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SCIENCE
The aim of primary science is not just to
provide facts, nor to present exciting but isolated
experiments which have no real meaning for the child. It is,
rather, to encourage an attitude of learning based on
discovery, using observations, experiments and recordings,
training the children to be real scientists.
In the early years, science arises from
everyday observation and simple activities. Observation then
leads to making descriptions and forming comparisons. These
are the beginnings of a scientific approach. As the children
develop, these skills become more sophisticated through
practice in making measurements, recording findings,
communicating results and predicting and testing hypotheses.
A range of scientific topics will be
covered based on the following aspects of the National
Curriculum: Life and Living Processes, Materials and their
Properties, Physical Processes.
Parents Can Help By:
- Encouraging a questioning
attitude to the world around them.
- Collections of natural materials
i.e.. Flowers, insects, rocks, etc.
- Observations on family walks
- Outings to Science museums,
gardens etc.
- Taking care of a suitable pet.
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