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Newton British School
Medium Term Planning
Subject : Science
Term: 1
Year Group: Year 5
Vocabulary Required:
Pollination, germination, life-cycle, reproduction, pollen
Resources:
CGP booklets
Powerpoints
Assessment Activities:
Midterm assessment
Marking of work
Earth, Sun and the Moon: sphere, revolve, orbit, spin,
rotate, axis, sunrise, sunset, north, south, east, west
Duration
Topic
6Weeks
Living things in their habitats
Fruits and seeds
 Seed dispersal
 Seed germination
 Insect pollination
 Flower parts for reproduction
 The life cycle of flowering plants
 Human growth and development
 What is reproduction for?
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Objectives
Through this unit children learn;
 That plants and animals reproduce as part of their life cycle and that in every Life cycle
there are distinct processes and stages.
 To describe the differences in the life cycles of a mammal, an amphibian, an insect and a
bird.
 To describe the life process of reproduction in some plants and animals.
 To describe the changes as humans develop to old age.
 Experimental and investigative work focuses on:
 Making observations and comparisons
 Drawing conclusions.
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Through this unit the children will learn;
6 Weeks
Earth and Space
-The Earth, Moon and the Sun are Spheres
-The size of them
-The Spinning Earth
-Length of days over a year.
-The Earth orbits the Sun
-Orbit of the Moon
-The Moon’s Cycle
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 To know that the Earth, Sun and Moon are all spherical in shape.
 To know the approximate relativity of their sizes to each other and position
 To understand that the Earth rotates to create night & day
 To understand that the Earth orbits the sun once a year creating the four seasons
 Understand that the Moon orbits the Earth and rotates on its axis; the Moon has phases and
appears to change shape.
 To know which planets make up our Solar System
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