Science

Key Stage 1: Years 1 & 2 (Ages 5-7)

This stage is about enabling pupils to experience and observe phenomena, encouraging curiosity and questions about the world around them. Learning should be rooted in first-hand practical experiences.

Year 1: Plants

Year 1: Animals, including humans

Year 1: Seasonal changes

Year 2: Animals, including humans

Year 2: Living things and their habitats

Lower Key Stage 2: Years 3 & 4 (Ages 7-9)

Pupils should broaden their scientific view of the world, exploring, talking about, testing, and developing ideas about everyday phenomena and the relationships between living things.

Year 3: Plants

Year 3: Light

Year 4: Living things and their habitats

Year 4: States of matter

Year 4: Sound

Year 4: Electricity

Upper Key Stage 2: Years 5 & 6 (Ages 9-11)

Pupils should develop a deeper understanding of a wide range of scientific ideas, encountering more abstract concepts and recognising that scientific ideas change over time.

Year 5: Living things and their habitats

Year 5: Earth and space

Year 6: Living things and their habitats

Year 6: Evolution and inheritance