Studying the human skeleton, the children identify key bones, explore how muscle changes cause movement, learn how the body uses energy, understand what constitutes a balanced diet and discover how research informs nutritionist expertise.

Investigating motion on different surfaces, the children learn about friction, compare its uses and disadvantages, explore contact and non-contact forces and study the properties and uses of magnets.

Observing the appearance and physical properties of rocks, the children compare and group different rock samples, learn about fossil and soil formation and record soil drainage rates in a bar chart.

Identifying light sources, the children learn that light is needed to see, explore how its absence causes darkness, investigate reflection and shadow formation and create shadow puppets to explore how light can be used in the arts.

Explaining how plants reproduce within the life cycle of a flowering plant, the children gather data on plant growth and investigate the structure and function of its parts.

Exploring the relationship between hand span and grip strength through scientific enquiry, the children apply their understanding of friction to make predictions, plan investigations and carry them out.

Using models, the children describe the function of key organs in the digestive system, identify types of human teeth, investigate factors affecting dental health, compare human teeth to those of other animals and examine animal faeces to explore diet, digestion and dentition.

Exploring appliances that use electricity, the children learn to work safely with electricity, build circuits, investigate conductors and insulators, examine the relationship between the number of cells and bulb brightness and use real scenarios and historical discoveries to understand scientific progression and home safety.

Investigating the properties of solids, liquids, and gases, the children learn about states of matter, explore changes of state through relatable examples, explain water cycle changes and study how temperature affects the rate of evaporation.

Exploring different ways of producing sounds, the children learn how vibrations relate to what they hear, how pitch and volume can be altered and how sound can be insulated with different materials.

Exploring ways to group living things, the children create classification keys, study how habitats change over time and understand the positive and negative effects humans have on their surroundings.

Exploring the relationship between viscosity and the flow of liquids through experiments, the children analyse data, draw conclusions and apply their understanding of states of matter to make predictions, plan and carry out an enquiry.