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
Seasonal Changes


Summer Term 1
Plants


Summer Term 2
Seasonal Changes


Year 2

Autumn Term 1
Everyday Materials


Autumn Term 2
Everyday Materials


Spring Term 1
Living Things and their Habitats


Spring Term 2
Plants


Summer Term 1
Animals, including Humans


Year 3

Autumn Term 1
Light


Autumn Term 2
Rocks


Spring Term 1
Forces and Magnets


Spring Term 2
Plants


Summer Term 1
Animals, including Humans


Year 4

Autumn Term 1
Living Things and their Habitats


Autumn Term 2
Electricity


Spring Term 1
States of Matter, including The Water Cycle


Spring Term 2
Animals, including Humans


Summer Term 1
Sound


Year 5

Autumn Term 1
Forces


Autumn Term 2
Earth & Space


Spring Term 1
Properties and Changes of Materials


Spring Term 2
Living Things and Their Habitats


Summer Term 1
Living Things & Habitats


Year 6

Autumn Term 1
Evolution and Inheritance


Autumn Term 2
Electricity


Spring Term 1
Light


Spring Term 2
Light


Summer Term 1
Living Things and their Habitats