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KS2 SATs Science
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• The Test
• Test Paper A (45 minutes)
• Test Paper B (45 minutes)

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Marks Awarded
Test Paper A 40
Test Paper B 40
Total 80
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Programmes of Study A programme of study is
simply an area of the National Curriculum that is
taught to the children. In Science, there are
4 different programmes of study, all of which
will be assessed during SATs.
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• Sc1 Scientific Enquiry
• Investigative skills
• planning
• obtaining and presenting evidence
• considering evidence and evaluating

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• Sc2 Life processes and living things
• Humans and other animals
• nutrition
• circulation
• movement
• growth and reproduction
• health
• Green Plants
• growth and nutrition
• variation and classification
• Living things in their environment
• adaptation
• feeding relationships
• micro-organisms

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Sc3 Materials and their properties Grouping and
classifying materials Changing
materials Separating mixtures of materials
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Sc4 Physical processes Electricity Forces and
motion Light and sound The Earth and beyond
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• Not forgetting
• Communication
• appropriate scientific language and terms.
• Health and safety
• recognising hazards in living things, materials
  and physical processes and take action to reduce
  risks to themselves and others.

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• How to help
• Purple Science book.
• Websites (BBC Schools, Science Clips).
• Look through test papers which will be sent home.
• Positive comments and lots of praise!
• Revision books on sale, via Book Club.

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And finally If there is ANYTHING that you are
concerned about, you know where we are!