Science

At the Minster we believe that Science engages pupils’ natural curiosity about the world in which they live. Through practical exploration pupils will explore and discover more about ‘real-life’ experiences, and will learn and develop the skills, knowledge and understanding they need in order to think creatively and critically about our world, and beyond.

Key Principles for science – a promise fusing teaching and learning.

We promise to:

• Carry out practical investigations in pairs, in groups and independently;
• Capture ‘Working scientifically’ in action, and use photographs as evidence in Science books, and on science working walls
• Use oral rehearsals, raps, songs, videos to help harness the memory of key scientific vocabulary and concepts;
• Evidence progress and understanding through our use of questioning, Concept Cartoons and retrieval quizzes,
• Assess progress in working scientifically and scientific knowledge and conceptual understanding, and set achievable yet challenging targets.
• Build pupils’ confidence and support them to ‘Talk Like a Scientist’.