Science Outcomes

Science

Year 1

Animals,

including

humans

I can name

and identify

common

animals.

I can name

and identify

carnivores,

herbivores,

omnivores.

I can compare

the body parts

of different

animals. I can draw

and label the

parts of the

human body

and link parts

to my senses.

Everyday

materials I can talk

about what a

material is like.

I can put

materials in

groups and

talk about how

I have sorted

them.

Plants

I can name

and identify

different flowers

and trees.

I can name

and identify

parts of flowers

and trees.

I can tell the

difference

between an

object and its

material. I can name

a range of

common

materials.

Seasonal

Changes

I can spot the

changes in the

different

seasons.

I can talk about

the weather

and how the

day changes in

length.

Science Outcomes

Plants

I can find out

and describe

what a plant

needs to grow.

I can talk about

how seeds and

bulbs grow into

plants.

I can identify

materials

that can

change

shape.

Science

Year 2

Animals,

including

humans I can talk

about life

cycles of

animals,

including

humans.

I can find out

the basic

needs of

animals for

survival.

I can describe

the

importance of

staying

healthy.

I can choose

and compare

materials for

particular

purposes.

Everyday

materials

Living

Things

I can talk

about the

differences

between

things that are

living and

dead.

I can identify

and describe

different

habitats.

I can name a

range of

animals and

plants in their

habitats. I can create

some simple

food chains.

Science Outcomes

Plants

I can

investigate how

water travels in

a plant.

I can explore

what a plant

needs to grow.

Science

Year 3

Forces

and

magnets

I can notice

how some

forces and

magnetic

forces act

differently.

I can observe

how magnets

interact with

each other

and materials.

I can identify

some

magnetic

materials.

I can describe

that magnets

have 2 poles.

I can predict if

2 magnets will

attract or repel

by looking at

the poles.

I can compare

how things

move on

different

surfaces.

I can talk about

where animals

and humans

get their

nutrition from.

I can talk

about the

parts of a

plant and their

job.

Rocks

I can identify

that humans

and some

animals have

skeletons and

muscles.

I can

recognise that

soil is made

from rocks and

organic

matter. I can describe

how fossils are

formed.

I can explore

the role of the

flower in the

life cycle of a

plant. Animals,

including

humans

I can

recognise that

the sun can

be dangerous.

I can

recognise that

shadows are

formed by

blocking light.

Light

I can

recognise that

we need light

to see.

I can spot

patterns in the

size of

shadows.

I can notice

that light is

reflected.

Science Outcomes

Living

Things

I can use

classification

keys to group,

identify and

name living

things. I can identify

how sounds are

made.

I can describe

the basic

digestive

system in

humans.

States of

Matter

I can identify

the different

teeth in

humans and

their jobs.

I can

compare and

group solids,

liquids and

gases.

I can create

and interpret

food chains.

I can

recognise that

living things

can be

grouped in

different ways. Animals,

including

humans

I can

recognise that

sounds get

fainter as the

distance

increases.

I can find

patterns

between

volume and

strength of

vibrations.

I can find

patterns

between pitch

and features

of the object

that produced

it.

Sound

I can identify

evaporation

and

condensation

in the water

cycle.

I can

recognise

what

vibrations are.

I can recognise

that

environments

can change.

Science

Year 4

Electricity

I can identify

common

electrical

appliances.

I can construct

a simple

electrical

circuit,

identifying its

parts.

I can identify

whether or not

a lamp will

light in a

circuit.

I can

recognise that

a switch opens

and closes a

circuit.

I can

recognise

some simple

conductors

and insulators.

Science Outcomes

Living

Things

I can describe

how some

materials

dissolve to form

a substance.

I can describe

the process of

reproduction in

some plants

and animals.

I can explain

the link

between

gravity and

unsupported

objects.

I can identify

the effects of

air resistance,

water

resistance and

friction.

I can recognise

that some

mechanisms

allow small

forces to have

a greater

effect.

I can describe

the changes to

humans as they

age. I can describe

the differences

in life cycles of

mammals,

amphibians,

insects and

birds. Animals,

including

humans

I can show

that some

changes are

reversible.

I can give

reasons,

based on

evidence, for

the use of

materials.

I can use

knowledge of

solids, liquids

and gases to

separate

mixtures.

Materials I can explain

that some

changes form

new materials

and are

usually not

reversible

I can

compare and

group

materials on

the basis of

their

properties.

Forces

and

Magnets

Science

Year 5

Earth and

Space I can describe

the movement

of the planets

in our solar

system. I can describe

how the moon

moves in

relation to the

earth

I can describe

the sun, Earth

and moon as

approximately

spherical.

I can talk

about the

Earth’s rotation

to explain day

and night.

Science Outcomes

Living

Things

I can explain

that objects are

seen because

they give out or

reflect light into

the eye.

I can give

reasons for

classifying

plants and

animals based

on specific

characteristics.

I can recognise

that light

appears to

travel in straight

lines.

I can explain

that we see

things because

of the way light

travels.

I can identify

the main parts

of the human

circulatory

system and

describe their

functions.

Electricity

I can recognise

the impact of

diet, exercise,

drugs and

lifestyle on our

bodies. I can use

symbols when

drawing a

circuit

diagram. I can

associate the

outcome of a

circuit with the

number and

voltage of the

cells used.

I can describe

the ways

nutrients and

water are

transported

within animals

and humans

I can describe

how living

things are

classified.

Animals,

including

humans I can use the

idea that light

travels in

straight lines to

explain the

shape of

shadows.

Light

I can

compare and

give reasons

for variations

of

components

in a circuit.

Evolution

and

Inheritance

I can

recognise that

living things

have changed

over time.

Science

Year 6

I can

recognise that

fossils provide

information

about life from

millions of

years ago.

I can

recognise that

offspring

normally vary

from their

parents.

I can identify

how animals

and plants are

adapted to

suit

environment

I can

recognise that

adaption may

lead to

evolution.