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Skills available for Wales year 6 science curriculum

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Being curious

Being curious and searching for answers is essential to understanding and predicting phenomena.
- I can identify questions that can be investigated scientifically and suggest suitable methods of inquiry.
- I can suggest conclusions as a result of carrying out my inquiries.
- I can evaluate methods to suggest improvements.
- I can engage with scientific and technological evidence to inform my own opinions.
- I can understand how my actions and the actions of others impact on the environment and living things.
  - Science literacy: how can a community protect sea turtles? (6-P.1)
- I can describe the impacts of science and technology, past and present, in my everyday life.

Design thinking and engineering

Design thinking and engineering offer technical and creative ways to meet society's needs and wants.
- I can draw inspiration to design from historical, cultural and other sources.
- I can creatively respond to the needs and wants of the user, based on the context and on the information collected.
- I can identify and consider factors when developing design proposals.
- I can use design thinking to test and refine my design decisions without fear of failure.
- I can apply my knowledge and skills when making design decisions in order to produce specific outcomes.
- I can consider how my design proposals will solve problems and how this may affect the environment.
- I can use design communication methods to develop and present ideas, and respond to feedback.
- I can combine component parts, materials and processes to achieve functionality and improve the effectiveness of my outcomes.
- I can select and safely use appropriate tools, materials and equipment to construct purposeful outcomes.
  - Identify laboratory tools (6-W.1)
- I can use prototyping as a link between my designing and making.
- I can take into account the impact my making may have on the environment.

The world around us

The world around us is full of living things which depend on each other for survival.
- I can describe how living things compete for specific resources and depend on each other for survival.
- I can describe the features of organisms and recognise how they allow them to live, grow and reproduce for survival in their environment.
- I can explain the role of different organs and systems that enable plants and animals to live and grow.
- I can describe some changes in growth and development caused by hormones.
- I can identify the threats to the development and health of organisms and recognise some natural defences, preventions and treatments.

Matter

Matter and the way it behaves defines our universe and shapes our lives.
- I can recognise that changes in materials affect their properties and uses under different conditions.
- I can recognise that our planet provides natural materials and can explain why they may have been processed to make them useful.
  - Evaluate natural energy sources (6-P.2)

Forces and energy

Forces and energy provide a foundation for understanding our universe.
- I can explore how the motion of objects can be affected by applying specific forces.
  - Identify directions of forces (6-D.1)
  - How do balanced and unbalanced forces affect motion? (6-D.2)
- I can use a variety of simple models to describe the forces acting on an object.
- I can explain that energy can be transferred from one place to another and how this can be used to provide the energy we need in our modern lives.
  - Energy transformation (6-F.1)
- I can describe the factors that affect electrical circuits and this will enable me to change variables and predict what will happen.
  - Electric circuits (6-G.2)
- I can explain how the properties of sound and light will affect how they are experienced.
  - How does light travel and interact with matter? (6-H.2)
- By manipulating the properties of sound and light, I can produce a desired effect.
- I can describe how magnetic fields behave and explore a range of practical uses for them.

Computation

Computation is the foundation for our digital world.
- I can use conditional statements to add control and decision-making to algorithms.
- I can identify repeating patterns and use loops to make my algorithms more concise.
- I can explain and debug algorithms.
- I can use sensors and actuators in systems that gather and process data about the systems' environment.
- I can identify positive and negative design elements that affect user interactions.
- I can explain how digital devices can be interconnected locally and globally.
- I can explain the importance of securing the technology I use and protecting the integrity of my data.
- I can explain how my data is used by services, which can help me make more informed decisions when using technology.
- I can explain how data is stored and processed.
- I can effectively store and manipulate data to produce and give a visual form to useful information.

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Being curious

Being curious and searching for answers is essential to understanding and predicting phenomena.

I can identify questions that can be investigated scientifically and suggest suitable methods of inquiry.

I can suggest conclusions as a result of carrying out my inquiries.

I can evaluate methods to suggest improvements.

I can engage with scientific and technological evidence to inform my own opinions.

I can understand how my actions and the actions of others impact on the environment and living things.

I can describe the impacts of science and technology, past and present, in my everyday life.

Design thinking and engineering

Design thinking and engineering offer technical and creative ways to meet society's needs and wants.

I can draw inspiration to design from historical, cultural and other sources.

I can creatively respond to the needs and wants of the user, based on the context and on the information collected.

I can identify and consider factors when developing design proposals.

I can use design thinking to test and refine my design decisions without fear of failure.

I can apply my knowledge and skills when making design decisions in order to produce specific outcomes.

I can consider how my design proposals will solve problems and how this may affect the environment.

I can use design communication methods to develop and present ideas, and respond to feedback.

I can combine component parts, materials and processes to achieve functionality and improve the effectiveness of my outcomes.

I can select and safely use appropriate tools, materials and equipment to construct purposeful outcomes.

I can use prototyping as a link between my designing and making.

I can take into account the impact my making may have on the environment.

The world around us

The world around us is full of living things which depend on each other for survival.

I can describe how living things compete for specific resources and depend on each other for survival.

I can describe the features of organisms and recognise how they allow them to live, grow and reproduce for survival in their environment.

I can explain the role of different organs and systems that enable plants and animals to live and grow.

I can describe some changes in growth and development caused by hormones.

I can identify the threats to the development and health of organisms and recognise some natural defences, preventions and treatments.

Matter

Matter and the way it behaves defines our universe and shapes our lives.

I can recognise that changes in materials affect their properties and uses under different conditions.

I can recognise that our planet provides natural materials and can explain why they may have been processed to make them useful.

Forces and energy

Forces and energy provide a foundation for understanding our universe.

I can explore how the motion of objects can be affected by applying specific forces.

I can use a variety of simple models to describe the forces acting on an object.

I can explain that energy can be transferred from one place to another and how this can be used to provide the energy we need in our modern lives.

I can describe the factors that affect electrical circuits and this will enable me to change variables and predict what will happen.

I can explain how the properties of sound and light will affect how they are experienced.

By manipulating the properties of sound and light, I can produce a desired effect.

I can describe how magnetic fields behave and explore a range of practical uses for them.

Computation

Computation is the foundation for our digital world.

I can use conditional statements to add control and decision-making to algorithms.

I can identify repeating patterns and use loops to make my algorithms more concise.

I can explain and debug algorithms.

I can use sensors and actuators in systems that gather and process data about the systems' environment.

I can identify positive and negative design elements that affect user interactions.

I can explain how digital devices can be interconnected locally and globally.

I can explain the importance of securing the technology I use and protecting the integrity of my data.

I can explain how my data is used by services, which can help me make more informed decisions when using technology.

I can explain how data is stored and processed.

I can effectively store and manipulate data to produce and give a visual form to useful information.