UKS2 Working Scientifically

Foster curiosity and develop scientific thinking with this engaging outdoor unit, where children take the lead in designing and carrying out their own enquiries to answer meaningful, real-world questions. Through active exploration of your outdoor space, pupils will deepen their understanding of key scientific concepts while building essential scientific enquiry skills in a collaborative and creative way.

Lesson Plans

Planning a scientific enquiry

During this outdoor lesson, children will raise and answer their own question by planning and carrying out their own scientific enquiry. As they do this, they will deepen their understanding of scientific concepts such as the impact of exercise on the way their bodies function.

Learning objective:

To plan a scientific enquiry.

Planning a pattern seeking enquiry

The main activity in this outdoor and active lesson involves the children designing and carrying out their own pattern seeking enquiry in order to answer a key question. They will become familiar with your outdoor space while focusing on developing their working scientifically skills. This lesson also gives an opportunity to extend the learning further.

Learning objective:

To plan a pattern seeking enquiry.

Creating classification keys

Deepen your children’s understanding of classification keys in this fun and creative outdoor lesson. Requiring your class to collaborate with each other while working on a large-scale.

Learning objective:

To create a classification key.

Recording and presenting results of an enquiry

The main activity of this outdoor lesson involves predicting, planning and carrying out an enquiry that children deem the most appropriate to answer the focus question. The focus is on recording and presenting results in a creative, practical way while also revisiting the 5 types of scientific enquiry to secure their understanding.

Learning objective:

To record and present results.

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