KS1 & KS2 science curriculum

This unit builds on pupils' prior learning from Everyday materials, where they explored the properties of common materials. In Introduction to states of matter and changing states, pupils will learn about solids, liquids, and gases, and how materials change state when heated or cooled. This prepares them for the next unit, Properties, changes and separating materials, where they will explore how different materials can be changed, separated, and classified based on their properties, further deepening their understanding of material behaviour.

1. Properties of solids, liquids and gases
2. Comparing and grouping solids, liquids and gases
3. Changing state: solid to liquid
4. Changing state: liquid to solid
5. Melting ice caps and glaciers (non statutory - Climate Change & Sustainability)
6. Everyday examples of changing state: solids and liquids (non-statutory)
7. Thermometers and data loggers
8. Melting temperatures: plan
9. Melting temperatures: do and review
10. Melting temperatures: research
11. Changing state: liquid to gas
12. Changing state: gas to liquid
13. Everyday examples of evaporation and condensation (non-statutory)
14. Evaporation and condensation in the water cycle
15. Temperature and evaporation: plan
16. Temperature and evaporation: do and review

• Identify and name a variety of everyday materials
• Describe the simple properties of everyday materials
• Compare and group together everyday materials on the basis of their simple physical properties