Science

Curriculum Map – Draft 2021

A vision for science

“To engage pupils in scientific questioning and reasoning, developing their skills through challenging learning and investigations”

Science is good when:

• Children are curious.
• Children are challenged.
• Children learn through questioning and exploration.
• Scientific vocabulary is used and understood.
• Children experience a range of skills when working scientifically.
• Children can apply previous learning to new situations.
• Children understand the relevance of science.

Types of science enquiry

• A fair test
• Observation over time
• Using secondary sources (books, videos, Internet, etc)
• Looking for a pattern
• Identifying and classifying

What does it mean to work scientifically?

• We ask questions
• We perform tests and use equipment
• We explain why a test is unfair
• We observe and measure
• We examine and explain results
• We look for patterns, sort and group
• We record information
• We use resources to find answers