Parklands Science LTP Y2
Working Scientifically / LivingThings andtheirhabitats / Plants / Animals,incHumans / Useof everyday materials
Duringyears 1 and 2, pupils should betaughtto usethe followingpracticalscientific methods,processes and skillsthrough theteachingof theprogrammeof study content:
  • askingsimplequestions andrecognisingthat theycanbeanswered in different ways
  • observingclosely, usingsimple
/ Pupils should betaughtto:
  • exploreandcomparethedifferencesbetweenthings thatareliving,dead, andthings thathaveneverbeenalive
  • identifythat most livingthingslive in habitatstowhichthey aresuitedanddescribehowdifferent habitats provideforthe
/ Pupils should betaughtto:
  • observeanddescribehowseeds andbulbs growintomatureplants
  • findout anddescribehowplants needwater,light and asuitabletemperature togrowandstay healthy.
/ Pupils should betaughtto:
  • noticethat animals,includinghumans, haveoffspringwhichgrowinto adults
  • find out aboutanddescribethebasicneeds of animals,includinghumans, forsurvival(water,foodandair)
/ Pupils should betaughtto:
  • identify andcomparethesuitability ofavariety ofeveryday materials, includingwood,metal,plastic,glass,brick,rock,paperandcardboardforparticular uses
  • find out howtheshapesof solidobjects madefrom some

 / equipment /  / basicneeds of different kinds of /  / describetheimportancefor / materials canbechangedby
performingsimple tests / animalsandplants,andhowthey dependoneachother / humansofexercise, eatingtherightamounts ofdifferenttypes / squashing,bending, twistingandstretching.
 / identifyingandclassifying / identify andname avariety of / offood,andhygiene.
 / usingtheirobservationsand / plants andanimals intheir
ideas tosuggest answersto / habitats, includingmicro-
questions / habitats
 / gatheringandrecordingdata to /  / describehowanimalsobtain
help in answeringquestions. / theirfood fromplantsandother
animals,usingtheideaofa
simplefoodchain,andidentify
andnamedifferent sources of
food.
Non-Core Subjects
ArtDesign / Computing / DesignTechnology / Geography / History / Music / PE
Pupils should betaught:
  • to usea rangeofmaterials creativelyto designandmakeproducts
  • to usedrawing,paintingandsculpture todevelopandsharetheirideas, experiencesandimagination
  • to develop a widerangeofartanddesigntechniquesin usingcolour,pattern, texture,line, shape, formandspace
  • abouttheworkofarangeofartists,craftmakers anddesigners,describingthedifferencesandsimilaritiesbetweendifferent practicesanddisciplines, andmakinglinks totheirownwork.
/ Pupils should betaughtto:
  • understandwhatalgorithms are; howthey areimplementedasprograms ondigitaldevices; andthatprograms executeby followingpreciseandunambiguousinstructions
  • createanddebugsimpleprograms
  • uselogicalreasoning topredictthebehaviourofsimpleprograms
  • usetechnologypurposefully tocreate, organise,store,manipulateandretrievedigitalcontent
  • recognisecommonuses of informationtechnology beyondschool
  • usetechnologysafelyandrespectfully,keepingpersonalinformationprivate;identify where to go
/ Through a variety ofcreativeand practicalactivities,pupils should betaughttheknowledge,understandingand skillsneeded to engage in aniterative process ofdesigningand making.Theyshould work ina range ofrelevantcontexts [forexample,thehome andschool,gardens andplaygrounds,thelocalcommunity,industry andthewider environment].
When designingandmaking,pupils should betaughtto:
Design
  • designpurposeful,functional,appealingproductsforthemselves andotherusers basedondesigncriteria
  • generate,develop,modelandcommunicatetheirideas throughtalking,drawing,templates,mock-upsand, whereappropriate,informationandcommunicationtechnology
/ Pupils should betaughtto:
Locationalknowledge
  • nameandlocatetheworld’ssevencontinents andfiveoceans
  • name,locateandidentifycharacteristicsof thefourcountries andcapitalcitiesof theUnitedKingdomandits surroundingseas
Place knowledge
  • understandgeographicalsimilaritiesanddifferences throughstudyingthehumanandphysicalgeography ofa smallareaoftheUnitedKingdom, andof asmall area inacontrastingnon-Europeancountry
Humanandphysicalgeography
  • identifyseasonalanddaily weatherpatterns intheUnitedKingdomandthelocationofhotandcoldareasofthe
/ Pupils should betaughtabout:
  • changeswithinlivingmemory.Whereappropriate,theseshouldbeused torevealaspects of changein nationallife
  • eventsbeyondlivingmemorythataresignificantnationally orglobally [forexample,theGreatFire of London,thefirstaeroplaneflightoreventscommemoratedthroughfestivalsoranniversaries]
  • thelives ofsignificantindividualsinthepastwhohavecontributedtonationalandinternationalachievements.Someshouldbeused tocompareaspects of lifeindifferent periods [forexample,ElizabethIandQueenVictoria,
/ Pupils should betaughtto:
  • usetheirvoicesexpressivelyandcreativelybysingingsongs andspeakingchantsandrhymes
  • play tunedanduntunedinstrumentsmusically
  • listenwithconcentrationandunderstanding toarangeofhigh-quality liveandrecordedmusic
  • experiment with,create, select andcombinesoundsusingtheinter-relateddimensionsof music.
/ Pupils should betaughtto:
  • masterbasicmovementsincludingrunning,jumping, throwingandcatching, aswellasdevelopingbalance,agility andco-ordination, andbegin to applythesein a rangeofactivities
  • participatein teamgames, developingsimpletactics forattackinganddefending
  • performdancesusingsimplemovementpatterns.

