Science
Science in Action at St James'
Yr1 Science - Plants
💐🌱🌻 PLANTS 🌻🌱💐 Yr1's science focus this half-term is PLANTS! They kicked off the topic by exploring the school grounds, identifying different types of plants 🙌🏼 They then came back to class and used tulips to help us recognise/ label parts of a plant 🌱
Yr1 Science - Senses Investigations
In science, the children in Year 1 have enjoyed learning about their senses; sight 👀 hearing 👂 smell 👃 taste 👄 touch ✋ They used their senses to explore different sounds, smells, textures and tastes. They discussed how their senses help them to keep safe and explore the world around them.
Yr4 Science - Parts of the Digestive System
Yr4 began their science topic for the half term about the human digestive system and teeth. They worked extremely hard learning about the parts of the digestive system and labelling their diagrams. Following that, they also explored the roles of these key parts using our VR headsets and seeing how t
Yr5 Science - Non-Chronological Reports about the moon
In Science, Yr5 explored features of the moon and produced some fantastic non-chronological reports. They also used our VR headsets to explore 360° images of the moon and the view of Earth. I wonder if they can remember their “Did you know?” Facts. 🌓
Yr4 Science - Electric Circuits
In Year 4 they have been looking at electrical circuits. The children had a go at creating their own series circuits and observing what happens when there are no breaks in the circuit! They found that if they add more batteries the bulb gets brighter!
Yr2 Science - Habitat Detectives
YEAR 2 ARE HABITAT DETECTIVES! This afternoon Yr2 went out in to the garden area outside of their class room to find habitats. Mrs Humberstone was very impressed with their findings, even though they uncovered lots of mini beasts which made her jump. Can you find any habitats in your garden at home?
When teaching Science, here at St James’ Haslingden, we hope to inspire our children by: Giving them the opportunities to pursue their natural curiosity; Promoting the experience of exploring and Investigating scientific phenomena, in a range of contexts, and to ensure a continually evolving knowledge and understanding of the world around them.
Our children are encouraged to ask questions, experiment, reflect and make (and learn from) mistakes in a safe environment. Through this they will acquire and apply core skills which will equip them for life in an increasingly scientific and technological world, today and in the future.
The National Curriculum focuses on two dimensions for teaching science:
- Developing scientific knowledge
- Developing scientific skills
At St James’ Haslingden, science is taught as a discrete subject and focuses on developing pupils’ competence in both dimensions. Our scientific teaching is concerned with increasing pupils’ knowledge and understanding of our world, and with developing skills associated with Science as a process of enquiry.
To ensure imaginative, purposeful and well managed lessons, we use ‘Developing Experts’ to support the planning of science within our school. Lessons are delivered in a variety of ways ensuring that all children can access and participate in lessons. Interactive, practical activities encourage the children to discuss their ideas and extend their understanding of difficult concepts and challenging questions. Well planned lessons along with access to a vast range of up-to-date scientific equipment, the use of knowledge organisers and subject specific vocabulary displays in classrooms ensures that children receive the best possible science lessons in our school and can apply science to the wider world and staff are confident teaching science.
Science teaching ensures that:
- All pupils are given the opportunity to develop scientific knowledge and acquire scientific skills in a science lesson.
- Topics are blocked to allow children to focus on developing their knowledge and skills, studying each topic in depth.
- A vast range of up-to-date scientific equipment is utilised within science lessons.
- Children are given opportunities to explore, question, predict, research, plan, carry out investigations and observations as well as conclude their findings.
- Children present their findings and learning using science specific language, observations, diagrams, graphs and charts to enable our children to become effective communicators of scientific ideas, facts and data.
By the time children leave St James’ Haslingden, children will not only acquire the appropriate age related knowledge linked to the science curriculum, but also skills which equip them to progress from their starting points, and within their everyday lives. They will pursue their natural curiosity in a safe environment, developing an understanding of the nature, processes and methods of science through scientific enquiries and can answer scientific questions about the world around them. They are equipped with the scientific knowledge required to understand the uses and implications of science, today and for the future.
Mr M Marren
Science Co-ordinator
Science Curriculum Overviews
EYFS Overview
Year 1 Science Overviews and Knowledge Organisers
Year 1 Overviews and Knowledge Organisers
Click on the links below to view Yr1 Overviews and Knowledge Organisers
Year 1 Everyday Materials and Y1 Everyday Materials Knowledge Organiser
Year 1 Seasons Autumn To Winter and Y1 Seasonal Changes
Year 1 Animals Including Humans Parts 1 And 2 and Y1 Animals Including Humans Knowledge Organiser
Year 1 Plants and Y1 Plants Knowledge Organiser
Year 1 Seasons Spring To Summer and Y1 Seasonal Changes
Year 2 Science Overviews and Knowledge Organisers
Year 2 Overviews and Knowledge Organisers
Click on the links below to view Yr2 Theme Sheets and Knowledge Organisers
Year 2 Living Things And Habitats and Y2 LIV~1
Year 2 Use Of Everyday Materials and Y2 Use Of Everyday Materials
Y2 Plants Knowledge Organiser and Year 2 Plants (Growing Plants)
Year 2 Health and Y2 Animals Including Humans Knowledge Organiser
Year 3 Science Overviews and Knowledge Organisers
Year 3 Overviews and Knowledge Organisers
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Year 3 Animals Skeletons And Movement and Y3 Animals Including Humans Knowledge Organiser
Year 3 Health And Nutrition and Y3 Animals Including Humans Knowledge Organiser
Year 3 Rocks and Y3 Rocks Knowledge Organiser
Year 3 Forces And Magnets and Y3 Forces And Magnets Knowledge Organiser
Year 4 Science Overviews and Knowledge Organisers
Year 4 Overviews and Knowledge Organisers
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Year 4 Electricity and Y4 Electricity Knowledge Organiser
Year 4 States Of Matter and Y4 States Of Matter Knowledge Organiser
Year 4 Teeth And Digestion and Y4 Animals Including Humans Knowledge Organiser
Year 4 Sound and Y4 Sound Knowledge Organiser
Year 4 Living Things And Habitats and Y4 Living Things And Their Habitats Knowledge Organiser
Year 5 Science Overviews and Knowledge Organisers
Year 5 Overviews and Knowledge Organisers
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Year 5 Earth And Space and Y5 Earth And Space Knowledge Organiser 1
Year 5 Properties And Changes Of Materials and Y5 PRO~1
Year 5 Forces and Y5 Forces Knowledge Organiser
Year 5 Living Things And Habitats Life Cycles and Y5 Living Things And Their Habitats Knowledge Organiser
Year 6 Science Overviews and Knowledge Organisers
Year 6 Overviews and Knowledge Organisers
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Year 6 Living Things And Classification and Y6 Living Things And Their Habitats Knowledge Organiser
Year 6 Light and Y6 Light Knowledge Organiser
Year 6 Circulatory System and Y6 Animals Including Humans Knowledge Organiser
Year 6 Electricity and Y6 Electricity Knowledge Organiser
Year 6 Evolution And Inheritance and Y6 Evolution And Inheritance Knowledge Organiser