At Indian Queens School we strive to give pupils a wide and detailed range of experiences that will teach them about the world of science. We aim not to just teach information, but also inspire and motivate pupils to explore the scientific universe themselves armed with key scientific skills that will let them discover at their own pace throughout life.
Super Scientist certificates are awarded to children who have been working extra hard in science and can discuss their learning.
Super Scientist certificates are awarded to children who have been working extra hard in science and can discuss their learning.
Super Scientist certificates are awarded to children who have been working extra hard in science and can discuss their learning.
Investigations and questioning form the backbone of our curriculum while also providing pupils with chances to experience science in different forms including biology, physics and chemistry.
We relate our learning to our topic so we can emphasise the real-world applications of science.
Science at Indian Queens School aims to teach our children the skills, knowledge and understanding they need to question and understand concepts and phenomena that occur in the world around them and equips them with the motivation to seek explanations for these. Children learn the skills required for scientific enquiry and they will begin to appreciate the way science will affect their future on a personal, national and global level.
The aims of science are to enable children to:
• Ask and answer scientific questions
• Plan and carry out fair scientific investigations, using equipment
• Know and understand the life processes of living things
• Know and understand the physical processes of materials, electricity ,light, sound and natural forces
• Know about materials and their properties
• Evaluate evidence and present their conclusions clearly and accurately
Children are given opportunities to develop their interest in STEAM subjects through after-school clubs, planning, investigating and discussing what they have observed.
The school is part of a group of 10 schools in the trust, which is linked to the Ogden Trust. This organisation provides learning opportunities and resources based on physics topics.
Science in EYFS and KS1
Year 2 investigated how objects can be changed by stretching, twisting, squashing and bending.
Year 2 investigated how objects can be changed by stretching, twisting, squashing and bending.
Year 2 investigated how objects can be changed by stretching, twisting, squashing and bending.
Year 2 investigated how objects can be changed by stretching, twisting, squashing and bending.
Year 2 investigated how objects can be changed by stretching, twisting, squashing and bending.
Year 2 investigated how objects can be changed by stretching, twisting, squashing and bending.
Year 2 investigated how objects can be changed by stretching, twisting, squashing and bending.
Year 2 investigated how objects can be changed by stretching, twisting, squashing and bending.
Year 2 investigated how objects can be changed by stretching, twisting, squashing and bending.
Year 2 investigated how objects can be changed by stretching, twisting, squashing and bending.
Year 2 investigated how objects can be changed by stretching, twisting, squashing and bending.
Year 2 investigated how objects can be changed by stretching, twisting, squashing and bending.
Year 2 investigated how objects can be changed by stretching, twisting, squashing and bending.
Year 2 investigated how objects can be changed by stretching, twisting, squashing and bending.
Year 2 learned about absorbency. They investigated which fabric was the most absorbent. We were surprised by the results.
Year 2 learned about absorbency. They investigated which fabric was the most absorbent. We were surprised by the results.
Year 2 learned about absorbency. They investigated which fabric was the most absorbent. We were surprised by the results.
Year 2 learned about absorbency. They investigated which fabric was the most absorbent. We were surprised by the results.
Year 2 learned about absorbency. They investigated which fabric was the most absorbent. We were surprised by the results.
Year 2 learned about absorbency. They investigated which fabric was the most absorbent. We were surprised by the results.
Year 2 learned about absorbency. They investigated which fabric was the most absorbent. We were surprised by the results.
Year 2 learned about absorbency. They investigated which fabric was the most absorbent. We were surprised by the results.
Year 2 learned about absorbency. They investigated which fabric was the most absorbent. We were surprised by the results.
Year 2 learned about absorbency. They investigated which fabric was the most absorbent. We were surprised by the results.
Year 2 learned about absorbency. They investigated which fabric was the most absorbent. We were surprised by the results.
Year 2 learned about absorbency. They investigated which fabric was the most absorbent. We were surprised by the results.
Year 2 learned about absorbency. They investigated which fabric was the most absorbent. We were surprised by the results.
Year 2 learned about absorbency. They investigated which fabric was the most absorbent. We were surprised by the results.
Year 2 learned about absorbency. They investigated which fabric was the most absorbent. We were surprised by the results.
Year 2 learned about absorbency. They investigated which fabric was the most absorbent. We were surprised by the results.
Year 2 learned about absorbency. They investigated which fabric was the most absorbent. We were surprised by the results.
Year 2 learned about absorbency. They investigated which fabric was the most absorbent. We were surprised by the results.
Year 2 learned about absorbency. They investigated which fabric was the most absorbent. We were surprised by the results.
Year 2 learned about absorbency. They investigated which fabric was the most absorbent. We were surprised by the results.
Year 2 learned about absorbency. They investigated which fabric was the most absorbent. We were surprised by the results.
Year 2 learned about absorbency. They investigated which fabric was the most absorbent. We were surprised by the results.
Year 2 learned about absorbency. They investigated which fabric was the most absorbent. We were surprised by the results.
Year 2 learned about absorbency. They investigated which fabric was the most absorbent. We were surprised by the results.
Year 2 learned about absorbency. They investigated which fabric was the most absorbent. We were surprised by the results.
Year 2 learned about absorbency. They investigated which fabric was the most absorbent. We were surprised by the results.
Year 2 learned about absorbency. They investigated which fabric was the most absorbent. We were surprised by the results.
Year 2 learned about absorbency. They investigated which fabric was the most absorbent. We were surprised by the results.
Year 2 learned about absorbency. They investigated which fabric was the most absorbent. We were surprised by the results.
Year 2 learned about absorbency. They investigated which fabric was the most absorbent. We were surprised by the results.
