Equipped with our five senses, we explore the universe around us and call this adventure science ~ Edwin Powell Humble.

At Kingston Park we believe that science provides the foundations for understanding the world. Through building key substantive, disciplinary and procedural knowledge,  pupils are encouraged to develop a sense of excitement and curiosity about natural phenomena. We aim to enthuse, develop and challenge pupils through an engaging and progressively structured curriculum. Pupils have the opportunity to learn through varied systematic enquiries, leading them to be equipped for life to ask and answer scientific questions about the world around them.

Pupils from Nursery to Year Six  follow a well-planned, comprehensive, varied, progressive and continuous curriculum which is well-resourced and delivered by confident staff with secure subject knowledge. We follow a bespoke scheme of work designed along with other subjects to create a cross-curricular thematic approach where pupils are able to make connections in their learning. 

We enhance our science curriculum with opportunities and experiences such as workshops (Science is My Superpower, KATS Project, NFU Live lessons) and educational visits (Great North Museum, Centre for Life, Sea Life Centre, Discovery Museum and field work).

We raise awareness of STEM careers and link to history by learning about famous scientists. We ensure we promote equality, diversity and inclusion through the scientists we study.

British Science Week took place from 8^th to 17^th March this year and we joined in the celebrations of all things STEM in great style. This year the theme was "time" to mark the 30^th anniversary of British Science Week. We invited in a science professor to work with our children from Nursery to Year Six. They loved watching the range of time related investigations such as how to pour water from a bottle as quickly as possible by creating a vortex, how the length of the string impacts the momentum of a pendulum, how to create a chemical reaction i.e. an exploding rocket, how the heat of a candle affects materials such as the rubber of a balloon filled with water! There were screams of delight as things popped and banged! 

As well as the workshop, the pupils participated in a special assembly to introduce the week and watched live lessons from National Farmers Union about farming.