science safety contract for children to sign at the beginning of the year to be stuck into the front of their books and can then be referred to

LO1: Can I investigate different insulators? LO2: Can I measure temperature accurately using a thermometer? Slides with lesson outline comprehensive recording data sheet/investigation sheet investigation slides Data logger and line graphs slides Used in Y5

Spoon conduction experiment slides Slides on changes of materials with learning objective and outline for lesson Match up activity Table for recording results

Properties of Materials Topic intro powerpoint lesson plan activity sheet slides (powerpoint)

use knowledge of solid, liquids and gases to decide how mixture might be separated, through filtering, evaporation and sieving know that some materials will dissolve in liquid to form a solution LO: Can I use knowledge of solid, liquids and gases to decide how mixture might be separated link back to nimblefingers story filtering experiment - explain which variables need to be controlled and why - Can make decisions about what observations to make. - Can decide how to record our observations

Recognise that living things have changed over time and that fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago. Identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution. Lesson (two lessons) on evolution. Suitable for Year 6. Board Game Notebook slides LO: Can I review my knowledge of fossils?

The Big Picture Objectives Engagement Stickability Describe the movement of earth, and other planets, relative to the Sun in the solar system. LO: I can discuss scientific ideas. Visual video opener. True or false statements to explore misconceptions. Child led plenary outlining what the chn want to learn about in the topic. Misconceptions clarified and child interested valued- highlighted to be used in future planning of the topic. Differentiated Year 5

Scientific enquiry infographic outlines 6 types of scientific enquiry great to go in books, also used for display