Science

At Treales CE Primary School we believe that a high quality science education provides the foundations for understanding the world through the specific disciplines of biology, chemistry and physics. Science has changed our lives and is vital to the world’s future prosperity.  All our pupils are taught essential aspects of the knowledge, methods, processes and uses of science. Through building up a body of key foundational knowledge and concepts, our pupils are encouraged to recognise the power of rational explanation and develop a sense of excitement and curiosity about natural phenomena. They are taught to understand how science can be used to explain what is occurring, predict how things will behave, and analyse causes.

Science in our school is about developing children’s ideas and ways of working that enable them to make sense of the world in which they live through investigation, as well as using and applying process skills. Our staff ensure that all children are exposed to high quality teaching and learning experiences, which allow children to explore their outdoor environment and locality, thus developing their scientific enquiry and investigative skills. They are immersed in scientific vocabulary, which aids children’s knowledge and understanding not only of the topic they are studying, but of the world around them. We intend to provide all children regardless of ethnic origin, gender, class, aptitude or disability, with a broad and balanced science curriculum.

In ensuring high standards of teaching and learning in science, we implement a curriculum that is progressive throughout the whole school.

Planning for science is a process in which all teachers are involved to ensure that the school gives full coverage of the National Curriculum programmes of study and Understanding the World in the Early Years Foundation Stage. Science teaching at Treales involves adapting and extending the curriculum to match all pupils’ needs.  Science is taught as discrete units and lessons with links made to all areas of the curriculum.  Due to our mixed aged classes, science units are taught on a two year rolling programme. This ensures progression between year groups and guarantees topics are covered. Teachers plan to suit their children’s interests, current events, their own teaching style, the use of any support staff and the resources available.

We ensure that all children are provided with rich learning experiences that aim to:

  • Prepare our children for life in an increasingly scientific and technological world today and in the future.
  • Help our children acquire a growing understanding of the nature, processes and methods of scientific ideas.
  • Help develop and extend our children’s scientific concept of their world.
  • Build on our children’s natural curiosity and developing a scientific approach to problems.
  • Encourage open-mindedness, self-assessment, perseverance and developing skills of investigation – including: observing, measuring, predicting, hypothesising, experimenting, communicating, interpreting, explaining and evaluating.
  • Develop the use of scientific language, recording and techniques.
  • Develop the use of computing in investigating and recording.
  • Make links between science and other subjects.

Science is taught consistently, once a week for up to two hours and is discretely taught in many different contexts throughout all areas of the curriculum. 

The impact and measure of this is to ensure children not only acquire the appropriate age related knowledge linked to the science curriculum, but also skills which equip them to progress from their starting points, and within their everyday lives.

All children will have:

  • A wider variety of skills linked to both scientific knowledge and understanding, and scientific enquiry/investigative skills.
  • A richer vocabulary which will enable to articulate their understanding of taught concepts.
  • High aspirations, which will see them through to further study, work and a successful adult life.

Science 2023-2024

 

Autumn

Spring

Summer

Oak Class

Throughout the year: Seasons

Reception

All about me

Under the sea

Colour / Keeping Healthy

Year 1 and 2

Material World

Human Body and Staying healthy

 

Looking after plants

Willow Class

Year 3 and 4

Archaeology

Movie Magic

Nurturing Nature

Elder Class

Year 5 and 6

Out of this world

Living, growing and changing

Engineering

 

Science 2024-2025

 

Autumn

Spring

Summer

Oak Class

Throughout the year: Seasons

Reception

Animals

Traditional Tales / People who help us

Mini beasts and growing / Seasons

Year 1 and 2

Animal Safari

Changing Materials

How does your garden grow?

Willow Class

Year 3 and 4

From the Amazon Rainforest to Antarctica

The Amazing Human Body

How stuff works

Elder Class

Year 5 and 6

Bright Sparks

Following Darwin’s Steps

Healthy body, Healthy mind

 

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