ScienceScience teaching at Lynams aims to stimulate and excite pupils' curiosity about phenomena and events in the world around them. Children will learn about varied aspects of the world and how it works. They will develop scientific concepts and carry out investigations. Lessons in all year groups involve much discussion in order to develop broad lines of enquiry, a bank of scientific vocabulary and initiate curiosity. Where possible, science is incorporated into Topic work to give it relevance in a wider context and to all aspects of life. Investigative and exploratory work involves children in the gradual development of their ability to observe carefully, predict outcomes, plan and carry out experiments, to test fairly their predictions, and to record and interpret results. This work goes hand in hand with the acquisition and understanding of knowledge and the children, through their investigations, find out and learn for themselves. We encourage children to reflect on their answers and ways of improving an investigation. Children learn about a wide range of scientific subjects whilst at Lynams including habitats, electricity, growing, forces and the structure of the Earth, teeth and healthy eating, nature and conservation and the weather and magnetism. We encourage all children to reach their full potential in these topics by offering a range of activities in the classroom which meet the needs of individuals and, where appropriate, groups of children. |
