Science Curriculum

Subject Intent:

To increase pupils’ prospects by:

Enabling them to effectively think like a scientist and gain age appropriate knowledge, skills and understanding of Science.

Building foundations for a love of life, a love of learning and a love of one another

To develop an interest and curiosity of the world around them so that they intuitively question and think scientifically about problems they encounter.
To develop scientific understanding and conceptual knowledge.
To work practically to investigate and draw conclusions about scientific concepts, while also being about to show a child’s progression through the school and beyond.
To be curious and ask questions about the world around them.
Children will develop an understanding of the world of work and how specifically someone can make a forge a career for themselves within science.
To understand how science has influenced their lives in particular (medical, transportation, space etc).
To identify how scientific discoveries have changed cultural identities.
To identify the social and economic implications of science.
To participate in science events in the wider community/school.
To understand how new scientific ideas, contribute to preserving the environment.
To use their scientific knowledge to understand how they can contribute to a more sustainable future.
To research the importance of caring for the environment and becoming more sustainable.

Key Documents

1. Science at USL

8. Long Term Planning Documents

9. Knowledge Organisers

YEAR 6	Year 5	Year 4
Evolution KO (Sep - Oct)		States of Matter KO (Sep - Oct)
Light KO (Nov - Dec)	Materials KO (Nov - Dec)	Sound KO (Nov - Dec)
Animals and Living Things (Jan - Feb)	Space KO (Jan - Feb)	Electricity KO (Jan - Feb)
YEAR 6 Electricity	Year 5 Forces	Year 4 Digestion
YEAR 6 Diet & Lifestyle	Year 5 Growth of Living Things	Year 4 Classifying Living Things
	Year 5 Plants

Year 3	Year 2	Year 1
Forces & Magnets KO (Sep - Oct)	Animal Including Humans - Diet KO (Sep - Oct)	Seasonal Changes KO (all year ongoing)
Rocks KO (Nov - Dec)	Animals Including Humans - Growth KO (Nov - Dec)	Materials and their Uses KO (Nov - Dec)
Animals Including Humans KO (Jan - Feb)	Materials KO (Jan - Feb)	Animals KO (Jan - Feb)
Year 3 Light	KO Spring 2 Use of Materials	Humans KO (Feb - Apr)
Year 3 Plants	KO Summer 1 Plants - Living Things and their Habitats	Year 1 Plants
	KO Summer 2 Habitats