Science

At Mithian we recognise the importance of Science in every aspect of daily life.  We provide our children with weekly Science lessons reflecting the prominent position the teaching and learning of Science deserves as one of the core subjects in the curriculum.

In line with the national curriculum aims we provide our children with the opportunity to understand the world through biology, chemistry and physics – developing both scientific knowledge and conceptual understanding through the specific disciplines.  We build on our children’s scientific knowledge and skills so that they are able to do more, know more and remember more using progression of skills.  We develop their understanding of nature, processes and methods of science through different types of science enquiries that help them to answer scientific questions about the world around them.

We teach our children essential aspects of knowledge, methods, processes and uses of Science reflecting how Science is used and impacts our lives today, how it has changed our lives in the past and its key position in the future.  Children at Mithian are taught to understand how Science can be used to explain what is occurring, predict how things will behave and also to analyse causes.

Children are given opportunities to explore nature, processes and methods of Science (working scientifically) as part of learning biology, chemistry and physics content – this is not taught as a separate strand it is embedded within.  Pupils experience a range of scientific enquiry – observing over time, pattern seeking, identifying, classifying and grouping, comparative and fair testing, and researching using secondary sources.

In our EYFS class children have the opportunity to find out about and learn about the world they live in.  These experiences include exploring the natural world around them, making observations and drawing pictures of animals and plants, knowing some similarities and differences between the natural world around them and contrasting environments, understanding changes in the natural world around them including the seasons and changing states of matter, managing their own basic  hygiene and personal needs including dressing, going to the toilet  and understanding the importance of  healthy  food choices.