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Science // Energy

Name and use vocabulary for types of energy and energy transfer — kinetic energy, potential energy, heat energy, light energy, sound energy, electrical energy…

Science // Forces & Motion

Understand that pushes and pulls are forces that can change the speed or direction of an object's motion, and compare the effects of different strengths and…

Science // Forces & Motion

Name and describe forces using precise vocabulary — force, push, pull, twist, stretch, squash, contact force, non-contact force, gravity, weight, friction, air…

Science // Forces & Motion

Analyse data to determine if a design solution works as intended to change the speed or direction of an object with a push or pull

Science // Forces & Motion

Compare how things move on different surfaces, noticing that some surfaces create more friction than others

Science // Forces & Motion

Notice that some forces need contact between two objects (contact forces) while magnetic forces can act at a distance (non-contact forces)

Science // Forces & Motion

Observe how magnets attract or repel each other and attract some materials and not others

Science // Forces & Motion

Describe magnets as having two poles (north and south) and predict whether two magnets will attract or repel based on which poles face each other

Science // Insects & Minibeasts

What is a minibeast? Small creatures without backbones, found in gardens, parks, and woodland. Bug hunts — searching under logs, stones, and leaves using…

Science // Insects & Minibeasts

Recognising and naming common minibeasts: ladybird, ant, bee, butterfly, spider, snail, worm, woodlouse, caterpillar, beetle. Building positive attitudes toward…

Science // Insects & Minibeasts

Where minibeasts live: micro-habitats. Different minibeasts prefer different conditions — under logs (damp, dark), in soil (underground), on leaves (sunny), in…

Science // Insects & Minibeasts

Minibeasts in the food chain: simple garden food chains. A caterpillar eats a leaf, a bird eats the caterpillar. The idea that minibeasts are food for other…

Science // Insects & Minibeasts

How minibeasts move: crawling (ants, beetles), flying (butterflies, bees), slithering (worms, slugs), jumping (grasshoppers, fleas), burrowing (earthworms)…

Science // Insects & Minibeasts

Caterpillar to butterfly: the life cycle of a butterfly as an observable transformation. Egg → caterpillar → chrysalis → butterfly. The idea that one creature…

Science // Insects & Minibeasts

Caring for minibeasts: observing minibeasts gently, handling them carefully, putting them back where you found them. Why minibeasts matter — they help gardens…

Science // Insects & Minibeasts

The insect body plan: all insects share three body parts (head, thorax, abdomen), six legs attached to the thorax, and antennae on the head. Most have wings…

Science // Insects & Minibeasts

Not all minibeasts are insects: distinguishing insects from other minibeasts. Spiders have 8 legs and 2 body parts (arachnids), woodlice have 14 legs…

Science // Insects & Minibeasts

Using classification keys to identify minibeasts. Branching yes/no questions: 'Does it have legs?' → 'How many legs?' → 'Does it have wings?' Dichotomous keys…

Science // Insects & Minibeasts

Social insects: how ants and bees live and work together in colonies. Queens, workers, and drones. Division of labour — some gather food, some build, some…

Science // Insects & Minibeasts

Bees and pollination: how flowers and insects depend on each other. Bees visit flowers for nectar, pollen sticks to their bodies and transfers to the next…

Science // Insects & Minibeasts

Camouflage, warning colours, and mimicry: how insects survive by hiding or sending visual signals. Stick insects look like twigs, leaf insects look like leaves…

Science // Insects & Minibeasts

Insect life cycles — complete metamorphosis in detail. Egg → larva → pupa → adult. The larva (caterpillar, grub, maggot) looks completely different from the…

Science // Insects & Minibeasts

Incredible insects — record-breakers and superpowers. Dung beetles are the strongest animals relative to body weight. Dragonflies are among the fastest flying…

Science // Matter & Materials

Name and distinguish the three states of matter — solid, liquid, and gas — using properties vocabulary: hard, rigid, runny, flows, keeps its shape, fills its…