Earth and space
Reception |
• Explore the natural world around them. • Describe what they see, hear and feel whilst outside. |
Year 1 |
• Observe changes across the four seasons. (Y1 – Seasonal changes) • Observe and describe weather associated with the seasons and how day length varies. (Y1 – Seasonal changes) |
Year 5 |
• Describe the movement of the Earth, and other planets, relative to the Sun in the solar system. • Describe the movement of the Moon relative to the Earth. • Describe the Sun, Earth and Moon as approximately spherical bodies. • Use the idea of the Earth’s rotation to explain day and night and the apparent movement of the sun across the sky. |