Showing Understanding of Prior Knowledge

Year 5 have been recapping their prior-knowledge from Years 3 and 4 linked to their new topic all about Earth and Space. They completed a Google Quiz to assess their understanding before beginning the topic.

Phases of the moon 

During our Earth and Space topic, we explored the phases of the moon focusing on what each phase is called and what the moon looks like at each particular phase. Once we had an understanding of each phase, we shaded and labelled each of the phases. 

Comparing and Grouping Materials

In order to show our understanding of different materials and their properties, we worked together to group materials using venn diagrams. We created a range of diagrams which enabled us to group the materials in several different way because we know materials can have more than one property (for example, a sponge is both flexible and permeable).

Life Cycles of Mammals

Year 5 have been investigating the life cycles of mammals. They showed their knowledge and understanding by describing the life cycles of kangaroos, rabbits and a platypus. They also identified the differences between the life cycle of a rabbit and the metamorphosis of a caterpillar into a butterfly.