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Weather Forecasting & Safety
Weather & Climate
Ask questions to obtain information about the purpose of weather forecasting and how people prepare for and respond to severe weather
Whales & Dolphins Are Mammals
Ocean Life
Know that whales and dolphins are mammals, not fish — they breathe air, are warm-blooded, and feed their babies milk — even though they live in the ocean
What Astronauts Do
Space Exploration
Know that astronauts are people who travel to space in rockets, that humans have walked on the Moon (Apollo missions), and that astronauts today live and work on the International Space Station
What is a minibeast?
Insects & Minibeasts
What is a minibeast? Small creatures without backbones, found in gardens, parks, and woodland. Bug hunts — searching under logs, stones, and leaves using magnifying glasses to observe minibeasts up close.
What Is a Rainforest?
Rainforests
Know that a rainforest is a thick, tall forest found in hot, wet places near the Equator where it rains almost every day, creating a warm, damp environment where plants and animals thrive
What Is a Volcano
Volcanoes & Earthquakes
Know what a volcano is: an opening in Earth's surface where hot melted rock (lava) comes out
What Is an Earthquake
Volcanoes & Earthquakes
Know what an earthquake is: a sudden shaking of the ground that can be strong or weak
What Is the Ocean?
Ocean Life
Know that oceans are huge bodies of salt water that cover most of Earth's surface, and that the ocean is home to an enormous number of living things
What Is Wind?
Weather & Climate
Know that wind is moving air, that it can be gentle (a breeze) or very strong (a gale), and that wind can move things like leaves, kites, flags, and even push people
What Living Things Need
Organisms & Life Processes
Understand what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive: water, food, air, and suitable conditions
What Ocean Animals Need
Ocean Life
Understand that ocean animals need food, shelter, and the right conditions to survive — just like land animals — and that different parts of the ocean provide for different animals' needs
Where Are the Poles?
Polar Regions
Know that Earth has a North Pole and a South Pole — the two coldest places on the planet — and be able to find them on a globe, understanding that they are at the very top and very bottom of the Earth, as far from the Equator as possible
Where Rainforests Are
Rainforests
Know that rainforests are found in a belt around the middle of the Earth — in South America (the Amazon), Central Africa (the Congo), and Southeast Asia — and that they appear on every continent except Antarctica and Europe
Why seasons change
Space Systems & Earth's History
Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year, noticing longer days in summer and shorter days in winter
Wild, Farm & Pet Animals
Animals of the World
Understand the difference between wild animals, farm animals, and pets — wild animals find their own food and shelter in nature; farm animals are kept by people for food, wool, or eggs; pets are animals people keep for companionship — and know that wild animals should be observed from a distance
Animal Life Stages
Organisms & Life Processes
Recognise that animals, including humans, have offspring which grow into adults, and describe basic animal life stages
Changing Shapes of Solids
Matter & Materials
Investigate how the shapes of solid objects can be changed by squashing, bending, twisting, and stretching
Changing Your Mind with Evidence
Scientific Inquiry
Be willing to change your mind when evidence doesn't support your prediction — a result that surprises you is more valuable than one that confirms what you already thought
Choosing the Right Material
Matter & Materials
Identify and compare the suitability of everyday materials for particular uses, explaining why specific materials are chosen for specific purposes
Communication with Light & Sound
Waves, Light & Sound
Design and build a device that uses light or sound to solve the problem of communicating over a distance
Habitat Vocabulary
Ecosystems & Habitats
Name and use vocabulary for where living things are found — habitat, environment, microhabitat, conditions, woodland, ocean, desert, rainforest, pond — and use terms to describe what animals need to survive: food, water, shelter, space, and suitable conditions
Habitats & Basic Needs
Ecosystems & Habitats
Identify that most living things live in habitats to which they are suited and describe how habitats provide for basic needs and how organisms depend on each other
Light & Seeing in the Dark
Waves, Light & Sound
Observe that objects in darkness can be seen only when illuminated by a light source
Light & Sound Vocabulary
Waves, Light & Sound
Name and use vocabulary for how light and sound behave — light source, transparent, translucent, opaque, shadow, reflect, vibration, pitch, volume — and apply these terms correctly when describing observations about how light travels and how sounds are made and changed