• learn to work safely in a laboratory
• learn how to make detailed and accurate observations and measurement
• a study of living organisms including cells, reproduction, the environment, variation and classification
• a study of materials including acids and alkalis, solutions, chemical reactions and the particle theory
• a study of physical processes to include the solar system, energy, electricity, and forces
  

• the system of assessment used in science is common to all five years
• during the course of each unit a specific skill will be identified and assessed.
• the assessment statements for each skill are included in the science handbook.
• for each activity assessed, pupils are awarded one of three levels; Foundation, Merit or Special
• at the end of each unit there is a short test designed to assess knowledge and understanding

• encourage the pupil to use their science handbook, during the first term the sections on presentation and how to write about experiments will be particularly useful
• encourage your child to write revision notes before the tests

apparatus conclusion dissolve

method evaluation observation

prediction
evaporation
solution
soluble