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Science

Science

 

In science will be covering:

  • Seeing Light
  • Healthy Bodies

 

Within ‘Seeing Light’, we:

  • Review understanding of light and shadow and to explore how light travels.
  • Investigate how we see things through light entering the eyes.
  • Explore how light can be reflected and change direction.
  • Investigate reflections from a variety of surfaces.
  • Investigate how refraction changes the direction in which light travels.
  • Investigate how a prism changes a ray of light.

 

Whilst learning about ‘Healthy Bodies’ we:

  • Find out how scientific ideas about food and diet were tested in the past and how this has contributed to our knowledge of a balanced diet.
  • Investigate different food groups and find out why a variety of foods is important for a healthy diet.
  • Investigate how nutrients and oxygen are transported in the human body.
  • Investigate what happens to the heart when we exercise and why.
  • Investigate how muscles move the skeleton and how this influences blood flow.
  • Investigate the effects of an unhealthy lifestyle on the heart.

 

During both of these topics we complete role play and practical learning experiences, including a heart dissection, to help children understand the core scientific processes and key aspects of learning.  

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