At E P Collier Primary School our intent is to ensure that all children, regardless of ethnic origin, gender, class, aptitude or disability will be provided with a broad and balanced Science curriculum which reflects the equality and diversity of our multicultural school. We want our children to be naturally curious about the world around them. Our vision is to enable children to take their STEM learning journey beyond the primary school years and continue enhancing their understanding through a cross curricular approach. Throughout our school children are encouraged to use and build on scientific skills of observing, investigating, questioning, comparing, reflecting and recording which continually develops independence and allows them to  be 'WOWED' about life long science learning.

Our teachers ensure that our children are exposed to high quality teaching and learning experiences. At E P Collier we implement the delivery of a practical, enquiry, spiral based curriculum; offering children the opportunity to ask and answer questions and allowing 'thinking time' which  provides children with the opportunities to build on their acquisition of scientific knowledge and skills. This enables learning to 'stick' and children to progress.  We want our children to have a broad vocabulary therefore scientific language is taught and built upon as topics are revisited in different year groups and across key stages. Through teacher modelling and carefully planned questioning, our children are given the opportunity to access learning according to their ability. Our science learning journeys enable children to enhance with a 'can do' attitude. Our approach is to always enable children to develop to their full potential by ongoing assessment and quizzing knowledge.

The impact of our successful approach results in a fun, engaging, high quality science education, that provides children with the foundations and knowledge for understanding the world. Our children love Science and investigating!

Children will know more, remember more and understand more about the curriculum. Children retain prior-learning and explicitly make connections between what they have previously learned and what they are currently learning.

 All children will have:

• A richer vocabulary which will enable them to articulate their understanding of taught concepts
• A wider variety of skills linked  scientific knowledge, understanding and enquiry
• Confidence and a love of learning for all things science

Science Topics Across the School

Science at EP Collier is taught through exciting, carefully sequenced topics:

• Plants and Habitats – how living things grow and survive

• Materials and Their Properties – investigating what things are made of and why

• Forces and Magnets – exploring motion and interaction

• Electricity and Light – experimenting safely to understand energy

• Human Body – skeleton, digestive system, and organs

• Space and Earth – planets, the solar system, and the wider universe

At E P Collier we like to make our science learning fun, engaging and interactive. We like to use a hands on approach where children can learn and recall memorable scientific facts and knowledge. Every topic will take children on a progress learning journey. Here are some photographs for you to enjoy.

SCIENCE CURRICULM VOCABULARY

Science Curriculum Overview

Home Learning Ideas

A SCIENTIST JUST LIKE ME

Introducing children to a diverse range of scientists and people who work in science-related jobs.

Dear All,

We have had an amazing response from the Science Competition - Message in a Bottle. Please enjoy the pictures, we are all winners !!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/dynamo/home.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/digger/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/podsmission/

E P Collier Science Recycling Competition

Thank you all for your amazing contributions.  Here are some of the pictures of your entries: