Science
Science in Key Stage 2 spans biology, chemistry and physics. Children investigate living things and habitats, materials and their changes, and forces, light, sound, electricity and space — all through the working-scientifically approach the curriculum requires.
Topics in Science
Biology: Plants & Ecosystems
Plants sustain all life. This topic covers plant structure, life cycles, and how living things depend on each…
Explore →Biology: Animals, Humans & Skeletons
The body is an amazing system. This topic covers nutrition, skeletons and muscles, teeth and digestion, and the…
Explore →Biology: Evolution & Inheritance
Life changes over time. This topic introduces evolution, adaptation and inheritance, and how fossils provide evidence of the…
Explore →Chemistry: Rocks & Soils
The ground beneath us has a story. This topic covers types of rock, how soils form, and how…
Explore →Chemistry: States & Properties of Matter
Matter changes around us constantly. This topic covers the three states of matter, changes of state, evaporation, condensation…
Explore →Physics: Light, Sound & Vibrations
Light and sound shape how we sense the world. This topic covers how light travels, shadows and reflection,…
Explore →Physics: Forces & Magnets
Forces make things move and stop. This topic covers contact and non-contact forces, friction, gravity, air resistance, and…
Explore →Physics: Electricity & Circuits
Electricity powers modern life. This topic covers building simple circuits, conductors and insulators, and how switches and components…
Explore →Physics: Earth & Space
We live on a moving planet. This topic covers the solar system, why we have day and night,…
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