Hill View Junior Academy
Our Science Curriculum
At Hill View Junior Academy, we aim for children to GROW, allowing children to have the experiences of Gratitude, Resilience, Opportunity and Wonder. When science is planned for or taught, these drivers will be accounted for. Through science, the children will not only be taught the content knowledge of the curriculum, but also the skills necessary to explore our world, question its phenomena and critically evaluate evidence presented to them. Mastering the working scientifically skills will not only help children be successful in scientific disciplines, but also all aspects of their future lives. In science, children will develop questioning, observational, communication and evaluation skills that will be transferable to other areas of school and real life. The children’s natural curiosity and wonder will be fostered and allowed to blossom.
“Science is a way of thinking, much more than it is a body of knowledge.”
Carl Sagan
The National Curriculum for Science states that all children will receive:
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.
At Hill View Junior Academy, we use the Plymouth Science schemes as a basis of the Science curriculum, based on the National Curriculum objectives. The skills and knowledge the children are taught are sequential and progressive, as they move through the key stage. With in the curriculum content, children will learn the procedural knowledge needed to a be an excellent scientist. Each unit of work will provide opportunities to use the working scientifically skills: asking questions that can be answered through scientific enquiry; using prior knowledge to predict what will happen in an enquiry; setting up fair tests by deciding on the method and equipment to use and carry out an enquiry; using senses and measuring equipment to make observations about the enquiry; recording data using tables, drawings and other means to note observations and measurements; interpreting and communicating results of enquiries; and evaluating the success of the enquiry approach and identifying further questions for study. The science curriculum will engage, inspire and challenge all pupils by promoting inclusion and equality through high quality teaching, support and resourcing. Cross curricular links are encouraged where appropriate and scientific careers are promoted to broaden children's aspirations.
Hill View Junior Academy
Our Science Curriculum
At Hill View Junior Academy, we aim for children to GROW, allowing children to have the experiences of Gratitude, Resilience, Opportunity and Wonder. When science is planned for or taught, these drivers will be accounted for. Through science, the children will not only be taught the content knowledge of the curriculum, but also the skills necessary to explore our world, question its phenomena and critically evaluate evidence presented to them. Mastering the working scientifically skills will not only help children be successful in scientific disciplines, but also all aspects of their future lives. In science, children will develop questioning, observational, communication and evaluation skills that will be transferable to other areas of school and real life. The children’s natural curiosity and wonder will be fostered and allowed to blossom.
“Science is a way of thinking, much more than it is a body of knowledge.”
Carl Sagan
The National Curriculum for Science states that all children will receive:
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.
At Hill View Junior Academy, we use the Plymouth Science schemes as a basis of the Science curriculum, based on the National Curriculum objectives. The skills and knowledge the children are taught are sequential and progressive, as they move through the key stage. With in the curriculum content, children will learn the procedural knowledge needed to a be an excellent scientist. Each unit of work will provide opportunities to use the working scientifically skills: asking questions that can be answered through scientific enquiry; using prior knowledge to predict what will happen in an enquiry; setting up fair tests by deciding on the method and equipment to use and carry out an enquiry; using senses and measuring equipment to make observations about the enquiry; recording data using tables, drawings and other means to note observations and measurements; interpreting and communicating results of enquiries; and evaluating the success of the enquiry approach and identifying further questions for study. The science curriculum will engage, inspire and challenge all pupils by promoting inclusion and equality through high quality teaching, support and resourcing. Cross curricular links are encouraged where appropriate and scientific careers are promoted to broaden children's aspirations.
Hill View Junior Academy
Our Science Curriculum
At Hill View Junior Academy, we aim for children to GROW, allowing children to have the experiences of Gratitude, Resilience, Opportunity and Wonder. When science is planned for or taught, these drivers will be accounted for. Through science, the children will not only be taught the content knowledge of the curriculum, but also the skills necessary to explore our world, question its phenomena and critically evaluate evidence presented to them. Mastering the working scientifically skills will not only help children be successful in scientific disciplines, but also all aspects of their future lives. In science, children will develop questioning, observational, communication and evaluation skills that will be transferable to other areas of school and real life. The children’s natural curiosity and wonder will be fostered and allowed to blossom.
“Science is a way of thinking, much more than it is a body of knowledge.”
Carl Sagan
The National Curriculum for Science states that all children will receive:
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.
At Hill View Junior Academy, we use the Plymouth Science schemes as a basis of the Science curriculum, based on the National Curriculum objectives. The skills and knowledge the children are taught are sequential and progressive, as they move through the key stage. With in the curriculum content, children will learn the procedural knowledge needed to a be an excellent scientist. Each unit of work will provide opportunities to use the working scientifically skills: asking questions that can be answered through scientific enquiry; using prior knowledge to predict what will happen in an enquiry; setting up fair tests by deciding on the method and equipment to use and carry out an enquiry; using senses and measuring equipment to make observations about the enquiry; recording data using tables, drawings and other means to note observations and measurements; interpreting and communicating results of enquiries; and evaluating the success of the enquiry approach and identifying further questions for study. The science curriculum will engage, inspire and challenge all pupils by promoting inclusion and equality through high quality teaching, support and resourcing. Cross curricular links are encouraged where appropriate and scientific careers are promoted to broaden children's aspirations.