Learning
Science
Building curiosity about the world through biology, chemistry and physics.
A high quality science education provides the foundations for understanding the world through the specific disciplines of biology, chemistry and physics. By building a body of key foundational knowledge and concepts, children learn to recognise the power of rational explanation and develop a sense of excitement and curiosity about natural phenomena.
The national curriculum for science aims to ensure that all pupils develop scientific knowledge and conceptual understanding; develop an understanding of the nature, processes and methods of science through different types of enquiry; and are equipped with the knowledge needed to understand the uses and implications of science today and in the future.
Children describe processes and characteristics in everyday language, and also learn to use technical vocabulary accurately, building an extended specialist vocabulary and applying their mathematics to their science.