This term, as shown on our Long Term plan, we are studying the Year 5 Living Things part of the science curriculum. This focuses on Life Cycles including plant, insect, reptile, amphibian, bird and mammal life cycles. This includes the statutory objectives included in the Science Curriculum that build understanding about growth and reproduction.
For year 5 and 6, the National Curriculum requires all children to:
• describe the differences in the life cycles of a mammal, an amphibian, an insect and a bird
• describe the life process of reproduction in some plants and animals
Next term, our programme of study for science will cover the National Curriculum objective to describe the changes as humans develop to old age.
These science objectives are separate from the RSE curriculum – the RSE specific objectives associated with Life Cycles will also be addressed in the Summer Term.
Please do not hesitate to speak to me if you have any questions.