YEARLY LESSON PLAN

SCIENCE YEAR 6
SEMESTER 1

Week Learning Objective Learning Outcome

1 Investigating Pupils
03/01/11 Living Things • state that some animals live in groups.
To 1. Interaction • state that some animals live in solitary.
07/01/11 among living things • give examples of animals that live in
1.1 Understanding that groups.
some animals live in • give examples of animals that live in
groups and others live solitary.
in solitary • explain why animals live in groups.
• explain why animals live in solitary.
• state that cooperation is a form of
interaction among animals.
2 1.2 Understanding that Pupils
10/01/11 competition is a form • state that living things
To of interaction among interact with one another in the
14/01/11 living things environment
• state that competition is a form of
interaction.
• list the factors that animals compete for.
• give reasons why animals compete.
3 1.2 Understanding that • list factors that plants compete for.
17/01/11 competition is a form • give reasons why plants compete with
To of interaction among each other.
21/01/11 living things
4 1.3 Understanding the Pupils
24/01/11 responsibility of human • give examples of extinct animal.
To beings in protecting • give examples of endangered animal.
28/01/11 endangered species • give examples of endangered plant.

5 1.3 Understanding the • explain why certain animals or plants are

31/01/11 responsibility of human facing the threat of extinction.
To beings in protecting • suggest ways to prevent animals and
02/02/11 endangered species plants from extinction.

6 1.4 Knowing the Pupils

07/01/11 impact of human • give examples of environmental
To activities on destruction caused by human.
11/02/11 environment • explain how human activities cause
environmental destruction.
• predict what will happen to the Earth if
human activities are not controlled.
8 Investigating Pupils
21/01/11 Force and Energy • state that push and pull are forces.
To 1. Force • state that force cannot be seen but its
effects can be observed.
25/02/11 1.1 Understanding that
push and pull are
forces Pupils
• state that a force can move a stationary
1.2 Understanding the object.
effects of a force • state that a force can change the motion
of an object.
• state that a force can change the shape
of an object.
9 1.3 Analysing friction Pupils
28/02/11 • state that friction is a type of force.
To • describe the effects of friction.
04/03/11 • describe ways to reduce friction.
• describe ways to increase friction.
• state the advantages of friction.
• state the disadvantages of friction.
• conclude that friction occurs when two
surfaces are in contact.

10 1.3 Analysing friction • design a fair test to find out how different
07/03/11 types of surfaces affect the distance a
To trolley moves by deciding what to change,
11/03/11 what to keep the same and what to
measure.
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12 2. Movement 2.1 Understanding speed

21/03/11 2.1 Understanding Pupils
To speed • state that an object which moves faster
25/03/11 travels a longer distance in a given time.
• state that an object which moves faster
takes a shorter time to travel a given
distance.
• state what speed is.
• solve problems using the formula.
13 Investigating Pupils
28/03/11 Materials • describe what spoilt food is.
To 1. Food • identify characteristics of spoilt food.
01/04/11 preservation • state that microorganisms can spoil
1.1 Understanding food.
food spoilage • state the conditions for microorganisms
to grow.
14 1.2 Synthesisng the Pupils
04/04/11 concept of food • describe ways to preserve food.
To preservation • give examples of food for each type of
08/04/11 food preservation.
• give reasons why each way of food
preservation is used.
 • state what food preservation is.
• design and carry out a project to
preserve a given food.

Pupils
1.3 Realising the • give reasons why we need to preserve
importance of food.
preserving food

15 2. Waste Pupils
11/04/11 management • identify types of waste in the
To 2.1 Understanding the environment.
15/04/11 effects of improper • identify sources of waste.
disposal of waste on • state the improper ways of waste
the environment disposal.
• state the proper ways of waste
disposal.
• describe the harmful effects of
improper waste disposal.
• describe how waste is disposed in a
local area.
• suggest ways to improve waste
disposal.

16 2.2 Understanding that Pupils

18/04/11 some waste can decay • state that certain waste can decay.
To • give examples of waste that can decay.
21/04/11 • give examples of waste that do not
decay.
• state that microorganisms can cause
waste materials to decay.
• state the advantages of waste decaying.
• state the disadvantages of waste
decaying.
• predict what will happen to human and
the environment if waste do not decay.
17 Investigating The Pupils
25/04/11 Earth and The • state what eclipse of the moon is.
To Universe • state the position of the Moon, the Earth
29/04/11 1. Eclipses and the Sun during the eclipse of the
1.1 Understanding the moon.
eclipse of the moon • explain why eclipse of the moon occurs

1.2 Understanding the Pupils

eclipse of the sun • state what eclipse of the sun is.
• state the position of the Moon, the Earth
and the Sun during the eclipse of the sun.
• explain why eclipse of the sun occurs.
• predict the scenario on the Earth during
the eclipse of the sun.