Pupils who are secure will be able to:

• Recall examples of light sources, objects that do not give out light and that darkness is the absence of light.
• Describe ways to protect eyes from harm.
• Describe what happens when light reflects, give examples of reflective surfaces or materials and describe factors that may affect the quality of a reflected image.
• Describe how shadows form and identify patterns between groups of materials and the shadows produced.
• Recall factors that affect the way a shadow appears, including what causes shadows to change throughout the day and factors that change the size of a shadow
• Describe the pattern of changing shadows throughout the day.
• Describe how the light source’s distance affects the shadow’s size.
• Explain why a particular material is appropriate for making a shadow puppet and use knowledge of shadows to animate it.

When working scientifically, pupils who are secure will be able to:

• Recall what information needs recording to decide the number of columns in a results table and suggest suitable headings for the results table.
• Record information in the correct columns.
• Identify if a question is testable, explain why and plan ways to answer a testable question.
• Select which variables will be changed, measured and controlled in the experiment.
• I can describe patterns in data and quote values as evidence of patterns in data.
• I can identify odd results that do not fit the pattern.
• I can use patterns to make predictions for missing data.

Please note that Kapow Primary Science lessons are designed to be 1 hour and 30 minutes long to reflect the requirements of a core subject.

English: Spoken language, Reading – comprehension.

Mathematics: Number and place value, Measurement.

Geography: Locational knowledge, Place knowledge.

British values: Mutual respect, Democracy.