Year Five Topics Term One: How We See (light, shadows and reflection) Sun/Earth/Moon (orbits, axis, rotation, day/night, seasons, phases of moon) Astronomy Research Project
Term Two: Life Cycle of Plants (from germination to seed dispersal, parts and function of a flower) Changing State (volume, density, mass, water cycle, reversible/irreversible changes)
Term Three: Environmental Science: Water Quality and Conservation Year End Project |
Year 5 Assessment Weekly homework (based on completion NOT accuracy – we discuss answers the day that the homework is due) Weekly quiz: usually on previous week's topic Exam given twice per term (homework is to make corrections once receive the test back) Exercise books collected and graded twice per term (looking for organisation, neatness and all lessons including worksheets or handouts dispersed) Observations of progress of grasping and applying learned topics as well as interactions with other students and team work. Projects culminating in oral and written presentation – weighted same as one exam |
