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
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!
Year 3 Science
This week, Year 3 have been exploring how mirrors work as part of their science topic on light. They had 2 challenges using mirrors: to crack secret messages written backwards using a mirror and to follow a line on the ground while only looking up!
Year 4 Iron Man Electronics
This week, Year 4 concluded their Iron Man and Electricity topics with an exciting teamwork challenge: designing and creating a robot face complete with light-up LED eyes. Working collaboratively, the children carefully covered cardboard boxes with foil to form the base of their designs. To complete their robots, they used electronics kits to wire the … Read more
Year 4 electricity switches
This week, Year 4 have continued learning about electrical circuits and how switches control the flow of electricity. The children built simple circuits and made a lightbulb turn on and off using a switch. They then applied their knowledge by creating their own switches using split pins and paper clips — a great example of … Read more
Year 5 Science
Year 5 explored why we get day and night today. They thought about the key words axis, rotate, facing and anti-clockwise.
Year 5 Stargazing
Year 5 had a fantastic evening stargazing. They were able to learn about constellations and use the app ‘the night sky’ to find different ones. They even enjoyed a hot chocolate and biscuit when they came back inside! Thank you to everyone who came, the Year 5 team think you are all stars!
