Key Stage 1

Our topic for the Summer term is 'Seasonal changes' and we will be discussing weather changes over the four seasons and discussing how day length changes. We will also learn how to measure the weather and develop an understanding of how weather can be dangerous. 

For the second half of the term our topic is 'Making connections, ocean protectors' and we will be consolidating our knowledge of life cycles, habitats and food chains through ocean and rock pool exploration.

 

Key Stage 2

 

Year 3 and 4

We will learn about solids, liquids and gases and discuss the effects of heating and cooling. We will also learn about evaporation and condensation as part of The Water cycle.

After half term we will explore different ways of producing sounds. We will learn how vibrations relate to what we hear.

Year 5 and 6

We will compare and group together everyday materials on the basis of their properties and understand how some can be dissolved in liquid to form a solution and how the substance can be recovered. We will  learn about filtering, sieving and evaporating and give reasons for the uses of materials. We will also learn about reversible changes.

After half term we will be comparing the life cycles of plants, mammals, birds, amphibians and insects. We will investigate asexual reproduction in plants.