Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Identify examples of pushes, pulls and twists.
- Define a force, including describing, naming and classifying contact and non-contact forces.
- Describe the relationship between friction and the roughness of a surface.
- Identify examples of friction being useful or not.
- Predict attraction and repulsion between like and opposite poles.
- Identify examples of magnetic and non-magnetic materials.
- Name some examples of types of magnets and compare their strengths.
- Describe some examples of the uses of magnets.
When working scientifically, pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Use arrows and scientific vocabulary to show the direction of a contact force.
- Use evidence to support conclusions.
- Identify the variables to change, measure and control.
- Write a method to explain how to use a magnet to sort and classify materials as magnetic or non-magnetic.
- Label the axes of a bar chart.
- Draw bars on a chart accurately.
- Identify key information from a source.
- Use more than one source to research a question.
Please note that Kapow Primary Science lessons are designed to be 1 hour and 30 minutes long to reflect the requirements of a core subject.
Suggested prior learning
Y3/4 (B): Living things: Classification and changing habitats
There are no previous units on forces, however the unit does build on some knowledge covered in the Uses of everyday materials.
Lessons
Y3/4: Lesson 1: Pushes, pulls and twists
Y3/4: Lesson 2: Friction
Y3/4: Lesson 3: Investigating friction
Y3/4: Lesson 4: Magnets
Y3/4: Lesson 5: Investigating magnet strength
Y3/4: Lesson 6: Uses of magnets
Key skills
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Key knowledge
To know:
- Examples of contact
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Key vocabulary
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Y3/4: Assessment – Science: Forces and magnets
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Science: Progression of skills and knowledge
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Assessment
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Cross-curricular opportunities
English:
- Writing, non-fiction writing.
Maths:
- Measurement, measuring length.
- Statistics, drawing bar charts.
British values:
- Mutual respect.