Year 6 science lesson plans (national curriculum)

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planning different types of scientific enquiries to answer questions, including recognising and controlling variables where necessary

Taught across Years 5 and 6

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taking measurements, using a range of scientific equipment, with increasing accuracy and precision, taking repeat readings when appropriate

Taught across Years 5 and 6

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recording data and results of increasing complexity using scientific diagrams and labels, classification keys, tables, scatter graphs, bar and line graphs

Taught across Years 5 and 6

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using test results to make predictions to set up further comparative and fair tests

Taught across Years 5 and 6

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reporting and presenting findings from enquiries, including conclusions, causal relationships and explanations of and a degree of trust in results, in oral and written forms such as displays and other presentations

Taught across Years 5 and 6

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identifying scientific evidence that has been used to support or refute ideas or arguments

Taught across Years 5 and 6

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describe how living things are classified into broad groups according to common observable characteristics and based on similarities and differences, including micro-organisms, plants and animals

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give reasons for classifying plants and animals based on specific characteristics

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identify and name the main parts of the human circulatory system, and describe the functions of the heart, blood vessels and blood

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recognise the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on the way their bodies function

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describe the ways in which nutrients and water are transported within animals, including humans

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recognise that living things have changed over time and that fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago

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recognise that living things produce offspring of the same kind, but normally offspring vary and are not identical to their parents

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identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution

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recognise that light appears to travel in straight lines

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use the idea that light travels in straight lines to explain that objects are seen because they give out or reflect light into the eye

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explain that we see things because light travels from light sources to our eyes or from light sources to objects and then to our eyes

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use the idea that light travels in straight lines to explain why shadows have the same shape as the objects that cast them

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associate the brightness of a lamp or the volume of a buzzer with the number and voltage of cells used in the circuit

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compare and give reasons for variations in how components function, including the brightness of bulbs, the loudness of buzzers and the on/off position of switches

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use recognised symbols when representing a simple circuit in a diagram