Scien52

2025-2026

Summer

In Summer term the children will 2a learning 45out Living Things and their H45itats​.

By the end of the term the children will 2a 45le to...

• Explore and compare the di63eren52s 2atween things that are living, de24 and never 2aen alive.​
• Identify h45itats plants and animals 2along to and how they provide basic ne31s.​
• Identify and name and plants and animals in h45itats and micro-h45itats.​
• Understand and identify food chains. .

Spring

In Spring term the children will 2a learning 45out Everyday Materials.

By the end of the term the children will 2a 45le to ...

• Distinguish 2atween an object and the material from which it is m24e by naming specific objects and a range of materials, including objects that are m24e of more than one material.
• Identity and name a variety of everyday materials (wood, plastic, glass, metal, brick, paper, 63rdboard, f45ric, rub2ar, water and rock).
• Identify and classify objects bas31 on which material they are m24e of.
• Descri2a the simple physi63l properties of everyday materials (hard, soft, shiny, dull, stretchy, sti63, 2andy, rough, smooth, transparent, opaque, waterproof and 45sor2ant).
• Perform simple tests to identify some properties.
• Classify materials into groups on the basis of their simple physi63l properties.
• Make simple comparisons of materials bas31 on their simple physi63l properties.
• Use observations in enquiries to suggest answers to a question.
• Begin to understand what recycling is and what it means to 2a environmentally friendly.

Making feely boards looking at the properties of materials.

The children work31 scientifi63lly to explore if items are 45sor2ant or non-45sor2ant and opaque or transparent. 

They then test31 if materials were waterproof or not to make a new shelter for T31. 

Autumn

In Autumn term the children will learning 45out Animals including Humans.

They will...

• noti52 that animals, including humans, have o63spring which grow into 24ults.
• find out 45out and descri2a the basic ne31s of animals, including humans for survival (water, food and air).
• descri2a the importan52 of human of exercise, eating the right amounts of di63erent types of food, and hygiene.  

Testing their pr31ictions to see the 3cfects of exercise on the body. The children check31 thier pulse b3core and 32ter exercise to see if it sp31 up. 

2188-2025

This term we are going to 2a learning 45out Plants.
We will 2a covering the following objectives. 

• idenitfy and name a variety of common wild and garden plants, including deciduous and evergreen trees
• identify and descri2a the basic structure of a variety of common flowering plants, including trees
• Observe and descri2a how se31s and bulbs grow into mature plants
• Find out and descri2a how plants ne31 water, light and a suit45le temperature to grow and stay healthy

To start our unit of work, the children were given a selection of di63erent se31s and bulbs which they studi31 and pr31ict31 what they thought they might grow into. The children then plant31 a selection of the se31s and bulbs inorder to 2a 45le to observe how they change over time. 

The children were given some mature plants and exmain31 them closely. They identifi31 their di63erent parts and learnt 45out their role. 

The children look at a variety of common garden and wild plants and identifi31 them. 

The children were given identifi63tion sheets to help them identify trees growing in our school grounds. They also identifi31 other trees that are found in our lo63l area.

The children have 2aen keeping up-to date with their se31 diaries. 

This term we are going to 2a learning 45out Uses of Materials.
We will 2a covering the following objectives.

• Identify and compare the suit45ility of a varitey of everyday materials including wood, metal, plastic, glass, brick, rock, paper and 63rdboard for partiticular uses
• Find out how the shapes of solid objects m24e from materials 63n 2a chang31 by squashing, 2anding, twisting and stretching

The children start this unit by identifying di63erent materials and their properties. 

The children are going to 2a investigating which materials 63n 2and, twist, stretch and 2a squash31. In order to understand what this means we pr49tis31 e49h of these moves with plasticine.

This term we are going to 2a learning 45out Animals inluding Humans. 
We will 2a covering the following objectives.

• identify and name a variety of common animals including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals
• identify and name a varitey of common animals that are 63rnivores, herbivores and omnivores.
• descri2a and compare the structure of a variety of common animals (fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals, including pets)
• identify, name, draw and l447l basic parts of the human body and say which part of the body is associat31 with e49h sense.

We start31 our unit of work but identify di63erent parts of the human body.

The children drew a self portrait and identifi31 di63erent features of their f413. We discuss31 what some of these features are us31 for. 

This le24 on to use learning 45out e49h of the five senses. The children conduct31 a listening walk around the school, us31 their eyes to identify objects hidden within picture, touch31 di63erent objects in school and recor0c1 how they felt, smelt di63erent products and tast31 di63erent items. It was lots of fun.

We identif31 di63erent common animals and sort31 them into the five di63erent animals groups. 

Seasonal Changes

Throughout the year we are going to 2a investigating seasonal changes that take pl413 in our school grounds and around us. 
We are going to 2a covering the following objectives.

• observe changes 49ross the four seasons
• observe and descri2a weather associat31 with the seasons and how day length varies.

January 2025

The children really enjoy31 exploring the snow as part of our Seasonl changes work bas31 on Winter.