Science

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Science

At Manor Park we provide a high-quality science education which provides the foundations for the children to understand the world in which they live. Science has changed our lives and is vital to the world’s future prosperity and we teach all pupils the essential aspects of the knowledge, methods, processes and uses of science. Through the teaching of knowledge and concepts we develop a sense of excitement and curiosity as well as skills such as explaining, predicting and hypothesising.

Key Stage 1

The principal focus of science teaching in key stage 1 is to enable pupils to experience and observe phenomena, looking more closely at the natural and humanly constructed world around them. We encourage pupils to be curious and ask questions about what they notice. We help them to develop their understanding of scientific ideas by using different types of scientific enquiry to answer their own questions, including observing changes over a period of time, noticing patterns, grouping and classifying things, carrying out simple comparative tests, and finding things out using secondary sources of information. We encourage pupils to use simple scientific language to talk about what they have found out and communicate their ideas to a range of audiences in a variety of ways. Most of the learning about science is done through the use of first-hand practical experiences, but we also use some appropriate secondary sources, such as books, photographs and videos.

‘Working scientifically’ is described separately in the programme of study (see below), but is always taught through and clearly related to the teaching of substantive science content in the programme of study.

We expect children to be able to read and spell scientific vocabulary at a level consistent with their increasing word-reading and spelling knowledge at key stage 1.

By the end of Key Stage 1, pupils are expected to know, apply and understand the matters, skills and processes specified in the relevant programme of study.

Below is our Key Stage 1 Programme of Study

Year 1	Working Scientifically	Plants	Animals including humans	Everyday Materials	Seasonal Changes
Year 1	During years 1 and 2, pupils should be taught to use the following practical scientific methods, processes and skills through the teaching of the programme of study content: asking simple questions and recognising that they can be answered in different ways observing closely, using simple equipment performing simple tests identifying and classifying using their observations and ideas to suggest answers to questions gathering and recording data to help in answering questions	identify and name a variety of common wild and garden plants, including deciduous and evergreen trees identify and describe the basic structure of a variety of common flowering plants, including trees	identify and name a variety of common animals including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals identify and name a variety of common animals that are carnivores, herbivores and omnivores describe and compare the structure of a variety of common animals (fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals including pets) identify, name, draw and label the basic parts of the human body and say which part of the body is associated with each sense	distinguish between an object and the material from which it is made identify and name a variety of everyday materials, including wood, plastic, glass, metal, water, and rock describe the simple physical properties of a variety of everyday materials compare and group together a variety of everyday materials on the basis of their simple physical properties	observe changes across the 4 seasons observe and describe weather associated with the seasons and how day length varies
Year 2		Plants	Animals including humans	Uses of everyday materials	Living things and their habitats
Year 2		observe and describe how seeds and bulbs grow into mature plants find out and describe how plants need water, light and a suitable temperature to grow and stay healthy	notice that animals, including humans, have offspring which grow into adults find out about and describe the basic needs of animals, including humans, for survival (water, food and air) describe the importance for humans of exercise, eating the right amounts of different types of food, and hygiene	identify and compare the suitability of a variety of everyday materials, including wood, metal, plastic, glass, brick, rock, paper and cardboard for particular uses find out how the shapes of solid objects made from some materials can be changed by squashing, bending, twisting and stretching	explore and compare the differences between things that are living, dead, and things that have never been alive identify that most living things live in habitats to which they are suited and describe how different habitats provide for the basic needs of different kinds of animals and plants, and how they depend on each other identify and name a variety of plants and animals in their habitats, including microhabitats describe how animals obtain their food from plants and other animals, using the idea of a simple food chain, and identify and name different sources of food

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