Science: Key stage 2
Our KS2 Science scheme of work supports curriculum coverage and progression from Year 3 to Year 6, helping pupils build scientific knowledge and investigative skills.
Units
Following the units in the suggested order ensures a coherent progression of skills and knowledge in the KS2 Science scheme of work.
Kapow Primary’s KS2 Science units cover: Plants; Animals, including humans; Living things and their habitats; Materials; Forces, Earth and space and Making connections. Each unit includes structured lesson plans, engaging experiments, teacher guidance and resources to support knowledge development and scientific enquiry.
Kapow Primary Science lessons are designed to be 1 hour and 30 minutes long to reflect the requirements of a core subject.
Kapow Primary’s KS2 Science units cover: Plants; Animals, including humans; Living things and their habitats; Materials; Forces, Earth and space and Making connections. Each unit includes structured lesson plans, engaging experiments, teacher guidance and resources to support knowledge development and scientific enquiry.
Kapow Primary Science lessons are designed to be 1 hour and 30 minutes long to reflect the requirements of a core subject.
Useful teaching resources
Subject planning
ScienceAnimals: Movement and nutrition
Exploring the role of skeletons and muscles, learning how the body uses energy and what constitutes a balanced diet.
(6 lessons)
ScienceForces and space: Forces and magnets
Exploring contact and non-contact forces, including friction and magnetism and their effects.
(6 lessons)
ScienceMaterials: Rocks and soil
Exploring the physical properties of rocks and soils and investigating how fossil are formed.
(6 lessons)
ScienceEnergy: Light and shadows
Exploring the link between light and darkness, observing reflections and investigating the different factors that affect shadows.
(6 lessons)
SciencePlants: Plant reproduction
Describing the life cycle of a flowering plant and carrying out tests to investigate plant structure and function.
(6 lessons)
ScienceMaking connections: Does hand span affect grip strength?
Exploring the relationship between hand span and grip strength through scientific enquiry.
(5 lessons)
