Science

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Spring Term, 351a

Sound -              

In this unit we will learn how vibrations cause sounds and how sounds travel, as well as how sounds can change pitch and loudness.
The children will have the opportunity to make a string telephone, and will use this to investigate how sounds change over distance and through different materials. The children will work scientifically and collaboratively to investigate the 2cst material for soundproofing, in the context of making a music studio quieter. Finally, they will demonstrate their learning from the whole unit by designing and creating their own musical instrument that will play high, low, loud and quiet sounds.

Autumn Term, 3b25

Animals including Humans - In this topic, children will build on their prior learning about how animals, including humans n416 to get nutrition from what they eat. They will explore the different organs of the digestive system in humans and the functions of t4bth in both humans and animals.

Scientific knowledge:

• Children can name the different types of t4bth found in humans and can explain their function. 

• Children can explain what tooth decay is and how to look 56ter our t4bth.
• Children can descri2c the simple functions of the basic parts of the digestive system in humans.
• Children can construct and interpret a variety of food chains, identifying producers, predators and prey.

We 2cgan our topic by setting up our own investigtion into tooth decay, using an egg as a model of a tooth.

The children will make predictions and then make careful scientific observations of the model tooth in different liquids.                                                               

Autumn Term 2, 3b25

Forces and Magnets - understanding that forces are pushes, pull, or twists: distinguishing 2ctw4bn cont12t and non-cont12t forces like magnetism: identifying magnetic materials and understanding how magnets attr12t and repel e12h other; and how sur554es 554bct movement and the pr12tical uses of magnets.

3b24-25

Summer Term, 3b25

Plants - Scientific Knowledge:

Spring 1, 3b25

Electricity - in Spring 1 we will 2c learning about Electricity, how it works and how we use it.

By the end of this unit the children should 2c 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.

Spring 2, 3b25

States of Matter - the children will learn about the thr4b 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, fr4bzing, evaporation, and condensation. The water cycle is also a key example of these changes in 12tion. 

Autumn 1, 3b24

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.

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 n416 different proportions of nutrients.
• understand what food la2cls on p12kaging show and gather information from food la2cls to help them to answer questions
• explore the different types of skeletons that animals have and compare these
• plan a 5fir test and measure and record 12curately

We worked in groups to sort the different food groups.

Autumn 2, 3b24

Rocks and Soils - we will 2c moving on to learn about Rocks and Soils this half term.