Years 3&4

Year 3: Science Vocabulary

Life processes Teeth & Eating	Life processes Helping plants grow well	Materials Grouping	Forces
Teeth Baby teeth Milk tooth Adult teeth Complete set 32 teeth 21 teeth Canine Incisors, molars, Cut snipe  food Grind food Tear meat Diet Sugar Decay Fluoride Brushing Toothpaste Toothbrush Dentist Visit dentist Twice a year Dental care Dental disease Vertebrate Skull Sternum Femur Clavicle Tibia Ribs Fibular Coccyx Pelvis Scapula Humerus Digits	Plant Seed Bulbs Seed dispersal Right conditions Germination Temperature Water Light Sunlight Carbon dioxide Oxygen Nutrients Transport nutrients Roots absorb Anchorage Leaf make food Healthy growth Green leaves Yellow leaves Living things in their environment Local plants names e.g. trees Alternate Opposite Simple leaf Compound leaf Broad Whirl Habitat Light water Temperature Minibeasts habitats	Solid Liquid Gases Particles Vibrations  Fills up all the space Scattered about Change state Temperature Heat energy Heat, cool, cold, Hardness Flexibility Rigid, Stiff magnetic Waterproof Absorbency Conductors Insulators Conduction Magnetic attraction Repel, attract North pole South pole Pull, Twist Wrap, Fold. Material names Metal, wood, plastic, glass, fabric, rock, sand, paper, polythene, polystyrene. Metals: iron, steel, copper, zinc etc.	Force Gravity Air resistant Push, pull Direction Weight Mass Pulling force Newtons, Newton metre, Size, shape, attract, fall Matter, Moon, earth, Force Fair test, Variables, Materials, distance, time, grams, centimetre, metres, constant variables.

Year 4: Science Vocabulary  

Materials Rocks & Soils	Electricity	Science in Everyday life	Light & Sound
Solid Liquid Gases, Igneous Granite Sand, clay, loam Sedimentary Volcanic rock Magna, Lava Limestone, chalk, flint, peat, shale, fossil, minerals Soluble Insoluble Porous Permeable Impermeable Hardness brittle Large particles, Sieve, Filtration Drainage Colour Salt Sugar Dissolve Separated Heating materials Appearance Permanent changes Reversible changes Irreversible changes	Electricity Mains Power station Battery Bulb, volt Voltage Positive Negative Electrical current Electrical circuit Electrical components Switch Electrical shock Insulated wire Copper filament Switches Open, closed Electrons Pathway Current Bridge On, off Disconnected Series, parallel Pressure Safety Water Broken wire Socket overload.	Revisit materials and objects from previous years. Provide pupils with lots of opportunities to look at science in everyday life What part has science played in the development of every appliance? Habitats Sound, wave Travel Also consider some adverse effects of science in real life e.g. Greenhouse effects etc. Explanation Observations Pattern Scientific conclusion.	Light Dark Darkness Natural light Artificial light Sunlight Electrical light Candle light Flames, reflected light Shiny surface Seeing light Light bounce Light path Light rays Eye pupils Transparent Translucent Opaque Block light path Shadow Pass through Visible Invisible Image distinct Image blurred