Science Year Four Planning

Discover schemes of work, lesson plans, classroom worksheets and interactive activities to develop skills in science for Year Four in Key Stage Two covering habitats, food digestion, states of matter, sound and electricity

Digestion

Identify and describe the functions of some of the different parts of the digestive system and the importance of eating foods as part of a healthy lifestyle

Teeth

Name, locate and explain the function of different types of teeth that are used in the initial digestion of food inside the human mouth

Electricity

Identify and record how to build a range of electrical series circuits to control and manage devices and components for different functions and outputs

Sound

Identify how sounds are made by vibration, investigate ways of changing pitch and volume and test how some materials can be used for soundproofing

States of Matter

Explore, test and explain how a range of different materials can change their states between solids, liquids and gases by conducting a series of fair tests

  • Space Race

    Space Race

    Explore how the space race in the 1950s and 1960s heralded a number of technological, cultural and political changes and advancements in the world

  • Moses

    Moses

    Explore and record the life and achievements of Moses from the Old Testament in the Christian Bible and his impact on the development of Christianity

  • Theme Park Visit

    Theme Park Visit

    Practise identifying and calculating the timing and duration of rides and events when visiting a theme park on a special family trip

  • Number Thousands

    Number Thousands

    Compare, order and sequence different sets of four digits numbers by using the place value of their numerical digits including counting in steps of thousands