AT1 - Sc1
Experimental and Investigative Science

Level 1
# describes simple features of objects, living things and events observed, communicating findings in simple ways, such as by talking about ~ work or through drawings or simple charts.

Level 2
# responds to suggestions of how to find things out and, with help, makes ~ own suggestions.

^ uses simple equipment provided and makes observations related to the task.

^ compares objects, living things and events observed.

^ describes  observations and records them using simple tables where it is appropriate to do so. 

^ says whether what happened was what was expected.

Level 3
# responds to suggestions, puts forward ~ own ideas and, where appropriate, makes simple predictions.

^ makes relevant observations and measures quantities, such as length or mass, using a range of simple equipment.

With some help ^ can carry out a fair test, recognising and explaining why it is fair.

^ records observations in a variety of ways.

^ provides explanations for observations and, where they occur, for simple patterns in recorded measurements.

^ says what  has been found out from ~ work.
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AT2
Life Processes and Living Things

Level 1
# recognises and can name external parts of the body, using words such as head or arm, and of plants, using words such as leaf or flower.

^ observes and describes a range of animals and plants in terms of features such as colour of coat, or size of leaf.

^ recognises and identifies a range of common animals, using terms such as fly, goldfish or robin.

Level 2
# uses knowledge about living things to describe basic conditions, such as a supply of food, water, air or light, that animals and plants need in order to survive.

^ recognises that living things grow and reproduce.

^ can sort living things into groups, using simple features and can describe the basis for the groupings in terms such as number of legs or shape of leaf.

^ recognises that different living things are found in different places, such as ponds or woods.

Level 3
# uses knowledge of basic life processes, such as growth or reproduction, when  describing differences between living and non-living things.

^ provides simple explanations for changes in living things, such as diet affecting the health of humans or other animals, or lack of light or water altering plant growth.

^ identifies ways in which an animal is suited to its environment, such as a fish having fins to help it swim.
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AT3
Materials and their Properties

Level 1
#  knows about a range of properties, such as texture or appearance, and can describe materials in terms of these properties. 

Level 2
# can identify a range of common materials and knows about some of their properties. 

^ can describe similarities and differences between materials.

^ can sort materials into groups and describe  in everyday terms, such as shininess, hardness or smoothness, the basis for their groupings.

^ can describe ways in which some materials are changed by heating or cooling or by processes such as bending or stretching. 

Level 3
# uses  knowledge and understanding of materials when describing a variety of ways of sorting them into groups according to their properties. 

^ can explain why some materials are particularly suitable for specific purposes, such as a metal for making electrical cables. 

^ recognises that some changes, such as the freezing of water, can be reversed and some, such as the baking of clay, cannot, and they classify changes in this way.
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AT4
Physical Processes

Level 1
# can describe the changes in light, sound or movement, which result from actions such as switching on a simple electrical circuit, or pushing and pulling objects.

^ recognises that sound and light come from a variety of sources and can name some of these sources. 

Level 2
# knows about a range of physical phenomena and recognises and can describe similarities and differences associated with them. 

^ can compare the way in which devices, such as bulbs, work in different electrical circuits. 

^ can compare the effects of similar phenomena, such as the brightness or colour of lights, or the loudness or pitch of sounds.

^ can compare the movement of different objects in terms of speed or direction. 

Level 3
# uses knowledge and understanding to link cause and effect in simple explanations of physical phenomena, such as a bulb failing to light because of a break in an electrical circuit, or the direction or speed of movement of an object changing because of a force applied to it.

^ is beginning to make simple generalisations about physical phenomena, such as explaining that sounds become fainter the further they are from the source.
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