Science

At Village Infants School we value curiosity, kindness, perseverance and resilience. These core values are…

Intent

At Village Infants School we value curiosity, kindness, perseverance and resilience and these core values are woven throughout our inclusive science curriculum. We aim to nurture and develop children who:

  • Show curiosity about the world around them
  • Show resilience when their ideas are tested and challenged
  • Show kindness and respect to animals, other people, and the world around them
  • Show perseverance when things do not go as they expected

Through our broad and rich curriculum we aim to spark the children’s enthusiasm, thirst for knowledge and love of challenge. We believe that the experiences, skills and knowledge that our curriculum embeds, will provide the foundations to ensure that the children are confident, and keen to explore and engage with science around them throughout their lives.

Implementation

At Village Infant School, our science curriculum is embedded through appropriate cross-curricular links, or through quality key texts to provide context and meaning. For example in Key Stage One the children develop their knowledge of animals and humans by studying Croc and Bird by Alexis Deacon, or Grandad’s Island by Benji Davies. Cross-curricular links allow the children to apply their knowledge, develop a deeper understanding and embed their knowledge. For example, the children apply their science knowledge and skills when describing historical artefacts, or homes in the past. Our science lessons have been designed to be progressive from Nursery through to Year 2 and beyond. We recognise that it is important to develop the children’s scientific vocabulary, therefore at all ages and stages we encourage the children to develop their vocabulary whether through first-hand experiences, book talk, or explicit teaching. We then encourage them to apply the vocabulary during lessons, including investigations and experiments. We have included the study of scientists such as David Attenborough in order to inspire and engage the children. We encourage the children to ‘be scientists’ in every science lesson, whether in the classroom, in the school grounds or whilst visiting the local area and we emphasise the importance of using the correct vocabulary, equipment and scientific skills.

Impact

Pupils are active learners, excited and engaged in Science lessons. They are curious, challenged and asking questions, eager to find out more and make sense of the world around them. As a result, they develop a growth mindset, respect and kindness for others and the world around them. Pupils are regularly assessed through questioning, class discussions, pupil questionnaires and quizzes throughout the unit of work. This assessment is used to address misconceptions, evaluate the effectiveness of our curriculum, and to inform future planning. The percentage of children reaching the expected standard at the end of Key Stage One in Science are above local authority and national averages.

Science Tweets

In science Year2 have been learning about the famous botanist Jane Colden. We really enjoyed observing closely at different plants using magnifying glasses and recording our findings.

Year2 have been botanists like Jane Colden. We have looked at plants using a magnifying glass in our science lessons. We also used our senses to describe them.

Class Capri have been learning about minibeasts in science and want to protect local micro habitats. They are busy making posters to explain why and how to save minibeasts from extinction

Class Capri Year 2 Design and Technology
We had fun working in teams to make pizzas. We had a healthy selection of toppings that we chose -mushrooms, peppers and sweetcorn and olives. They tasted delicious 😋

Year 2 have been learning about minibeasts in Science. This week we have focused on bees and how important they are for pollination. We became bees for the day and collected pollen and nectar to take back to our hives, making sure we pollinated other flowers along the way 🐝💐

Year1 were excited today to help Cinderella find out which material would be the best to make a mop. They worked in teams to carry out their science investigation. They did a fair test and found out fabric was the best!

Class Cortina went to the greengrocer to buy some fruit. We used the fruit to make a rainbow fruit salad. We talked about fruit being part of a healthy diet. DT, Art, PSHE.

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