Science
In our school, the teaching of science inspires in children a curiosity about phenomena and events in the world around them. It aspires to create scientists who challenge their own thinking and the thinking of others and so develop a persistent curiosity. Our curriculum is planned so that pupils progressively build on learnt scientific knowledge and skills. It identifies a broad range of areas to be covered within Science including; Animal including Humans, Plants, Living Things and their Habitats, Properties and Changes in Everyday Materials, Seasonal Changes, Light, Sound and Forces.
All children need rich opportunities to communicate in play and in their daily lives as the first steps in developing emergent science skills. These will stimulate their senses as well as encourage them to question, explore and wonder at their environment. At Marsh Gibbon CE Primary School, working scientifically skills are taught through activities which provide pupils opportunities to respond consistently to familiar objects, explore materials in increasingly complex ways, observe the results of their own actions with interest, be proactive in their interactions and perform actions, often by trial and improvement remembering learned responses over short periods of time.
Pupils are taught key active learning skills of observation over time, trial and error, problem solving, pattern seeking, comparing and classifying, research, predicting and testing that are fundamental to developing an understanding of the world around them. Scientific thinking books are used capture that curiosity, thinking and outcomes in a way that means they focus on their scientific understanding, not secretarial skills. Pupils regularly have the opportunity to apply skills with increased independence, raising questions and recognising ways in which they might scientifically answer questions.
We capitalise on children's areas of special interests, using these opportunities to extend learning in all areas of science so that each child can make progress from their individual starting point. Knowledge and understanding through the programme of study is carefully crafted so that prior learning is consolidated and built upon in subsequent years learning. High importance is placed on maintaining awe and wonder.
All children need rich opportunities to communicate in play and in their daily lives as the first steps in developing emergent science skills. These will stimulate their senses as well as encourage them to question, explore and wonder at their environment. At Marsh Gibbon CE Primary School, working scientifically skills are taught through activities which provide pupils opportunities to respond consistently to familiar objects, explore materials in increasingly complex ways, observe the results of their own actions with interest, be proactive in their interactions and perform actions, often by trial and improvement remembering learned responses over short periods of time.
Pupils are taught key active learning skills of observation over time, trial and error, problem solving, pattern seeking, comparing and classifying, research, predicting and testing that are fundamental to developing an understanding of the world around them. Scientific thinking books are used capture that curiosity, thinking and outcomes in a way that means they focus on their scientific understanding, not secretarial skills. Pupils regularly have the opportunity to apply skills with increased independence, raising questions and recognising ways in which they might scientifically answer questions.
We capitalise on children's areas of special interests, using these opportunities to extend learning in all areas of science so that each child can make progress from their individual starting point. Knowledge and understanding through the programme of study is carefully crafted so that prior learning is consolidated and built upon in subsequent years learning. High importance is placed on maintaining awe and wonder.
