Years 5&6

Year 5: Science Vocabulary

Living things: Humans	Living things: adaptation	Water Cycle	Forces	Earth & beyond
Circulation System Heart, pump Blood Oxygen carbon dioxide Pulse Pulse rate Heart beat Beats per minute Contract Relax Chambers, arteries Veins Vital capacity Lungs Muscles Joints Alcohol Drugs Pulse Nerve Tendons   Exercise Effects of exercise	Survival Habitats Food chain Food web Ecosystems Green plant Producer Consumer Primary consumer Secondary consumer Predators Prey Growth Respiration Nutrition Excretion Herbivores Carnivores Omnivores Keys Sensitivity Movement Support Local Reproduction, growth Nutrition   Deciduous, Evergreen conifers Decomposition Humus Decay, rot Leaf, litter   Rainforest Desert Polar Tundra Savanna Sea, ponds, lakes ,shores, Caves Mountains	Water Solid Liquid Gas Water vapour Steam, cloud, Water droplets, Precipitation Oceans and seas, rivers, lakes, ponds, streams and streamlets,   Evaporation, molecules, condensation, melting, dissolving, filtration, Boiling Insoluble Soluble Sediment Suspension Separation   Salt water Pure water   Temperature Boiling point Freezing point Degree Celsius Ice Snow sleet, rain.	Magnetic pole North, south, Attract Repel Attraction, repulsion, Magnetic field Iron filings Permanent magnets Temporary magnets Magnetic induction Electrical coil, Alin, atom Alloy, metals   Forces in balance Springs, elastic. Change shape Elastic limit, Stretching balanced, unbalanced force Upthrust, Gravity Trichion Air resistance Newton Equal force Opposite force Reaction.	Sun, Earth, Moon, Spherical, Equator North pole South pole Rotates axis Tilted Angle Rotation Day, night Spins Revolution orbital path Month, Phases of the moon West, east, position, eclipse Reflected light, year, 365days planets,   Northern hemisphere Southern hemisphere Summer solstice Winter solstice Seasons, day length   Shadow stick   Observations Height Predictions   Outer space, Universe

Year 6: Science Vocabulary

Living Things: Green Plants	Solid Liquid & Gas	Electricity	Light & Sound	Investigation
Grow Reproduce Sensitivity Respire Excrete Nutrition Shelter Roots Stem Stalk Leaves Bark Flowers Pollination Fertilisation Petal Ovary Style Stigma Ovules Stamen Pollen tube Embryo Seed production Fruit Dispersal Wind Animal Water Explosion Animal fur Animal excrement Germination New plant Flower formation Light water Temperature Stay healthy Water Nutrients Tubes Transport  Phloem Xylem	Solid Liquid, Gas Materials Particles Molecules Attracted strong forces Vibrate Move freely Temperature Water Soluble Solution Insoluble Suspension Sediment  Separation Evaporate Change state Change of state Dissolve Fill ‘gaps’ Saturation point Condensation Melt, dissolve Filtration Boil, 100degreesC boiling point Freezing point Zerodegrees C thermometer burn volume mass   Heat Water, clay, dough What is the effect of this?   Reversible change Irreversible change Melting Boiling Condensing Freezing Dissolving limit	Faraday Volts Voltage  Circuit Electron Terminal Bulb, batteries Motors, Wires  Buzzers   cells Switch, on / off Open / closed Connected Connection Loose Short circuit Connection  Filament Conductors Insulators Glass Metal Wood Paper Switches Diagram Resistance Components Incomplete Circuit Parallel series Resistance Positive + Negative – Terminals	Seeing things Light source Light ray Path of light Block light path Reflect light Reflection Bounce off Surface Eye Pupils Iris Control amount of light Contract Relax Lens Receptors Blind spot Brain Interpret image Mirror   Sound Loud Soft volume  energy sound wave compress air air vibrate cavity loud sound last longer hit walls bounce back reinforce each other Resonance Vibration Fast vibration High pitch Frequency Vibrations per second Hertz   Vibrations Compression Rarefaction Amplified Resonance Pitch High/ low Change pitch Change loudness	Investigation Fair test Scientific Equipment Apparatus Comparison Compare Investigate Ideas Factors Decide Evidence Collect Observe Repeat Measure Record Tables Bar chart Line graphs Trends Pattern in result Diagrams Drawings Writing Appropriate Systematic Factors Change factors Effects Keep same factor Risks Control risks Prediction Conclusion Evidence Measure Data First-hand  observation Secondary source e.g. YouTube videos Hazards Record