Our Science Currcriulum
Intent
At Maple Grove Primary School, we value high-quality Science lessons that are well-sequenced, resourced, and have many opportunities for enquiry and challenge. Our curriculum meets the aims of the National Curriculum. We use our Science curriculum to support our Science planning and teaching, ensuring that high-quality Science lessons are delivered across the school from EYFS to Year 6.
Our Science curriculum aims to develop a sense of excitement and curiosity about natural phenomena and an understanding of how the scientific community contributes to the past, present and future.
The curriculum aims for children to develop a complex knowledge of biology, chemistry, and physics and adopt a broad range of skills in working scientifically and beyond. The scheme of work is inclusive and meaningful so all children may experience the joy of Science and make associations between their Science learning and their lives outside the classroom. Studying Science allows children to appreciate how new knowledge and skills can be fundamental to solving arising global challenges.
The curriculum encourages critical thinking and empowers children to question the hows and whys of the world around them.
Our scheme encourages:
● A strong focus on developing knowledge alongside scientific skills across biology, chemistry and physics.
● Curiosity and excitement about familiar and unknown observations.
● Challenging misconceptions and demystifying truths.
● Continuous progression by building on practical and investigative skills across all units.
● Critical thinking, with the ability to ask perceptive questions and explain and analyse evidence.
● Development of scientific literacy using wide-ranging, specialist vocabulary.
Our Science scheme of work supports children in meeting the Early Learning Goals for Understanding the World (the natural world) and the end-of-key-stage attainment targets in the National curriculum.