Science

Summer Term

Plants - Scientific Knowledge:

● Children can explore the requirements of plants for life and growth (air, light, water, nutrients from soil, and room to grow) and how they vary from plant to plant.

● Children can investigate the way in which water is transported within plants.

● Children can identify and describe the functions of different parts of flowering plants: roots, stem/trunk, leaves and flowers.

● Children can explore the part that flowers play in the life cycle of flowering plants, including pollination, seed formation and seed dispersal.

Year 3 Plants Knowledge Organiser! | Teaching Resources

Spring 1

Electricity - in Spring 1 we will be learning about Electricity, how it works and how we use it.

KS2 Electricity Word Mat (SB6684) - SparkleBox

By the end of this unit the children should be able to -

define what an electrical appliance is and identify those that are mains- or battery powered.
identify different circuit components and explain what they do.
build series circuits, identifying and explaining whether they are complete or incomplete.
explain what electrical conductors and insulators are and give several examples of these.
identify several different switches and explain how switches work in a circuit.
apply their knowledge of electricity to different situations.

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Spring 2

States of Matter - the children will learn about the three states of matter: solids, liquids, and gases. We will explore how materials can change from one state to another through heating and cooling, focusing on processes like melting, freezing, evaporation, and condensation. The water cycle is also a key example of these changes in action.

Autumn 1

Animals including Humans - This unit recaps the children’s learning from year 2 about how animals survive and stay healthy and helps children to learn more about what makes a healthy, balanced diet.

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We will learn about:

nutrients that different foods provide and how these nutrients help our bodies
explore how different animals eat different types of foods and need different proportions of nutrients.
understand what food labels on packaging show and gather information from food labels to help them to answer questions
explore the different types of skeletons that animals have and compare these
plan a fair test and measure and record accurately

We worked in groups to sort the different food groups.

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Autumn 2

Rocks and Soils - we will be moving on to learn about Rocks and Soils this half term.

By the end of this unit children will be able to:

● compare and group different types of rocks based on their appearance and simple physical properties;

● explore how rocks change over time;

● describe, in simple terms, how fossils are formed; recognise that soilds are made from rocks and organic matter.

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