Doing science investigations are fun, interesting and serious, as I don't know what is going to happen. 

In year 5, they learn about the Solar System, which includes the Sun, eight plants, moons and other objects. They learn about the geocentric model, which placed Earth at the centre, and the heliocentric model, which places the Sun at the centre.  They also learn that planets orbit the Sun and the Earth rotates on its axis, causing day and night. 

We follow the Developing Experts scheme of work across the school.

Across the year groups, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6, pupils will cover the following approaches and skills:

Approaches

• Comparative / fair testing
• Research
• Observation over time
• Pattern seeking
• Identifying, grouping and classifying
• Problem-solving

Skills

• Asking questions
• Making predictions
• Setting up tests
• Observing and measuring
• Recording data, results and findings
• Interpreting and communicating results
• Evaluating

Across all classes, there is a progression of knowledge as follows: 

• Animals, including humans
• Living things and their habitats
• Plants
• Evolution and inheritance
• Materials
• Seasonal changes
• Rocks
• States of matter
• Earth and space
• Light
• Forces
• Electricity
• Sound