Science

Our high-quality science education ensures that pupils are encouraged to recognise the power of rational explanation. In doing so, we aim to develop a sense of excitement and curiosity about the subject. Our pupils are encouraged to understand how science can be used to explain what is happening in the world around them. They will also make predictions about how things will behave and analyse the causes of events and phenomena. Children will build an extensive scientific vocabulary and apply their mathematical knowledge to their understanding of science, including collecting, presenting and analysing data. At Parkdale, we aim to maximise pupils’ engagement with and motivation to study science. We currently follow the White Rose Science scheme, which provides a coherent and progressive curriculum that develops scientific knowledge, enquiry skills and a deeper understanding of scientific concepts through practical and engaging learning experiences.

Science Notices

Science Exhibition 2026

A huge thank you to all the parents who attended the Science Exhibition this morning. It was wonderful to see so many of you and to hear such positive feedback. Your children have worked incredibly hard throughout Science Week and have learned so much. This is a...

British Science Week 2026

SCIENCE WEEK OFFICIAL LETTER - PARENTS 2026 Look out for our Community Activity letter, that your child will be bringing home today, for the British Science Week. It is this year all about Curiosity and asking questions. Like last year we have set, you as families, a...

Year 5 Thank You

Year 5 would like to extend a big thank you to all the parents and carers who attended our Stay and Celebrate session this week. The children thoroughly enjoyed sharing their creative learning outcomes in science and were proud to showcase their hard work. Parents...

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Digital Learning

Year 4 learn about the ear and how we hear. They do some research using AR and the app Expeditions. Using different skills on their iPads they create a video using Keynote and iMovie, then use the voice recording to explain what they have found out. Enjoy our samples.

STEM Week

Nursery to Year 6 all took part in STEM week enjoying the experiments to explore their curiosity. Learning about the environment and how to care for the vast number of creatures within our eco-system. Our community challenge was to create a feeder: bird or butterfly or for another animal so that we could put them into our forest school to encourage the animals. Thank you to all who took part, they all looked amazing.