Science at Selwyn
Curriculum intent
At Selwyn, the aim of the science curriculum is to provide every child with the opportunity to learn the essential knowledge, methods, processes and uses of science and to experience science in a positive way. Also, that children at Selwyn come to understand how science can be used to explain what is occurring, predict how things will behave, and analyse causes. Moreover, for them to be encouraged to recognise the power of rational explanation and develop a sense of excitement and curiosity about natural phenomena whilst building knowledge of key concepts and the relationships between them over many years.
Furthermore, the children develop a secure understanding of each key block of knowledge and concepts in order to progress to the next stage with the relevant amount of retained knowledge. Integral to this is the building up of an extended vocabulary which builds domain-specific knowledge which stretches their ability to express their understanding and allows the children to remember (long-term) the content that has been taught. To this end, the science curriculum design begins from the early years by introducing pupils to a wide-ranging vocabulary to describe the natural world and continues to challenge them through key stage 1 and key stage 2.
Ultimately, the science curriculum provides the foundations for understanding the world through the specific disciplines of biology, chemistry and physics.
