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 2 Snettisham Trip
Year 2 had a brilliant time on their trip to Snettisham Park this half term. They had a busy day filled with lots of great activities. They went on a deer safari, they collected eggs, groomed horses and fed goats and lambs!
EYFS chicks
We have had a very exciting 2 weeks in Early Years with the arrival of some eggs. Children guessed what animal would be inside the eggs- some who were hoping for a dragon or dinosaur were a little disappointed when chicks started to hatch. Children then observed the changes from egg to chick and recorded … Read more
Nursery Chicks
The Nursery children went to visit the chicks in Reception. All ten have hatched and they were lucky enough to hold and stroke one as well as see them in the incubator.
Year 1 – Science Curriculum Day
Year 1 had a great time on Friday, taking part in three experiements as part of our Science curriculum day. After our Mad Science assembly, we were all thinking like scientist and ready to experiment! Experiement 1 – Teamwork! Children were challenged to copy a drawing in teams of four each holding a peg attached … Read more
Year 4 Science Week
This week year four have enjoyed taking part in a number of practical science investigations as part of British Science Week. We looked at properties of materials to see which would make the best handkerchief. At the end of the week, we melted butter, chocolate and cheese to see which had the highest melting point. … Read more
Year 5 go outdoors!
Year 5 went to the outdoor classroom today as part of their seed dispersal learning. They enjoyed searching and finding different types of seeds and predicting how they may have been dispersed.
Science Curriculum Day: Teamwork
Year 6 celebrated Science Week by completing a range of tasks which required them to utilise their teamwork skills. We know that scientific discoveries are never just one person, but instead a group of people who all bring a different set of skills and ideas. Year 6 were challenged to write their names and draw … Read more
Year 4 Science Chromatography
Today, Year 4 carried out a science investigation to find out who had stolen and scoffed our biscuits! 🍪🔍 The culprit had left a message written in black ink, so we used chromatography to test the ink from the four suspects’ pens. Using filter paper and water, we separated the colours in each ink and … Read more
Year 5 Science
Year 5 completed a British Science Week investigation today. They explored ‘does toast always land butter-side down?’ They learnt about probability and Murphy’s law and made predicitions. It was lots of fun and some children even challenged themselves to see whether the type of bread made a difference!