Introduction

At Eastfield we use an adapted version of ‘The Association for Science Education’ (ASE) planning documents. This approach creates consistent engaging approach to teaching and learning in Science.  Within our learning scientific skills and vocabulary play a central role in pupils Learning.

By the end of the unit, they learnt:

Science

We are learning to:

• Distinguish between an object and the material from which it is made

• Identify and name a variety of everyday materials, including wood, plastic, glass, metal, water and rock

Working scientifically

•  Identifying and classifying

• Perform simple tests

Keywords we used: 

classify      materials    properties    

plastic         wood          metal          glass        water        rock      paper

hard      soft     stretchy      stiff     bendy     floppy     waterproof      absorbent 

breaks      tears      rough     smooth      shiny     dull     see through     not see through

By the end of the unit, they learnt:

Science

• Observe changes across the four seasons

• Observe and describe weather associated with the seasons and how day length varies

Working scientifically

• Observe closely, using simple equipment.

• Use observations and ideas to suggest answers to questions.

• Gather and record data to help in answering questions.

Keywords we used: 

weather     sunny     rainy      windy      snowy 

seasons      winter      summer     spring      autumn

sun      sunrise      sunset      day     length