Science Year 4
What are the aims of the Year 4 science curriculum?
Year 4 science aims to both deepen and broaden children’s scientific view of the world around them and develop ideas surrounding behaviour of natural phenomena such as sound and the water cycle. Our curriculum encourages pupils to develop their scientific enquiry skills including testing and developing ideas about everyday phenomena, sorting, noticing patterns, drawing conclusions, and communicating their understanding. Deepening knowledge in key areas that are studied each year, such as the human body and plants, helps children to build on their prior learning, learning more and remembering more as they work through the science curriculum.
What can teachers expect from our Year 4 science curriculum?
Through the PKC, pupils are equipped with the knowledge and understanding that enables them to learn more about the fascinating subject of science. Through the carefully specified and sequenced curriculum, children’s knowledge and conceptual understanding is developed throughout Year 4 and will be built upon as they move through the curriculum.
Our science curriculum introduces pupils to substantive concepts including:
- The human body
- Classification of Plants and Animals
- Ecology
- Sound
- States of Matter and the Water Cycle
- Electricity
Teaching resources for Year 4 science
We equip our partner schools with the necessary resources to effectively teach the PKC science Year 4 curriculum to their pupils. Resources include lesson plans, curriculum maps, subject overviews, and subject and unit rationales.
Alongside the above resources, we provide every PKC science teacher with:
- Science subject knowledge for teachers
- Knowledge organisers for every unit
- Assessment and multiple choice quizzes
- Access to CPD training and resources
- Key vocabulary and key people databases
To access teaching resources for science in Year 4, sign up to the PKC
Sign upSupport we provide for science subject leaders
To gain a better understanding of our science curriculum, we encourage all science subject leaders to attend our “Dive into Science” CPD series. These sessions include six pre-recorded videos followed by a live session with our curriculum team. By attending this session you will be able to apply our science curriculum with confidence within your schools.