Science
Intent
At Wyndcliffe Primary School, we encourage our children to be inquisitive throughout their time at school and beyond. The school’s approach to Science will ensure that children are able to acquire scientific knowledge through scientific enquiry, practical experiences and scientific investigations. As a result, children will become enquiry based learners through research, investigation and evaluation of their observations. This will foster a healthy curiosity in children about how science works and why science matters in the universe. In addition, we expose our children to a wide range of scientific vocabulary to support the acquisition of scientific knowledge and understanding. We ensure that scientific skills are built-on and developed throughout children’s time at school, so that children can apply their existing knowledge of science when conducting experiments while building arguments to explain scientific phenomena.
Science Progression Through The Years
Knowledge and Skills Organisers
Year 1
Autumn 1 Knowledge Organiser - Plants
Autumn 2 Knowledge Organiser - Seasonal Change
Spring 1 Knowledge Organiser - Animals including Humans
Spring 2 Knowledge Organiser - Everyday Materials
Summer 1 Knowledge Organiser - My Body
Year 2
Autumn 1 Knowledge Organiser - Plants
Autumn 2 Knowledge Organiser - Animals including Humans - Diet and Health
Spring 1 Knowledge Organiser - Living Things and their Habitats
Spring 2 Knowledge Organiser - Animals including Humans - Diet and Health
Summer 1 Knowledge Organiser - Uses of Everyday Materials
Year 3
Autumn 1 Knowledge Organiser - Plants
Autumn 2 Knowledge Organiser - Animals including Humans
Spring 1 Knowledge Organiser - Light
Spring 2 Knowledge Organiser - Forces and Magnets
Summer 1 Knowledge Organiser - Rocks
Year 4
Autumn 1 Knowledge Organiser - Animals including Humans - Food and Digestion
Autumn 2 Knowledge Organiser - Living Things and their Habitats
Spring 1 Knowledge Organiser - States of Matter
Spring 2 Knowledge Organiser - Electricity
Summer 1 Knowledge Organiser - Sound
Year 5
Autumn 1 Knowledge Organiser - Properties of Materials
Autumn 2 Knowledge Organiser - Earth and Space
Spring 1 Knowledge Organiser - Forces
Spring 2 Knowledge Organiser - Living Things and their Habitats
Summer 1 Knowledge Organiser - Living Things and their Habitats
Year 6
Autumn 1 Knowledge Organiser - Animals including Humans
Autumn 2 Knowledge Organiser - Animals including Humans
Spring 1 Knowledge Organiser - Light
