What’s covered (at a glance)#
Key Stage 1: Plants; animals (including humans); everyday materials; seasonal changes.
Lower KS2 (Y3–4): Rocks, plants, animals (incl. nutrition), states of matter, sound, electricity.
Upper KS2 (Y5–6): Living things & habitats, circulatory system, properties & changes of materials, Earth & space, forces. Across all years: Working scientifically—observing, classifying, fair testing, measuring, using results, and presenting data.
Common sticky spots#
- Abstract ideas (particles, gravity, circuits).
- Setting up a fair test and controlling variables.
- Choosing and drawing the right graph; reading scales.
- Explaining conclusions with evidence and correct vocabulary.
How I support your child#
- Hands-on investigations with clear safety and structure.
- Diagrams, models, and simple experiments to make ideas concrete.
- Pre-teaching scientific vocabulary and sentence stems for explanations.
- Mini “maths-in-science” boosts for measures, tables, and graphs.
- Curiosity-first approach—questions are welcomed and valued.