Plants and Animals Unit 2B

Assessment criteria and Learning outcomes:

·       I have looked at the living things in an area nearby.

·       I have looked at plants that grow in an area nearby. I know some of their names and what they look like.

·       I have found out how one area nearby can be different from another one.

·       I have found out why some things live in one place and some things in another.

·       I have compared what kinds of animals live in one place and what animals live in another.

·       I do all these things safely.

·       I can explain how different animals change as they grow older.

·       I have grown or watched a plant grow, until it has flowers.

·       I know that the seeds that the flowers make grow into new plants.

·       I can complete a fair test with help from my teacher or TA.

·       I can compare the results in my tests.

·       I can say whether my guess is right from the results of my test.

·       I can use what I already know to explain what I already know to explain what happens in my tests.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/6_7/science_6_7.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/teachersresources/ages6_7/tr_ages6_7.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/primary/science/all/page-1.html?pagesize=12

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/revision/Science/index.html

http://www.arkive.org/education/resources#resources5-7

http://www.kids-science-experiments.com/

http://www.sciencebob.com/experiments/index.php

http://www.scibermonkey.org/

Living Things Unit 2C

Assessment criteria and Learning outcomes:

·       I can sort pictures and specimens of living things into groups of plants and animals.

·       I have found out what humans do that is the same as other animals. I know that humans are animals.

·       I have looked at different animals and have found out how they are the same and how they are different.

·       I can describe different ways in which humans are the same or are different.

·       I can name different parts of a human that change or stay the same as they grow older.

·       I have looked at plants in the local environment and found out how they are the same or are different.

·       I can use what I already know to explain these similarities and differences.

·       I can use a ruler to measure the length of my hand span and those of others.

·       I can draw pictures to show what I do.

·       I can use a block graph to show what I do.

·       I can compare the results in my tests.

·       I can use a table and chart to show my results.

·       I can complete a fair test with help from my teacher.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/6_7/science_6_7.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/teachersresources/ages6_7/tr_ages6_7.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/primary/science/all/page-1.html?pagesize=12

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/revision/Science/index.html

http://www.arkive.org/education/resources#resources5-7

http://www.kids-science-experiments.com/

http://www.sciencebob.com/experiments/index.php

http://www.scibermonkey.org/

Grouping and Changing Materials Unit 2D

Assessment criteria and Learning outcomes:

·       I can put materials into groups that are similar in the way they feel.

·       I can put materials together that look similar.

·       I know where wood, paper, wool and rock come from.

·       I know the different ways that wood, glass, plastic and wool can be used.

·       I know the uses of lots of different materials and why they are best for the job.

·       I have found out which materials can change their shape when squashed and how their shape changes.

·       I have found out how bending and twisting can change the shape of some materials.

·       I have found out how different materials can be stretched.

·       I have made something from clay and can explain how it had changed after I heated it.

·       I have mixed ingredients to make a cake or biscuit and can explain how they had changed after I heated them.

·       I have seen ice melt and water change to steam and can describe what I saw.

·       I can test different ways in which ice can be made to melt more quickly.

·       I can use a table to show my result.

·       I can say what my results show.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/6_7/science_6_7.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/teachersresources/ages6_7/tr_ages6_7.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/primary/science/all/page-1.html?pagesize=12

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/revision/Science/index.html

http://www.arkive.org/education/resources#resources5-7

http://www.kids-science-experiments.com/

http://www.sciencebob.com/experiments/index.php

http://www.scibermonkey.org/

Forces and Movement Unit 2E

Assessment criteria and Learning outcomes:

·       I know the difference between a push force and a pull force and how they can be used to make something move.

·       I know how forces can make something move quicker or slower.

·       I have experimented with objects like balls, toy cars, swings and seesaws to make them move quickly and slowly.

·       I have used different forces to make things change direction.

·       I know how different forces can change the shape of a piece of sponge, plasticine, paper and elastic.

·       I can suggest ideas to test.

·       I sometimes guess what might happen.

·       I can guess accurately.

