Science Learning at Mission Grove

Autumn 2

Two-Year Olds

Children have been:

playing what’s in the bag games
exploring natural materials
exploring their senses and gathering objects with different textures, sounds, smells and tastes
using different materials to create characters from familiar rhymes
identifying objects based on their properties
constructing lots of structures using a range of materials
visiting the farm and learning about the animals
investigating changes in the season when visiting the Wildlife Area

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Nursery

Children have been:

investigating changes in the season when visiting the Wildlife Area
caring for our Wildlife Area and the animals that live there
exploring and discussing changes of state with melting ice and creating bath bombs
playing with South Site’s new mud kitchen
learning about Arctic and Antarctic habitats and animals
explaining and giving reasons during investigations by answering why and how questions

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Reception

Children have been:

comparing the size and properties of objects
choosing materials suitable to a task
constructing the three pigs’ houses and timing how long it takes to blow them down with a hairdryer
investigating changes in the season when visiting the Wildlife Area
learning about how to protect our environment
learning about the habitats of some animals
learning about our body and how to care for ourselves
understanding how we change and grow from babies to grandparents

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Year One

Children have been:

learning about the body parts and knowing which part is connected with each sense
identifying common animals from all animal groups - fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals
describing and spotting similarities and differences between some animals and animal groups

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Year Two

Children have been:

identifying things that are living, dead or have never been alive and explaining the similarities or differences between them
identifying the characteristics of living things
identifying different types of habitats including microhabitats
understanding that living things live in habitats that they are suited to
recognising how habitats provide for needs of animals
understanding how animals and plants depend on each other

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Year Three

Children have been:

learning that animals get their nutrition from what they eat
learning about the different types of food
understanding the balance of food types required to keep your body healthy
learning about the role of skeletons and muscles

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Year Four

Children have been:

identifying appliances that run on electricity
identifying whether appliances run on battery or mains electricity
constructing series electrical circuits
identifying and naming the parts of electrical circuits, including cells, wires, bulbs, switches and buzzers
explaining whether or not a lamp will light based on whether or not the lamp is part of a complete loop with a battery
recognising that a switch opens and closes the circuit to turn on or off a light
explaining the difference between a conductor and an insulator; giving examples of each
learning about electricity safety

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Year Five

Children have been:

understanding how humans change over time
identifying the six stages of human development
identifying similarities and differences between puberty in humans and other animals
investigating patterns in gestation periods, foetus to baby growth and human mass and length over time

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Year Six

Children have been:

learning that light travels in straight lines
learning about how light reflects
understanding that we see objects because they give out or reflect light into the eye
learning about how light reflects
explaining why shadows form and have the same shape as the object that casts it
learning about how mirrors, telescopes etc work

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Autumn 1

Nursery and Two-Year Olds
Children have been:

learning about themselves, body parts and facial features using mirrors, pictures and songs
identifying similarities and differences between themselves and others including their family members
constructing lots of buildings and structures using a range of materials
going for autumn walks in the farm and Wildlife Area
investigating and talking about changes in the season
exploring what hibernation means and creating hedgehogs and hibernation homes
making salt dough hedgehogs

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Reception
Children have been:

learning the parts of the body and its parts
exploring the world around us using our senses
learning about how to look after our body - healthy eating and washing and hygiene routines
identifying similarities and differences between our families and other families
constructing dens
looking for signs of Autumn

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Year 1
Children have been:

learning the parts of the body and its parts
exploring the world around us using our senses
identifying how the seasons are changing

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Year 2
Children have been:

identifying different materials and their properties
sorting human and natural materials
explaining why some materials are more or less suitable to tasks based on their properties
investigating how materials can change shape by squashing, bending, twisting and stretching

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Year 3
Children have been:

identifying the parts of flowers and their purpose
investigating how different plants have different needs
learning about how water is transported in plants
learning about pollination, seed formation and seed dispersal in flowering plants
visiting Kew Gardens to learn about botanical sciences
updating our nature studies booklet
constructing houses suitable for areas which often flood

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Year 4
Children have been:

learning about and recreating the digestive system
understanding the roles of the different organs
learning about the types of teeth and their functions
creating food chains and webs
identifying producers, predators and prey
visiting Lloyds Park to make sketches of the animals and plants

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Year 5
Children have been:

explaining how gravity acts between the Earth and objects
investigating air resistance, water resistance and friction
investigating how mechanisms like levers, pulleys and gears can allow smaller forces to have greater effects

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Year 6
Children have been:

investigating how living things change over time
using fossils to find information about life on Earth millions of years ago
explaining how plants and animals adapt and evolve over time to suit their environment
learning about how offspring vary and are generally not identical to their parents

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