Earth & Space

Animals inc. Humans

Key skills: 

• Identify an appropriate form of enquiry (fair testing, observation, survey, research, problem solving,
  classification) to answer a question.
• Work in a team to plan and carry out a science enquiry.
• Identify the equipment required to carry out an investigation.
• Identify what observations to make and how to make them using standard units where relevant.
• Recognise and control variables where necessary.
• Take accurate repeat readings of results using scientific equipment.
• Record and present data and results in a range of appropriate graphs; including bar graphs, line
  graphs and scatter graphs.
• Record observations using labelled scientific diagrams

Key skills: 

• Identify an appropriate form of enquiry (fair testing, observation, survey, research, problem solving,
  classification) to answer a question.
• Work in a team to plan and carry out a science enquiry.
• Identify the equipment required to carry out an investigation.
• Identify what observations to make and how to make them using standard units where relevant.
• Recognise and control variables where necessary.
• Take accurate repeat readings of results using scientific equipment.
• Record and present data and results in a range of appropriate graphs; including bar graphs, line
  graphs and scatter graphs.
• Record observations using labelled scientific diagrams

Knowledge and understanding:

• Describe the movement of the Earth, and other planets, relative to the Sun in the solar system
• Describe the movement of the Moon relative to the Earth
• Describe the Sun, Earth and Moon as approximately spherical bodies
• Use the idea of the Earth’s rotation to explain day and night and the apparent movement of the sun across the sky

Knowledge and understanding:

• describe the simple functions of the basic parts of the digestive system in humans
• identify the different types of teeth in humans and their simple functions
• construct and interpret a variety of food chains, identifying producers, predators and prey
• describe the changes as humans grow to old age 
• SRE Year 5 programme