Year 5 – Our Science Journey
Welcome to our Science blog, here you can find lots of information about our learning in Science. Our Science lessons usually take place on a Thursday morning, with Mrs Loizos. During Year 5, children either have a weekly 60 minute lesson, all of which take place in the Phiz Lab – our specialist science lab!
Year 5 Programme of Study
Autumn 1 – Earth & Space
Autumn 2 – Materials
Spring 1- Forces
Spring 2 – Animals including Humans
Summer 1 – Living Things & their Habitats
Summer 2 – Electricity
Thursday 26th May 2022
LO: I can share what I already know about growing and changing Today Year 5 bagan to explore our new unit of learning, Growing and Changing. They will be looking at Life Cycles of plants, animals, including our own human life cycle. We discussed adolescence and puberty and explored some of the changes that occur…
Thursday 19th May 2022
LO: I can describe changes I might expect to see during a chemical reaction Today we explored chemical reactions in more detail – looking at ways in which we can determine whether or not a reaction or change is chemical or physical. We explored two different chemical changes: Lithium, Sodium and Potassium – reacting with…
Thursday 12th May 2022
LO: I can explore and discuss sustainable use of materials Today we made use of the glorious weather and ventured outside to the meadow to explore sustainable materials. Using ‘Now, Press, Play’ we journeyed around the meadow, looking at different materials to use to make a range of resources; instruments, shelters, tools. We discussed how…
Year 5 Science at Gurnard Primary School 