Year 6 Year 6 Change to an is caused by object’s motion unbalanced forces acting on the object Science involves testing predictions by gathering With guidance, pose questions to clarify practical data and using evidence to develop explanations objects towards the centre of problems or inform a scientific investigation, and Earth’s gravity pulls of events and phenomena the Earth predict what the findings of an investigation might be Scientific understandings, discoveries and inventions are used to solve problems that With guidance, plan appropriate investigation lives directly affect peoples’ methods to answer questions or solve problems Scientific knowledge is used to inform personal Decide which variable should be changed and and community decisions measured in fair tests and accurately observe, Year 7 measure and record data, using digital technologies as appropriate Science and technology contribute to finding solutions to a range of contemporary issues; Use equipment and materials safely, identifying these solutions may impact on other areas of potential risks society and involve ethical considerations Construct and use a range of representations, including tables and graphs, to represent and describe observations, patterns or relationships in data using digital technologies as appropriate Compare data with predictions and use as evidence in developing explanations Suggest improvements to the methods used to investigate a question or solve a problem Communicate ideas, explanations and processes in a variety of ways, including texts Year 7 Identify questions and problems that can be investigated scientifically and make predictions based on scientific knowledge Collaboratively and individually plan and conduct a range of investigation types, including
Change to an object’s motion is caused by unbalanced forces acting on the object Earth’s gravity pulls objects towards the centre of the Earth Year 6 Science involves testing predictions by gathering data and using evidence to develop explanations of events and phenomena Scientific understandings, discoveries and inventions are used to solve problems that directly affect peoples’ lives Scientific knowledge is used to inform personal and community decisions Year 7 Science and technology contribute to finding solutions to a range of contemporary issues; these solutions may impact on other areas of society and involve ethical considerations Year 6 With guidance, pose questions to clarify practical problems or inform a scientific investigation, and predict what the findings of an investigation might be With guidance, plan appropriate investigation methods to answer questions or solve problems Decide which variable should be changed and measured in fair tests and accurately observe, measure and record data, using digital technologies as appropriate Use equipment and materials safely, identifying potential risks Construct and use a range of representations, including tables and graphs, to represent and describe observations, patterns or relationships in data using digital technologies as appropriate Compare data with predictions and use as evidence in developing explanations Suggest improvements to the methods used to investigate a question or solve a problem Communicate ideas, explanations and processes in a variety of ways, including texts Year 7 Identify questions and problems that can be investigated scientifically and make predictions based on scientific knowledge Collaboratively and individually plan and conduct a range of investigation types, including
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