Science Curriculum Overview
At St Luke’s we use the PKC Science Curriculum to help shape our own curriculum.
This Curriculum aims to provide children with the foundations to comprehend the world through a scientific lens.
Pupils will be taught units of work that cover and go beyond the National Curriculum requirements in the specific branches of learning of biology, chemistry and physics. People who have made significant contributions to the field of science over time will be encountered. Pupils will build a body of key foundational science knowledge as they work through the curriculum. Pupils will ask questions and develop a sense of curiosity about the world around us.
Knowledge that pupils learn within Science will be applied to investigations that test a theory or set out to answer a question. Importantly, substantive scientific knowledge is taught first, before pupils are asked to undertake enquiry, and to make informed observations.
The skills interwoven in the curriculum are as follows: Gathering information, recording data, graphing data and interpreting findings; Enquiries include observing over time, pattern seeking, identifying, classifying and grouping, comparative and fair testing and researching using secondary sources.
Our pupils will have a deepened understanding of the nature, processes and methods of science as a discipline and how it differs from other subjects they are studying. Pupils will gain an understanding of the purpose and uses of science both today and in the future.
Importantly, our science curriculum builds knowledge incrementally. Pupils have multiple opportunities to secure and build on their knowledge, vocabulary and understanding. This helps children to master the knowledge and concepts whilst building up an extended specialist vocabulary.
We want children following this curriculum to be equipped for secondary education and adult life with curiosity, passion and a desire for discovery.
Currently Year 1/2 work on a two year rota
Year A | Human Body | Animals and their needs* | Seasons and Weather | Taking Care of The Earth | Plants* | Materials and Magnet |
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Year B | Human Body | Living things and their environment* | Electricity | Plants* | Materials and matter | Astronomy |
*Teachers will extend or pre teach knowledge by cover year1 and 2 objectives as needed
Currently Years 3/4 and 5 are working on a 3 year rota of units and Year 6 cover their Year 6 units.
This approach allows us to effectively map out a full provision across a child’s time in KS2. Teachers carefully adapt content by pre teaching concepts if a child has not come across key content before.
Year 3/4 | Year 4/5 | Year 6 | |
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2022-2023 | Human Body*; Materials; Living Things; Forces; Astronomy; Meteorology | Human Body*; Materials; Living Things; Forces; Astronomy; Meteorology | Human Body*; Classification; Electricity; Light; Reproduction; Evolution |
2023-2024 | Human Body*; Classification; Ecology; Sound; Water Cycle; Electricity | Human Body*; Classification; Ecology; Sound; Water Cycle; Electricity | Human Body*; Classification; Electricity; Light; Reproduction; Evolution |
2024-2025 | Human Body*; Cycles in Nature; Light; Plants; Rocks; Forces & Magnets | Human Body*; Cycles in Nature; Light; Plants; Rocks; Forces & Magnets | Human Body*; Classification; Electricity; Light; Reproduction; Evolution |
*Please note The Human Body is taught as an annual unit in discrete year groups and is closely linked to our RSE units. These units are taught in the first half of the Autumn Term. This ensures the children access age appropriate content and builds on previous learning.
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