Teacher video: Making connections in Science overview
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Recall key knowledge from previous units.
- Apply knowledge in new contexts.
When working scientifically, pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Carry out a full scientific enquiry.
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.
For more information about this unit, please see the Teacher video: Making connections – How reflective are space blankets? in Lesson 1: Investigating space blankets – Planning.
Suggested prior learning
This unit revises and builds on learning from the previous mixed-age Y5/6 (A) Science units.Lessons
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 1: Investigating space blankets – Planning
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 2: Investigating space blankets – Gathering data
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 3: Investigating space blankets – Analysing, concluding and evaluating
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 4: Investigating space blankets – Extending
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 5: Investigating space blankets – Presenting
Key skills
This unit revisits the
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Key knowledge
This unit revises the
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Key vocabulary
blood
blood vessels
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Equipment list
Equipment needed across all lessons in this unit.
This list does not include equipment which is usually readily available in the classroom (e.g pencils, A4 paper etc)
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Full equipment list for the subject
Quantities marked × will update. Items without quantities are unaffected
- Pens ×30
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Yellow sticky notes
×30 - A3 paper ×15
- Highlighters ×30
- Rulers ×30
- Calculator ×30
- Flipchart ×1
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Plastic bottles (preferably with a sports lid)
×8 - Space blankets ×5
- Thermometer ×1
- Stopwatch / timer ×8
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Access to warm water
×1 - Measuring jugs or cylinders ×1
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Red food colouring
×1 - Modelling dough ×30
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Large polystyrene ball
×1 - Torch ×8
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Circuit components (three wires, a cell and a bulb)
×8 - Nails ×10
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Light meter or tablet with a light meter app.
×1 -
Devices that can take photographs and record
×8
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Unit resources
Y5/6 (A): Science Knowledge organisers
A complete collection of the Year 5/6 (A) Knowledge organisers referred to in this unit. The Making connections units do…
Vocabulary display – Science: Y5/6 (A) Making connections: How reflective are space blankets?
A display version of the key vocabulary from the mixed-age unit 'Making connections: How reflective are space blankets?'.
Subject resources
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Cross-curricular opportunities
English: Spoken language; Writing – composition.
Maths: Statistics; Number – number and place value
Design and technology: Evaluate.
PSHE (Personal, Social, and Health Education): Physical health and fitness; Health and prevention.
British values: Mutual respect; Rule of law.
