“Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world.” – Louis Pasteur

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At Streatham Wells it is our aim that science ensure that all children are excited, interested and curious about the world around us; they will question everything and have a sense of awe and wonder about their surroundings.

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Science at Streatham Wells is taught to support children to achieve the National Curriculum objectives. Certain topics and areas are repeated across year groups, meaning that children may revisit a particular topic in each year of primary school but with increasing difficulty and with a different focus each time. We encourage the children to ask, as well as answer, scientific questions. They have the opportunity to use a variety of data, such as statistics, graphs, pictures, and photographs.

Wherever possible, we involve the pupils in practical activities as these increase enthusiasm and motivation and provide first-hand experience. In these sessions, children have the opportunity to test hypotheses and take part in full scientific enquiries, involving the concept of fair testing. This is in line with ‘working scientifically’ from the NC objectives. These sessions focus on the skills the children need to become accurate, careful and confident practical scientists. Children are expected to master certain skills in each year group and there is a very clear progression of these set out for each year group to refer to.

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How you can help at home

Experiment away!

Any chance you have of unpicking and talking about how things work is great as it develops a sense of curiosity. We are so used to purchasing things that are already produced we often do not understand how things work. Taking apart old, broken items helps close that gap as does talking about the raw materials and processes of end-products. If you don't know the answer to questions, look them up together (BBC bitesize is a great resource).

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