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The PLAN primary science resources include a range of resources that are designed to support science subject leaders to implement effective and robust planning and assessment systems. The resources for science subject leaders are presented under the three categories below:​

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If you are not familiar with the PLAN primary science resources and how they support planning and assessment, you may want to read our Introduction to PLAN.

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Knowledge

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Matrices

Knowledge Matrices will enable you to have a clear understanding of the expectations of the science National Curriculum in England.

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Examples of Work

Examples of Work provide examples of work that meet the expectations of the knowledge statements for each topic from each year-group of the science National Curriculum for England.

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Progression in Vocabulary

Progression in Vocabulary provides the vocabulary from Nursery to Year 6 organised by topic.

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Vocabulary posters

There are posters for each year-group that feature the new vocabulary that children needs to learn, and the linked vocabulary from previous year-groups.

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Working scientifically

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Working Scientifically Matrices provide the key learning for each working scientifically skill in each phase, as well as the expected outcomes that a child needs to demonstrate to be secure.

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Examples of Work

Examples of Work provide examples of work that meet the expected outcomes for each working scientifically skill for each year-group.

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Planning

Planning Working Scientifically supports the planning of the working scientifically skills by listing the working scientifically activities for each year-group that feature in schemes of work and the skills they can most likely be used to teach.

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Assessment

Assessing Working Scientifically enables teachers to use the PLAN Working Scientifically Skills to assess children against the National Curriculum working scientifically statements.

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EYFS

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Summary of Science

Summary of Science in EYFS provides early years teachers with an overview of the science content in Development Matters that is included in the PLAN EYFS Matrices.

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Matrices

EYFS Matrices provide ideas for how children can be introduced to the foundational knowledge of science in Development Matters either through continuous provision or typical themes used in early years settings.

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