Science

At Rhodes Green CE Primary School, we want science to spark curiosity and encourage children to ask questions about the world around them. We want our pupils to see themselves as scientists: observing, investigating, questioning, explaining and discovering.

Our science curriculum is supported by Grammarsaurus and is carefully sequenced so that children’s scientific knowledge and understanding build progressively as they move through school. Children develop secure knowledge across the key areas of biology, chemistry and physics, while continually revisiting and building upon their previous learning.

Scientific vocabulary is explicitly taught, enabling children to confidently discuss their ideas, explain what they have observed and communicate their findings.

Working Scientifically

Science at Rhodes Green is about more than learning facts. Wherever possible, children have opportunities to work scientifically through practical investigations, observations, comparative and fair testing, identifying and classifying, gathering and recording data and using evidence to answer questions.

We encourage children to be curious, make predictions, investigate their ideas and recognise that sometimes unexpected results can lead to even more questions!
Through our science curriculum, we aim to develop children who are knowledgeable, inquisitive and confident, with an understanding of how science shapes their everyday lives and the wider world.

Above all, we want science at Rhodes Green to leave children wanting to find out more.