Science

Subject vision

At Goose Green, we aim to ignite curiosity in every child and create a passion for science that goes beyond the classroom.  Through scientific enquiry and practical, hands-on exploration, children learn the skills to investigate, research and make sense of the world around them.  Learning should spark children's wonder in the world around them, as well as providing the knowledge and resilience to become critical thinkers.  

How do children learn Science at Goose Green?

We follow the Kapow science scheme, built around the following key strands:

• Scientific knowledge and understanding of:
  • Biology - living organisms and vital processes
  • Chemistry - matter and its properties
  • Physics - how the world we live in 'works'
• Working scientifically - processes and methods of science to answer questions about the world around us
• Science in action - uses and implications of science in the past, present and for the future

Theoretical and practical lessons are at the heart of our curriculum, where children are involved in investigations, experiments, and observations, and they ask questions, make predictions, analyse data, and draw conclusions. We guide children to learn and use scientific terms and vocabulary accurately and confidently, empowering them to clearly articulate their discoveries and understanding.  

The objectives taught in the Early Years are from The World statements from Birth to Five Matters and the Understanding the World Early Learning Goals. Science lessons in EYFS, may take part as a group lesson or may be found as opportunities to independently explore and investigate in the provision.

Our curriculum in KS1 and KS2 aligns with the National Curriculum.  Specific disciplines of Biology, Chemistry and Physics are broken down further into half termly topics, for example, Animals Including Humans, Everyday Materials and Sound.  Our Science curriculum develops with increasing depth and challenge as children move through the school. Our lessons are sequential, providing children the opportunities to make connections between prior knowledge and experience.  Pupils are taught to understand how science can be used to explain what is occurring, predict how things will behave, and analyse causes and trends grounded in knowledge. 

How do we know what children have learned?

• Questioning
• Pupil Learning Reviews
• Learning walks
• Quizzing and retrieval practice
• Feedback and marking
• Progress in books matches the curriculum intent