Strand: Living things
Strand unit: Myself
The child should be enabled to
Variety and characteristics of living things
- name and identify external parts of the male and female body and their associate functions or senses
- become aware of the role of each sense in detecting information about the environment and in protecting the body
- recognise and/or measure physical similarities and differences between individuals height, colour of hair, eye colour design and make a measuring chart of heights, including a 'pointer' to show and record heights
Human life processes
- recognise that all living things grow and change
- recognise that physical growth has taken place since birth differences between milk teeth and permanent teeth physical size in a range of abilities and skills
- identify some requirements for growth and development in the human food, sleep, exercise
- begin to identify the main phases of the human life cycle
- use all the senses to become aware of and explore environments.
Integration
SPHE: Myself
History: Local studies
Strand unit: Plants and animals
The child should be enabled to
Variety and characteristics of living things
- observe, identify and explore a variety of living things in local habitats and environments
identify
common trees and other plants
common birds and other animals
common insects and minibeasts of habitats such as
forest, waste ground, hedge, pond, rocks, stream, seashore - develop some awareness of plants and animals from wider environments
- recognise and describe the par ts of some living things root, leaf, stem of plants trunk and branches of trees head, leg, wing, tail, skin covering of animal
- recognise that trees are plants
- group and sort living things into sets according to certain characteristics hibernation migration farm animals animals and plants that provide food
Processes of life
- appreciate that living things have essential needs for growth
- explore, through the growing of seeds, the need of plants for water and heat
design, make or adapt a suitable container for growing seeds
investigate how plants respond to light - understand that seasonal changes occur in living things and examine the changes in plant and animal life during the different seasons
- become familiar with the life cycles of common plants and animals.
Integration
Geography: Natural environments
Strand: Energy and forces
Strand unit: Light
The child should be enabled to
- recognise that light comes from different sources
- recognise that light is needed in order to see
- investigate the relationship between light and materials
sort materials according to whether or not they allow light through (transparent/ opaque)
explore materials that do not allow light to pass through (opaque) and thus form shadows
design and make a model glasshouse using a plastic bottle that will allow light to pass through
design and make a pair of shades using different combinations of coloured film or plastic - recognise that the sun gives us heat and light, without which we could not survive
- become aware of the dangers of looking directly at the sun.
Strand unit: Sound
The child should be enabled to
- recognise and identify a variety of sounds in the environment
- identify and differentiate between high and low sounds, loud and soft sounds
- explore ways of making different sounds using a variety of materials
tins, metals, bottles, paper - design and make a range of simple percussion instruments
investigate how changes in materials, volume and beaters affect the sound produced.
Integration
Music: Exploring sounds
Strand unit: Heat
The child should be enabled to
- become aware of different sources of heat energy
sun, fire, radiator - learn that temperature is a measurement of how hot something is
- measure and compare temperatures in different places in the classroom, school and environment.
Linkage
Materials - Materials and change
Integration
Geography: Natural environments - Weather
Strand unit: Magnetism and electricity
The child should be enabled to
- use magnets of different shapes and sizes in purposeful play to explore their effects on different materials
design and make a fishing game using a magnet - investigate that magnets attract magnetic materials, such as iron and steel
- investigate that magnets attract certain materials through other materials
magnets attracting materials through water, glass, plastic - explore the effects of static electricity
- become aware of the uses of electricity in school and at home
- identify some household appliances that use electricity
- become aware of the dangers of electricity.
Strand unit: Forces
The child should be enabled to
- explore how objects may be moved by pushing and pulling
- become aware of and explore how moving water and moving air can make things move design and make a land yacht that can be used for carrying toys for a set distance
- observe and investigate the movement of objects such as toys on various materials
and surfaces
level and inclined surfaces
rough and smooth surfaces - investigate how forces act on objects
investigate floating and sinking with a wide range of materials and objects
make and test predictions about objects that will sink or float
group objects that will sink or float
investigate how some objects may be made to float by hollowing them out.
Strand: Materials
Strand unit: Properties and characteristics of materials
The child should be enabled to
Strand unit: Materials and change
The child should be enabled to
Heating and cooling
- explore the effects of heating and cooling on a range of liquids and solids water, toffee, syrup, Blu-tack
- become aware of and investigate the suitability of different kinds of clothes for variations in temperature
recognise that some fabrics keep us warmer than others
design and make or assemble an outfit for someone who is going on holiday to a very warm or cold place - explore ways in which liquids and solids may be kept hot or cold effect of wrapping or covering using different materials, such as paper, fabrics, foil use of vacuum flasks.
Integration
Geography: Natural environments - Weather
Mixing and other changes
- begin to investigate how materials may be changed by mixing
mixing paints to make new colours
mixing water and sugar or salt
ingredients mixed in baking a cake or making biscuits
design and make different varieties of chocolate buns using mixing, heating or cooling (e.g. cereal and chocolate buns) - investigate the characteristics of different materials when wet and dry.
Linkage
The strands Living things and Energy and forces will complement this unit.
Integration
Geography: Human environments
Strand: Environmental awareness and care
Strand unit: Caring for my locality
The child should be enabled to
- identify, discuss and appreciate the natural and human features of the local environment
- observe and develop an awareness of living things in a range of habitats in local and wider environments
- observe similarities and differences among plants and animals in different local habitats
- develop an awareness that air, water, soil, living and non-living things are essential to the environment
- begin to recognise that people, animals and plants depend on one another
- realise that there is both an individual and a community responsibility for taking care of the environment
- identify, discuss and implement simple strategies for improving and caring for the environment
caring for clothes, toys and other possessions
caring for living things in the locality
keeping home, classroom, school and play spaces clean, tidy and safe - identify and help to implement simple strategies for protecting, conserving and enhancing the environment
planting trees, flowers
developing a school garden
engaging in anti-litter campaigns - become aware of ways in which the environment can be polluted or harmed
litter, pollution, vandalism.
Linkage
Many of the objectives of this strand will be achieved as children complete work in other strands of the science curriculum.
Integration
Environmental awareness and care is a cross-curricular strand common to the science and geography curricula.
SPHE: Myself and the wider world - Environmental care