Science

At Collingwood Primary School, our Science curriculum encourages children to independently question and explore their environment to develop a passion for discovery.

What is Science? Let's find out what our children say....

'Science is explosions and experiments, I’ve enjoyed learning about food groups and plants. Science can help me with art because if I can see a plant then I can sketch what I see'. (Year 1 pupil)

'Science is experiments, habitats, scientists can make potions and investigate animals that are close to being extinct. I like building habitats, food chains, producers and consumers'. (Year 2 pupil)

'Science is rocks, scientists and experiments'. (Year 3 pupil)

'Science is facts about the world and I love experimenting. My favourites are making elephant toothpaste and finding out how our digestive system works'. (Year 4 pupil)

'Science is Space. We have learned a mnemonic to help us remember the order of the planets and we have made satellites. We know about Aristotle'. (Year 5 pupil)

'Science is really cool; we do lots of fun experiments using lightbulbs and motors. I like writing about our experiments and showing what we have learned'. (Year 6 pupil)

Promoting careers in Science

It is vital that children understand how the skills they are taught at Collingwood will assist them in being successful in their later life and careers. At Collingwood, we aim to enable children to have a working knowledge of a variety of science skills to help them become: budding biologists, investigators, researchers, chemists, engineers and many more careers! We aim to ensure Collingwood children will be successful in whichever path they choose.

STEM Week @Collingwood: Change and adapt!

Dinosaur fun Nursery focused on the prehistoric age of dinosaurs, finding fossil and building their own dinosaurs.

Human body-Growth over time Reception looked at how we change as we grow up. They looked closely at what they could do as a baby, a toddler, a child and an adult. They made life-sized pictures of a baby, child and an adult and compared their footwear!

Speed! Year 1 looked at how toys have been adapted and changed over time. They made marble runs and peg planes.

Landmarks over time Year 2 looked at famous world and local landmarks and studied their construction. They experimented with different ways to join and strengthen materials and then worked as a team to build a replica of famous landmarks.

Sundials to satellites Year 3 created their own sundials to see how people used to tell the time when they didn’t have analogue and digital clocks.

Music Year 4 looked into the progression of music and musical instruments over time. They designed and made lutes and drums - two of the first known instruments! They then looked into digital music, using their ICT skills to compose their own scores using digital instruments through the use of music apps.

Time and Space Travellers Year 5 investigated how space travel has developed across time. They designed their own cities on a different planet, discussed transport in space and different power sources. They then created their very own gas-powered space buggies.

The passage of time - Year 6 looked at the changes in themselves over time, how they have changed physically and how they have had to adapt to situations as they have grown and developed. They created their own timeline, using photographs from their own personal milestones.