Knowledge and skills:
During Year 3 & Year 4 the children learn about the following scientific areas:
Biology
Animals, including humans:
The children learn to:
- explain the importance of a nutritious, balanced diet;
- explain how nutrients, water and oxygen are transported within animals and humans;
- describe and explain the skeletal system of a human;
- describe and explain the muscular system of a human;
- describe the purpose of the skeleton in humans and animals;
- identify and name the parts of the human digestive system;
- describe the functions of the organs in the human digestive system;
- identify and describe the different type of teeth in humans;
- describe the functions of different human teeth;
- use food chains to identify producers, predators and prey;
- construct food chains to identify producers, predators and prey.
Living things and their habitats:
The children learn to:
- group living things in different ways;
- use classification keys to group, identify and name living things;
- create classification keys to group, identify and name living things;
- describe how changes to an environment could endanger living things.
Plants:
The children learn to:
- describe the function of different parts of plants and trees;
- explore and describe the needs of different plants for survival;
- explore and describe how water is transported within plants;
- describe the plant life cycle, especially the importance of flowers.
Chemistry
Materials and their uses:
The children learn to:
- compare and group rocks based on their appearance and physical properties, giving a reason;
- describe how fossils are formed;
- describe how soil is made;
- describe and explain the difference between sedimentary and igneous rock.
Sates of matter:
The children learn to:
- group materials based on their state of matter (solid, liquid, gas);
- describe how some materials can change state;
- explore how materials change state;
- measure the temperature at which materials change state;
- describe the water cycle;
- explain the part played by evaporation and condensation in the water cycle.