Science led by Mr ind
Science is concerned with developing knowledge and understanding but we also aim to encourage an attitude of enquiry. Investigational work promotes the development of skills needed in observing, reasoning, experimenting and recording. Primary school children have a natural curiosity and an active interest in all that exists around them. At Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School we aim to build on that curiosity and introduce our children to different experiences, skills and areas of knowledge. We aim to create a general love of enquiry and learning and to deliver the National Curriculum for Science and use this as a framework to plan our science teaching.
The children will be learning to work in collaboration with others, to investigate, interpret, and solve problems. They will learn to acquire information from various sources and record their findings in different ways.
Children will regularly be given opportunities to plan and carry out scientific investigations, learning the essential skills of planning, obtaining evidence, observing, predicting, measuring, presenting results and drawing conclusions. The areas of study for each child are:
Key Stage One:
Working Scientifically
Plants;
Animals including humans;
Everyday materials;
Seasonal Changes;
Living things and their habitats
Key Stage Two (Years Three and Four):
Working Scientifically
Plants
Animals, including humans
Rocks
Light
Forces and Magnets
Living things and their habitats
States of matter
Sound
Electricity
Key Stage Two (Years Five and Six)
Working Scientifically
Living things in their habitats
Animals, including humans
Properties and changes in materials
Earth and space
Forces
Evolution and inheritance
Light
Electricity