What Science looks like at Shaw Ridge School
What a science lesson can look like in our school:
- A variety of activities to engage children about the world around them
- Investigations/practical exploration with the children being able to predict, plan, research, record, carry out and conclude their learning
- Opportunities to work individually and collaboratively
This is how it works:
- Each term a different aspect of science is taught with the focus on either Biology, Chemistry or Physics
- It may be taught as discrete lessons or as a block unit of work which may link with the term’s topic
This is our philosophy:
- Learning through exploration and investigation
- Using the children’s understanding as a starting point
- Making links to the world around us
- Exciting children about science – creating a love of science and a will to find out more, to ask questions
This is what we do:
- Knowledge and understanding taught in blocks of work with a new topic each term
- Where possible links made with other subjects to enrich learning
- Opportunities each term for children to develop their investigative skills
- Incorporate the use of technology where appropriate
This is what you might typically see:
- Engaged learners
- Opened and closed questions – directed to whole class and individuals
- Children posing their own questions and hypothesis for investigation
- Collaborative work
- Practical investigations
- Children discussing, reflecting and sharing their learning
This is how we know how well our pupils are doing:
- Different forms of feedback
- Formative assessment through questioning during lessons and investigations
- Observations of children during investigations and exploration
- Photographic/video evidence
- Assessment tracked at the end of each block of work
This is the impact of teaching:
- Confident children who can talk about their science lessons and discoveries they’ve made
- Children are able to use and explain the meaning of scientific vocabulary
- Children who are prepared to take risks
- Children who enjoy Science lessons and want to know more
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