Science
The principal focus of science teaching in upper key stage 2 is to enable pupils to develop a deeper understanding of a wide range of scientific ideas. They should do this through exploring and talking about their ideas; asking their own questions about scientific phenomena; and analysing functions, relationships and interactions more systematically. At upper key stage 2, they should encounter more abstract ideas and begin to recognise how these ideas help them to understand and predict how the world operates. They should also begin to recognise that scientific ideas change and develop over time. They should select the most appropriate ways to answer science questions using different types of scientific enquiry, including observing changes over different periods of time, noticing patterns, grouping and classifying things, carrying out comparative and fair tests and finding things out using a wide range of secondary sources of information. Pupils should draw conclusions based on their data and observations, use evidence to justify their ideas, and use their scientific knowledge and understanding to explain their findings.
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The Relative Sizes of the Sun, Earth and Moon
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the relative sizes of the sun, Earth and moon.
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Celestial Bodies - The Moon
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate the key features of the moon.
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Celestial Bodies - The Earth
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate the key features of Earth.
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Celestial Bodies - The Sun
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate the key features of the sun.
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Look to the Skies!
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore prior knowledge and understanding of day and night.
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Matter Matters!
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Electricity Explained
An assessment task in which students will demonstrate an understanding of energy transfer and transformation when generating electricity.
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Is It Sustainable? Evaluating Sources of Electricity
A 60 minute lesson in which students will consider whether energy sources are sustainable.
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Transforming Energy Into Electricity
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how moving air and water can turn turbines to generate electricity.
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Natural Disasters Inquiry Task - Presenting
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Natural Disasters Inquiry Task - Researching
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Shine Bright, Electric Light!
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how changes to electrical circuits affect their components.
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Natural Disasters Inquiry Task - Introduction
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Feeling the Flow - Electrical Conductors and Insulators
A 60 minute lesson in which students will classify objects as conductors or insulators of electricity.
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Natural Disasters Safety Poster Task
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify appropriate safety procedures for natural disaster events.
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Natural Disaster Effects and Management
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the effects of natural disasters and explore how these may be managed.
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Wired Up! - Building Electrical Circuits
A 60 minute lesson in which students will read and draw circuit diagrams.
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Flood Simulation Experiment
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how town planning can reduce the impact of flooding.
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What is Electricity?
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Meteorological and Other Natural Disasters
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate the causes and effects of meteorological and other natural disasters.
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Shake, Rattle and Fall Experiment
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how building techniques can reduce the impact of earthquakes.
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Geological Natural Disasters
A 60 minute lesson in which the students will investigate the causes and effects of geological natural disasters.
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Plate Tectonics
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore tectonic plates and the effects their movements have on the surface of the earth.
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The Layers of the Earth
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the characteristics of the earth's internal layers.
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Animal Adaptations Inquiry Task - Presenting
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Animal Adaptations Inquiry Task - Researching
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Animal Adaptations Inquiry Task - Introduction
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Light and Shadow - Design an Experiment
An assessment task in which students will demonstrate an understanding of light and fair testing.
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Blubber Me Experiment
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how blubber works as an insulator.
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True Colours
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how the colour of an object depends on the properties of the object and the colour of the light source.
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Physiological Adaptations
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the physiological adaptations of plants and animals.
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In Living Colour
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how the colour of an object depends on the properties of the object.