CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY SCIENCE 3: SCHEME OF WORK

Scheme of work Science Year 3: 2023-2024

Unit 1
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1 1.1 Alive 2 This topic asks Learner’s Book:
or not learners to Think like a scientist 1: Alive or not?
alive? consider
whether things Think like a scientist 2: Alive, once alive
are alive, not or never alive Think like a scientist 3: Are
now alive or these things alive?
have never been Activity: Making posters
alive.
Workbook: Topic 1.1
Worksheets 1.1A, 1.1B and 1.1C
Digital Classroom: Activity – Alive or
not alive?
2 1.2 Plant 2 In this topic Learner’s Book:
parts learners study Activity 1: Look at roots
important plant
parts, including Activity 2: Make a model plant
the root, stem, Think like a scientist: Learning about
leaf and flower. leaves
Workbook: Topic 1.2
Digital Classroom: Video – Parts of a
plant
3 1.3 Plants 2 This topic Learner’s Book:
and light explores how Think like a scientist 1: Can plants grow
plants need well in the dark?
light. Learners
investigate the Think like a scientist 2: How quickly will
effect of our plants grow?
different light Think like a scientist 3: Light and plant
levels on plant growth
growth.
Workbook: Topic 1.3
Digital Classroom: Science investigators
video – Investigating the effect of light on
plant growth

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4 1.4 Plants 2 This topic Learner’s Book:
need water explores how Think like a scientist 1: How much water
and the plants need do plant stems use?
right water. Learners
temperatur investigate the Think like a scientist 2: Plants need the
e effect of right temperature
different Think like a scientist 3: How does water
amounts of move up a plant stem?
watering on
plant growth. Workbook: Topic 1.4
Digital Classroom: Science investigators
video – Movement of water inside plants

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Unit 2
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4 2.1 Solids, 2 Identifying and Learner’s Book:
liquids and gases sorting solids, Think like a scientist 1: Making carbon
liquids and gases. dioxide gas Think like a scientist 2:
Sorting solids and liquids Workbook:
Topic 2.1
Worksheet 2.1
Digital Classroom: Activity – Liquid or
solid?
5 -6 2.2 3 Making mixtures Learner’s Book:
and using sieves Think like a scientist 1: Using a sieve
Separating
or magnets to
mixtures
separate them. Think like a scientist 2: An amazing
mixture
Workbook: Topic 2.2
Digital Classroom: Activity – Choosing
equipment

7-8 2.3 3.5 Investigating Learner’s Book:

soluble and
Dissolving Activity: Dissolving sweets
insoluble solids.
Think like a scientist 1: How much salt
will dissolve in water?
Think like a scientist 2: Asking questions
about dissolving
Workbook: Topic 2.3
Digital Classroom: Activity – Spell it

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9 2.4 Filtering 4 Learning how to Learner’s Book:
use a filter to Think like a scientist 1: Make a simple
separate an filter
insoluble solid
mixed with a Think like a scientist 2: Make a layered
liquid. filter
Workbook: Topic 2.4
Worksheets 2.4A, 2.4B and 2.4C
Digital Classroom: Video – Filtration
Activity – Making coffee using a filter

10 2.5 3.5 Asking questions Learner’s Book:

about metals and
Separating Think like a scientist 1: Asking questions
using secondary
materials from about metals
sources to
rocks
research answers. Think like a scientist 2: Researching
plastic Workbook: Topic 2.5
Digital Classroom: Activity – Solids,
liquids and gases

Across unit resources

11 Learner’s Book:
Project: Designing a reusable object
Check your progress quiz
Teacher’s Resource:
Language worksheets 1 and 2
End-of-unit test
Diagnostic check
Mid-year test
End-of-year test
Digital Classroom:
End-of-unit quiz

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Unit 3: Term 2 Scheme of work

