Overview of Skills in QCA Science Scheme of work Y1 and Y2 * 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 * 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 * 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.