Science

Science@St John's

Science is one of the core curriculum subjects in our school curriculum.

Please click on the link below of what is covered in each class in Science over the academic year:

Whole School Science Overview 2024 2025

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Science@St John's:

The teaching staff aim by the time a child leaves St John’s CE Primary School they will have been encouraged to:

Enquire, explore and observe so that they can retain and develop their natural sense of curiosity about themselves and the world around them;
Develop a set of values and attitudes which promote scientific ways of thinking and also satisfies this curiosity with knowledge;
Ask and answer scientific questions;
Plan, carry out and evaluate scientific investigations independently using a range of scientific equipment including ICT effectively;
Become effective communicators of scientific ideas, facts and data;
Develop a respect for the environment and living things and for their own health and safety;
Have an awareness of how major scientific ideas and work of scientists contribute to technological change and how this impacts on improving the quality of our everyday lives;
Begin to build up scientific knowledge and understanding which will serve as a foundation for future enquiry.

St John’s Whole School Definition of Science:

EYFS and KS1: Science is a way to understand our world by looking at it.

KS2: Science is a way to understand our world by carefully thinking about it and testing our guesses with observations and experiments.

EYFS

Understanding of the world.

The world: Children know about similarities and differences in relation to places, objects, materials and living things. They talk about the features of their own immediate environment and how environments might vary from one to another. They make observations of animals and plants and explain why some things occur, and talk about changes.

Key Stage One

Pupils observe, explore and ask questions about living things, materials and physical phenomena. They begin to work together to collect evidence to help them answer questions and to link this to simple scientific ideas. They begin to evaluate evidence and consider whether tests or comparisons are fair. They use reference materials to find out more about scientific ideas. They share ideas and communicate them using scientific language, drawings, charts and tables with the help of ICT when appropriate.

Key Stage Two

Pupils learn about a wider range of living things, materials and physical phenomena. They make links between ideas and explain things using simple models and theories. They apply their knowledge and understanding of scientific ideas to familiar phenomena, everyday things and their personal health. They think about the effects of scientific and technological developments in the environment and in other contexts. They carry out more systematic investigations, working on their own and with others. They start to plan and carry out investigations independently and in small groups.

KS2 Half-Termly Science Visits (Seasonal Changes)

Once every half-term, KS2 classes visit the same place and observe, explore and spend time in nature and the great outdoors.

During the visits we focus on seasonal changes, temperature and how the environment changes throughout the year.

Class 3: Visit Stanley Park

Class 4: Visit the Rock Gardens

Class 5: Visit Stanley Park

Class 6: Visit Stanah Country Park

CLASS 3: STANLEY PARK