WEEKS Topic Approximate Outline of Resources
number of learning content
learning
hours
1 3.1 Shadows 2 This topic deals Learner’s Book:
with the variety Activity 1: Making shadows in the
of different sunlight Activity 2: Making shadow
shadows we see puppets
in the world and
how they are Think like a scientist: Opaque or
made. It refers to transparent?
opaque materials Workbook: Topic 3.1
and briefly to
transparent Worksheets 3.1A, 3.1B, 3.1C
materials. Digital Classroom: Activity – The right
shadow
2 3.2 2 This topic Learner’s Book:
continues to look
Changing Activity 1: Shadow shapes
at the ways that
shadows
shadows are Activity 2: Making animal shapes
made and also at Think like a scientist: How can shadows
the ways that grow?
shadows can
change when an Workbook: Topic 3.2
object changes or
moves in relation
to the light
source.
3 3.3 2 This topic looks Learner’s Book:
at transparent
Transparent Activity 1: Transparent materials used
materials, what
materials around school
they are and how
we use them. It Activity 2: Make a pair of sunglasses
asks learners to Think like a scientist: Can we make
think about and sunglasses darker?
investigate
transparent Workbook: Topic 3.3
materials we see Digital Classroom: Video – Protecting
in the world, astronauts’ eyes
including school,
and those used to
make sunglasses,
visors and
goggles.

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4 3.4 2 This topic Learner’s Book:
introduces
Translucent Activity 1: Make a shadow theatre screen
translucent
materials
materials, what Think like a scientist: Transparent or
they are and how translucent?
we use them. Activity 2: Opaque, translucent or
transparent?
Workbook: Topic 3.4
Digital Classroom: Activity –
Transparent or translucent
Across Unit resources
4-5 Learner’s Book:
Project: Opaque, translucent and transparent materials in a house
Check your progress quiz
Teacher’s Resource:
Language worksheets 1 and 2
End-of-unit test
Diagnostic check
Mid-year test
End-of-year test
Digital Classroom:
End-of-unit quiz

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Unit 4
WEEKS Topic Approximate Outline of learning Resources
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6 4.1 Human 2 This topic covers Learner’s Book:
organs the basic function, Think like a scientist 1: Exercise and
position and care heart rate
for the human
brain, lung, heart, Think like a scientist 2: How many
stomach, breaths in one minute? Activity 1:
intestines. Exercising your brain!
Activity 2: Organ quiz
Workbook: Topic 4.1
Worksheets 4.1A, 4.1B, 4.1C
7 4.2 Animal 2 This topic begins Learner’s Book:
groups and with an Activity 1: Six groups of animals
different life introduction to the
cycles six main groups of Activity 2: Changes as we grow
animals Activity 3: Drawing the life cycle of the
(mammals, frog
reptiles, birds,
insects, fish, Think like a scientist: Height increases
amphibians). It from baby to child
refers to the Workbook: Topic 4.2
different features
of these animal Template 4.2
groups and then Digital Classroom: Activity – Sort the
goes on to look at animals Video – The life cycle of a turtle
examples of
Activity – Complete the life cycles
different life
cycles.

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8 4.3 Food chains 2 This topic is about Learner’s Book:
energy moving Activity 1: Food for a mouse and a cat
from the Sun to
living things and Activity 2: Drawing a food chain
from living thing Think like a scientist: Animals need
to living thing as other living things
one is eaten by one
another. The Sun Workbook: Topic 4.3
provides the light
for the plants
(producers) to
grow and animals
(consumers) then
eat the plants or
one another.
9 4.4 Fossils 2 This topic explains Learner’s Book:
how fossils are Activity 1: So many fossils
made and shows a
number of Activity 2: Make a fossil!
examples. Think like a scientist 1: Make a fossil
Learners are asked dig
to look at fossils
and to make a Think like a scientist 2: Finding out
fossil as well as about Mary Anning
simulate a dig. Workbook: Topic 4.4
Digital Classroom: Video – Digging
for fossils Manipulative – Fossil hunters
Across Unit resources
10 Learner’s Book:
Project: Do we affect the life cycles of animals? Check your progress quiz
Teacher’s Resource:
Language worksheets 1 and 2
End-of-unit test
Diagnostic check
Mid-year test
End-of-year test
Digital Classroom:
End-of-unit quiz

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Unit 5: Term 3 Science scheme of work.

