A Knowledge organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the mixed-age unit Science, Year 5/6 (A), Materials: Properties and changes.
This resource is designed to support the children as they explore the properties and changes of materials. It highlights key vocabulary and concepts, including conductivity, hardness, transparency and the suitability of materials for different uses. The resource also explains the difference between reversible and irreversible changes, with examples such as dissolving, melting, burning and rusting. It is perfect for consolidating essential knowledge and fostering an understanding of how materials behave and how they can be changed through physical and chemical processes.
A Knowledge organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the mixed-age unit Science, Y5/6 (A), Materials: Mixtures and separation.
This resource is designed to support the children as they explore mixtures and how they can be separated. It highlights key vocabulary and concepts, including mixtures, solutions and methods of separation such as sieving, filtering, using magnets and evaporation. The resource explains the difference between soluble and insoluble substances and the factors that affect how solids dissolve. It is perfect for consolidating essential knowledge and fostering an understanding of physical changes and practical scientific processes.
A Knowledge organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the mixed-age unit Religion and worldviews, Y5/6 (A), Who should get to be in charge?
This Religion and worldviews resource is designed to support children as they investigate the different ways religious leadership and authority are determined and consider how bloodline and virtues can influence how leaders are appointed. They explore religious and secular laws, revelation and characteristics when thinking about what can make a good leader. It is perfect for consolidating essential knowledge and supporting cross-cultural understanding.
A Knowledge organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the mixed-age unit Science, Y3/4 (A), Animals, including humans: Movement and nutrition.
This resource is designed to support the children as they explore movement and nutrition. It highlights key vocabulary and concepts, including the human skeleton, joints, muscles and how they work together to enable movement. The resource also introduces vertebrates and invertebrates and explains the role of endoskeletons and exoskeletons. The children will learn about the seven essential nutrient groups needed for survival and the importance of a balanced diet. It is perfect for consolidating essential knowledge and fostering an understanding of how our bodies move and stay healthy.
A Knowledge organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the mixed-age unit Science, Y3/4 (A), Energy: Light and shadows.
This resource is designed to support the children as they explore light and shadows. It highlights key vocabulary and concepts, including light sources, transparency, reflection and how shadows are formed. The resource explains how the distance and position of a light source affect the size and shape of shadows and includes important guidance on eye safety around bright light. It is perfect for consolidating essential knowledge and fostering an understanding of how light behaves and interacts with different materials.
A Knowledge organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the mixed-age unit Science, Y3/4 (A), Materials: Rocks and soil.
This resource is designed to support the children as they explore rocks and soil. It highlights key vocabulary and concepts, including different types of rocks, their formation and their physical properties. The resource explains how soil is made from sediment, organic matter, water and air, and introduces drainage rates and sedimentation. It also explores how fossils are formed and studied by palaeontologists. It is perfect for consolidating essential knowledge and fostering an understanding of the natural processes that shape the Earth’s surface.
A Knowledge organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the mixed-age unit Science, Y1/2 (A), Animals, including humans: Life cycles and health.
This resource is designed to support the children as they explore life cycles and the importance of health and hygiene. It highlights key vocabulary and concepts, such as the human life cycle, basic needs for survival (air, food and water) and personal hygiene practices. It is perfect for consolidating essential knowledge and fostering an understanding of how humans grow and stay healthy throughout their lives.
A Knowledge organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the mixed-age unit Science, Y1/2 (A), Living things: Habitats.
This resource is designed to support the children as they explore different habitats. It highlights key vocabulary and concepts, including how habitats such as oceans, coastal areas, woodlands and rainforests provide food and shelter for living things. The resource introduces simple food chains to show how animals depend on one another for survival. It is perfect for consolidating essential knowledge and fostering an understanding of the relationships between plants, animals and their environments.
A Knowledge organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the mixed-age unit Science, Y1/2 (A), Forces and space: Seasonal changes.
This resource is designed to support the children as they explore seasonal changes throughout the year. It highlights key vocabulary and concepts, including the four seasons (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) and how daylight hours vary across them. The resource helps the children understand the sequence of months and how weather and natural environments change with the seasons. It is perfect for consolidating essential knowledge and fostering an early understanding of time, weather patterns and seasonal cycles.
