
Orchard Primary
& Pre-School

Orchard Primary & Pre-School
"Small enough to care, Big enough to inspire"
Science Curriculum Planning Overview
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Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
Reception |
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Seasons (observing changes in our environment) |
Healthy Eating / Healthy Lifestyle |
Keeping Fit and Healthy / Exercise |
Mini Beasts / Habitats |
Space / Movement |
Year 1 |
Materials |
Habitats |
Healthy Me |
Animal Classification |
Plants and Trees |
Everyday Materials |
Year 2 |
Materials Application (linked with D&T) – making a pirate ship/ cannon |
Habitats Including food chains and animal adaptations |
Materials Application – linked with Victorian toys |
Healthy Me, including exercise |
Plants / Growth |
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Year 3 |
Forces and Magnets |
Rocks and Soils |
Animals and Humans |
Plants |
Plants |
Light and Shadow |
Year 4 |
Teeth and Digestion |
Scientific Enquiry |
Living Things and their Habitats |
Electricity |
States of Matter |
Sound |
Year 5 |
Forces |
Properties of Materials |
Working Scientifically |
Earth and Space |
Living Things and Habitats |
Animals (including humans) Growth and Change in Humans |
Year 6 |
Evolution and Inheritance |
Light and Electricity |
Animals and Humans |
Sound |
Living Things and their Habitats |