify that animals, including humans, need the right types and amount of nutrition, and that they cannot make their own food; they get nutrition from what they eat identify that humans and some other animals have skeletons and muscles for support, protection and movement ask relevant questions and use different types of scientific enquiries to answer them gather, record, classify and present data in a variety of ways to help in answering questions record findings using simple scientific language, drawings, labelled diagrams, keys, bar charts and tables report on findings from enquiries, including oral and written explanations, displays or presentations of results and conclusions identify differences, similarities or changes related to simple scientific and processes use straightforward scientific evidence to answer questions or support findings animals, humans, nutrition, food, eat, skeletons, muscles, support, protection, movement Learn main body parts associated with the skeleton and muscles. Compare and contrast diets of different animals (including pets). Research food groups and how they keep us healthy. Design based on findings. Year 4 Topic Working Scientifically Vocabulary Resources/Ideas A1 Electricity Identify common appliances that run on electricity Construct a simple series electrical circuit, identifying and naming its basic parts, including cells, wires, bulbs, switches and buzzers Identify whether or not a lamp will light in a simple series circuit, based on whether or not the lamp is part of a complete loop with a battery Recognise that a switch opens and closes a circuit and associate this with whether or not a lamp lights in a simple series circuit Recognise some common conductors and insulators, and associate metals with being good conductors identify differences, similarities or changes related to simple scientific and processes gather, record, classify and present data in a variety of ways to help in answering questions electricity, appliances, series circuit, cell, wire, bulb, switch, buzzer, lamp, light, complete, open, close, conductor, insulator, metals Construct simple series circuits, trying different components. Use circuits to create simple devices. Draw circuits pictorially.
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