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Key Stage 1
SCIENCE ask questions and decide how they might answer them

use first hand experience and simple information
sources to answer questions

know that there are differences between things that are living and things that have never lived

sort objects into groups on the basis of simple material properties - for example: roughness, hardness, shininess etc.

recognise and name different common types of materials

find out how the shapes of objects made from some materials can be changed by some processes

HISTORY place events in chronological order

use common phrases related to the passage of
time

recognise why people did things, why events happened and what happened as a result

GEOGRAPHY ask geographical questions

identify and describe what places are like

recognise how places have become the way they are and how they are changing

ART learn about visual and tactile elements, including colour, pattern and texture, line and tone

differences and similarities in the work of artists, craftspeople and designers in different times and cultures

KEY STAGE 2 GEOLOGY

SCIENCE ask questions which can be investigated scientifically and decide how to find answers

consider what sources of information, including first hand experience and range of other sources, they will use to answer questions

to describe and group rocks and soils on the basis of their characteristics, including appearance, texture and permeability

to describe changes that occur when materials are heated or cooled

HISTORY place objects and events in chronological order

use vocabulary relating to the passage of time

find out about the past from a range of sources of information


GEOGRAPHY ask geographical questions and use geographical vocabulary

use secondary sources of information

to identify and describe what places are like

water, rivers and the rock cycle

ART learn about visual and tactile elements, including colour, pattern and texture line and tone

material and processes used in art

roles and purposes of artists

looking at art in a variety of genres, styles and traditions