Science at Springfield
At Springfield we believe that science education provides the foundations for understanding the world through the specific disciplines of biology, chemistry and physics. Science has changed our lives and is vital to the world’s future prosperity, and all children should be taught essential aspects of the knowledge, methods, processes and uses of science.
Children are naturally curious. Science at Springfield Primary school nurtures this curiosity and allows children to ask questions and develop the skills they need to answer those questions to investigate problems, learn how science works and discover why science matters in the world.
Science is taught on a two year cycle
Springfield Primary School Science Topics |
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Cycle A |
Key Stage 1 |
Lower Key Stage 2 |
Upper Key Stage 2 |
Autumn |
Seasonal changes Everyday materials and their uses |
Animals including humans |
Animals including humans |
Spring |
Forces and magnets |
Properties and changes of materials |
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Summer |
Plants |
Plants and living things including their habitats Sates of matter |
Living things and their habitats |
Cycle B |
Key Stage 1 |
Lower Key Stage 2 |
Upper Key Stage 2 |
Autumn |
Living things and their habitats |
Light and sound |
Light and electricity |
Spring |
Animals including humans |
Electricity |
Evolution and inheritance |
Summer |
Rocks |
Earth and space including forces. |
Year B |
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Autumn Term |
Spring Term |
Summer Term |
KS1 |
Living things and their habitats |
Animals inc. Humans and Living things and their habitats |
History/Geography focus |
LKS2 |
Light and Sound |
Electricity |
Rocks States of Matters |
UKS2 |
Light and electricity |
Evolution and inheritance |
Earth, Space and Forces |