Science education provides the foundations for understanding of our universe. Children are taught essential aspects of the knowledge, methods, processes and uses of science.  They are encouraged to develop a sense of excitement and curiosity about the world around them.   At Albany Infants, we aim for children to develop their understanding of the nature, processes and methods of science through enquiries that help them to answer scientific questions.  

Our children are encouraged to understand how science can be used to explain what is happening, predict how things will behave and analyse causes. We strive to equip children with the scientific knowledge required to understand the uses and implications of science today and for their future.

In key stage 1 at Albany, children experience and observe phenomena, looking more closely at the natural and human world around them. They are encouraged to be curious and ask questions about what they notice. Children use different approaches to working scientifically to develop their understanding of scientific ideas in order to answer their own questions, including observing changes over a period of time, noticing patterns, grouping and classifying things, carrying out simple comparative tests, and finding things out using secondary sources of information.

In the Foundation Stage at Albany, science is taught as an integral part of the topics covered during the year. We relate the scientific aspects of the children’s work to the objectives set out in the EYFS curriculum in the unit of learning called "Understanding the World".