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The Intent of our Science Curriculum
Intent
Our high-quality, knowledge-based science education at Holy Family Catholic Primary School aims to provide all learners with the foundations for understanding the world through the specific disciplines of biology, physics and chemistry, as well as develop a sense of excitement and curiosity about natural phenomena within every pupil.
Our curriculum aims to give purposeful learning opportunities that build on children’s prior learning. Children should be taught through enquiry based learning, where they are given time to investigate, prove and justify theories and reasons.
Science links in with other school intents; working independently and collaboratively and trying new experiences.
Year 1: Everyday Materials
In this lesson, the children explored the classroom looking for objects made from different materials.
Science learning from 2024-2025
Year 2: Keeping cool in the heat
During a recent science lesson, Year 2 found a fun and refreshing way to keep cool in the heat — by dipping their feet in trays of water! As they explored temperature and how our bodies respond to heat, the cool trays provided a perfect mix of learning and comfort, making science both engaging and enjoyable.
Year 1: Plants
Year 1 loved going on a plant hunt exploring the school grounds.
Year 4: Electricity
Year 4 have really enjoyed learning about electricity this half term. They have used electrical components to make a bulb light up, created their own switches and investigated which materials are conductors.
Year 5- Life Cycles
It is so wonderful to celebrate the end of the half term by seeing all the work the children have completed during their topic on 'Life Cycle'. From investigating the life cycles of many different insects and mammals, to learning about the lives of famous naturalists, the children thoroughly enjoyed this topic.
Year 3: Plants needs for survival
In this lesson the children enjoyed conducting an experiment to see how a plant can grow in different conditions. The children planted their own tomato seeds and placed them in different areas to analyse their results.
Year 4: Electricity
In science, Year 4 have names electrical components and created their own circuits. They worked with a partner to investigate how to make a bulb light up and what can change the brightness of a bulb.
Science in Reception - Seasons and the Weather
Reception children learnt all about the seasons and the weather. Children explored sensory bins, created a seasonal weather wheel and sorted and matched different weathers to each season.
Year 5- Science Showcase
To celebrate the end of our unit on 'Properties and Changes of Materials' and the work we do in science, Year 5, along with the rest of the school, held a science showcase. During this time, the children were able to demonstrate the learning that had taken place through the topic and invite parents to take part in experiments that they had planned.
Parent Voice
'Really happy with seeing what my child is learning.'
'It was lovely to see all the children participating and my child enjoyed it and understood it.'
'It is lovely to see what they are learning.'
'Yes, now I know more about my child’s learning! We are looking forward to practicing some of these experiments at home with my child.'
'This was very interesting. We found that the children’s learning interesting.'
Year 4: Science Showcase!
Year 4 invited parents and families into school to take part in our science investigations. Year 4 investigations focused on states of matter where children made their own rain clouds, created a water cycle experiment and their own larva lamps!
KS2 Science Showcase
Year 3: Science showcase
In our KS2 Science Showcase, Year 3 had a fantastic time celebrating their recent unit on Light and Shadows. The children thoroughly enjoyed taking part in experiments, including mirror reflections, investigating the properties of materials, and matching key vocabulary with the correct definitions. A big thank you to all the Year 3 parents and carers who joined us to watch and get involved. Year 3 are incredibly grateful for your support, and the children were thrilled to share their learning with you.
Science showcase!
For Science week children in EYFS and KS1 hosted our first Science showcase. Parents were invited in to immerse themselves in a range of science experiments, we received fantastic praise and attendance from our parents.
FS1: Life Cycles
The nursery children have been learning about the life cycle of a chicken. They watched a short video and then ordered the pictures to show the life cycle.
Year 4: classification and environments
Year 4 investigated organisms around on the school playground and school field. The children used this information to make their own classification key.
Year 5- Properties and Changes of Materials
The children in year 5 have had a wonderful time during this topic on 'Properties and Changes of Materials' where they have been investigating how and why different materials can be used and how materials can be separated.
Light and Shadow:Year 3
In todays lesson, the children enjoyed creating shadow puppets using their knowledge and understanding of a light source and shadows.
Year 3: Light and shadows
In this lesson, the children have been conducting an experiment to investigate the length and darkness of shadows created when the light source has been moved closer and further away from a toy object.
Year 5- Properties and Changes of Materials
In Year 5, the children experimented using a variety of methods which they have been learning about, including filtration and sieving, to separate a mixture.
FS1 - Plants
After looking at a plant the nursery children created their own plants with collage materials. We talked about the different parts of a plant.
Year 1: Amazing Animals
In this lesson, year 1 looked at how to identify birds. We then went outside to bird watch. The children enjoyed exploring the school grounds to find the different types of birds.
Year 3: Light and shadows
In this lesson, the children enjoyed conducting an experiment to see if light passes through all materials.
Year 5- Properties of Materials
The children in year 5 enjoyed exploring different materials and whether they were magnetic by testing items around the classroom. They then used this information to conclude the all magnetic materials were metal, but not all metals are magnetic
FS1: Understanding the World - Plants
The nursery children followed the instructions and planted some cress seeds. They are excited to watch them grow and see how they change.
Year 5- Properties of Materials
The children in year 5 explored conductivity by investigating which material would be the best insulator for a tea pot.
