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"Primary science ignites pupils' curiosity and offers opportunities to develop their observation, questioning and reasoning skills whilst increasing their appreciation, knowledge and understanding of the world around them and stimulating a lifelong interest in science."

Society of Biology

"The important thing is to never stop questioning."  Albert Einstein

 

 

At Ladbrooke JMI, we provide children with a high quality science education that draws on their natural interests and curiosity in the world around them.

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The science curriculum is a balance of scientific knowledge and investigative skills and children are encouraged to work scientifically and follow their own line of enquiry.

 

Progression of Knowledge above

Progression of skills below

 

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"We are learning about materials. Discovery Dog gave us a challenge to see if we can see through materials that were transparent, translucent and opaque."
Year 2 pupil
"We tested materials and we learnt that electricity travels through metals. We could choose the materials that we wanted to test."
Year 2 pupil
"We have been learning about light. The moon looks like a light source but it is not. The moon reflects the sun. I liked going into the hall. Mr Ward turned the lights off and people held mirrors. I held a torch and we had to get the light to shine on the mirror but there were books blocking the light. I learnt that light only travels in straight lines."
Year 3 pupil
"Learning about electricity inspired me to go home and make a circuit where a rocket launched when the circuit was complete."

 Year 3 pupil

"In science you need to be able to measure accurately and that helps my maths."
Year 3 pupil
"I love science. I really like investigating. In year 2, we did an investigation to turn on a light. Now that we are in year 4, we have been testing materials to see how much light they reflect. I didn't expect the tin foil to reflect the most light."
Year 4 pupil
"Science is the best. It is challenging because you are not being told the information you need but you are witnessing it for yourself."
Year 5 pupil
"I really liked it in year 4 when we went pond dipping. We saw lots of interesting creatures and it helped me when we were classifying creatures at the beginning of year 5."
Year 5 pupil
In year 3 I remember going to the park to look at different types of rocks. I really liked learning about the different types of rock and I learnt a lot about fossils too. I think that we will look at fossils again when we study evolution. I already know that birds evolved from dinosaurs."
Year 5 pupil
"Last year we tried to grow sunflowers. Now we are learning about the lifecycle of plants. We are going to dissect a plant and identify the different parts next week."
Year 6