Science
Science at St. George's Church of England Academy
In our rapidly evolving world science is a vital part of our curriculum. At St. George’s Church of England Academy, our intent is for children of all abilities and backgrounds to believe in themselves as scientists. Scientific learning will encompass expanding the children’s knowledge and understanding of the world, and the development of skills associated with Science as a process of enquiry. Children understand what science is, what it is for and how it is relevant to their lives.
It is our intention to develop the natural curiosity of every child and encourage them to use scientific vocabulary to investigate and explore God’s world around them in their day-to-day lives. Children will make predictions and test their theories by carrying out practical experiments and observing the natural world. They will gather and analyse data using a variety of methods to draw their conclusions. Children are given regular opportunities to share and present their findings among peers to develop confidence and encourage scientific discussion and debate.
Our staff are passionate about delivering inspirational and exciting sequences of lessons that embed scientific learning and make links between topic areas. We are passionate about raising the profile of women in science and accessing opportunities for STEM in our local area. We approach science with a positive ‘can-do’ attitude, resilience and perseverance. Our inclusive lessons ensure the equality of teaching and that children are exposed to a diverse array of past and current scientists including female and local scientists. Children learn to question and discuss science-based issues that may affect their own lives, the direction of society and the future of the world. Our aim is for children to leave St George’s Academy inspired and motivated to continue on their scientific learning journey and with a passion to pursue a role in a scientific field.
Progression in Knowledge Science
Progression in Working Scientifically Skills
Science in the Early Years Foundation Stage
29.01.26 - Robotics Club Trip
On Thursday, the Robotics Club children were invited to Nissan, Sunderland to participate and observe in a local VEX Robotics competition. The children had a fantastic time and enjoyed the event from start to finish. As it was our first experience of VEX Robotics, we learned a great deal, thought hard about strategy, design and coding techniques to apply to our own robot in the future. It was great to see schools who were further on in the process than ourselves, competing and making edits to their robots and codes before their next match.
29.01.26 - Lego Robot Workshop
On Thursday, The year 5 children took part in a brilliant Lego workshop. Delivered by Robot Education and volunteers from Primary Goal Team, the children spent the session building a Lego robot and then programming the robot to move. The children were fully engaged from the start and spent all morning working together to help build the Lego and follow the sequences using the laptops. It required the children to use problem solving skills and challenged the children to think deeply about debugging and ensuring the algorithms were correct in order to program the robot successfully. Mr Ainsley and his colleagues were great with the children. They had lots of fun but also learnt a great deal in just a few hours.
11.12.25 - Electricity Investigation
Today, the children explored electrical circuits. They followed instructions to build a range of circuits using different components. Before setting each circuit up, they made predictions about how the components would affect the brightness of the bulb. After building the circuits, they recorded their observations and compared them with their predictions.
02.10.25 - Science Investigation
A fantastic science investigation today! The children in 6S looked at how the size of a shadow is affected by the distance between a light source and an object. The children learned the closer the object is to a light source the bigger the shadow cast. We explored different materials blocking the light source and found opaque objects cast the darkest shadows as it blocks the light completely. We plotted a line graph to represent our results, which helped us draw conclusions.
KAPLA April 2025
Years 3, 4 and 5 took part in a brilliant workshop called KAPLA this week. Over the course of Tuesday afternoon and all day Wednesday 6 classes had an hour each to construct different structures out of little plans of wood. The children could not use anything other than balancing to hold these bricks in place. The children worked on many skills including, patience, teamwork, engineering, problem solving, listening and perseverance during this workshop.
Have a look below to see some of the brilliant structures constructed.
28.03.25 - Centre for Life Trip
The children in Year 6 had a fantastic time at the Centre for Life. We completed a workshop on circuits, looking at renewable energy such as wind and solar energy to power a lightbulb circuit. We then went into the planetarium and looked at constellations above Newcastle that we may be able to see on a clear night. The children then watched an exciting experiment show to demonstrate some physics and chemistry! Finally they explored the Wow, Brain and Creation Zone.
10.03.25 - British Science Week
St George's had a fantastic time celebrating British Science Week! Each class had the opportunity to join a live broadcast from the farm through NFU Education.
The children loved hearing from the farmers and following them as they worked and completed jobs on the farm. Some of the children were even lucky enough to witness a live birth! Hearing from the farm, helped the children think about what skills are required to help run a farm and the different tasks required that we may not have initially associated with farm work. All classes have completed work based on what they have learned from the farm, whether it be, designing practical jackets for the cows, tackling gender stereotypes, thinking about life cycles, evidence of adaptation and much more! Please see below the photos of activities that have taken place.
Early Years
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LKS2
UKS2
31.01.25 - Ian Bond - Ecologist Visit
Year 6 enjoyed a visit from Mr Ian Bond this morning to learn about science in the work place.
Ian Bond is a local ecologist and chatted to the children about their current science topic: classification.
The children had some fantastic subject knowledge and could recognise many different species in the local area!
