Science programmes of study: key stages 1 and 2

Science programmes of study: key stages 1 and 2 National curriculum in England September 2013 ...

Contents Key stage Key stage 1 programme of study – years 1 and Year 1 programme of study Year 2 programme of study Lower key s ...

Purpose of study A high-quality science education provides the foundations for understanding the world through the specific disc ...

The nature, processes and methods of science ‘Working scientifically’ specifies the understanding of the nature, processes and m ...

Key stage The principal focus of science teaching in key stage 1 is to enable pupils to experience and observe phenomena, lookin ...

Key stage 1 programme of study – years 1 and Working scientifically Statutory requirements During years 1 and 2, pupils should b ...

Year 1 programme of study Plants Statutory requirements Pupils should be taught to:  identify and name a variety of common wild ...

Statutory requirements  describe and compare the structure of a variety of common animals (fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds an ...

Notes and guidance (non-statutory) Pupils should explore, name, discuss and raise and answer questions about everyday materials ...

Year 2 programme of study Living things and their habitats Statutory requirements Pupils should be taught to:  explore and comp ...

Plants Statutory requirements Pupils should be taught to:  observe and describe how seeds and bulbs grow into mature plants  f ...

Notes and guidance (non-statutory) The following examples might be used: egg, chick, chicken; egg, caterpillar, pupa, butterfly; ...

Lower key stage 2 – years 3 and The principal focus of science teaching in lower key stage 2 is to enable pupils to broaden thei ...

Lower key stage 2 programme of study Working scientifically Statutory requirements During years 3 and 4, pupils should be taught ...

Notes and guidance (non-statutory) They should learn how to use new equipment, such as data loggers, appropriately. They should ...

Year 3 programme of study Plants Statutory requirements Pupils should be taught to:  identify and describe the functions of dif ...

Animals, including humans Statutory requirements Pupils should be taught to:  identify that animals, including humans, need the ...

Notes and guidance (non-statutory) Pupils might work scientifically by: observing rocks, including those used in buildings and g ...

Forces and magnets Statutory requirements Pupils should be taught to:  compare how things move on different surfaces  notice t ...

Year 4 programme of study Living things and their habitats Statutory requirements Pupils should be taught to:  recognise that l ...