Year 2 Science Medium term plan 2014 – 2015
Term
Topic theme
Science Objectives
Linked Maths
Objectives
Autumn
1
Magical
Potions
Plants
1. Observe and describe how seeds and
bulbs grow into mature plants.
2. Find out and describe how plants need
water, light and a suitable temperature
to grow and stay healthy.
Working Scientifically
2. Observe closely using simple equipment
4. Identify and classify
Measures: length,
mass, capacity,
moneyTo choose
and use
appropriate
standard units to
estimate and
measure length/
height in any
direction; mass;
temperature;
volume and
capacity to the
nearest appropriate
unit using rulers,
scales,
thermometers and
measuring vessels.
● To compare and
order lengths,
mass,
volume/capacity
and record the
results using
>, < and =.
Spring 1
Can a robot
save the
world?
Materials
1. Identify and compare the suitability of a
variety of everyday materials, including
wood, metal, plastic, glass, brick, rock,
Measures: length,
mass, capacity
and money
● To choose and
Linked Speaking
and Listening
Objectives
 use relevant
strategies to
build their
vocabulary
 listen and
respond
appropriately to
adults and their
peers

use relevant
strategies to
build their
vocabulary
Vocabulary
Plants (from Year
1) branches, bud,
bulb, deciduous
tree, evergreen
tree, flowers, fruit,
garden/flowering
plants, leaves,
petals, roots, seed,
stem, trunk, wild
(new in Year 2):
germination, insect
pollination,
nutrients,
pollination, seed
dispersal, wind
pollination.
Working
scientifically:
changes over time,
comparing,
contrasting, criteria,
data/results,
describing,
equipment,
grouping, identify,
name,
observations,
patterns, record,
sorting, test.
Everyday
materials:
absorbent/not
absorbent,
Resources
paper and cardboard for particular
uses.
2. Find out how the shapes of solid
objects made from some materials can
be changed by squashing, bending,
twisting and stretching.
Working Scientifically
1. Ask simple questions & recognise that
they can be answered in different ways.
3. Perform simple tests
5. Use their observations and ideas to
suggest answers to questions
6. Gather and record data to help answer
questions.
use appropriate
standard units to
estimate and
measure length/
height in any
direction
(m/cm/mm); mass
(kg/g); temperature
(°C); volume and
capacity (litres/ml)
to the nearest
appropriate unit
using rulers,
scales,
thermometers and
measuring vessels.
● To compare and
order lengths,
mass,
volume/capacity
and record the
results using
>, < and =.
Solving problems
by gathering data
and representing
in tallies, tables,
pictograms and
block diagrams
•To interpret and
construct simple
pictograms, tally
charts, block
diagrams and
simple tables.
● To ask and
answer simple
questions by
counting the


ask relevant
questions to
extend their
understanding
and knowledge
use spoken
language to
develop
understanding
through
speculating,
hypothesising,
imagining and
exploring ideas
bending, bendy/not
bendy, gas, glass,
hard/soft, liquid,
metal, plastic,
property, rock,
rough/smooth,
shiny/dull, solid,
squashing,
stretching,
stretchy/stiff,
twisting, water,
waterproof/not
waterproof, wood
(New in Year 2):
characteristics,
classification, manmade, natural,
properties.
Working
scientifically:
changes over time,
comparing,
contrasting, criteria,
data/results,
describing,
equipment,
grouping, identify,
name,
observations,
patterns, record,
sorting, test.
Summer
1
Where
could the
magic take
us? (Polar
lands)
Living Things and their habitats
1. Explore and compare the differences
between things that are living, dead,
and things that have never been alive.
2. Identify that most living things live in
habitats to which they are suited and
describe how different habitats provide
for the basic needs of different kinds of
animals and plants, and how they
depend on each other.
3. Identify and name a variety of plants
and animals in their habitats, including
micro-habitats
4. Describe how animals obtain their food
from plants and other animals, using
the idea of a simple food chain, and
identify and name different sources of
food.
Animals Including Humans
1. Notice that animals, including humans,
have offspring which grow into adults.
2. Find out about and describe the basic
needs of animals, including humans, for
survival (water, food and air)
3. Describe the importance for humans of
exercise, eating the right amounts of
different types of food and hygiene
number of objects
in each category
and sorting the
categories by
quantity.
● To ask and
answer questions
about totalling and
compare
categorical data.
Measures: length,
mass
(weight), capacity
and money
To choose and use
appropriate
standard units to
estimate and
measure length/
height in any
direction; mass;
temperature;
volume and
capacity to the
nearest appropriate
unit using rulers,
scales,
thermometers and
measuring vessels.
● To compare and
order lengths,
mass,
volume/capacity
and record the
results using
>, < and =.
Solving problems
by gathering data
and representing




use relevant
strategies to
build their
vocabulary
articulate and
justify answers,
arguments and
opinions
give wellstructured
descriptions,
explanations
and narratives
for different
purposes,
including for
expressing
feelings
maintain
attention and
participate
actively in
collaborative
conversations,
staying on topic
and initiating
and responding
to comments
Living things
and their
habitats:
adaptation, alive,
carnivore,
characteristics,
conditions,
consumer, dead,
excrete, feed,
food chain, grow,
habitat, heat,
herbivore, life
processes, light,
living/non-living,
micro-habitat,
move, ocean,
omnivore, pond,
producer,
rainforest,
reproduce,
respire, respond
to stimuli,
seashore, sound,
touch, woodland.
Animals,
including
humans: adult,
baby, bacteria,
balanced diet,
in tallies, tables,
pictograms and
block diagrams
 To interpret and
construct
simple
pictograms,
tally charts,
block diagrams
and simple
tables.
● To ask and
answer simple
questions by
counting the
number of objects
in each category
and sorting the
categories by
quantity.
● To ask and
answer questions
about totalling and
compare
categorical data.
carbohydrates,
child, circulation,
dairy, exercise,
fats, fibre, fitness,
food groups,
germs, growth,
healthy, heart
rate, infection, life
cycle, minerals,
nutrition, protein,
teenager, toddler,
unhealthy,
vitamins.