At St. Mary's Catholic Primary School we want every child to be happy and enthusiastic learners of Science and to be eager to achieve their very best in order to fulfil their God-given talents.

We firmly believe that success in Science is achievable with high quality teaching, which is central to our happy, caring school as we learn together and support each other to achieve God's plan for us.

Primary science can be split into four topics:

Scientific enquiry and investigative skills

Developing investigative skills is a key requirement of the primary science curriculum. An important aspect is thinking about safety, so we talk about wearing protective clothing, washing hands and using the correct equipment.

Materials

The children will learn about the properties of different material throughout the whole of primary school, in increasingly complex detail. Lessons encourage children to start understanding the properties of, and differences between materials and their uses.

Physical processes

Understanding physical processes is a core science learning objective throughout primary school. This area focuses on sound, forces and electricity.

Life processes and living things

The children study life and living things throughout primary school, looking at the complexity of nature in increasing detail as they advance through each school year. The children about humans, animals, plants and the environment.