The Science curriculum aims to ensure that students develop an interest in science as a means of expanding their curiosity and willingness to explore, ask questions about and speculate on the changing world in which they live.
The science curriculum is broken into the areas:
- Biological Sciences
- Chemical Sciences
- Earth and Space Sciences
- Physical Sciences
In Years P-2 students investigate the concepts of:
- Magnets
- Sound
- Colour and light
- Life cycles
- Day and night
- Seasons
In Years 3-4 students:
- Classify a range of materials as a solid, liquid or gas
- Investigate and discover forces such as push and pull
- Describe features of living things
- Describe how features of the landscape can change due to weathering and erosion
- Describe the relationship between day and night and the Earth
In Years 5-6 students:
- Identify the characteristics of chemical change
- Investigate the systems in the human body
- Identify relationships between food chains and the environment
- Look at the Moon and the Earth as part of the solar system
- Extreme weather conditions
- Energy from a variety of sources can be used to generate electricity
