Science

Autumn term

Our theme for Autumn 1 is… Sparks Might Fly

Our Key Questions are:

• What are condctors and insulators?
• What happens if i remove or add bulbs and batteries to a circuit?
• How would our lives be different without electricity?

Lesson 1: What common appliances run on electricity? 

Lesson 2: Can I construct a simple circuit and name the different parts?

Lesson 3: How can I identify if a bulb will light up? How does the number of batteries affect the brightness of a bulb?

Lesson 4: What are conductors and insulators?

Our knowledge of electricity is then going to be used to make a 'haunted house,' in Design Technology.

You can find out more about Electricity on the BBC Bitesize website.

Our theme for Autumn 2 is… Sounds  

Our Key Questions are:

• How are sounds made?
• What is the difference between volume and pitch?

Lesson 1: How are sounds made?

Lesson 2: What is a sound vibration?

Lesson 3: What is inside your ear?

Lesson 4: What is the difference between volume and pitch?

Explore BBC Bitesize to find out more about sound and how the ear works.