Cranleigh C of E Primary School uses the Kent Primary Science scheme of work.  This comprises twenty-eight units in accordance with the guidance in the National Curriculum.  The scheme has clearly indicated a progression in the key scientific knowledge, skills and vocabulary from one year group to the next.

The unit themes for each year group:

Year 1  Seasonal change; Everyday materials; Plants and Animals, including humans.

Year 2  Animals including humans; Uses of everyday materials; All living things and their habitats and Plants.

Year 3  Forces and magnets; Light; Rocks; Plants and Animals including humans.

Year 4  Animals including humans; All living things; Sound; States of matter and Electricity.

Year 5  Earth and Space; Forces; Properties and changes of materials; Animals including humans, and all living things.

Year 6  Electricity; Light; Animals including humans; All living things, and evolution and inheritance.