Science
At Netherfield, we use Developing Experts to support our Science lessons. In our Science curriculum, the names of the projects are matched to the national curriculum aspects, for example, Living Things and their Habitats and Earth and Space. Physics is not formally introduced until Key Stage 2. However, in Key Stage 1, children have opportunities to explore natural phenomena, such as shadows.
The science projects are sequenced to develop both children’s substantive and declarative knowledge, and if possible, make meaningful links to other projects. For example, in the KS1 unit 'All about animals', children are taught how to categorise animals into herbivores, omnivores and carnivores. This is then directly linked to their driver topic of 'Dinosaur Detectives'. These links allow for children to embed their substantive knowledge in new and often real-life contexts.
The sequencing of projects ensures that children have the substantive knowledge and vocabulary to comprehend subsequent projects fully. Each project’s place in the year has also been carefully considered. For example, projects that involve growing plants or observing animals are positioned at a suitable time of year to give children the best possible opportunity to make first-hand observations. Within all the science projects, disciplinary knowledge is embedded within substantive content.
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