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Millom Infant School
Every child a learner, we all learn together
Science
Our Vision
In our science curriculum we want our pupils to recognise the importance of science. To see the value of scientists both in the past and in the world in which they live today. Now more than ever children need to be exposed to the wonder of science and its vital role in preserving human life. Science is about developing children’s ideas and ways of working that enable them to make sense of the world from the youngest of ages within school. Through investigation pupils will experience a sense of excitement and curiosity about the world around them.
Our Aims
- Foster respect for science and see its importance in the world.
- Encourage enthusiasm and an enquiring mind for scientific ideas.
- Provide opportunities for children to acquire practical scientific skills.
- Develop the use of investigation – including observing, measuring, predicting, hypothesising, experimenting, communicating, interpreting, explaining and evaluating.
- Encourage children to ask and answer scientific questions.
- Promote the development of scientific concepts and their ability to apply them in everyday contexts.
- Help the children use scientific vocabulary appropriately and within the correct context.
- Provide children with a stimulating and positive experience of science.
- Enable children to build on their natural curiosity and develop a scientific approach to problem solving.
Our Curriculum
Early Years
In the EYFS the children have access to stimulating learning experiences. The curriculum fosters their natural curiosity in exploring the world around them through play based learning. Through observations pupils’ recognition of animals and plants is encouraged alongside their ability to talk about why some things occur and recognise changes. Key scientific vocabulary is introduced. This all contributes to laying a secure foundation for the development of scientific skills in later learning.
Key Stage One
In KS1, pupils study Plants and Animals, looking at being able to identify different living things and recognising what plants and animals need to survive. Pupils also begin to recognise the uses and properties of Everyday Materials. Pupils explore Seasonal Change and investigate how it impacts on our way of life; how the weather affects the environment in which we live. Pupils are introduced to the concept of Working Scientifically by being able to follow practical scientific methods, including asking questions, making observations, performing simple tests, gathering data and using their observations to suggest answers. Correct scientific vocabulary is modelled and built upon in each year group.