forhelpandsupportwhenthey haveconcerns aboutcontent orcontactontheinternetorotheronlinetechnologies. / Make
  • select fromandusea rangeof toolsandequipment toperformpracticaltasks [forexample,cutting, shaping,joiningandfinishing]
  • select fromandusea widerangeofmaterialsandcomponents,includingconstructionmaterials, textilesandingredients,accordingtotheircharacteristics
Evaluate
  • exploreandevaluate a rangeofexistingproducts
  • evaluatetheirideasandproductsagainstdesigncriteria
Technicalknowledge
  • buildstructures,exploringhowtheycanbemadestronger, stifferandmorestable
  • exploreandusemechanisms[forexample,levers,sliders,wheelsand
/ world in relation totheEquatorandtheNorthandSouthPoles
  • usebasicgeographicalvocabulary to referto:
  • key physicalfeatures,including:beach, cliff,coast, forest,hill,mountain,sea,ocean,river,soil,valley,vegetation,seasonandweather
  • key humanfeatures,including:city, town,village,factory,farm,house,office, port,harbourandshop
Geographicalskills andfieldwork
  • useworld maps,atlasesandglobesto identifytheUnitedKingdomanditscountries,aswellas
/ ChristopherColumbusandNeilArmstrong,WilliamCaxtonandTimBerners-Lee, PieterBruegeltheElderandLSLowry,RosaParksandEmilyDavison,MarySeacoleand/orFlorenceNightingaleandEdithCavell]
  • significanthistoricalevents, peopleandplaces intheirownlocality.

axles],intheirproducts.
CookingNutrition
Pupils should betaughtto:
Key stage 1
  • usethebasicprinciples of ahealthy andvarieddiettopreparedishes
  • understandwherefoodcomes from.
/ thecountries,continents andoceans studiedatthiskeystage
  • usesimplecompassdirections(North,South, East andWest)andlocationalanddirectionallanguage[forexample,nearandfar;left andright], todescribethelocationoffeaturesandrouteson amap
  • useaerialphotographsandplanperspectives torecogniselandmarksandbasichumanandphysicalfeatures;deviseasimplemap;anduseandconstructbasicsymbols inakey
  • usesimplefieldworkandobservationalskills tostudythegeography oftheirschoolanditsgroundsandthekeyhumanandphysicalfeatures of itssurroundingenvironment.