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Science

At Co-op Academy Beckfield we believe that all children will develop and be inspired by their scientific understanding of the world around them. Our children will learn through challenging, hands-on and experiential learning opportunities, so that they have good scientific knowledge for their future. 

Our Science Principles are: 

  • We use a range of skills and work scientifically. 
  • We are curious and ask questions. 
  • We investigate. 
  • We think about the world around us. 

Our curriculum is based on the White Rose scheme. Click here to find out more!  

EYFS - Understanding the World 

The World 

Autumn 

Seasonal Change

Living Things

Animals including Humans

States of Matter

Spring

Seasonal Change

Animals including Humans

Living Things

Summer 

Seasonal Change 

Plants

Animals including Humans

Year 1

Autumn 

The Human Body (Biology) 

Seasonal Changes (Biology) 

Materials (Chemistry) 

Spring

Planting A (Biology) 

Animals (Biology) 

Caring for the Planet (Sustainability) 

Seasonal Changes (Biology) 

Planting B (Biology)

Summer 

Plants (Biology)

Planting C (Biology) 

Growing and Cooking (Sustainability) 

Seasonal Changes (Biology)

Year 2

Autumn

Animals' need for survival (Biology) 

Humans (Biology) 

Materials (Chemistry) 

Plastic (Sustainability)

Spring 

Plants - Light and Dark (Biology) 

Living Things and their Habitats (Biology) 

Summer 

Plants - Bulbs and Seeds (Biology) 

Growing Up (Biology) 

Wildlife (Sustainability)

 

Year 3

Autumn

Skeletons (Biology) 

Movement (Biology) 

Nutrition and Diet (Biology)

Food Waste (Sustainability)

Rocks (Chemistry)

Spring 

Fossils (Chemistry) 

Soils (Chemistry)

Light (Physics)

Summer 

Plants A (Biology) 

Forces (Physics) 

Magnets (Physics) 

Plants B (Biology) 

Biodiversity (Sustainability)

Year 4

Autumn 

Group and Classify Living Things (Biology) 

Data Collection A (Biology) 

States of Matter (Chemistry)

Spring 

Sound (Physics)

Data Collection B (Biology)

Electricity (Physics)

Energy (Sustainability) 

Summer 

Data Collection C (Biology) 

Habitats (Biology) 

Deforestation (Sustainability)

The Digestive System (Biology)

Food Chains (Biology)

Year 5

Autumn 

Forces (Physics)

Space (Physics) 

Global Warming (Sustainability)

Spring 

Properties of Materials (Chemistry)

Animals Including Humans (Biology)

Life Cycles (Biology)

Summer 

Reproduction (Biology)

Reversible and Irreversible Changes (Chemistry) 

Plastic Pollution (Sustainability)

Year 6

Autumn 

Living Things and Their Habitats (Biology)

Electricity (Physics)

Renewable Energy (Sustainability)

Spring 

Light (Physics) 

Light Pollution (Sustainability) 

The Circulatory System (Biology) 

Diet, Drugs and Lifestyle (Biology)

Summer 

Variation (Biology) 

Adaptations (Biology) 

Fossils (Biology)

Themed Projects (Year 7 Ready)