WEEKS Topic Approximat Outline of Resources
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1 5.1 Forces and 3.5 A recap on Learner’s Book:
forcemeters forces from Think like a scientist 1: Make a simple
Stage 2 Unit 2 forcemeter
and an
introduction to Think like a scientist 2: Make a better
using forcemeter
forcemeters to Workbook: Topic 5.1
measure forces
using newtons. Digital Classroom: Song – That’s a
force
Activity – Reading a forcemeter
2 5.2 Gravity 4 An introduction Learner’s Book:
to gravity and Activity: Draw a picture of falling
an investigation
into how weight Think like a scientist: Do heavier
affects falling objects fall faster?
objects. Workbook: Topic 5.2
Worksheets 5.2A, 5.2B, 5.2C
Digital Classroom: Activity – Which of
these things need gravity?

3 5.3 Friction 4.5 An introduction Learner’s Book:

to friction, using Think like a scientist 1: Which surface
forcemeters to has the least friction?
measure friction
on different Think like a scientist 2: Questions about
surfaces and friction
asking scientific Workbook: Topic 5.3
questions.
Worksheets 5.3A, 5.3B, 5.3C
Digital Classroom: Science
investigators video – Which surface will
have the least friction?

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4 5.4 Amazing 3 An introduction Learner’s Book:
magnets to magnets, an Think like a scientist: Investigating
investigation poles Activity: How do we use
into how the magnets?
poles behave
and an activity Workbook: Topic 5.4
on the uses of Digital Classroom: Activity – Label the
magnets. magnets
5 5.5 3.5 A recap on Learner’s Book:
magnetic
Magnetic Think like a scientist 1: Predicting
materials from
materials which materials are magnetic
Stage 1 Topic
6.4 and Think like a scientist 2: Which metals
investigations are magnetic?
into magnetic Workbook: Topic 5.5
materials and
different types Worksheets 5.5A, 5.5B, 5.5C
of metals. Digital Classroom: Activity –
Magnetic materials Video – Forces
Across Unit resources
6 Learner’s Book:
Project: How friction helps us
Check your progress quiz
Teacher’s Resource:
Language worksheets 1 and 2
End-of-unit test
Diagnostic check
Mid-year test
End-of-year test
Digital Classroom:
End-of-unit quiz

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Unit 6
WEEKS Topic Approxima Outline of Resources
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7 6.1 The shape 3.5 An introduction to Learner’s Book:
of the Earth, the Earth, Sun and Think like a scientist: Researching the
Sun and Moon Moon and how Earth, Sun and Moon
gravity has shaped
them all into Activity: Modelling gravity
spheres. Workbook: Topic 6.1
Digital Classroom: Video – The Moon
and Sun

8 6.2 The Moon 3 Information about Learner’s Book:

the Moon and its Think like a scientist 1: Modelling the
orbit around the Moon’s orbit
Earth. Using
different types of Think like a scientist 2: Making a scale
model to learn model
about the Moon. Workbook: Topic 6.2
Worksheet 6.2
Digital Classroom: Activity – Label the
Earth and Moon
9 6.3 The phases 4 Using modelling Learner’s Book:
of the Moon to understand why Think like a scientist 1: Modelling the
the Moon has phases of the Moon
phases. Observing
the Moon and Think like a scientist 2: Making a Moon
recording diary
observations in Workbook: Topic 6.3
tables.
Worksheets 6.3A, 6.3B, 6.3C
Digital Classroom: Video – The phases
of the Moon Activity – Which phase is
which?

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Across Unit resources

Learner’s Book:
Project: Research an astronaut
Check your progress quiz
Teacher’s Resource:
Language worksheets 1 and 2
End-of-unit test
Diagnostic check
Mid-year test
End-of-year test
Digital Classroom:
End-of-unit quiz

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