Overview of Skills in QCA Science Scheme of work Y1 and Y2
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1
2
8 weeks
Ourselves 1A (9hrs)
Explore using senses
Observe and describe
living things
(comparative) Venn
diagrams
Measure height
Communicate what
happened
Present in a chart
drawing, pictogram
7 weeks
Growing plants 1B
(9hrs)
Turn ideas into a test
Make observations
(length /height)
Record observations
(drawings/ charts)
Use results to
communicate what
happened
Draw conclusions
6 weeks
Sorting & using
materials 1C
(9hrs)
Think about what is
expected to happensimple prediction
Turn ideas into tests
(how to measure)
Make observations
(comparatives)
Group and classify
6 weeks
Light and Dark 1D
(6hrs)
Make suggestions of
how to investigate
Make observations
Make comparisons
Explain observations
Health and Growth
2A (9hrs)
Make and record
observations
Make comparisons
present information –
charts / drawings /
block graphs
Language of time
Grouping and
classifying
Plants and animals
2B (9hrs)
Grouping and
classifying
Simple tally charts
Measure plant height
Complete simple tables
Read information from
tables and charts
Language of time –
week/month/years comparisons
Variation 2C (9hrs)
Make observations –
group and classify
Take measures (length)
and compare
Present findings in
block graphs
Use results to draw
conclusions
Grouping and
changing materials
2D (9hrs)
Group to criteria –
venn diagrams / charts
Make and record
observations (charts
and tables)
Make comparisons
Size and shape of
objects
Simple measure of
temperature
* Indicates number of weeks in each half term – varies year to year.
6 weeks
Pushes and Pulls 1E
(7hrs)
Make observations and
comparisons
Communicate ideas
talk , drawings ,
pictograms/ charts/
tables writing
(add make non
standard measures of
distance when pupils
move objects)
Forces and movement
2E (7hrs)
Predict – size of forces
/ describe speed and
direction
Make measurements
(distance) standard and
non-standard
Record and present
results in block graphs
and tables
6 weeks
Sound and hearing
1F (9hrs)
Make observations
Record observations in
groups and charts
Comparisons
Present observations –
drawings / charts /
block diagram
Non-standard measures
of length
Using electricity
2F(8hrs)
Group and classify
Drawings and
comparisons
Do results support
prediction?
Using senses to
compare
Making observations
(comparatives)
Overview of Skills in QCA Science Scheme of work Y3 and Y4
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3
4
8 weeks
3A Teeth and Eating
(12hrs)
Grouping and
classifying
Survey and collecting
evidence (tally charts)
Presenting results in bar
charts / interpreting
charts
7 weeks
3A Helping Plants
grow (12hrs)
Group and classify
foods / compare
weights.
Survey – tally charts
and present results in
bar charts.
Read and interpret
information from bar
charts
6 weeks
3C Characteristics of
materials (10hrs)
Grouping and
classifying
Reading tables/
database
Measure liquid / length
Comparatives
Measure weight/mass
Use results to draw
conclusions (charts /
tables / bar charts)
6 weeks
3D Rocks and Soils
(10hrs)
Group and classify
Measure volumes of
liquid / weight/mass
Measure time
Make comparisons
Record results in a
table
Interpret data and draw
conclusions
6 weeks
3E Magnets and
Springs (9hrs)
Group and classify
Measure in mm and cm
Record data in tables
and charts
Measure force and
length
Measure weight / mass
Consider patterns in
data
Drawing conclusions
(patterns in measures)
4A Moving and
Growing (12hrs)
Collect sufficient
evidence
Make comparisons
Measurements (body
maths – area of
hands/circumference of
head etc)
Measure time / pulse
rates
Present data in tables
and bar charts
4B Habitats (12hrs)
Measure
area/time/temperature
light
Group and classify
Make predictions
Make observations
and repeat measure
/observations
(averages)
4C Keeping Warm
(10hrs)
Use thermometers to
measure temperature
Read scales
Also negative numbers
Measure time /
Collect and store data
Present data in simple
line graphs
Identify patterns and
trends in results (in
tables and graphs)
4D Solids & Liquids
&how they can be
separated (11hrs)
Group and classify
Measure volume/
temperature / time
Conservation of
volume
Record observations
and measurements
Interpret data in graphs
Draw conclusions
4E Friction (11hrs)
Measurements (force
in newtons /time /
angle of slope/ mass /
distance)
Look for patterns and
trends in results (tables
and bar charts)
Explain patterns and
results
* Indicates number of weeks in each half term – varies year to year.
