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Science - Curriculum Intent

At Woodley CofE Primary School, we aim to foster the following characteristics in our pupils during Science lessons:

The ability to think independently and raise questions about working scientifically and the knowledge and skills that it brings.
Confidence and competence in the full range of practical skills, taking the initiative in, for example, planning and carrying out scientific investigations.
Excellent scientific knowledge and understanding which is demonstrated in written and verbal explanations, solving challenging problems and reporting scientific findings.
High levels of originality, imagination or innovation in the application of skills.
The ability to undertake practical work in a variety of contexts, including fieldwork.
A passion for science and its application in past, present and future technologies.

Expected Opportunities - National Curriculum

Science - Threshold Concepts

S1	S2	S3	S4
Work scientifically	Biology	Chemistry	Physics
This concept involves learning the methodologies of the discipline of science.	Understand plants This concept involves becoming familiar with different types of plants, their structure and reproduction. Understand animals and humans This concept involves becoming familiar with different types of animals, humans and the life processes they share. Investigate living things This concept involves becoming familiar with a wider range of living things, including insects and understanding life processes. Understand evolution and inheritance This concept involves understanding that organisms come into existence, adapt, change and evolve and become extinct.	Investigate materials This concept involves becoming familiar with a range of materials, their properties, uses and how they may be altered or changed.	Understand movement, forces and magnets This concept involves understanding what causes motion. Understand the Earth’s movement in space This concept involves understanding what causes seasonal changes, day and night. Investigate light and seeing This concept involves understanding how light and reflection affect sight. Investigate sound and hearing This concept involves understanding how sound is produced, how it travels and how it is heard. Understand electrical circuits This concept involves understanding circuits and their role in electrical applications.