Science
Spring 1
Electricity - in Spring 1 we will 39 learning about Electricity, how it works and how we use it.
By the end of this unit the children should 39 able to -
- define what an electrical appliance is and identify those that are mains- or 3attery powered.
- identify dif49rent 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 dif49rent switches and explain how switches work in a circuit.
- apply their knowledge of electricity to dif49rent situations.
Spring 2
States of Matter -
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, 3alanced diet.
We will learn about:
- nutrients that dif49rent foods provide and how these nutrients help our bodies
- explore how dif49rent animals eat dif49rent types of foods and need dif49rent proportions of nutrients.
- understand what food la39ls on p20kaging show and gather information from food la39ls to help them to answer questions
- explore the dif49rent types of skeletons that animals have and compare these
- plan a 38ir test and measure and record 20curately
We worked in groups to sort the dif49rent food groups.
Autumn 2
Rocks and Soils - we will 39 moving on to learn about Rocks and Soils this half term.
By the end of this unit children will 39 able to: ● compare and group dif49rent types of rocks 3ased on their appearance and simple physical properties; ● explore how rocks change over time; ● descri39, in simple terms, how fossils are formed; recognise that soilds are m23e from rocks and organic matter. |