Attendance News 2nd December 2024
Science
Science at The Beacon
At The Beacon, we foster children’s enthusiasm for science through engaging, hands-on activities that develop their understanding of biology, chemistry, and physics. Our curriculum is designed to teach key scientific ideas, processes, and inquiry skills, while encouraging pupils to think critically, explore various ways of learning, and communicate their discoveries effectively.
We aim to make science lessons exploratory, inspiring, and thought-provoking, prompting pupils to ask questions, research, and discuss their findings both in school and at home. Ultimately, our goal is for children to become confident, successful learners who enjoy exploring values and ideas through science.
Aligned with the broader INSPIRE curriculum, our science programme is inclusive and relevant, designed to nurture children’s curiosity about how science explains, predicts, and analyses the world around them. We emphasise scientific knowledge, vocabulary, and conceptual understanding, encouraging pupils to apply what they learn through five key science inquiry skills. This approach allows them to understand the applications and implications of science now and in the future.
In EYFS, naturally inquisitive children are supported in exploring their questions and interests about the world through organised and child-led activities. In Key Stage 1, pupils are introduced to foundational scientific concepts through observation, with these skills deepening in Key Stage 2. The structured curriculum builds curiosity and excitement about natural phenomena from EYFS through to Year 6, as each year builds upon previous knowledge and skills, ensuring a rich, progressive science education.
You can find all current Knowledge Organisers as PDFs on each class page.
We have been awarded the Primary Science Quality Mark. This has been a great opportunity to showcase all the fantastic science work our children complete in and out of school!
Scientists at Home
Young children learn best through doing. They learn about the world around them by experiencing it through their senses. For this reason it is important that children focus on science activities that they can hear, touch, taste and smell. Below are some websites which have lots of great science experiments for you to try at home.
Useful Websites
Practical Experiments
https://sciencebob.com/category/experiments/
Revision and Learning
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/z2pfb9q
Want to know about Scientists?
http://easyscienceforkids.com/biographies/
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