Science

Science

1. Plants

   • identify and name a variety of plants and animals in their habitats, including microhabitats
   • Pupils should be introduced to the requirements of plants for germination, growth and survival, as well as the processes of reproduction and growth in plants.

2. Plants and Growth

   • find out and describe how plants need water, light and a suitable temperature to grow and stay healthy
     • observe and describe how seeds and bulbs grow into mature plants

3. Experiments

   • find out how the conditions affect the number and type(s) of plants and animals that live there.
   • 'Pupils should use the local environment throughout the year to observe how plants grow. Pupils might work scientifically by: observing and recording, with some accuracy, the growth of a variety of plants as they change over time from a seed or bulb'

4. Materials

   • identify and compare the suitability of a variety of everyday materials, including wood, metal, plastic, glass, brick, rock, paper and cardboard for particular uses - find out how the shapes of solid objects made from some materials can be changed by squashing, bending, twisting and stretching

5. Food and Lifestyle

   • describe the importance for humans of exercise, eating the right amounts of different types of food, and hygiene

6. Food Chains

   • identify and name a variety of plants and animals in their habitats, including microhabitats describe how animals obtain their food from plants and other animals, using the idea of a simple food chain, and identify and name different sources of food