Year 3: Light and shadows
In todays lesson, children have been understanding what a light source is, and have been touring around school to discover different natural and artificial light sources around us.
Year 6 - Classification
Year 6 enjoyed our Science unit; Classification. They learnt about the different classification groups, how species are classified, microorganisms and much more.
Year 3: Rocks, Fossils and soil
Here re a few examples of Y3’s learning from our most recent science unit. The children have enjoyed conducting a range of experiments around the different properties of rocks and soil.
Year 3: Rocks, fossils and soil
Today year three have enjoyed working in groups to investigate the different types of soil and how water drains through them. The children conducted their experiment with an aim, method and recorded their findings in a results table.
FS1 - Exploring Seasonal Change - Winter
We have enjoyed exploring first hand the changing marvels of the weather and the seasons. We were very excited to explore snow and ice. We found that when we held the ice in our warm hands it melted and when we put it on the salt it melted too.
Year 5- Forces
The children in year 5 explored water resistance and the effects of a streamlined design on objects floating in water by designing their own boats and testing their creations...
Year 1: Autumn and Winter
Year 1 explored the signs of Autumn by going on a walk around the school grounds.
The Natural World in Reception
Children in FS2 have been learning all about natural processes. This week we have looked at floating and sinking. The children explored waterproof materials, learnt how to design a boat and they also created a boat before testing it on water to test if it would float or sink.
Year 5- Forces
To investigate the effects of surface area on air resistance, the children in year 5 performed an experiment, timing the descent of three parachutes of different sizes as they fell to the ground.
Year 2: Materials
In this lesson, children investigated the different properties of a range of materials.
Year 5- Forces
As a class, the children in year 5 investigated the effects of friction when moving across different surfaces.
Year 1: BrightBites oral health education programme
The children were excited to welcome Thomas Gibbs, a teacher from Dentaid, the dental charity. The charity works to improve oral health and delivers the BrightBites oral health education programme. The children learnt about the names and functions of teeth, healthy eating, good tooth brushing techniques and the importance of regularly seeing a dentist. They even were given a toothbrush and tooth paste to take home.
Year 4: Teeth and digestion
Year 4 have investigated how the digestive system works. The children used some everyday items to explore the journey food takes from the moment it enters the mouth to the moment it leaves the body.
Year 3: Muscles, Skeletons and Nutrition
The children in year 3 have enjoyed learning about all the different bones and muscles in both human and animal skeletons. They understand the different elements of nutrition which a human and animal need to function and maintain a healthy body.
Year 6 - Light and Perception
Year 6 enjoyed learning about how we see, reflection, refraction, light pollution and more...
Year 1: Everyday Materials
Children conducted an experiment to test which material would be best for teddy's umbrella.
FS1 - Autumn
FS1 enjoyed exploring the changing seasons using their senses in the outdoor area.
Year 2: Animals and survival
In Year 2, children have shown understanding of what animals need to survive. They then moved on to exploring different food groups and what makes a balanced diet. As a class they investigated our diets and recognised which food groups they eat more or less off. They have then researched and created a balanced diet to share with others.
Year 4: teeth and digestion
Year 4 have learned about human teeth. They have identified different types of teeth and what can happen if we don't look after them.
Year 5- Earth and Space
The children in Year 5 have been enjoying their science journey so far learning about Earth's orbit around the Sun, the planets in the Solar System and the planets and their moons. Take a look at some of the fantastic work the children have produced!
Year 3: Skeletons, muscles, and nutrition
In this lesson, the children have been learning how bones and muscles work together. The children conducted an experiment to find out which arm was the strongest, by holding a weight in each arm and timing with a stop watch. After this the children recorded their results and concluded their findings.
Year 5- Earth and Space
To explore the movement of the Earth around the Sun, the children in Year 5 went outside to demonstrate Earth's orbit while it rotates on its axis. We had to take turns as we got a little dizzy!
Y3-Forces and magnets
In year the children have been getting better at understanding what magnets are, and they behave. The children enjoyed conducting a small experiment to create a method and a conclusion to their discoveries about ‘like and opposite’ poles and if they ‘repelled or attracted’.
Y3-Forces and magnets
Today in year 3, the children have been getting better at understanding how objects move on different surfaces and have been conducting an experiment around this. They have made a prediction and a conclusion following their findings.
Year 2: EUREKA!
Year 2 and Year 3 had a lovely day out visiting EUREKA! in Halifax. They explored the various learning galleries and enjoyed a lovely lunch with a view! Following this they have written a recount of the trip and also used photos taken on the trip to create a timeline. It was also a brilliant experience partaking in a Science show, children learnt lots of facts about Space and how the Sun moves around creating day and night.
It was lovely to hear all of the facts they learnt and also experiences they shared with one another, demonstrating impeccable behaviour too.
Year 5- Life Cycles
The children learnt all about life cycles, exploring the differences between flowering and non-flowering plants and the life cycles of insects and mammals.
Year 4- Electricity
Throughout this topic, Year 4 have investigated what happens when a circuit has multiple bulbs and one battery and when a circuit has multiple batteries and one bulb. The children have then used this knowledge to create their own burglar alarm.
The Natural World in Nursery
