Science

Curriculum Overview

All children – regardless of gender, starting point or background – will have the opportunity to engage with a high-quality science education. They will be equipped with the knowledge, skills and vocabulary to understand how science can be used to explain what is occurring, predict how things will behave and analyse caused. We intend to inspire a sense of enjoyment and curiosity about science.

Year 1

Autumn Term 1
Everyday Materials


Autumn Term 2
Seasonal Changes


Spring Term 1
Animals, including Humans


Spring Term 2
Animals, including Humans


Summer Term 1
Plants


Year 2

Autumn Term 1
Use of Everyday Materials


Autumn Term 2
Use of Everyday Materials


Spring Term 1
Living Things and their Habitats


Spring Term 2
Plants


Summer Term 1
Plants


Summer Term 2
Animals, including Humans


Year 3

Autumn Term 1
Plants


Autumn Term 2
Rocks & Soils


Spring Term 1
Forces and Magnets


Spring Term 2
Light


Summer Term 1
Animals, including Humans (Skeletons & Muscles)


Summer Term 2
Animals, including Humans (Nutrition)


Year 4

Autumn Term 1
Living Things and their Habitats (Plastic Pollution)


Autumn Term 2
Electricity


Spring Term 1
States of Matter, including The Water Cycle


Spring Term 2
Animals, including Humans (Digestive System)


Summer Term 1
Sound


Summer Term 2
Living Things and their Habitats (Classification)


Year 5

Autumn Term 1
Forces


Autumn Term 2
Earth & Space


Spring Term 1
Properties and Changes of Materials


Spring Term 2
Properties and Changes of Materials


Summer Term 1
Living Things & Habitats


Summer Term 2
Animals, including Humans


Year 6

Autumn Term 1
Evolution and Inheritance


Autumn Term 2
Electricity


Spring Term 1
Living Things and their Habitats


Spring Term 2
Light