1 Working Scientifically
During
years 5 and 6, pupils should be taught to use the following practical
scientific methods, processes and skills through the teaching of the programme
of study content:
1.1
planning different types of scientific enquiries to answer
questions, including recognising and controlling variables where necessary
1.2
taking measurements, using a range of scientific equipment, with
increasing accuracy and precision
1.3
recording data and results of increasing complexity using
scientific diagrams and labels, classification keys, tables, and bar and line
graphs
1.4
using test results to make predictions to set up further
comparative and fair tests
1.5
using simple models to describe scientific ideas
1.6
reporting and presenting findings from enquiries, including
conclusions, causal relationships and explanations of results, in oral and
written forms such as displays and other presentations
1.7
identifying scientific evidence that has been used to support or
refute ideas or arguments.
2
Living Things and their habitats
2.1
describe how living things are classified into broad groups
according to common observable characteristics and based on similarities and
differences, including micro-organisms, plants and animals
2.2
give reasons for classifying plants and animals based on specific
characteristics.
3
Animals including humans
3.1
identify and name the main parts of the human circulatory system,
and describe the functions of the heart, blood vessels and blood
3.2
recognise the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on the
way their bodies function
3.3
describe the ways in which nutrients and water are transported
within animals, including humans.
4
Evolution
4.1
recognise that living things have changed over time and that
fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions
of years ago
4.2
recognise that living things produce offspring of the same kind,
but normally offspring vary and are not identical to their parents
4.3
identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their
environment in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution.
5
Light
5.1
recognise that light appears to travel in straight lines
5.2
use the idea that light travels in straight lines to explain that
objects are seen because they give out or reflect light into the eye
5.3
explain that we see things because light travels from light
sources to our eyes or from light sources to objects and then to our eyes
5.4
use the idea that light travels in straight lines to explain why
shadows have the same shape as the objects that cast them
6
Electricity
6.1
associate the brightness of a lamp or the volume of a buzzer with
the number and voltage of cells used in the circuit
6.2
compare and give reasons for variations in how components
function, including the brightness of bulbs, the loudness of buzzers and the
on/off position of switches
6.3
use recognised symbols when representing a simple circuit in a
diagram.
