Autumn 1

Light

-Recognise that we need light to see things and that darkness is the absence of light

-Recognise that light from the sun can be dangerous and that there are ways to protect our eyes

-Notice that light is reflected from surfaces before travelling to our eyes

Autumn 2

Light

-Recognise that shadows are formed when the light from a light source is blocked by an opaque object

-Find a pattern in the way that the size of shadows change

Spring 1

Animals Including Humans

- Identify that animals, including humans, need the right types of nutrition, and that they cannot make their own food; they get nutrition from what they eat

-Identify that humans and some other animals have skeletons and muscles for support, protection, and movement.

Spring 2

Plants

-Identify and describe the functions of different parts of flowering plants: roots, stem/trunk, leaves and flowers

-Explore the requirements of plants for life and growth: air light, water, nutrients/soil, and room

-Investigate the way in which water is transported within plants

-Explore the part flowers play in the life cycle of flowering plants, including pollination, seen formation and seed dispersal

Summer 1

Rocks

-Compare and group together different kinds of rocks on the basis of their appearance and simple physical properties

-Describe in simple terms how fossils are formed when things that have lived are trapped within rock

-Recognise that soils are made from rocks and organic matter

Summer 2

Forces and Magnets

-Compare how things move on different surfaces

-Notice that some forces need contact between two objects, but magnetic forces can act at a distance

-Observe how magnets attract or repel each other and attract some materials

-Identify some magnetic materials

-Describe magnets as having two poles

-Predict whether two magnets will attract or repel each other, depending on which poles are facing