Science
Science is fun. Science is curiosity. We all have natural curiosity.
Sally Ride
Our Science Curriculum
Intent
It is our intent at Our Lady and Saint Edward’s to provide children with a Science curriculum that enables them to explore and discover the world around them. We aim to deliver quality teaching and learning opportunities that encourage all children to deepen their knowledge and understanding of the world and to develop the skills associated with Science as a process of enquiry.
Implementation
We teach the National Curriculum objectives which have been organised into a year group knowledge and skills progression framework. This ensures that, within our scheme of work, skills and knowledge are built on year by year and sequenced appropriately to maximise learning for everybody. Where applicable, links to Science will be made to develop the children’s topical learning. Children are taught Science for approximately 2 hours per week. Children use a range of resources in practical investigative work and they are supported with key scientific language lists which they apply to their written work. Support is determined during each lesson to ensure secure understanding based on the needs of the child. Challenge is encouraged in lessons and children are asked to communicate and explain their understanding at a deeper secure level.
Impact
We prepare our children to have the knowledge and scientific vocabulary required to understand and explain the uses and implications of Science in the world today. We strive to promote transferable skills such as enquiry, observation and communication ; essential skills our children can use in all aspects of their lifelong learning.
Useful Documents
Knowledge Organisers
Year 1, Autumn Term
Plants
Year 2, Autumn Term
Animals, inc Humans
Year 3, Autumn Term
Light
Year 3, Summer Term
Fossils
Year 4, Spring Term
States of Matter
Year 5, Autumn Term
Forces
Year 6, Autumn Term
Evolution & Inheritance
Year 6, Summer Term
Electricity
Year 1, Spring Term
Animals, inc Humans
Year 2, Spring Term
Living Things & Habitats
Year 3, Autumn Term
Animals, inc Humans
Year 3, Summer Term
Plants
Year 4, Spring Term
Living things & habitats
Year 5, Spring Term
Space
Year 6, Autumn Term
Living things & habitats
Year 1, Summer Term
Materials
Year 2, Summer Term
Plants
Year 3, Spring Term
Forces & Magnets
Year 4, Autumn Term
Sound
Year 4, Summer Term
Teeth and Digestion
Year 5, Spr & Sum Term
Materials
Year 6, Spring Term
Animals, inc humans
Year 1, Throughout Year
Seasons
Year 2, Summer Term
Materials
Year 3, Summer Term
Rocks
Year 4, Autumn Term
Electricity
Year 4, Summer Term
Food Chains
Year 5, Summer Term
Living things & habitats
Year 6, Summer Term
Light
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