Two units are covered each term, not necessarily in the given order.
Unit 1 – Humans and animals
- The Circulatory System.
- The Respiratory System.
- The Nervous System.
- The Digestive System.
- Health of body and Organ Systems.
Unit 2 – Food chains
- Habitats.
- Plants, Predator and Prey.
- Rainforest food chains.
- Ocean food chains.
- Savanna Food chains.
- Predator and prey adaptations.
- Food webs.
- Investigating local habitats and food chains.
Unit 3 – Caring for the environment
- Deforestation.
- The problem with waste.
- Water Pollution and Air Pollution.
- Climate change.
- Managing Waste.
- Energy – Uses and Sources.
- Saving Energy.
- Protecting Habitats.
Unit 4 – Material Changes
- Changing states of Matter.
- Reversible and Irreversible Changes.
- Reversible changes – Melting and Freezing, Evaporation and Condensation
- Irreversible changes – Burning, rusting.
- Changes in cooking.
- Mixing solids.
- Mixing solids and liquids.
- Separating Mixtures.
- Growing Crystals.
Unit 5 – Forces and Motion
- Forces.
- Measuring Forces.
- Mass and Weight.
- Force diagrams.
- Balanced and unbalanced forces.
- Simple machines – Lever, Inclined Planes, Wheel and axle, Gears.
- Friction.
- Air resistance.
Unit 6 – Electricity
- Circuits.
- Electrical current.
- Conductors and insulators.
- Flow of electric current.
- Parallel Circuits.
- Switches.