We follow the aims of national curriculum to ensure that all pupils:

• develop scientific knowledge and conceptual understanding through the specific disciplines of biology, chemistry and physics
• develop understanding of the nature, processes and methods of science through different types of science enquiries that help them to answer scientific questions about the world around them
• are equipped with the scientific knowledge required to understand the uses and implications of science, today and for the future

See below for our Science Overview.

During the year children get to experience science through workshops and shows, such as Andrew Smith's Minibeast Workshop and The Kinetic Theatre for Science.  We also organise trips to places such as the Science Museum, the Horniman Museum, the Sea Life Centre and Godstone Farm.

Andrew Smith's Minibeast Workshop:

     

Children also take part in a variety of national events. 

For Outdoor Classroom Day children were encouraged to explore the school grounds, looking at the plants and animals.  They used what the discovered as inspiration to create a piece of art using natural materials:

  

 

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For Big Schools Birdwatch children have been making bird food and feeders:

   

Useful links:

• CBeebies science activites
• BBC Bite Size KS1
• BBC Bite Size KS2
• BusyThings - you will need to have your login details to access this website

Places to visit:

• Horniman Museum
• High Elms Country Park
• Charles Darwin's Home
• Science Museum
• Natural History Museum

National events:

• 21 May 2020 Outdoor Classroom Day
• 22 - 28 June 2020 National Insect Week
• 6 - 12 July 2020 Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition

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Science Overview

Year Group	Autumn 1	Autumn 2	Spring 1	Spring 2	Summer 1	Summer 2
Year 1	Seasonal change: Autumn	Seasonal change: Winter	Everyday materials	Seasonal change: Spring Animals	Seasonal change: Summer Plants
Year 2	Animals including humans		Uses of everyday materials		Plants	All living things and their habitats
Year 3	Forces and magnets	Animals including humans	Rocks		Plants	Light
Year 4	Electricity	States of matter	Sound		Animals including humans	All living things
Year 5	Properties and changes of materials	Earth and Space	Living things and their habitats	Animals including humans	Forces
Year 6	Living things and their habitats	Electricity	Evolution and inheritance	Animals including humans	Light

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