3 Reasons Why Science Week is an Important Date in Your School’s Calendar

Science Week starts this Friday, so if you’re currently searching for content and planning lessons, you’re not alone! Annually, schools nationwide use Science Week as an opportunity to zoom in on current scientific ideas and celebrate all the ideas, questions and discussion points that the discipline provides for teachers and pupils. 

Whatever your educational setting, here are three reasons why Science Week deserves its place in your school calendar. 

1. It raises the profile of science across the whole school

While some subjects can sometimes feel confined to timetabled lessons, a whole week dedicated to celebrating one discipline changes that. A block of scheduled time, like Science Week, creates space for: 

• Cross-curricular science week lessons
• Whole-school investigations
• STEM career assemblies
• Visiting speakers and live experiments
• Science-themed writing, art and maths activities

Events like these are great at showing that disciplines like science aren’t just ‘subjects’ - they exist continually in the world around us. For pupils, this can help build enthusiasm and relatability; it is much easier to gain interest in something when it is a tangible, meaningful concept. For teachers, this enthusiasm offers a focused moment to try new resources and investigations that may not otherwise fit into the week’s timetable. With this in mind, we have the perfect offering: a whole folder of science week lessons, designed for classes from EYFS to KS3. You can find them here. 

2. It reignites creativity and momentum 

Science Week provides an ideal reset point at a time in the year when momentum may be slow. It can encourage you to try the following: 

• Experiment with new practical investigations
• Try new science week lessons
• Introduce enquiry-based learning
• Embed working scientifically skills in fresh ways

One of the best things about Science Week is that it is focused and time-bound. This makes any activity feel much more manageable, and means that you can run a themed activity day or plan a whole-school investigation without overhauling your whole curriculum. 

Importantly, at Developing Experts, our free science week resources are designed to align with the National Curriculum; so, instead of losing focused lesson time, you’re deepening it instead. 

3. It offers the opportunity to try new, well-planned lessons and resources 

Many providers, like Developing Experts, will offer Science Week resources that are already planned and ready-to-go. This means that fresh, exciting lesson ideas are ready and waiting to be delivered to your class. 

A well-planned Science Week can: 

• Reinforce substantive knowledge
• Strengthen disciplinary skills
• Develop collaboration and communication
• Boost confidence in practical science

These are all important concepts relating to the National Curriculum, meaning that the impact of your week won’t end with Science Week; it’ll carry on into the rest of the term. 

So, if you’re currently searching for science week resources for primary schools, KS3 science week lessons or ideas for whole-school activities, start with our collection of bubble-themed lessons. They’re guaranteed to boost engagement and raise the profile of science across your school. 

Access them free here now, and don’t forget to send us your photos, videos and examples of your work - we’d love to feature them on the platform. You can email us by contacting [email protected] or by uploading your pictures to the exemplar work section on each lesson page. You can also tag us on social media if you’d like us to see your photos there. 

We hope you enjoy science week, and if you enjoy the lessons provided by Developing Experts, you can access hundreds more on the platform now with a free two-week trial. Reach out to us or visit www.developingexperts.com to sign up now.