Queen's Hill’s vision for science is to equip children with a range of skills and knowledge that will enable them to ask scientifically accurate questions and carry out scientific enquiries in order to learn about our world and how it is changing. Children’s scientific knowledge and skills are built upon each year as they reflect on past topics and key concepts learnt. We feel that it is important that children explore key content from the three disciplines of biology, chemistry and physics and build confidence in applying their skills to conduct scientific experiments. Children will also develop a wide scientific vocabulary that they will be able to apply when discussing new concepts.
At Queen’s Hill, we have developed an exciting curriculum, whereby children are fully immersed in their learning. Children learn to design and conduct practical experiments and evaluate outcomes in order to enable them to ask questions and to find answers. We have an outdoor classroom that all year groups enjoy, and we offer the children the opportunity to use a range of high-quality scientific equipment. In a world that is facing some considerable environmental challenges, we hope at Queen’s Hill we can plant the seed that inspires the next generation of scientists.
We use PLAN primary science resources to support the planning and delivery of our science curriculum
Subject in Action
Year 5 Science
Year 5 used their knowledge of solids, liquids and gases to decide how mixtures might be separated, including through filtering, sieving and evaporating. They explored sand/water, flour/raisins and salt/water. They can’t wait to explore milk/vinegar on Monday!
Autumn in Reception
We have been learning all about the seasonal changes which come with Autumn. The children have been reading the story “The Leaf Thief” and have learnt about what happens to the leaves in Autumn and why. We have learnt about the vegetables and plants which grow, the animals who hibernate and created pictures inspired by … Read more
Year 1 Autumn Walk
Year 1 had fun on their autumn walk today. They explored the outdoor classroom and went on a hunt for signs of autumn. The children found different coloured leaves, acorns and even some mushrooms! We all had a photo by a tree with yellow leaves and we will check back later in the year to … Read more
Dinosaurs!
Last week Reception, we had a mystery visitor in our classrooms. They left some clues; footprints and a tray of fossils. We discovered from reading “The Girl and the Dinosaur” that just like the dinosaur in the story, we had been visited by night dinosaurs too! We have had lots of fun exploring dinosaurs in … Read more
Year 5 Science
Year 5 enjoyed carrying out the ‘dancing raisin’ experiment. They had to think about the science behind their observations and see if their predictions were correct. Miss Peek, Miss Harris, Mrs B-M and Mrs White were so impressed with their conclusions including key words such as carbon dioxide, buoyancy, float, sink and gas!
Y1 – Plants
Year 1 have been learning about plants. They planted seeds and are excited to watch them grow. We have also been looking at real plants to notice the parts of the plants and used post-it notes to label them.
Y5 Sun Safety
The weather is hotting up (hopefully!) and we have been learning about sun safety. As part of our science learning, we found out about how sunscreens are made and how they are tested. We made predictions about the SPF in sunscreens and used UV beads to test out our predictions with a few surprising results! It … Read more
