Science
Overview and Knowledge organisers
Term | EYFS | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 |
1 |
Animals |
Rocks | Living things and their habitat | Earth and space | Living things and their habitat | ||
2 |
Seasons |
Forces | States of matter | Living things and their habitats | Animals including humans | ||
3 | Working scientifically | Animals including humans | Materials | Electricity | Materials | Light | |
4 | Earth and Planet | Light | Animals including humans | Electricity | |||
5 | Plants | Materials | Living things and habitats | Animals including humans | Sound | Forces and magnets | Evolution and inheritance |
6 | Healthy Eating | Plants | Animals including humans | Plants |
Working scientifically Recap of all topics |
Animals including humans |
Intent
At Knowle Park Primary School, our science intent is to nurture a love for science so that the children foster a healthy curiosity about our universe and build on this year on year.
Our science curriculum is aimed to inspire all children to be inquisitive and work scientifically through a range of practical investigations, which will equip them for KS3 and beyond. We provide our learners with rich, scientific vocabulary and our lessons enable children to ask questions and predict, plan and carry out investigations, observe and measure, record and draw conclusions. We look at a diverse range of scientists and teach the children how the skills they learn can be applied in the real world. In addition to this, we ensure they are given chances to make and learn from mistakes.
Our local links with Redcatch Community Gardens and The Northern Slopes gives our children exciting opportunities to confidently explore and discover what is around them so they develop positive attitudes towards their surroundings and consider sustainability and the environment. The units they cover also build on their understanding of sustainability and how we can shape the future.
Implementation
Every science unit has:
The first lesson:
Every lesson will include:
All books have:
Every practical lesson will include:
All lessons will include a recap of prior learning:
Impact
The children at KPPS will: