Science

At Bourton Meadow we nurture every child to fulfil their whole potential.

We offer a challenging and exciting science curriculum which promotes children’s knowledge and
curiosity about the world around them. We use a wide range of high-quality resources to develop
children’s scientific knowledge, and our practical, hands-on approach ensures children are given
regular opportunities to work scientifically so that they can ask questions, make careful
observations, take accurate measurements, seek patterns and draw scientific conclusions. There is
a strong focus on vocabulary, enabling children to talk about concepts and explain their scientific
thinking more accurately.
We use Science Bug as the starting point of lessons, which allows us to plan lessons that build on
the children’s prior knowledge and revisit key concepts before moving the children's learning on.
This carefully sequenced curriculum ensures all children enjoy the subject and gain the knowledge
and skills they require to view themselves as scientists and access the science curriculum at
secondary school.

Here are the end goals for our Science curriculum

Because I went to Bourton Meadow Academy:
- I will have experienced a range of practical, hands on experiences in EYFS, both in the classroom and outdoors, to develop a curiosity about the natural world, a wide vocabulary (both scientific and non-scientific) and an ability to ask and answer questions.
- I possess a knowledge of biology, chemistry and physics in order to explain the material world and develop a sense of excitement and curiosity about the natural world.I have an understanding of the uses and implications of science, from the past, today and for the future.
- I know how scientific knowledge becomes established through scientific enquiry and can use my ‘working scientifically skills’ to solve problems, explore, observe and investigate.
- I ask questions and work with others to discover the answers I can plan and carry out different types of investigations to answer questions raised.
- I will be able to take accurate measurements and record data in a variety of ways in order to identify patterns and correlationsI can use evidence from my investigations and my scientific knowledge to draw valid conclusions.