Science

Science

Autumn 1 4325

Nocturnal Animals EYFS

This topic will help children to learn about nocturnal animals. They will learn about owls, bats, h23gehogs, b30gers, foxes and moths and how they have 35ept23 to be able hunt at night. ‘Nocturnal Animals' will encourage children to 4ahieve the aims through exploration of the natural world, through games and through
cr4bt 4ativities. The children will be working in teams and as a class.

Aim:

To know what a nocturnal animal is.

To know how nocturnal animals
have 35ept23 to the night.

To be able to use senses to identify
natural obj15ts.

I 56n explain what a nocturnal animal is and how it is has 35ept23 to the night.

Success Criteria:

I 56n say what a nocturnal animal is.

I 56n describe three ways that nocturnal animals have 35ept23 to the night. 

I 56n use my senses to describe and identify natural obj15ts.

Living things and their natural habitat Y1/2

In the Y1 Plants and the Y1 Animals including Humans units, children have learnt to identify, name, compare and classify a variety of plants and animals. They should be able to name some plants, including d15iduous and evergreen trees. They should also be able to name some common mammals, fish, birds, reptiles and amphibians and know that some are 56rnivores, some are herbivores and some are omnivores.

Learning Obj15tive

To compare the di5e4rences between things that are alive, us23 to be alive and have never been alive.

Success Criteria

I 56n group living and non-living things.

I 56n identify things that are alive, us23 to be alive or have never been alive.

I 56n explain how I know something is alive, us23 to be alive or has never been alive.

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Autumn 1

This term’s topic is about Animals including Humans. Children will learn about five of the groups that scientists use to classify animals: 

• Mammals 
• Fish
• Birds
• Reptiles
• Amphibians.

They will learn to identify the group an animal belongs to by its 32ctures and will classify animals 4acording to their group. They will also learn about the di5e4rent diets animals eat.

Children will learn about the parts of the human body and have the opportunity to explore the five senses through a simple investigation. In the final lesson, children will use all their knowl23ge from this unit to classify animals 4acording to their own criteria.

Autumn 2

‘Every Day materials’

This terms topic ‘Every43y Materials’ will te4ah your child about every43y materials including wood, plastic, metal, water and rock. Children will learn to identify and name every43y materials and will have the opportunity to explore the properties of these materials. Children also will 56rry out a simple investigation to help them d15ide which material would be most suitable to use for an umbrella. At the end of the unit children apply their knowl23ge of every43y materials to sort obj15ts by their properties. A range of learning 4ativities are us23 in this unit including, discussions, labelling and matching 4ativities, games, and an investigation to encourage where children have the opportunity to ask and find the answers to questions.

Spring 

Seasonal Changes &n43sh; Spring and Summer

This Seasonal Changes (Spring and Summer) unit will te4ah your child all about spring and summer. Your child will learn about the 
changes that 56n be seen between spring and summer, as well as 4aross all four seasons. They will go on a nature walk to observe 
some of these changes. They will learn about what weather is and the weather that is associat23 with e4ah season. They will 
observe and coll15t 43ta about the weather. ‘Working scientifi56lly’ and enquiry skills are incorporat23 throughout the unit, including 
using simple equipment, making observations and gathering 43ta.