Science
Science Progression
Science Curriculum Overview (2021-2022)
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
Year 1 | Who am I? (SOS Unit 1) (Animals, including humans)
| Marvellous materials (Everyday materials)
| Amazing animals (Animals, including humans)
| Growing plants (Plants)
| Minibeasts and their habitats (Animals, including humans)
| Time given throughout the year to complete Seasonal Changes objectives. |
Seasonal changes To be taught throughout the year (See SOS for guidance)
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Year 2 | Healthy Me (SOS Unit 1) (Animals, including humans)
| Materials Monster (SOS Unit 2) (Use of everyday materials)
| Our Local Environment (SOS Unit 4) (Living things and their habitats)
| Young gardeners (SOS Unit 5) (Living things and their habitats, Plants)
| Squash, bend, twist and stretch (SOS Unit 3) (Non-statutory)
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Little Masterchefs (SOS Unit 6) (Science in Action Topic) |
Year 3
| Rocks, Soils and Fossils (Rocks)
| Forces and Magnets (Forces and magnets)
| Food and our bodies (Animals including humans)
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Light and Shadows (Light)
| How does your garden grow? (Plants)
| Investigate! The Nappy Challenge (Science in Action Topic) |
Year 4
| Teeth and Eating (Animals, including humans)
| Power it up! (Electricity)
| What’s that sound? (Sound)
| Looking at states (States of matter)
| Living things (Living things and their habitats)
| Investigate! The Big Build (Science in Action Topic) |
Year 5
| Let’s get moving (Forces)
| Material world (Properties and changing materials)
| Circle of life (Living things and their habitats)
| Out of this world (Earth and Space)
| Growing up and growing old
(Animals, including humans)
| Investigate! Amazing changes
(Science in Action Topic) |
Year 6
| Healthy Bodies (Animals, including humans)
| Light (Light)
| Electricity (Electricity)
| Evolution and inheritance (Evolution and inheritance)
| Classifying living things (Living things and their habitats)
| Investigate! The Titanic (Science in Action Topic) |
Science Overview
