Science: Mixed-age
Science lessons tailored to the requirements of a mixed-age setting.
How it works
Follow the units in the suggested order to ensure a coherent approach to the progression of skills and knowledge between reception and year 6 for the Science scheme of work.
The following strands run through all Science units:
- Knowledge and understanding.
- Working scientifically.
- Science in action.
Kapow Primary Science lessons are designed to be 1 hour and 30 minutes long to reflect the requirements of a core subject.
Year 1/2
Cycle A
Cycle B
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Y1/2 (A): Plants: Introduction to plants
(6 lessons)
Venturing outside, the children identify and name common wild and garden plants (including deciduous and evergreen trees), observe…
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Y1/2 (A): Forces and space: Seasonal changes
(6 lessons)
Reflecting on their experiences, the children learn about the four seasons and their associated weather, explore how seasonal…
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Y1/2 (A): Living things: Habitats
(6 lessons)
Considering the life processes shared by all living things, the children classify objects as alive, once alive or…
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Y1/2 (A): Animals, including humans: Life cycles and health
(6 lessons)
Studying the life cycles of various animals, the children learn what animals need to survive, observe changes over…
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Y1/2 (A): Plants: Plant growth
(6 lessons)
Carrying out comparative tests, the children investigate the conditions for seed germination, measure stem height with rulers, record…
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Y1/2 (A): Making connections
( lessons)
Bringing together learning from multiple Science units, the children make connections between key concepts and skills. To be published…
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Y1/2 (B): Animals: Sensitive bodies
(6 lessons)
Identifying and naming body parts, the children conduct practical activities with the senses to spot patterns and answer…
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Y1/2 (B): Materials: Everyday materials
(6 lessons)
Identifying and naming objects and the materials from which they are made, the children compare and group materials…
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Y1/2 (B): Animals: Comparing animals
(6 lessons)
Learning about animals, the children compare and group them by similarities and differences in characteristics, physical features and…
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Y1/2 (B): Materials: Uses of everyday materials
(6 lessons)
Recognising the suitability of materials for specific purposes, the children explore how actions like stretching and bending affect…
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Y1/2 (B): Living things: Microhabitats
(6 lessons)
Building on their knowledge of habitats, the children explore how microhabitats meet the needs of minibeasts, learn about…
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Y1/2 (B): Making connections
( lessons)
Bringing together learning from multiple Science units, the children make connections between key concepts and skills. To be published…
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Year 3/4
Cycle A
Cycle B
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Y3/4 (A): Energy: Light and shadows
(6 lessons)
Identifying light sources, the children learn that light is needed to see, explore how its absence causes darkness,…
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Y3/4 (A): Animals: Movement and nutrition
(6 lessons)
Studying the human skeleton, the children identify key bones, explore how muscle changes cause movement, learn how the…
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Y3/4 (A): Materials: Rocks and soil
(6 lessons)
Observing the appearance and physical properties of rocks, the children compare and group different rock samples, learn about…
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Y3/4 (A): Animals including humans: Digestion and food
(6 lessons)
Using models, the children describe the function of key organs in the digestive system, identify types of human…
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Y3/4 (A): Energy: Electricity and circuits
(6 lessons)
Exploring appliances that use electricity, the children learn to work safely with electricity, build circuits, investigate conductors and…
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Y3/4 (A): Making connections
( lessons)
Bringing together learning from multiple Science units, the children make connections between key concepts and skills. To be published…
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Y3/4 (B): Forces and space: Forces and magnets
(6 lessons)
Investigating motion on different surfaces, the children learn about friction, compare its uses and disadvantages, explore contact and…
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Y3/4 (B): Materials: States of matter
(6 lessons)
Investigating the properties of solids, liquids, and gases, the children learn about states of matter, explore changes of…
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Y3/4 (B): Energy: Sound and vibrations
(6 lessons)
Exploring different ways of producing sounds, the children learn how vibrations relate to what they hear, how pitch…
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Y3/4 (B): Living things: Classification and changing habitats
(6 lessons)
Children explore different ways living things can be grouped and make classification keys. They study ways that habitats…
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Y3/4 (B): Plants: Plant reproduction
(6 lessons)
Explaining how plants reproduce within the life cycle of a flowering plant, the children gather data on plant…
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Y3/4 (B): Making connections
( lessons)
Bringing together learning from multiple Science units, the children make connections between key concepts and skills. To be published…
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Year 5/6
Cycle A
Cycle B
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Y5/6 (A): Materials: Mixtures and separation
(6 lessons)
Exploring different types of mixtures, the children learn methods of separation, dissolve various substances, investigate how temperature affects…
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Y5/6 (A): Materials: Properties and changes
(6 lessons)
Broadening their understanding of material properties, the children investigate hardness, transparency and conductivity, explore how these properties influence…
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Y5/6 (A): Forces and space: Earth and space
(6 lessons)
Exploring the movement of celestial bodies in the Solar System, the children learn about the Earth, other planets…
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Y5/6 (A): Animals: Circulation and health
(6 lessons)
Studying the human circulatory system, the children learn about the roles of the heart, blood and blood vessels,…
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Y5/6 (A): Energy: Light and reflection
(6 lessons)
Proving that light travels in a straight line, the children explain observations of reflection and shadows, how our…
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Y5/6 (A): Making connections
( lessons)
Bringing together learning from multiple Science units, the children make connections between key concepts and skills. To be…
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Y5/6 (B): Living things: Life cycles and reproduction
(6 lessons)
Comparing the life cycles of plants, mammals, birds, amphibians and insects, the children investigate asexual reproduction in plants…
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Y5/6 (B): Forces and space: Unbalanced forces
(6 lessons)
Building on their knowledge of contact and non-contact forces, the children explore gravity, friction, air resistance and water…
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Y5/6 (B): Living things: Classifying big and small
(6 lessons)
Broadening their knowledge of grouping vertebrates, invertebrates, plants and micro-organisms by shared characteristics, the children learn about Carl…
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Y5/6 (B): Energy: Circuits, batteries and switches
(6 lessons)
Revisiting electrical circuits, the children draw conventional circuit diagrams, use models to explain current, resistance and voltage, compare…
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Y5/6 (B): Living things: Evolution and inheritance
(6 lessons)
Studying patterns in humans and other species, the children learn about inherited and environmental characteristics, understand how observations…
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Y5/6 (B): Animals: Human timeline
(3 lessons)
Studying human development and changes, the children identify key stages, consider data for normal growth, describe the effects…
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Y5/6 (B): Making connections
( lessons)
Bringing together learning from multiple Science units, the children make connections between key concepts and skills. To be…
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