Science

Science

Science Aims:

Science at Gunter aims to develop our pupils understanding of the world by asking questions and testing ideas.

Vision:

Our vision is to foster curiosity and a love of science in our pupils, for them to ask questions, test ideas, measure and observe and interpret their findings. This is done through careful planning in order to meet the needs of our pupils ensuring they learn both key foundational knowledge, scientific concepts as well as working scientifically skills. Children are given a range of opportunities to reinforce their understanding through Science lessons, Science week and through the wider curriculum. Our bespoke curriculum is planned from EYFS to Year 6 to ensure pupils reinforce prior learning and develop key concepts over time and is adapted to our pupils needs. In addition, many of the educational visits children attend across the school are to enhance their scientific knowledge and understanding.

Science Overview:

Early Years

Autumn

Spring

Summer

Opportunities to:

-Know the names of body parts: shoulders, elbows, knees, ankles.

-Know the 5 senses.

-Know that this time of year is Autumn.

-Know how to keep their body healthy and why it is important

-Identify changes in matter by baking cakes.

-Know the season is changing and identify changes.

-Know the time of year is Winter.

Opportunities to:

-Know that this time of year is Winter.

-Explore floating and sinking. RNLI links

- Know some important processes and changes in the natural world including states of matter.

Observe changes and growth of the caterpillar.

-Know the life cycle of a butterfly.

--Identify and create food chains

-Know that this time of year is Spring.

-Know the different between herbivores and carnivores

-Know what is global warming is.

-Use magnifying glasses to look at different animals, leaves and plants

-Understanding animals that are extinct

Opportunities to:

-Explore the natural world around them.

-Know the names of the 4 seasons.

-Know the life cycle of a sunflower.

-Know how to care for a plant.

-Observe how a tree has changed over the 4 seasons.

-Use magnifying glasses to look at different springtime leaves/plants

Know that this time of year is Summer.

-Know that some animals can live underwater.

-Know what animals live in a rock pool and how they are made.

Key Stage One and Two

Year/Term	Autumn	Spring	Summer
1	Everyday Materials Animals including Humans	Seasonal change Plants Everyday materials	Seasonal change & plants Animals including Humans
2	Use of everyday materials	Plants Animals including Humans	Living things and their habitats Plants
3	Animals including Humans	Forces and Magnets Rocks	Light Plants
4	Electricity Sound	Living things and their habitats Animals including Humans	States of matter
5	Properties and changes of materials	Earth and Space Forces	Living things and their habitats Animals including humans
6	Evolution and Inheritance Light	Living things and their habitats	Animals including humans Electricity

Science is taught weekly and follows the national curriculum. Children are taught scientific knowledge(substantive) and working scientifically(disciplinary knowledge). There's a focus on children using a range of enquiry types across the year as well as learning about famous and current scientists. Each academic year children celebrate science during science week: this gives children further opportunities to develop the working scientifically skills.

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