St Joseph’s RC Primary School Science overview

Year Rotation Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5

Year A Plants

Properties of materials

Light

Forces

Seasons

*Animals

*habitats

* materials- changes

Animals

Human and child development

Changes

Sound

Electricity

Forces

*Animal adaption

*rocks and fossils

* Materials

Animal habitats and adaption

Rocks and fossils

Materials

Light

Circuits

*Flowering plant

*digestive system

*identification keys

Flowering plant

digestive system

identification keys

Solid, liquids and gases

Sound

Forces

*Skeleton

*Circulatory system

Classification

Skeleton

Circulatory system

Classification

Solubility and separating materials

forces

Circuits and voltage

Year B Plants

Properties of materials

Light

Forces

Seasons

*Sound

*Electricity

* Forces- extended

Animals

Human and child development

Changes

Sound

Electricity

Forces

*Materials

*light

*circuits

Animal habitats and adaption

Rocks and fossils

Materials

Light

Circuits

*Solid, liquids and gases

* Sound

*forces

Flowering plant

digestive system

identification keys

Solid, liquids and gases

Sound

Forces

*Solubility and separating materials

*forces

*Circuits and voltage

Skeleton

Circulatory system

Classification

Solubility and separating materials

forces

Circuits and voltage

Working Scientifically: the essential skills of working scientifically will be integrated into each topic across the year.

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