Science

” Every child is a Scientist! “

Intent

At Bowesfield Primary School, our vision is to ignite children’s natural curiosity by providing a science curriculum that enables our children to explore and discover the world around them so that they develop an understanding of the world we live in.

The ways in which we will do that:

To create exciting hands on enjoyable lessons.
To celebrate curiosity and questioning.
To provide stimulating and challenging experiences.

Implement – How will we achieve this?

The acquisition of Key Science knowledge is an integral part of our science lessons.

Linked knowledge organisers enable children to retain the important vocabulary and knowledge contained in each unit.
A key scientist to encourage children’s aspirations.
What do we know, What would we like to know? – This allows children and teachers to assess prior learning and use new vocabulary to ask questions.
Progression of skills for working scientifically are developed through year groups and skills of key importance within lessons. The progression of these skills is set out for all staff.
Each lesson has a clear focus with the knowledge objective and working scientifically objectives.
Hands on activities while gaining scientific knowledge for each topic.
In the teaching sequence teachers will ask probing questions to assess children understanding at various points within the lesson and identification of possible misconceptions.

Impact – What do we hope to achieve!

Progress is measured through a child’s ability to know more, remember more and explain more. At Bowesfield this achieved in a number of ways:

Key questions built into lessons for ongoing assessment.
Attainment and progress can be measured across the school using our teacher assessment grids and end of of topic assessment for learning.
The learning environment will be consistent in school with a science display in each class. The vocabulary will be used and spoken by all learners.

Whole school and parental engagement will be improved with knowledge organisers sent home, after school science club and interactive website.

Please click the links below for further information:

Science Knowledge Progression -2023-24 (Substantive Knowledge)

Working Scientifically progression-2023-24 (Disciplinary Knowledge)

Vocabulary Progression

Click here to find out about our exciting science visits

Bowesfield News Science Edition 2019

Bowesfield News Science Edition 2021- 2022

Bowesfield News Science Edition 2022 -2023

Where can Science take you?

Links for children

Science at home