At Harrington Hill Primary School, we believe science should:

• Be fun and memorable
• Relate to real life
• Be child-led, nurturing children’s innate curiosity
• Encourage children to ask scientific questions, discuss and test their ideas
• Develop enquiry skills through practical investigations which are often outdoors
• Provide opportunities to use a range of high quality scientific equipment
• Provide challenge at all levels

Our Vision

At Harrington Hill, our vision is to provide a science curriculum which inspires and encourages all children to be inquisitive about the world around them, so that they have a deeper understanding of the world we live in. We believe this is best achieved through exciting, practical experiences that encourage curiosity and questioning. We aim to provide children with opportunities to develop a range of skills that are useful across their learning, helping to prepare them for life beyond the classroom.

Science Ambassadors

Congratulations to our science ambassadors this year:

• Erella
• Ashleigh
• Suraya
• Lily
• Maryam
• Meryem

Our fabulous scientists will be: keeping the rest of the school up to date with any science related changes at Harrington Hill; writing blogs on the latest science news; setting up science experiments (which they will present in assemblies) and will be in charge of arranging and taking care of science resources at school.

STEAM Ahead

During the spring term, Year 5 took part in a science competition which enabled them to learn about different careers in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Maths); children worked in teams to design and make a durable raft with limited resources before testing their creations.

A big well done to our winning team: Jack, Aaron, Esther, Amrit and Samir, who will be competing at the semi-finals at UBS Bank later this month!

Science Fun At Home

The best science activities are often hands-on (and sometimes messy) and produce exciting (and sometimes unexpected) results. If you love science and want to have a go at some fun and easy experiments at home, click this link, choose an experiment and have a go!