Warrington School/Curriculum/Science Objectives

Level 3 and 4 students will:

* Understanding about science o Appreciate that science is a way of explaining the world and that science knowledge changes over time. o Identify ways in which scientists work together and provide evidence to support their ideas. * Investigating in science o Build on prior experiences, working together to share and examine their own and others’ knowledge. o Ask questions, find evidence, explore simple models, and carry out appropriate investigations to develop simple explanations. * Communicating in science o Begin to use a range of scientific symbols, conventions, and vocabulary. o Engage with a range of science texts and begin to question the purposes for which these texts are constructed. * Participating and contributing o Use their growing science knowledge when considering issues of concern to them. o Explore various aspects of an issue and make decisions about possible actions.