Scientist

Science has changed our lives and is vital to the world’s future prosperity; by teaching the essential aspects of the knowledge, methods, processes and uses of science, we can prepare our children for life in an ever-changing world. Through building up a body of key scientific knowledge and concepts, pupils are encouraged to recognise the power of rational explanation and develop a sense of excitement and curiosity about the natural world. They are encouraged to understand how science can be used to explain events, predict how things will behave, and analyse causes.

Our intent is to ensure that all pupils:

develop scientific knowledge and conceptual understanding through all areas of science
develop understanding of the nature, processes and methods of science through scientific enquiries that help them to answer questions about the world around them
are equipped with the scientific knowledge required to understand the uses and implications of science, today and for the future.

Science at Roundhill is taught almost entirely within our enquiry curriculum framework. We follow the National Curriculum programmes of study for science, ensuring all pupils develop their scientific knowledge and conceptual understanding through practical and theoretical learning, experimentation and reflection. Science is hands-on where possible: pupils are given the opportunities to be scientists in the real world through use of our school grounds and practical experimentation, and supported to make links with other subjects. Having a forest area and pond on site is an invaluable resource available to all year groups, ensuring they have a real setting in which to base their investigations. Through our Science curriculum, we allow children to learn about significant scientists who have contributed to our understanding of our world.

Our Science Curriculum through our enquiries

Science Enquiries

Cycle A

	Term 1	Term 2	Term 3	Term 4	Term 5	Term 6
YR/1/2	What are we? What changes in Autumn?	What changes in Autumn?	How can I make a strong hat?	What changes in Spring?	What changes in Spring? What grows near me?
LKS2	How can we live a healthy lifestyle?	How does electricity flow?	Where does our water come from?	What is underneath our feet?		How do plants survive in different climates?
UKS2	What can’t we see around corners?	How can we look after our hearts?	Darwin and Linnaeus: how are they connected?		How can we control electricity?

Cycle B

	Term 1	Term 2	Term 3	Term 4	Term 5	Term 6
YR/1/2	What could my classroom be made from?	What changes in Winter?	What changes in Winter? What do we need to survive?		How do plants grow around the World?	What changes in Summer?
LKS2	What happens to our food?	How are sounds made?		What is a force?		How are shadows formed? How are animals endangered?
UKS2	What does the Earth look like from the Solar System?	What do forces actually do?	How do materials change?			How are we helping to save our planet?