Year 1 built houses for the 3 little pigs, investigating different materials' properties and making predictions.
Year 1 made sensory tubes, They thought carefully about which sense they needed to use to explore what was inside.
Year 2 have been learning about the conditions of microhabitats and why they are suitable habitats for different minibeasts.
Year 2 have been learning about the conditions of microhabitats and why they are suitable habitats for different minibeasts.
Year 2 have been learning about the conditions of microhabitats and why they are suitable habitats for different minibeasts.
Year 2 have been learning about the conditions of microhabitats and why they are suitable habitats for different minibeasts.
Year 2 researched the habitats of different animals and what the habitats provide for the animals. They made models of the habitats.
Year 2 researched the habitats of different animals and what the habitats provide for the animals. They made models of the habitats.
Year 2 researched the habitats of different animals and what the habitats provide for the animals. They made models of the habitats.
Year 2 researched the habitats of different animals and what the habitats provide for the animals. They made models of the habitats.
Year 2 researched the habitats of different animals and what the habitats provide for the animals. They made models of the habitats.
Year 2 researched the habitats of different animals and what the habitats provide for the animals. They made models of the habitats.
Year 2 researched the habitats of different animals and what the habitats provide for the animals. They made models of the habitats.
Year 2 researched the habitats of different animals and what the habitats provide for the animals. They made models of the habitats.
Year 2 researched the habitats of different animals and what the habitats provide for the animals. They made models of the habitats.
Year 2 researched the habitats of different animals and what the habitats provide for the animals. They made models of the habitats.
Year 2 researched the habitats of different animals and what the habitats provide for the animals. They made models of the habitats.
Year 2 researched the habitats of different animals and what the habitats provide for the animals. They made models of the habitats.
Year 2 researched the habitats of different animals and what the habitats provide for the animals. They made models of the habitats.
Year 2 researched the habitats of different animals and what the habitats provide for the animals. They made models of the habitats.
Year 2 researched the habitats of different animals and what the habitats provide for the animals. They made models of the habitats.
Year 2 researched the habitats of different animals and what the habitats provide for the animals. They made models of the habitats.
Year 2 researched the habitats of different animals and what the habitats provide for the animals. They made models of the habitats.
Year 2 researched the habitats of different animals and what the habitats provide for the animals. They made models of the habitats.
Year 2 researched the habitats of different animals and what the habitats provide for the animals. They made models of the habitats.
Year 2 investigated how their heart rates and breathing changed after exercising.
Year 2 investigated how their heart rates and breathing changed after exercising.
Year 2 investigated how their heart rates and breathing changed after exercising.
Year 2 investigated how their heart rates and breathing changed after exercising.
Year 2 investigated how their heart rates and breathing changed after exercising.
Year 2 investigated how their heart rates and breathing changed after exercising.
Year 2 investigated how their heart rates and breathing changed after exercising.
Year 2 investigated how their heart rates and breathing changed after exercising.
Year 2 investigated how their heart rates and breathing changed after exercising.
Year 2 investigated how their heart rates and breathing changed after exercising.
Year 2 investigated how their heart rates and breathing changed after exercising.
Year 2 investigated how their heart rates and breathing changed after exercising.
Hopi and Navaho classes researched Mae Jemison - the first African-American woman to travel into space.
Blackfoot class learned about Edward Jenner - an English physician and scientist who pioneered the concept of vaccines.
Nanticoke class learned about Helen Sharman - a chemist who became the first British astronaut in space.
Algonquin class researched Jane Goodall - an English primatologist, anthropologist and expert on chimpanzees.
Shoshone class used their scientist's invention to find out about him. They learned about Tim Berners-Lee - inventor of the World Wide Web.
KS1 science club grew salt crystals
KS1 science club grew salt crystals
KS1 science club grew salt crystals
KS1 science club grew salt crystals
KS1 science club grew salt crystals
Science in KS2
Year 3 had a fantastic day at the Owl Sanctuary as part of their topic "All creatures great and small".
Year 3 had a fantastic day at the Owl Sanctuary as part of their topic "All creatures great and small".
Year 3 had a fantastic day at the Owl Sanctuary as part of their topic "All creatures great and small".
Year 4 tested the viscosity of liquids in science. Honey was the most viscous liquid they tried.
Year 4 tested the viscosity of liquids in science. Honey was the most viscous liquid they tried.
Year 4 tested the viscosity of liquids in science. Honey was the most viscous liquid they tried.
Year 5 have been learning about the different types of forces and have used Newton meters to measure them.
Year 5 have been learning about the different types of forces and have used Newton meters to measure them.
Year 5 have been learning about the different types of forces and have used Newton meters to measure them.
Year 5 have been learning about the different types of forces and have used Newton meters to measure them.
Year 6 have used colour chromatography to separate colours in felt pen ink.
Year 6 have used colour chromatography to separate colours in felt pen ink.
Year 6 have used colour chromatography to separate colours in felt pen ink.
Yakama made their poster all about Louis Pasteur - a French chemist and microbiologist known for his work in vaccinations and pasteurisation.
Micmac researched Emily Cummings - an English inventor and entrepreneur.
Arapaho researched Nikola Tesla - a Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer and mechanical engineer.
Comanche class researched Isambard Kingdom Brunel - one of the most well-known English civil engineers.
Innoko class learned about Jocelyn Bell Burnell - an astrophysicist from Northern Ireland who discovered the first radio pulsars in 1967.
Paiute researched Marie Curie - a Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity.
Chippewa class learned about Katherine Johnson - an American mathematician and NASA employee.
Kiowa class researched Stephen Hawking - an English theoretical physicist and cosmologist.
Progression across the school
