The intent of our Science Curriculum at Whinfield
Our high-quality science education at Whinfield aims to provide all learners with the foundations for understanding the world through the specific disciplines of biology, physics and chemistry, as well as develop a sense of excitement and curiosity about natural phenomena within every pupil.
The aims for implementation of our curriculum for science at Whinfield is
To ensure that all pupils:
disciplines of biology, chemistry and physics;
implications of science, today and for the future.
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Each of the 5 types of scientific enquiry will be focused upon throughout the year:
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Year 1
Working Scientifically: National Curriculum objectives Pupils will work scientifically by:
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Animals including humans
National Curriculum objectives Pupils should be taught to:
Pupils will work scientifically by:
Seasonal changes: – Taught in all 3 terms as children observe changes with the seasons. National Curriculum objectives Pupils should be taught to:
Pupils will work scientifically by:
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Humans:
National Curriculum objectives Pupils should be taught to:
Pupils will work scientifically by:
Materials: National Curriculum objectives Pupils should be taught to:
Pupils will work scientifically by:
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Plants:
National Curriculum objectives Pupils should be taught to:
Pupils will work scientifically by:
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Year 2
Working Scientifically: National Curriculum objectives Pupils will work scientifically by:
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Autumn term: | Spring term: |
Summer term:
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Materials:
National Curriculum objectives Pupils should be taught to:
Pupils will work scientifically by:
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Animals including humans
National Curriculum objectives Pupils should be taught to:
Pupils will work scientifically by:
Living things and their habitats National Curriculum objectives Pupils should be taught to:
Pupils will work scientifically by:
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Plants:
National Curriculum objectives Pupils should be taught to:
Pupils will work scientifically by:
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Year 3
Working Scientifically: National Curriculum objectives Pupils will work scientifically by:
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Autumn term: | Spring term: | Summer term: |
Rocks:
National Curriculum objectives Pupils should be taught to:
Pupils will work scientifically by:
Forces and magnets: National Curriculum objectives Pupils should be taught to:
Pupils will work scientifically by:
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Plants:
National Curriculum objectives Pupils should be taught to:
Pupils will work scientifically by:
observe how water is transported in plants, for example, by putting cut, white carnations into coloured water and observing how water travels up the stem to the flowers.
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Animals including humans:
National Curriculum objectives Pupils should be taught to:
Pupils will work scientifically by:
Light: National Curriculum objectives Pupils should be taught to:
Pupils will work scientifically by: looking for patterns in what happens to shadows when the light source moves or the distance between the light source and the object changes. |
Year 4
Working Scientifically: National Curriculum objectives Pupils will work scientifically by:
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Autumn term: | Spring term: | Summer term: |
Animals, including humans:
National Curriculum objectives Pupils should be taught to:
Pupils will work scientifically by:
Living things and their habitats National Curriculum objectives Pupils should be taught to:
Pupils will work scientifically by:
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States of matter
National Curriculum objectives Pupils should be taught to:
Pupils will work scientifically by:
Electricity National Curriculum objectives Pupils should be taught to:
Pupils will work scientifically by: observing patterns, for example, that bulbs get brighter if more cells are added, that metals tend to be conductors of electricity, and that some materials can and some cannot be used to connect across a gap in a circuit. |
Sound:
National Curriculum objectives Pupils should be taught to:
Pupils will work scientifically by:
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Year 5
Working Scientifically: National Curriculum objectives Pupils will work scientifically by:
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Autumn Term:
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Summer Term:
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Earth and space
National Curriculum objectives Pupils should be taught to:
Pupils will work scientifically by:
Forces: National Curriculum objectives Pupils should be taught to:
Pupils will work scientifically by:
exploring resistance in water by making and testing boats of different shapes. |
Everyday materials
National Curriculum objectives Pupils should be taught to:
Pupils will work scientifically by:
Changes of state: National Curriculum objectives Pupils should be taught to:
Pupils will work scientifically by:
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Living things and their habitats
National Curriculum objectives Pupils should be taught to:
Pupils will work scientifically by:
Animals including humans National Curriculum objectives Pupils should be taught to:
Pupils will work scientifically by:
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Year 6
Working Scientifically: National Curriculum objectives Pupils will work scientifically by:
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Autumn term: | Spring term: | Summer term: |
Living things and their habitats:
National Curriculum objectives Pupils should be taught to:
Pupils will work scientifically by:
researching unfamiliar animals and plants from a broad range of other habitats and decide where they belong in the classification system.
Animals including humans: National Curriculum objectives Pupils should be taught to:
Pupils will work scientifically by:
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Evolution and inheritance:
National Curriculum objectives Pupils should be taught to:
Pupils will work scientifically by:
analysing the advantages and disadvantages of specific adaptations, such as being on two feet rather than four, having a long or a short beak, having gills or lungs, tendrils on climbing plants, brightly coloured and scented flowers. |
Light:
National Curriculum objectives Pupils should be taught to:
Pupils will work scientifically by:
Electricity: National Curriculum objectives Pupils should be taught to:
Pupils will work scientifically by: systematically identifying the effect of changing one component at a time in a circuit. |