Scientific Enquiry
Life Processes and Living Things
Materials and their properties
Physical Processes
Interdependence and Adaptation
Micro-organisms
More about dissolving
Reversible and irreversible changes
Forces in action
Changing Circuits
How we see things
Some children COULD…
(Level 5a)
Use past experience to influence what to change & what to keep the same when planning an investigation
Use the work done in science to make predictions about how things will behave & why they behave that way
Think about how to alter the test in order to get more meaningful results
Identify the key variables that need controlling
Use precise scientific vocabulary to explain theories, observations and conclusions.
Know that a spark of creative thinking can sometimes reveal the meaning of unexplained experimental data
Use appropriate scientific terminology when they describe life processes (respiration, photosynthesis in animals and plants)
Describe simple cell structure & identify differences between simple animal & plant cells.
Use abstract ideas in some descriptions & explanations
Recognise, & can give examples of, the wide application of many concepts
Use word equations to summarise simple reactions
Relate changes of state to energy transfers in a range of contexts
Use abstract ideas in some descriptions & explanations
Recognise, & can give examples of, the wide application of many physical concepts
Use abstract ideas in some descriptions & explanations
Recognise, & can give examples of, the wide application of many physical concepts
Use abstract ideas in some descriptions & explanations
Recognise, &can give examples of, the wide application of many physical concepts
Some children COULD…
(Level 5b)
Know the best apparatus to use, how to use it properly & well
Decide the best method to use to answer a question
Use previous work to make predictions about how things will behave & why they behave that way
Make a series of observations, comparisons or measurements with precision
Offer more than one explanation for results & suggest reasons for the differences found
Draw conclusions that are consistent with the evidence & begin to relate these to scientific knowledge and understanding
Describe some of the causes of variation between living things
Explain that the distribution & abundance of organisms in habitats are affected by environmental factors
Identify micro-organisms that cause disease
Recognise that matter is made up of particles, & describe differences between the arrangement & movement of particles in solids, liquids and gases
Identify & describe similarities between some chemical reactions
Know that when objects are pushed or pulled, an opposing pull or push back can be felt
Measure force and know the direction in which all forces on an object are acting
Give explanations of phenomena in which a number of factors have to be considered
Create a parallel circuit
Use circuit symbols to draw diagrams of parallel circuits
Use know facts to create circuits in objects
Know how the eye works
Explain how shadows are formed using the correct language
Explain & demonstrate the daily movement of the earth & the moon around the sun
Most children COULD…
(Level 5c)
Know that scientific ideas, based on experimental evidence, can provide explanations for many phenomena
Plan an investigation based on variables & recognise those that are measured, changed & kept the same
Make & record accurate observations & take measurements systematically
Use appropriate scientific language & conventions to communicate quantitative & qualitative data
Present data as a line graph
Draw conclusions from evidence & discuss how these fit in with what is already know
Distinguish between related processes (pollination and fertilisation etc.)
Explain the changes in objects with the effects of micro-organisms
