“The limits of my language are the limits of my world”
Ludwig Wittgenstein
INTENT
The science curriculum at Atlantic Academy Portland is designed to equip students with the core knowledge required to become scientifically literate citizens who can actively engage with the world around them.
We have created a curriculum narrative that uses the core knowledge to progress towards answering key questions to enable understanding of events and phenomena of relevance to our students at school and beyond.
Overview
| Unit 1 | Unit 2 | Unit 3 | ||||
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 | |
| R | Understanding the World – Science – Beach School | Understanding the World –
Science – Seasonal Changes (Autumn), Beach School, Healthy Eating |
Understanding the World – Science – Seasonal Changes (Winter), Beach School, Fossils and Bones | Understanding the World – Science – Solar System and Space, Beach School | Understanding the World –
Science – Plants and Life Cycles Predictions changes in matter (Science Week), Spring Walk, Beach School, Habitats, Animals |
Understanding the World – Science – Summer Walk |
| Y1 | Do the oldest children have the longest feet?
The human body Seasonal Changes (Autumn) |
Materials
Seasonal Changes (Winter) |
Planting A
Animals |
Caring for the planet
Seasonal Changes (Spring) Planting B Consolidation |
Plants
Planting C |
Growing and Cooking
Seasonal Changes (Summer) Consolidation
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| Y2 | How can we group these animals based on their needs
for survival? Animal needs for survival Humans |
Materials
Plastic |
Plants (light and dark)
Light and Dark Consolidation |
Living things and their habitats | Plants (Bulbs and seeds)
Growing Up |
Bulbs and seeds
Growing up Wildlife Consolidation |
| Y3 | How can we sort and group animals based on their skeletons?
Skeletons Movement Nutrition and Diet |
Food Waste
Rocks Consolidation |
Fossils
Soils |
Light
Consolidation |
Plants A | Forces
Magnets Plants B Biodiversity |
| Y4 | Grouping and classifying living things
Data collection A |
States of Matter | Sound
Data collection B |
Electricity
Energy Consolidation |
Data Collection C
Habitats Deforestation |
The Digestive System
Food Chains |
| Y5 | Forces | Space
Global Warming |
Properties of Materials
Animals inc Humans (First 2 lessons) |
Animals inc Humans (last 3 lessons)
Life cycles |
Properties and Changes of Materials
Materials |
Reversible and irreversible Changes (4)
Plastic Pollution (1) Consolidation (2) |
| Y6 | Living Things and their Habitats
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Electricity
Renewable Energy |
Light
Light pollution |
The Circulatory System
Diet, drugs and lifestyle |
Variation
Adaptations |
Fossils
Consolidation Transition Lessons |
| Unit 1 | Unit 2 | Unit 3 | ||||
| Y7 |
Cells, tissues, organs and systems
The Particle Model
Energy
Sexual reproduction in animals
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Current Electricity
Muscles and Bones
Mixtures and Separation
Forces
Acids and alkalis
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Ecosystems
Atoms, Elements and Compounds
Sound
Food and Nutrition
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| Y8 | Food and Nutrition
The Periodic Table Forces and motion Unicellular organisms |
Energetics and Pressure
Genes and Adaptation
Combustion
Magnets and Electromagnets
Breathing Respiration
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Metals and their Uses
Energy transfers
Plant growth
Rocks
Light
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| Y9 | Chemistry
Atomic structure and periodic table Bonding, structure and properties of matter Chemical changes |
Biology
Infection and response Cell biology Organisation |
Physics
Energy Electricity |
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| Y10 | Biology and Chemistry | Physics | Biology | |||
| Y11 | Chemistry | Physics and Examination Revision | Examination Revision | |||