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Science

Science at Eastern Green Junior School encourages pupils to develop curiosity about the natural world while building strong scientific knowledge and enquiry skills. We aim to inspire and excite children to find out more about the world around them and understand how science impacts their lives - past, present and future.

Our science curriculum covers the three main scientific disciplines:

Biology – living things and their habitats, plants, animals including humans
Chemistry – materials and their properties
Physics – electricity, forces and other physical processes

Pupils develop their understanding through practical investigation and scientific enquiry. They learn to:

  • ask questions and make predictions

  • plan and carry out investigations

  • record and analyse results

  • draw conclusions based on evidence

Scientific vocabulary is taught explicitly so pupils can explain their thinking clearly and confidently.

Science Topics by Year Group

Year 3

In Year 3, pupils begin to develop their scientific understanding through exploring plants, animals and the physical world. Topics include:

  • Plants – identifying plant parts and understanding how plants grow and survive

  • Animals Including Humans – understanding skeletons, muscles and nutrition

  • Forces and Magnets – exploring how forces work and how magnets attract and repel

  • Light – understanding how light travels and how shadows are formed

Year 4

In Year 4, pupils deepen their scientific knowledge and begin to make more detailed observations and comparisons. Topics include:

  • Living Things and Their Habitats – classification and grouping living organisms

  • Animals Including Humans – understanding the digestive system and food chains

  • States of Matter – exploring solids, liquids and gases

  • Sound – investigating how sounds are made and how they travel

Year 5

In Year 5, pupils develop their investigative skills and explore more complex scientific ideas. Topics include:

  • Properties and Changes of Materials – investigating materials and how mixtures can be separated

  • Living Things and Their Habitats – life cycles and reproduction in plants and animals

  • Animals Including Humans – the stages of the human life cycle

  • Earth and Space – understanding the movement of planets and the solar system

  • Forces – exploring gravity, air resistance and friction

Year 6

In Year 6, pupils consolidate their scientific knowledge and apply it through increasingly independent investigations. Topics include:

  • Electricity – exploring circuits and how electrical components function

  • Living Things and Their Habitats – classification of living organisms

  • Animals Including Humans – the circulatory system and the impact of diet, exercise and lifestyle on health

  • Evolution and Inheritance – understanding how living things have adapted and changed over time

Across all year groups, pupils also develop the skills of working scientifically. This includes planning investigations, using scientific equipment accurately, recording data in tables and graphs, and evaluating evidence to draw conclusions.They are taught the working scientifically skills through a range of different enquiry types. We use DR CORPI to aid the children's understanding of each enquiry type.

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