Teesville Academy
Science
Science is a body of knowledge built up through discovering the world around us, through exploring, asking questions, observing, testing and developing ideas.
Science is taught weekly however can be taught more frequently if directly linked to the topic for the half term. Children are encouraged to apply skills from other subjects e.g. Maths, English, ICT. Careful thought has been placed upon the sequencing of content so that pupils build upon prior learning and make connections. The curriculum has been specifically designed in this way to allow for a greater number of opportunities for children to deepen their scientific knowledge and understanding, promoting critical thinkers and ensuring pupils know and remember more. The curriculum is a progressive model so that by learning the content pupils will make good progress as they move through the school from Early Years to Year 6.
Intent
Our aim is for all pupils to see themselves as scientists and have a real lasting passion for science and its application in past, present and future technologies. Our curriculum plans in regular opportunities for pupils to work in the school grounds, local environment, as well as further afield in order to enhance their fieldwork and develop their scientific knowledge and skills. As an academy we actively seek the support and involvement of industry, STEM and further education in order to further motivate and engage pupils. We highlight the importance of Science in everyday life by taking part in Science Week.
Implementation
To meet the aims of the National curriculum for science we teach the following key strands:
Scientific knowledge and understanding of:
- Biology: living organisms and vital processes;
- Chemistry: matter and its properties;
- physics: how the world we live in ‘works’.
- Working scientifically: processes and methods of science to answer questions about the world around us.
- Science in action: uses and implications of science in the past, present and for the future.
Curriculum content has been grouped into six key areas of science to show progression throughout the school:
- Plants
- Living Things and habitats
- Materials
- Energy
- Forces Earth & Space
Pupils explore knowledge and conceptual understanding through engaging activities and an introduction to relevant, specialist vocabulary. Working scientifically skills are integrated with conceptual understanding rather than taught discretely to provide frequent but relevant opportunities for developing scientific enquiry skills. The scheme utilises practical activities that aid in the progression of individual skills and provide opportunities for full investigations.
Impact
By the time pupils leave school in Year 6 they will be equipped with the requisite skills and knowledge to succeed in science at Key stage 3. They will have the necessary tools to confidently and meaningfully question and explore the world around them and critically and analytically experience and observe phenomena. Pupils will understand the significance and impact of science on society.
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