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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 // Forces & Motion

Explain that unsupported objects fall towards the Earth because of the force of gravity acting between the Earth and the falling object

Science // Forces & Motion

Identify the effects of air resistance, water resistance, and friction, and understand that these forces act between moving surfaces to oppose motion

Science // Forces & Motion

Recognise that some mechanisms including levers, pulleys, and gears allow a smaller force to have a greater effect

Science // Forces & Motion

Explain relative motion — how the apparent speed and direction of an object depends on the observer's own motion — using everyday examples such as trains and…

Science // Forces & Motion

Calculate average speed using the equation speed = distance ÷ time, represent journeys on distance-time graphs, and interpret gradient as speed and flat…

Science // Forces & Motion

Distinguish between mass (amount of matter, measured in kg) and weight (gravitational force, measured in N), use the equation weight = mass × gravitational…

Science // Forces & Motion

Describe forces as vector quantities with both magnitude and direction, distinguish between balanced forces (zero resultant, no change in motion) and unbalanced…

Science // Forces & Motion

Describe magnetic poles (north and south), explain attraction and repulsion between poles, describe magnetic field lines plotted using a compass, and explain…

Science // Forces & Motion

Describe the magnetic effect of an electric current (a current-carrying wire produces a magnetic field), and investigate how the strength of an electromagnet…

Science // Forces & Motion

State and apply Newton's First Law (an object stays at rest or constant velocity unless acted on by a resultant force) and Second Law (force = mass ×…

Science // Forces & Motion

State and apply Newton's Third Law: every force has an equal and opposite reaction force acting on a different object, distinguishing action-reaction pairs from…

Science // Forces & Motion

Calculate the turning effect (moment = force × perpendicular distance), explain how pressure is transmitted equally in liquids (Pascal's principle) and the…

Science // Forces & Motion

Explain forces associated with deforming objects (elastic and inelastic deformation), thermal expansion and contraction of materials, and how fluid pressure…

Science // Forces & Motion

Explain the motor effect as the force on a current-carrying conductor in a magnetic field, and describe how this principle is used in electric motors and…

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…