At Dulwich Wood, we are a ‘Build Learning Power school’; this enables our children to be able to acquire the scientific skills and knowledge that they need to understand concepts and phenomena that occur in the world around them. It equips them with the motivation to ask questions and seek explanations. Children learn the skills required for scientific enquiry and they begin to appreciate the way science will affect their future on a personal, national and global level.
The National Curriculum for Science aims to ensure that all pupils:
· develop scientific knowledge and conceptual understanding through the specific disciplines of biology, chemistry and physics
· develop an understanding of the nature, processes and methods of science through different types of science enquiries that help them to answer scientific questions about the world around them
· are equipped with the scientific knowledge required to understand the uses and implications of science, today and for the future
Our principles of science are displayed throughout the school and are displayed in the classrooms.
The principles are:
Science is good when:
· we explore ideas by questioning, noticing, testing and measuring in fun practical ways.
· discoveries are made…and new scientific skills developed.
· it is related to real life contexts and helps us to understand the world around us.
· it’s interactive and challenging.
· the correct scientific vocabulary is used to explain ideas.
If you’d like to discover more about how we teach science at Dulwich Wood you can read our guidance in full by downloading the link below.