Science

We support all year groups in the topics they are learning at school, below is an outline of what is covered in Year 6.

Key Stage 2 Science Curriculum and the main areas are still:

  • Life processes and living things

  • Materials and their properties

  • Physical processes

Science in Year 6 – what your child will learn:

Living things and their habitats

  • Describe how living things are classified into groups including micro-organisms, plants, and animals

  • Give reasons for classifying plants and animals

Animals, including humans

  • Identify and name parts and functions of the human circulatory system

  • Recognise the impact of diet, exercise, drugs, and lifestyle on the way the body functions

  • Describe how nutrients and water are transported within animals

Evolution and inheritance

  • Learn how fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth in the past

  • Recognise that living things produce offspring that are not identical to their parents

  • Identify how plants and animals are adapted to suit their environment and that adaptation may lead to evolution

Light

  • Understand that light appears to travel in straight lines and is necessary for us to see objects

  • Understand how shadows are formed

Electricity

  • Investigate how the brightness of a lamp and the volume of a buzzer changes with the number and voltage of cells used in a circuit

  • Give reasons for variations in how components function, including the brightness of bulbs, the loudness of buzzers, and the on/off positions of switches

  • Use recognised symbols when representing a circuit in a diagram

  • Understand what variables are and how to control them

  • Take measurements from a range of equipment, understanding the need for repeated measures to increase accuracy

  • Gather and record data using labels, classification keys, tables, scatter graphs, bar and line graphs

  • Use test results to make further predictions to set up further comparative and fair tests

  • Make conclusions on the test carried out, orally and in writing

This is an outline of what a year 6 pupil will learn. Each year group will differentiate in topics and focus which we are equipped for.

If your child requires any help in any of the above areas, then please contact us as we are waiting to assist you.