Chorley All Saints' Church Of England Primary School And Nursery Unit

Science

'Love to Learn, Together with the Lord‘, 'Show me your ways, LORD, teach me your paths.’ - Psalm 25:

At All Saints' we believe that a high-quality science education provides the foundations for understanding the world through the specific disciplines of biology, chemistry and physics. Science has changed our lives and is vital to the world’s future prosperity, and all pupils should be taught essential aspects of the knowledge, methods, processes and uses of science. Through building up a body of key foundational knowledge and concepts, our pupils are encouraged to recognise the power of rational explanation and develop a sense of excitement and curiosity about natural phenomena. They are encouraged to understand how science can be used to explain what is occurring, predict how things will behave, and analyse causes.

Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage

The National Curriculum Science: key stages 1 and 2

Whole School Science Long Term Plan

Chorley All Saints' Science Policy

Meet our Science Ambassador!

will work alongside Mrs Kavanagh, who is the Science subject leader, in things such as learning walks, lesson observations and pupil interviews. This will help to develop his own leadership skills and develop our next steps in Science. By working together with the pupils we aim to improve out knowledge, understanding and love of Science.

We use 'PLAN' primary science progression documents to support the planning and assessment of the Science in school and ensure clear progress of both substantive and disciplinary skills in Science.

PLAN Progression Documents

Science Year Group Planning Matrices

Years 1- 6

Science Progression in Knowledge - ( Substantive Skills)

Years 1- 6

Science Progression in Scientific Skills - ( Disciplinary Skills )

Year 1 & 2

Year 3 & 4

Year 5 & 6

At All Saints' we teach our children how to be a 'scientist' and introduce them to every day scientists. A website we like to use to learn about different scientists is https://pstt.org.uk/unique-resources/a-scientist-just-like-me/

Resources for home

Here are a list of websites and resources that can be used to support you child's progress in science at home.

Explorify at home suggests science activities for parents and carers. It's based on the primary science curriculum, but easy to do at home with no special materials needed. Every week there's a different theme, with videos to watch and follow-on DIY tasks to try (they're organised by age and curriculum topics, but easy to do all together as a family of mixed-aged children).

British Science Week activity packs are bursting with science fun for all ages (you can choose from early years, primary and secondary packs). You can also download Star and Superstar-level science activities for primary children and choose from projects based on chemistry (cheese-making), chromatography (ink investigations) and physics (bridge-building). Or why not have a go at making bath bombs and fizzy drinks or investigating what helps bread rise?

PhysicsCentral has been engaging children with physics-based comic books for l years – so there are loads of issues available for you to read for free online! The story-based information comics (topics covered include forces, lasers and sound waves) are designed for KS2 and KS3 learners. For younger children, Colour Me Physics is a physics-themed colouring book that introduces children to physics and famous physicists.

NASA Space Place is your one-stop online destination for space and Earth activities. Explore Mars on a space rover, bake sunspot cookies, roam across the solar system, find out why the sky is blue and consult a science glossary – with games, crafts, activities and videos to browse through there's something for every star-gazer, whatever their age.

Little Inventors inspires imaginative thinking and problem-solving by taking kids' ideas, solutions and plans seriously. Experts and makers work with children to turn their ideas into reality, from the practical to the fantastical, and the results are showcased online and in books and exhibitions.