At Royston St John Baptist CE Primary, we love science because it allows everyone to develop the knowledge and skills to be able to become healthy individuals and to help achieve their aspirations as they move forward through their lives. Science is not just about science labs, and old men in white coats – it’s about investigation and experiences for everyone. Science not only helps us to understand and make sense of the world around us, but also to understand how things work in this forever changing and evolving technological world. As we understand more about life and the world around us, we realise that there is even more to learn and the infinite potential of this is exhilarating. Furthermore, the teachings of science give use the strategies to solve everyday problems and to be able to thrive in the modern world, in which we live.
‘I am among those who think that science has great beauty.’
Marie Curie
Curriculum Documentation
Subject on a page - Science
Royston Science Sequence of Learning Document
Scientific Enquiry Progression Document
Science Strand Sequencing
Science Curriculum Map
Science Learning Journey Map
Science Overview
EYFS Learning in Science Overview
Blog Posts
During our mini beast topic…
...we have read the story of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, moved around our outdoor area like butterflies and created artwork in the style of Matisse's The Snail. We have also been patiently waiting for our class caterpillars to complete their transformation into...
How is a plant able to stand upright?
That’s the question we explored in Learning Journey.
We have set up a scientific enquiry in class this afternoon…
...using the knowledge we have gave gained from our work on plants to make a prediction. We will see if we are correct at this time next week.
We carried out an experiment in Science
…to see what effect different surfaces had on how far a toy car would travel. We used our knowledge of friction to predict what would happen.
We have been classifying animals in Year Six today using the Linnaean system.
Great use of key vocabulary and excellent research skills shown.
Year 5 were given a very important mission, sent by 007 himself. He slipped on his last mission, resulting in the baddies getting away, so needs help to identify which surfaces he should avoid. The children worked amazingly in teams to investigate how much force was...
Living Things and their Habitats.
We are classifying animals in our current science unit based on Living Things and their Habitats.
Year 6Science
We are learning about reflection in science. We have been exploring how refraction changes the direction light travels.
Year 5 Garden…
Year 5 have started their own little garden, and so far, we have planted: Lavendar, Shasta Daisy, Penstemon, Lavetera, and a plum tree. We had help from the Mayor to plant our plum tree, which has been plated as part of The Queen's Green Canopy.
Remember, remember…
We have been working on our long term retrieval skills today as we recall our knowledge of Biomes and Natural Resources from Year Five.