Science

"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose your curiosity." Albert Einstein

Our science curriculum at Primrose Lane is ambitious for all of our pupils, in line with or school values. It clearly outlines the knowledge and skills that pupils obtain at each stage of their educational journey. Each topic is broken down into the substantive and disciplinary knowledge that the children will develop and utilise, both now and in the future, and we have identified clear endpoints that the curriculum builds towards. Both the curriculum and the endpoints are carefully sequenced so that the pupils’ knowledge and skills will progress over time and build upon previous learning. We have high ambitions for all children at Primrose Lane and we provide them with an exciting, engaging curriculum. Science at our school allows the children to develop a deep understanding of the natural world and inspires curiosity and wonder about the world around us and makes it relevant to our students.

Science Curriculum Documents 

Science at Primrose Lane 

In Year 1 in the autumn term children have been carrying out some fantastic science and investigations. The children have been learning all about the season of autumn and its changes relating to trees and leaves; they have carried out bug hunts and have learnt all about key vocabulary such as exoskeleton and invertebrate;  this as lead to investigating bugs in non-fiction books and the class has also learnt about light- exploring light sources and non-light sources.

In Year 3 in the autumn term children explored something called the Mohs scale, which was a scale thought up by Fredrich Mohs to determine which rock was harder than another. It is a relatively simple test involving one rock scratching another. If the rock is able to scratch or crumble the other then it is the harder rock. This allows the scientist (our amazing year 3 children) to easily test the hardness of rocks and put them in order and assign a number to them relating to their hardness. 

The children absolutely loved being hands on with the different rocks and creating their own tables and scales. They were incredibly sensible with how they handled the rocks and took turns very well so that everyone had an opportunity. Some brilliant scientific skills were in action including observation, asking and answering questions as well as making predictions before they tested any rocks. Well done Year 3!

Year 5- Science solar system investigation

Year 5 investigated the different planets of the solar system and made and measured relative distances between the eight planets and the Sun, ensuring the size of the planets were relative also. All children cooperated brilliantly to share the roles of measuring, leading and decision making. We watched the Bill Nye clip and worked in teams to agree on the relative distances we were going to measure for our own Solar Systems. A great investigation!