6 weeks
3F Light and
Shadows (12hrs)
Observe/compare
Measurements (length,
time 24 hour clock)
positional language
Record measures and
present in bar charts
Consider patterns in
data
Angles / rotation (
compass positions)
Explain conclusions
(time of day / direction
4F Circuits and
Conductors (10hrs)
Recording on tables
Read and interpret
results to make a
generalisation
Group and classify
insulators and
conductors
Overview of Skills in QCA Science Scheme of work Y5 and Y6
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8 weeks
5A Keeping Healthy
5 (10hrs)
Compare data (food
labels) percentages
Collect and present data
(tally and graphs)
Measure time / pulse
Repeat measuresaverages
Present results - simple
line graphs
Read and interpret line
graphs /bar charts
Identify patterns in data
and trends
Predict using data
6 6A Interdependence
& adaptation (12hrs)
Collecting data / tally
chart- present in
graphs/charts. Compare
data/ratios
Measure area of leaves /
measure light – compare
data
Compare percentages /
volumes of fertilizers
Interpret info from
database
7 weeks
5B Life Cycles
(12hrs)
6 Weeks
6 weeks
5C Gases around us
(10hrs)
5D Changing State
(12hrs)
Compare data on plant
growth
Measure time / liquid /
temperature
Read and interpret data
Group and classify
information
Survey – tally and present
data in bar charts
Group and classify
Measure with accuracy
weight / mass
Compare data
Measure volume of water
– compare data
Repeat measures and
work out averages
Read and interpret data
Measure area (of puddles)
/ time (flow of liquids).
Present results
Measure time with
accuracy
Measure and compare
temperatures / reading
scales
Negative numbers
Continuous data
Comparing data
Identify patterns and
trends
Measure surface area
Present and interpret
results in simple line
graphs
6B Micro-Organisms
(6hrs)
6C More about
dissolving (12hrs)
Measure time/growth of
decay. Measure and
compare temperature positive & negative
numbers
Record observations in
tables and charts.
Measure time of growth
of microbes.
Measure weight/mass,
capacity/volume,
temperature
and time. Repeat
measures presenting
results in – bar charts or
line graph Averages
Identifying patterns and
trends in data.
6D Reversible &
irreversible changes
(6hrs)
* Indicates number of weeks in each half term – varies year to year.
Measure weight/mass/
volume/ temperature
Ratio/Proportion.
6G Changing Circuits
(6 hours)
Measure length / use data
loggers to measure light
Compare voltage
Present results in table /
graphs
6 weeks
6 weeks
5E Earth, Sun &
Moon (11hrs)
Measure length and
time
Read and interpret data
on planets
Compass points –
direction and rotation
Angles
Present given data on
graph – axis / scales
Time –year / lunar
cycle
5F Changing sounds
(12hrs)
Record results in tables
Measure sound in
decibels – compare data
Use line graphs to
demonstrate pitch of
sounds (frequency of
vibrations)
Compare length of strings
and pitch and loudness
Measure / compare
volume
6E Forces in Action
(9hrs)
6F How we see things
(6hrs)
Measure force
/weight/mass
Record results in tables
Interpret data – identify
patterns and trends in line
graphs.
Measure length, surface
area and time- compare
results
Repeat measure and find
averages
Measure and compare
angles.
Measure length and area
.Position – compass
points. Language of
position & rotation .
Present results -line
graph. Identify patterns
and trends in data. Repeat
measures- averages
Notes
Each QCA unit for science suggests objectives and activities related to science. In this chart we have identified opportunities within these objectives or
teaching strategies that could be linked to mathematics, or could provide a context for teaching /reinforcing mathematical skills.
In some cases the mathematical skills are explicit within the suggested activities, such as present results in bar chart / line graph. In other units, the
opportunities for mathematical teaching in implicit such as using the skill of measuring temperatures as an opportunity to introduce negative numbers. In
some cases, adjustments will need to be made to the suggested activities in order to emphasise the mathematical objective.