Working scientifically skills from the National Curriculum clearly presented to develop subject knowledge, leadership and assessment in primary science.

Whole School Science Assessment Grids (OFSTED Approved) These assessment grids can be printed and used in science books to monitor progress in primary science. They can also be used as teacher guidance documents to ensure a varied and rich science curriculum, all linked tightly to the National Curriculum. Included: A4 KS1 Targets A4 LKS2 Targets A4 Year 5 Targets A4 Year 6 Targets Used as part of a 2019 OFSTED Inspection and ‘Science Deep Dive’ (rated GOOD), these assessment grids will enable you, as the SL, to ensure that you have a whole school overview on the planning, assessment and expectations in your subject. Each topic area has clearly displayed objectives from the National Curriculum in black, along with questions to promote deeper thinking/greater depth in colour. Each topic has also been identified as chemistry, biology or physics. Furthermore, working scientifically skills linked to each year group are clearly displayed in a blue box and guidance for written reports in grey. In school, we attach these in the back of science books and monitor progress across the year by highlighting the objectives the children have achieved.

This PDF contains 9 lessons, which cover all of the Year 5 National Curriculum and working scientifically objectives for the topic ‘Forces’. Carefully planned, this medium term plan with varied activities will give you a great starting point for your science topic.