Science
P4 · Northern Ireland Curriculum
P4 World Around Us covers plants in detail (roots, stem, leaves and flowers and what each does) alongside human nutrition, the skeleton and how muscles produce movement.
Rocks, soils and fossils introduce earth science, light work covers sources, reflection and shadows, and forces and magnets are studied through hands-on investigation of attraction, repulsion and magnetic materials.
Pupils set up their own comparative tests, take accurate measurements, record results in tables, and use them to answer a question rather than simply describe what they saw.
Curriculum Breakdown
Important Topics
- PlantsParts of a plant and their functions, water transport and the life cycle.
- The Human BodyNutrition, the skeleton and how muscles produce movement.
- Rocks & SoilsGrouping rocks, how soils form and how fossils are made.
- Light & ShadowsLight sources, reflection, how shadows form and change, and eye safety.
- Forces & MagnetsContact and non-contact forces, attraction, repulsion and magnetic materials.
- Scientific EnquirySetting up comparative tests, measuring accurately and recording in tables.
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