Science

At Carpenters, we aim to draw on the children’s natural curiosity with the world by providing hands-on scientific experiences from the Early Years through to Year Six.

The children engage in these activities through a science unit that lasts either a half term or a full term.

Each science unit, whether this is about living things (animals, plants and habitats),  non-living things (materials, rocks and states of matter) or physical phenomena (light, sound, forces, electricity or seasonal changes) throughout the year has opportunities built in for children to develop their investigative skills and work scientifically.

In our classrooms, children's enthusiasm and interests are incorporated to develop their skills in thinking, talking and writing scientifically.

Children have the opportunity to raise questions, plan and carry out investigations to find answers, analyse their findings and make links with their scientific knowledge.

During each science unit, teachers assess and evaluate children’s learning to inform planning. The children show their learning and progress by completing a quiz at the end of each unit. Aswell as being used for summative assessment, the results are analysed and teachers plan recaps of weak areas diagnosed within the topic.

Throughout the year, there are opportunities for the children to take their learning outside the classroom with educational visits to science based venues. We also host visitors to the school who deliver engaging and exciting scientific presentations, to support and enrich the learning in the classroom.