Science

Our Science curriculum for KS1-KS2 follows four main themes: Earth sciences, Chemistry, Biology and Physics.

At Eden Park, our intent is to deliver a high-quality and broad and balanced science curriculum which enables children to confidently explore and discover what is around them, so that they have a deeper understanding of the world we live in and develop a respect for living organisms and the physical environment. We aim to promote positive attitudes to science as an interesting and enjoyable subject, and also to develop pupils` awareness of how science is relevant in our daily lives and plays a pivotal role in shaping the future. The world we live in is constantly changing and pupils need to be equipped with the necessary skills to thrive and be successful in that future.

We aim to instil a passion for science through investigative learning, allowing students to ask questions, explore problems and search for solutions using their creativity. We want them to have no limits to their ambitions and to grow up wanting to be anything from astronauts, forensic scientists, vets or marine biologists.

To achieve this, we will include exciting, practical hands-on experiences that encourage curiosity and questioning. Our aim is that these stimulating and challenging experiences help every child secure and extend their scientific knowledge and vocabulary, as well as promoting a love and thirst for science.

There is an expectation that children will use their prior learning to build on as they journey through Eden Park.  Children will reach an end point where their understanding of Science has been strengthened and deepened through this purposefully mapped out curriculum.

In Early Years, children will encounter Science through Understanding the World.  Here children will look at people and communities and are helped to make sense of their physical world.  They will leave Early Years having been encouraged to explore and problem solve. Children are well prepared for their Y1 learning on the weather through their daily discussions and observations of whether conditions and seasons.  Year 1 build on this prior learning and extend it through their fieldwork studies. The EYFS curriculum is mindful of how their curriculum can be used to create the foundations of prior knowledge which we build upon as children journey through Year 1 and KS1.

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