·       I can use my hands and my feet to measure.

·       I can begin to use a ruler to measure length.

·       I can say whether my test is fair.

·       I can draw tables to show what I do.

·       I can draw bar charts to show what I do.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/6_7/science_6_7.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/teachersresources/ages6_7/tr_ages6_7.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/primary/science/all/page-1.html?pagesize=12

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/revision/Science/index.html

http://www.arkive.org/education/resources#resources5-7

http://www.kids-science-experiments.com/

http://www.sciencebob.com/experiments/index.php

http://www.scibermonkey.org/

Using Electricity Unit 2F

Assessment criteria and Learning outcomes:

·      I know the care I must take with mains electricity.

·      I have found out what things use electricity at school.

·      I have found out what things use electricity at home.

·      I can name some devices that use batteries and some that use mains electricity.

·      I have examined a battery and can identify the symbols on it.

·      I know the care I must take with all different batteries.

·      I can make a bulb light using wires and a battery.

·      I can make a buzzer work using a battery and wires.

·      I have found out what happens if a wire is not connected in a circuit.

·      I have found what happens if a bulb is unscrewed in a circuit.

·      I have found out what happens if wires are connected to just one end of a battery in a circuit.

·      I can use what I already know about electrical circuits to explain what happens in my tests.

·      I can draw pictures to show and explain my results.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/6_7/science_6_7.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/teachersresources/ages6_7/tr_ages6_7.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/primary/science/all/page-1.html?pagesize=12

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/revision/Science/index.html

http://www.arkive.org/education/resources#resources5-7

http://www.kids-science-experiments.com/

http://www.sciencebob.com/experiments/index.php

http://www.scibermonkey.org/

Teeth and Eating Unit 3A

Assessment criteria and Learning outcomes:

·       I can collect the information I need.

·       I know the kinds of food a human should eat to stay healthy.

·       I know how much of these they need.

·       I know which foods give energy and which foods help our body to grow and repair.

·       I know what all different animals eat.

·       I can make all things the same in my investigations except the one I want to change.

·       I can decide how to use my results.

·       I know I must check my observations and measurements by repeating them.

·       I can use a bar chart or pictogram to show my results.

·       I know what my front teeth are for, and how their shape helps them to work.

·       I know what my back teeth are for and how their shape helps them to work.

·       I have found out how to keep my teeth and gums healthy and why this is important.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/science_7_8.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/teachersresources/ages7_8/tr_ages7_8.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/primary/science/all/page-1.html?pagesize=12

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/revision/Science/index.html

http://www.arkive.org/education/resources#resources5-7

http://www.arkive.org/education/resources#resources7-11

http://www.kids-science-experiments.com/

http://www.sciencebob.com/experiments/index.php

http://www.scibermonkey.org/

Helping Plants Grow Well Unit 3B

Assessment criteria and Learning outcomes:

·       I know that plants can make food and know why we need plants to grow well.

·       I have done an experiment with plants to see how light affects the way they grow.

·       I have done an experiment with plants to see how different temperatures affect the way they grow.

·       I have looked at plants that have different amounts of water supply and have seen how this affects the way they grow.

·       I have seen how light, water and temperature affect the way plants grow outside.

·       I can suggest what might happen and explain why.

·       I can use a table and graph to show my results.

·       I can write clear accounts and explain my results using my scientific knowledge.

·       I can use a hand lens correctly to look at different things.

·       I can use capacity measuring equipment.

·       I can suggest ideas to investigate, which are connected with work I have already done.

·       I can plan an investigation where several things change but I can control it so that only the one thing changes that I want to change.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/science_7_8.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/teachersresources/ages7_8/tr_ages7_8.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/primary/science/all/page-1.html?pagesize=12

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/revision/Science/index.html

http://www.arkive.org/education/resources#resources5-7

http://www.arkive.org/education/resources#resources7-11

http://www.kids-science-experiments.com/

http://www.sciencebob.com/experiments/index.php

http://www.scibermonkey.org/