Autumn Term

Our first topic is aniamls including humans.  In this topic we will be looking at:

• basic parts of the digestive system in humans.
• knowing that the digestive system digests the food eaten and (with oxygen) gives the body energy
• identifying the simple functions of the teeth and different types of teeth in humans
• knowing the types of teeth including milk and permanent teeth; incisors, canines and molars.
• constructing and interpret a variety of food chains, identifying producers, predators and prey.

Our second topic is living things and their habitats.  In this topic we will be looking at:

• recognising that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways
• exploring and using classification keys to help group, identify and name a variety of living things in their local and wider environment
• recognising that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things.

Spring Term

Our first topic is electricity.  In this topic we will be learning to:

• identify common appliances that run on electricity
• construct a simple series electrical circuit, identifying and naming its basic parts, including cells, wires, bulbs, switches and buzzers
• identify whether or not a lamp will light in a simple series circuit, based on whether or not the lamp is part of a complete loop with a battery
• recognise that a switch opens and closes a circuit and associate this with whether or not a lamp lights in a simple series circuit
• recognise some common conductors and insulators, and associate metals with being good conductors.

Our second topic is sound.  In this topic we will be learning to:

• identify how sounds are made, associating some of them with something vibrating
• recognise that vibrations from sounds travel through a medium to the ear
• find patterns between the pitch of a sound and features of the object that produced it
• find patterns between the volume of a sound and the strength of the vibrations that produced it
• recognise that sounds get fainter as the distance from the sound source increases.

Summer Term

Our topic is states of matter.  In this topic we will be learning to:

• sort materials according to whether they are solids, liquids or gases
• explain that some materials change state when they are heated or cooled, and measure the temperature at which this happens in degrees Celsius (°C)
• identify the part played by evaporation and condensation in the water cycle.