Science
Our Science Vision.
At Rattlesden our intention is that our Science curriculum is ambitious for all learners and driven by strong leadership who have a clear vision of high-quality education. We want to stimulate our children to be inquisitive and have a desire to find out answers to their own questions, creating a real 'buzz' to their learning and being inspired to follow career opportunities linked to science. Encouraging them to develop a genuine interest in the world around them and a passion to find out about it.
The children will build resilience through trial and error exploration, where they will not always get the results they expect and things will not always go right. Independently they will begin to link prior scientific knowledge with current learning. Our children will develop a greater, secure depth to their science understanding and appreciate the relevance of science to themselves and the world around them.
Through our curriculum we will support pupils to develop their aspirations for their futures and become life-long learners.
The children will build resilience through trial and error exploration, where they will not always get the results they expect and things will not always go right. Independently they will begin to link prior scientific knowledge with current learning. Our children will develop a greater, secure depth to their science understanding and appreciate the relevance of science to themselves and the world around them.
Through our curriculum we will support pupils to develop their aspirations for their futures and become life-long learners.
Our virtual science library...
A Hole in the Bottom of the Sea www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/have-some-fun/storybooks-and-games/A-hole-in-the-bottom-of-the-sea/
Is This My Home? video.link/w/uTy3c
A Seed is Sleepy. video.link/w/6Ty3c
Flight of the Honey Bee. video.link/w/GTy3c
Curiosity. The story of a Mars Rover video.link/w/LTy3c
David Attenborough - Little People, Big Dreams video.link/w/UTy3c
Is This My Home? video.link/w/uTy3c
A Seed is Sleepy. video.link/w/6Ty3c
Flight of the Honey Bee. video.link/w/GTy3c
Curiosity. The story of a Mars Rover video.link/w/LTy3c
David Attenborough - Little People, Big Dreams video.link/w/UTy3c
July 2021: Look at our fabulous new sensory science garden...
'Open Up Science' the magazine from Cambridge Science Centre.
Issue 32: Rockets Issue 33: Crystals Issue 34: Machines
Have a go at the fun activities at home with your families.
We'd love to see what you discover. Tweet us at @RattlesdenPS
Issue 32: Rockets Issue 33: Crystals Issue 34: Machines
Have a go at the fun activities at home with your families.
We'd love to see what you discover. Tweet us at @RattlesdenPS
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At Rattlesden Primary School this is what we believe science should be like:
- Science is fun and hands on.
- Children get a light bulb moment and realise why something happens.
- Science is seen as important and relevant to the children's lives.
- Science learning is cross curricular
- Children learn practically.
- Science learning is celebrated on displays around the school.
- Children are excited about finding things out for themselves.
- Children use all their senses to discover and find things out.
- Science learning carries on at home with parents and guardians
- This is very important to us and so much so that in 2018 we are to begin our Primary Science Silver Award!
Science is concerned with children finding out about the world around them, including finding out about plants and animals, the weather, space, engines, machines, energy and forces, types and uses of materials. They will also learn about the structure and functions of their bodies and senses.
Our Science curriculum provides the necessary experiences to satisfy the requirements of the National Curriculum and ensure that there is progression in the development of skills and knowledge throughout the age range.
Science Museum
Have you ever wanted to try out strange experiments?
Follow the link and have a go at some of these fun science experiments.
If you complete one of these experiments then come in and tell us. We would love to hear what happened.
http://learning.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/resources/
Kids National Geographic
Great website for finding out about the animals, science, nature and history.
This could help greatly with many of our topics.
Follow the link to explore it.
http://ngkids.co.uk/
NASA Kids Club
Calling all you budding astronauts!
Great website to introduce children to space and what is beyond our own planet.
http://www.nasa.gov
BBC Wildlife
Explore and find out so much about the world right here.
http://www.bbc.com/earth/uk
National Science and Engineering Week
Here at Rattlesden we aim to make science week as exciting as possible. We use the idea of science week and make it our own.
During science week there is a theme that pulls the whole school together. This may be having a crazy science day linked to raising money for charity or having a specific theme that all classes work around.
Science can and should be fun, and so all the teachers take ownership of running exciting experiments and scientific areas of learning to inspire, enthuse and excite the children in the whole school.
https://www.britishscienceweek.org/
Last Spring term, Cedar and Beech Classes joined more than 1500 school children from across 60 Suffolk schools to spend a half day at Adastral Park as part of British Science Week - an annual event celebrating science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) from the British Science organisation. It's a great way for the kids to experience today's technology and promote STEM in the classroom. The week can make a real difference to the pupils, creating a lasting impression that could inspire a future STEM career.
During science week there is a theme that pulls the whole school together. This may be having a crazy science day linked to raising money for charity or having a specific theme that all classes work around.
Science can and should be fun, and so all the teachers take ownership of running exciting experiments and scientific areas of learning to inspire, enthuse and excite the children in the whole school.
https://www.britishscienceweek.org/
Last Spring term, Cedar and Beech Classes joined more than 1500 school children from across 60 Suffolk schools to spend a half day at Adastral Park as part of British Science Week - an annual event celebrating science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) from the British Science organisation. It's a great way for the kids to experience today's technology and promote STEM in the classroom. The week can make a real difference to the pupils, creating a lasting impression that could inspire a future STEM career.
