Children will be fascinated by science in the world around them. They will begin to understand how Christian values and perspectives relate to scientific thinking. They find science fun because they are offered hands-on science investigations and exciting opportunities to develop their scientific  knowledge. Through exploration and research, supported by experienced well-informed teachers as well as talks from science experts, children will be inspired to become curious, confident scientists. They will gain the skills and confidence to question, investigate and explore scientifically. Our intent is to give all children a strong understanding of the uses and implications of Science, today and for the future.  We encourage children to think scientifically and gain an understanding of scientific processes whilst acquiring specific skills and knowledge.  

Aims and principles 

At Christ Church, teaching and learning in Science will include the following principles:

• Scientific enquiry skills are embedded in a number of the topics children study. Children use different methods of enquiry to investigate questions about the world and beyond and teachers provide the tools for children to develop skills in scientific thinking.
• Science is taught as a spiral curriculum with topics being revisited and developed throughout children’s time at school. This model allows children to build upon their prior knowledge and vocabulary and increases their enthusiasm for the topics whilst embedding this procedural knowledge into the long-term memory. 
• Children are encouraged to become independent and inquisitive learners asking ‘what if?’ questions and planning investigations to prove or disprove a theory, building upon children’s natural sense of curiosity about the world around them
• Making science fun and inspiring children to extend their learning further through a range of theme-based, cross-curricular and imaginative projects
• Provide opportunities for children to acquire the necessary skills to communicate scientific ideas, facts and data effectively. 
• Develop an understanding of the nature of ‘scientific method’ which involves making predictions and hypothesis, designing a fair and controlled experiment, collecting appropriate data and drawing meaningful conclusions.
• Begin to build up a body of scientific knowledge and understanding which will serve as a foundation for future enquiry.