Key Stage Two : Science

Discover schemes of work, lesson plans, classroom worksheets and interactive activities to develop skills in science for Key Stage Two covering living things and their habitats, animals including humans, materials, forces and electricity, sound and space

Year Three Planning (available shortly)

Lesson planning to develop and refine scientific skills when exploring plants, animals including humans, rocks, light and forces and magnets

Year Four Planning

Lesson planning to develop and refine scientific skills when exploring habitats, food digestion, states of matter, sound and electricity

Year Five Planning (available shortly)

Lesson planning to develop and refine scientific skills when exploring living things, materials, space and forces

Year Six Planning

Lesson planning to develop and refine scientific skills when investigating classification, circulation, evolution, light and electricity

Assessment

Classroom tests and activities to assess skills in science for Key Stage Two covering a range of scientific topics and processes

Electricity

Investigate electrical circuits that can be used to power and control devices for a range of specific functions

Materials

Explore the properties of a range of different natural and manufactured materials and illustrate their matching functions

Sound

Research and test ideas about the physical properties of sound and how it is produced and travels through different materials

  • Holly Wreath
    Practise different ways of shaping a range of materials to produce a Christmas wreath decoration
  • 3D Christmas Cards
    Select and combine layers of different shapes to design and make a festive Christmas card for a friend
  • Christmas World
    Explore how different countries around the world celebrate Christmas by following a range of special customs and traditions that reflect religious and secular stories
  • Festival of Santa Lucia
    Plan and hold a school procession to explore how Christmas is celebrated in Sweden