Geography Knowledge Organiser: Biomes Year 5

A large ecosystem is called a biome. A biome contains particular plant and animal

groups, which are adapted to that particular environment.

Climate Vs Weather

Weather describes the day-to-day conditions of the at-mosphere. Weather can change quickly - one day it

can be dry and sunny and the next day it may rain.

Climate describes average weather conditions over

longer periods and over large areas.

An ecosystem is a group of living organisms

interacting with non-living parts of an

environment. They can vary in size.

What is found in an ecosystem depends on the

climate and soils. Plants and animals have to

adapt to their environment to be able to

survive.

World Biomes Map

Geography Knowledge Organiser: Biomes Year 5

biome large ecosystem which relies on climate and

soils.

equator imaginary line half way around the earth which

is between the North and South Poles.

latitude lines which go around the earth east to west

longitude lines which go around the earth north to south

hemisphere half of the earth (northern or southern)

climate average weather conditions over longer periods

precipitation any form of moisture which falls to the earth

ecosystem group of living organisms interacting with their

biodiversity variety of living things e.g. species, habitats

flora another word to refer to plants

fauna another word to refer to animals

savannah type of biome. Sometimes called tropical grass-

tundra type of biome. The coldest biome.

coniferous

forest

forests made mostly of conifer trees such as ce-

dar, fir and pine trees.

deciduous

forest

forests made mostly of broad-leafed trees that

shed their leaves during a season (usually win-

ter)

Coniferous forest (Taiga)

Long, cold winters

Short, mild summer

Limited rainfall

Coniferous trees

Tropical grassland or savannah

Within the tropics

Hot with a wet and dry season

Mainly grass and a few specially adapted trees

Tropical rainforest

Hot and wet all year

Rich in plants and

animals

Poor soils

Desert

Can be hot or cold

Limited plants

Tundra

Below freezing for

most of the year

Ground permanently frozen

Light snow

Temperate grassland

Warm summer and very

cold winter.

Quite low rainfall.

Mainly grassland

vegetation

Deciduous forest

Cool summers and mild

winters.

Rain throughout the year.

Rich deciduous woodland

Art Knowledge Organiser: David Hockney Year 5

Who is David Hockney?

David Hockney is one of the

most important painters of the

20th century. He was born in

Bradford in 1937. Hockney

was one of the big artists

involved in the pop art move-

What does he like to paint?

Hockney likes to produce art based on the

places he lives and visits. He has a home

in California and in the UK. Much of his

art is based on these places.

What did he work with?

Hockney has used many

different mediums over his ca-

reer including: acrylic paint ,

photographs, drawing pencils,

watercolours, iPad programmes

Art Knowledge Organiser: David Hockney Year 5

Word Definition

influential a person that has an important effect on others.

Modern art

a style of art that was more adventurous with experi-

menting. Modern art does not try to show a subject

as realistic looking.

Pop art a style of art which began in the 1950s. Based on

simple bold images of everyday items, painted in bold,

bright colours.

Cubism a style of art that shows a subject which look as if

it is made of lots of cubes and other geometric shapes

medium the materials used in creating a piece of artwork such

as: paint, marble, clay, pastels, watercolour,

photography

style a particular way in which a piece of art is created

mimic copy someone or something

technique way of creating something using a particular skill

tone lightness or darkness of a colour

subject main idea that is shown by the artwork.

Joiners photo collages created by David Hockney whereby he

put together many photographs of the same subject.

May Blossom on the Roman Road, 2009

Pearblossom Highway, 1986

Portrait of an Artist, 1972

A Bigger Splash 1967

The Crossword Puzzle, 1983

Drawing Untitled 329, 2010

Science Knowledge Organiser: Properties and changes of materials—Year 5

Every different material you can see around you has been chosen for its unique set of properties. Computer

screens are not made of wood because it does not have the correct properties needed. Materials also react in certain ways when combined

with other materials or processes. Sometimes this reaction can be reversed and sometimes it is permanent. It is this knowledge that

enables chemists to create new materials. Tablets and smart phones would not be possible if a chemist had not developed the touch

screen. Chemists also need to understand the impact of materials on our environment working, for example, on finding alternatives to

plastics and other non-sustainable materials.

Hardness

Magnetism

Solubility Conductivity

Transparency

A hard

material will

not scratch

easily. You

would have to test this

with material such as

glass or the hardest

material, diamond.

A conductive material

allows heat (thermal)

or electricity to travel

through it. Metals can

be good conductors.

Materials that

are not magnets

themselves may

or may not have

magnetic properties.

Only some metals are

magnetic and plastic is

not.

Transparency is a

property that describes

how much light can pass

If a material is soluble it means

it will dissolve in a solvent.

To dissolve means that the

solvent (water) breaks down the

solute (salt) into microscopic

(tiny) particles that mix with the

water particles. The result is

called a solution.

For example: Salt will dissolve in

water. Salt is the solute and

water is the solvent. The salty

water is the solution.

bath salt water blue water

solute solvent solution

+ =

Materials can be combined in a variety of

ways. They can be dissolved or just put

together—this is called a mixture. Once

materials have combined it is sometimes

possible to separate them again.

There are three main ways to separate

combined materials:

Sieving— this separates

liquids and solids or

solids of different sizes

Evaporation— this

can also separate

solids and liquids.

Filtering— this

separates

undissolved solids

and liquids

material scientific word used to describe all solids liquids

and gases

hard how easily a material can be marked or cut

soluble a property of a material that can dissolve

magnetic a property of a material that will attract a magnet

conductor a material that allows heat (thermal) or electricity

to pass along it

transparency the measure of how much light can pass through

a material

dissolve a material that can be broken down into particles

that can then mix with the particles of the solvent

(liquid)

solution a liquid containing a dissolved material

solute the material that can dissolve

solvent the liquid into which the solute is dissolved

reversible a physical change that can easily be undone

irreversible a chemical change that produces a new material

filtering a method of separating materials

sieving a method of separating materials

evaporation when water turns to a gas

Science Knowledge Organiser: Properties and changes of materials—Year 5

Materials can be also be changed. There are two types of

changes:

These materials do not break

down but change how they look

and feel.

They make a temporary change

of state.

ice melts

water evaporates

peas freeze

melted

chocolate solidifies

In a chemical change materials

breakdown completely and

change into something else.

This is a permanent change and

a new material is created.

wood burns to create

ash and smoke

fuel burns to create

energy and

exhaust gases

ingredients are cooked

metals corrode to

create rust

This means they can easily

be changed back to their

original state.

This means they cannot be

changed back to their original

state.

Computing Knowledge Organiser: Year 5

animation the process of making it look like drawings,

models, or inanimate objects are able to

move

algorithm set of instructions or rules that are followed

to complete a task

programming the process of creating a set of instructions

for the computer.

background the setting for the sprite

storyboard picture based representation of how a story

will unfold.

coding using a computer to create programming

instructions

sprite an object (character) in Scratch which per-

forms functions controlled by code

input commands given by the user

costume a variation in a sprite’s appearance.