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Science
Subject Lead: Mrs Kerry Dring
At Stanley Park Infants’ School, we believe that equipping our children with both scientific knowledge and skills is key to delivering a broad and balanced curriculum. As a core subject in the primary curriculum, science teaching and learning is given the importance it deserves. As a school we want science to excite children’s curiosity and create a lifelong interest.
Our carefully designed science curriculum is intended to spark our pupils’ love for exploring and investigating the world. Science combines these two key elements, which are crucial to establishing a lifelong love of learning. Science connects to other areas of the curriculum and helps children develop skills as a process of enquiry.
How we teach Science
At Stanley Park Infants’ School, we follow the scientific knowledge and skills progression laid out in the National Curriculum. In the Early Years we follow the EYFS curriculum. Each unit of science always contains a clear progression of knowledge and, across the course of the year, all working scientifically skills will be covered. Each half term will feature a hands-on science investigation to consolidate learning and to ensure all children are actively engaged. We adapt our lessons carefully for our children with SEND to ensure that all children can access their learning. For the more able children, each lesson provides an opportunity to showcase their deeper understanding through a greater depth challenge. At the end of each unit, children’s understanding of the unit and vocabulary is assessed to ensure that children are moved forward with their learning. In all lessons, key scientific vocabulary is embedded, and children are actively encouraged to use it in their spoken language and written work.
Useful Links:
https://education.theiet.org/primary/primary-experiments-and-activity-packs/
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What we think about Science at Stanley Park Infants' |
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Early Years |
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"I loved playing in the snow and seeing what happened to it when we took it inside. It changed from a solid to a liquid as it melted." " I enjoyed making boats from recycled materials and seeing if they floated in water." " I liked learning about nocturnal animals like owls." " I liked our fun science day when we made bridges from pasta." " I have really enjoyed seeing my caterpillar grow and turn into a chrysalis and I am so excited to see my butterfly." |
Year 1 |
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" I have learnt about plants and what they need to grow. They need water, sunlight, and air." " I liked learning about animals, including humans and how we all grow." " I liked doing science investigations that school sent us at home with my family during lockdown." " I loved our senses topic where we put our hands in a 'feely' box, guessed the flavour of the crisps by smelling them and tasted different flavoured water." |
Year 2 |
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"We have learnt so much but i enjoyed the snail and woodlouse investigation the most where we had to find their favourite habitat." " I enjoyed learning about food chains and which animals ate each other." " We have learnt about plants and how plants grow." " I liked making the house for the Three Little Pigs and choosing the best materials." " I enjoyed investigating the best material to mend a bucket with." |
Science Long Term Plan
Skills Progression Science
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