Science
Science at Great Moor Junior School
Science is taught in blocked units of work based on the National Curriculum (modules). Children are taught how to work scientifically. They look at and explore:
- Rocks
- Animals including humans
- Plants
- Light
- Forces and Magnets
- Electricity
- Sound
- States of matter
- Living things and their habitats
- Properties and changing materials
- Earth and Space
- Evolution and inheritance
The children are involved in asking relevant questions, planning different types of scientific investigations, recognising and controlling variables, taking measurements using a range of scientific equipment, recording data and using their findings to make predictions.
The children work scientifically by asking questions, making predictions, setting up tests, observing and measuring, recodring data, interpreting and communicationg results and evaluating.
