Year 5 Science planning - entire year

This Science planning has been planned for the whole year using a spiral curriculum format. Lessons are separated into Biology, Chemistry and Physics as advised by the new Ofsted reports and linked using key concepts/ strands (diversity, life cycles, energy, interactions and systems). Skills are taught to a basic level in Year 5 before being revisited and strengthened in Year 6 (Year 6 planning is also available).

During a deep dive, the planning received praise and has been used and improved. Vocabulary is a key focus and each lesson has been planned with greater depth challenges. Children are encouraged to be more independent scientists and follow the same investigation format throughout the year to embed their working scientifically skills.

Assessment through end of unit quizzes. 9 lessons and 1 assessment per term allows for spare lessons to be filled with recap/ additional lessons were needed (based on assessments).