Year 6 Science Resources and Lesson Plans

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Frequently Asked Questions about Year 6 Science

What Science topics are taught in Year 6?

The Year 6 Science curriculum includes living things and their habitats, animals including humans, evolution and inheritance, light, and electricity. Children also continue to develop their Working Scientifically skills through practical investigations and scientific enquiries.

What should children learn about living things and their habitats in Year 6?

In Year 6, children learn how living things can be classified into broad groups according to observable characteristics. They explore the classification of animals, plants and microorganisms and learn to give reasons for classifying living things based on particular characteristics.

What do Year 6 children learn about animals including humans?

Year 6 children learn about the human circulatory system, including the functions of the heart, blood vessels and blood. They explore how diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle can affect the way the body functions, as well as how nutrients and water are transported around the body.

What is taught about evolution and inheritance in Year 6 Science?

Children learn that living things have changed over time and that fossils provide evidence about organisms that lived millions of years ago. They explore inheritance, variation and adaptation, and consider how adaptations can help plants and animals survive in particular environments and contribute to evolution over time.

What do children learn about light in Year 6?

Year 6 children build on their earlier learning about light by exploring how light travels and how this enables us to see objects. They investigate reflection, shadows and the way light travels in straight lines, using scientific models and practical investigations to explain their observations.

What do Year 6 children learn about electricity?

Children build and investigate electrical circuits using components such as cells, wires, bulbs, buzzers and switches. They explore how the number and voltage of cells can affect components in a circuit and learn to use recognised symbols when representing simple circuits in diagrams.

What Working Scientifically skills should Year 6 children develop?

By Year 6, children should be increasingly confident in planning scientific enquiries, recognising and controlling variables, taking accurate measurements and recording data in appropriate ways. They should use results to identify patterns, make predictions, draw conclusions and explain findings using scientific evidence.

What are some good Year 6 Science experiments and activities?

Useful Year 6 Science activities include investigating electrical circuits, exploring how shadows and reflections behave, modelling the circulatory system, using classification keys and investigating adaptation and inheritance. Practical activities should give children opportunities to make predictions, control variables, collect data and evaluate their results rather than simply following instructions.

How can I plan Year 6 Science lessons?

A strong Year 6 Science plan combines National Curriculum knowledge with regular opportunities for Working Scientifically. Practical enquiries can be incorporated throughout each topic so that children apply skills such as measuring, recording, analysing data and drawing evidence-based conclusions while developing their scientific knowledge.

Where can I find Year 6 Science resources and lesson plans?

PlanBee's Year 6 Science resources include ready-to-teach schemes of work, lesson plans, teaching slides, worksheets, activities and practical investigations covering the key Year 6 Science curriculum topics. The Year 6 Science Bundle brings together resources for teaching Science across the year.