Year 6 Science Assessments and Tracking Objectives covered: Describe how living
things are classified into broad groups according to common observable characteristics and based on similarities and differences, including micro-organisms, plants and animals Give reasons for classifying plants and animals based on specific characteristics Identify and name the main parts of the human circulatory system, and describe the functions of the heart, blood vessels and blood Recognise the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on the way their bodies function Describe the ways
in which nutrients and water are transported within animals, including humans Recognise that living
things have changed over time and that fossils provide information about living
things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago Recognise that living
things produce offspring of the same kind, but normally offspring vary and are not identical to their parents Identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment
in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution Recognise that
light appears to travel
in straight lines Use the idea that
light travels
in straight lines to explain that objects are
seen because they give out or reflect
light into the
eye Explain that we
see things because
light travels from
light sources to our
eyes or from
light sources to objects and then to our
eyes Use the idea that
light travels
in straight lines to explain why shadows have the same shape as the objects that cast them Associate the brightness of a lamp or the volume of a buzzer with the number and voltage of cells used
in the circuit Compare and give reasons for variations
in how components function, including the brightness of bulbs, the loudness of buzzers and the on / off position of switches Use recognised symbols when representing a simple circuit
in a diagram