Science
Intent
The intent of Brodetsky Primary School’s Science curriculum is to ensure that all children are taught age appropriate science subject knowledge, as laid out by the National Curriculum, in a meaningful way. We want to encourage children to be inquisitive about the world, nurturing their innate curiosity and making science meaningful by demonstrating how science impacts their lives and the world around them. We want them to understand how major scientific ideas and specific scientists in the past have contributed toward the world in which we all live. By working scientifically, through investigations involving planning, testing, recording and analysing results, children will come to understand what it means to be a scientist. We must also enable them to develop a range of transferable skills that are useful across the whole curriculum and beyond, including explanation, observation, prediction, discussion and working as a team. Clear communication is vital so we value the importance of developing spoken language during science lessons. We want the children to be immersed in subject specific language to enable development and confidence in using scientific vocabulary to articulate concepts clearly. We will look for opportunities for cross-curricular links to help embed and add meaning to the children’s learning.
Implementation
Long Term Curriculum Plan & Science Subject Map
The Long Term Curriculum Plan and Science Subject Map will reflect exactly what content, knowledge and skills are critical for pupils to progress through the curriculum in each year. Curriculum coverage for each year group and how these topics progress across the years is shown in these documents.
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What you need to know about primary Science