Science
We are determined to stimulate the curiosity of every individual at St Thomas’ developing a thirst for learning in finding out why things happen in the way that they do. We teach methods of enquiry and investigation to stimulate creative thought. Children learn to ask scientific questions and begin to appreciate the way in which science will affect the future on a personal, national and global scale.
Science is taught through practical lessons wherever possible, developing the skills of working scientifically and enquiry based learning, supported by subject specific knowledge and vocabulary, all of which become increasingly challenging as pupil progress through the school.
Year 1
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Year 2
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Grouping and changing materials.
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Living things and their habitats including plants and animals in the local environment
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Animals, including humans
Plants
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Year 3
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Magnets – we will:
Rocks and Soils- we will:
Use scientific evidence to answer questions. |
Light and shadows
Plants: How does your garden grow?
Scientific practical investigations
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Skeletons
Scientific practical investigations
We will work scientifically to predict and create a fair investigation and report our findings from these enquiries. |
Year 4
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Through the topic of Changing States, we will be:
Through the topic of Electricity, we will be:
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In the topic of Sound and Hearing, we will be learning:
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Our topic is ‘Living Things’ which will focus specifically on African animals and their habitats. We will learn to:
Recognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things |
Year 5
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We will develop these while learning about:
Earth and Space
Force
Recognising some mechanisms, including levers, pulleys and gears. |
Force
Properties and changes of materials
Explain that some changes result in the formation of new materials, and that this kind of change is not usually reversible, including changes associated with burning and the action of acid on bicarbonate of soda. |
Animals including humans
Living things and their habitats
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Year 6
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Investigative science
Light and shadows
Electricity
Using recognised symbols when representing a simple circuit in a diagram. |
Evolution and Inheritance
Interdependence and Adaptation
Describing ways in which nutrients and water are transported within animals, including humans. |
Understanding how our bodies function
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