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Science

Our Subject Champions for Science is Miss John

Intent

Children are encouraged to develop a deeper awareness and natural curiosity of their ever-changing world and human impact upon it to encourage respect for living organisms and the physical environment. Children’s scientific learning is concerned with acquiring knowledge, undertaking practical scientific activities, longitudinal studies, and awareness of current scientific news. We aim to develop scientific knowledge, skills and processes of enquiry through the Primary HIAS Key Ideas* and Programmes of Study.

*plants, animals, variation and evolution, materials, forces, electricity, light, sound, earth and space.

Implementation

Science is given high prominence as a core-subject, with dedicated teaching time each week. The children are taught in their year groups in small classes of about twenty. The children are given opportunities to use the full extent of the school grounds and our wildlife area Lockburn.

YR Science Topic

Science in Year R is covered in the 'Understanding the World' area of the EYFS curriculum. It is introduced indirectly through activities that encourage children to explore, observe, discuss and make decisions about the world around them. This can include making observations and drawings of animals and plants and understanding important changes in the natural world around them, including the seasons and changing states of matter.

Y1 Science Topics

Autumn

Spring

Summer

Everyday Materials

Autumn Watch (exploration of the changing seasons)

Plants

Spring Watch (exploration of the changing seasons)

Animals including Humans

Summer Watch (exploration of the changing seasons)

Y2 Science Topics

Autumn

Spring

Summer

Living Things

Everyday Materials

Everyday Materials

Plants

Plants

Animals including Humans

Year 3 Science Topics

Autumn

Spring

Summer

Plants

Light;

Rocks

Amazing bodies;

Forces and magnets

Year 4 Science Topics

Autumn

Spring

Summer

Classification and habitats;

States of matter

Digestion and teeth;

Electricity

Sound;

Food chains

Year 5 Science Topics

Autumn

Spring

Summer

Life cycles and conservation;

Properties of materials

Changing materials;

Earth and Space

Reproduction;

Forces

Year 6 Science Topics

Autumn

Spring

Summer

Living things and their habitats;

Animals including humans

Evolution and inheritance;

Light

Electricity;

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