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Rookhope, Bishop Auckland DL13 2DA

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Home / Our Curriculum / Science

Science

A high-quality science education provides the foundations for understanding the world through the specific disciplines of biology, chemistry and physics. Science has changed our lives and is vital to the world’s future prosperity, and all pupils should be taught essential aspects of the knowledge, methods, processes and uses of science. Through building up a body of key foundational knowledge and concepts, pupils should be encouraged to recognise the power of rational explanation and develop a sense of excitement and curiosity about natural phenomena. They should be encouraged to understand how science can be used to explain what is occurring, predict how things will behave, and analyse causes.

Aims

The national curriculum for science aims to ensure that all pupils:

  • develop scientific knowledge and conceptual understanding through the specific disciplines of biology, chemistry and physics
  • develop understanding of the nature, processes and methods of science through different types of science enquiries that help them to answer scientific 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.

Learning Foci for Science

  1. To learn how to work scientifically (across all three areas: Biology, Chemistry and Physics).
  2. To learn about life processes and living things (i.e. Biology).
  3. To learn about materials and their properties (i.e. Chemistry).
  4. To learn about physical processes (i.e. Physics).

Where possible, Science strands are linked to our current Cornerstones project.  All children in KS2 will be taught the same Science topic together but staff ensure that the working scientifically skills are differentiated appropriately for their year group.  Some aspects of the Science curriculum do not link to the current topics being studied and where this occurs, Science is taught discretely from the topic.

Testing the properties of materials taken from the mysterious Alchemy island.

Is Fogwind Swamp flexible? Can Copper Nook conduct electricity? Is Rainbow Dunes reversible?

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Bishop Auckland

Co. Durham

DL13 2DA

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