Science
P3 · Northern Ireland Curriculum
P3 World Around Us studies living things in more depth: grouping plants and animals, examining habitats, and following life cycles from seed or egg through to adult.
Materials work covers properties, changes such as melting and dissolving, and why particular materials are chosen for particular jobs. Forces, light, sound and simple electrical circuits are explored practically.
Investigation skills step up: children plan a simple fair test, decide what to measure, record results in a table, and use those results to answer the question they started with.
Curriculum Breakdown
Important Topics
- Living Things & HabitatsGrouping plants and animals and studying the habitats they live in.
- Life CyclesFollowing plants and animals from seed or egg through to adult.
- The Human BodyBones, muscles, teeth and the effect of food, exercise and sleep.
- Materials & ChangesProperties of materials, melting, dissolving and choosing the right material.
- Forces, Light & SoundPushes and pulls, magnets, shadows, reflection and how sound travels.
- Fair TestingPlanning a simple test, measuring, recording in a table and concluding.
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