Pearson International Primary Science

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Curriculum: British | Ages: 5-11 years

A brand-new primary science course fully matched to Pearson Edexcel iPrimary Science Curriculum and closely aligned to the skills of the English National Curriculum (ENC) designed to develop enthusiastic and capable young scientists ready for Lower Secondary and International GCSE Science.

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Specifically designed for international learners aged 5 to 11 years, and with an investigative approach at its heart, our brand-new interactive Pearson International Primary Science course:

Supports you and your learners through their learning journey with a modern and exciting new science programme fully matched to our iPrimary Curriculum - and closely aligned to the skills of the English National Curriculum.
Provides you with everything you need to teach science with confidence with detailed lesson plans and structured, guided assessment helping you to support learning and ensure progression - whether you are a specialist teacher or not.
Ensures smooth progression to Lower Secondary and International GCSE Science, with a detailed learning progression covering Years 1- 6 that continuously builds upon previous learning - plus, it fully prepares learners for their Year 6 examinations too.
Powered by our ActiveLearn Primary digital platform, it gives you access to all the support you need for planning, teaching, tracking and assessing your students’ progress - including interactive activities, assessment, data insight and more.

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Pricing and ISBNs

Student Books

Student Books	ISBN	Price
Student Book Year 1	9781292433424	£20.00
Student Book Year 2	9781292433318	£20.00
Student Book Year 3	9781292433325	£20.00
Student Book Year 4	9781292433417	£20.00
Student Book Year 5	9781292433301	£20.00
Student Book Year 6	9781292433271	£20.00

Workbooks

Workbooks	ISBN	Price
Workbook Year 1	9781292433288	£10.00
Workbook Year 2	9781292433295	£10.00
Workbook Year 3	9781292433257	£10.00
Workbook Year 4	9781292433264	£10.00
Workbook Year 5	9781292433394	£10.00
Workbook Year 6	9781292433400	£10.00

Digital Subscriptions - Teacher

Digital Subscriptions - Teacher	ISBN	Price

KS1 Teacher Subscription	978 129 272925 1	£250.00
LKS2 Teacher Subscription	978 129 272924 4	£250.00
UKS2 Teacher Subscription	978 129 246104 5	£250.00

Digital Subscriptions - Student Books and Workbooks

Student Books and Workbooks	ISBN	Price
KS1 Student Books and Workbooks Cat A Digital Product - 1 Year Subscription Pupil Resource	9781292460529	£300.00
KS1 Student Books and Workbooks Cat B Digital Product - 1 Year Subscription Pupil Resource	9781292460581	£600.00
KS1 Student Books and Workbooks Cat C Digital Product - 1 Year Subscription Pupil Resource	9781292460697	£1200.00
KS1 Student Books and Workbooks Cat D Digital Product - 1 Year Subscription Pupil Resource	9781292728612	£2250.00
KS1 Student Books and Workbooks Cat E Digital Product - 1 Year Subscription Pupil Resource	9781292728599	£3000.00
LKS2 Student Books and Workbooks Cat A Digital Product - 1 Year Subscription Pupil Resource	9781292460383	£300.00
LKS2 Student Books and Workbooks Cat B Digital Product - 1 Year Subscription Pupil Resource	9781292728711	£600.00
LKS2 Student Books and Workbooks Cat C Digital Product - 1 Year Subscription Pupil Resource	9781292728704	£1200.00
LKS2 Student Books and Workbooks Cat D Digital Product - 1 Year Subscription Pupil Resource	9781292460536	£2250.00
LKS2 Student Books and Workbooks Cat E Digital Product - 1 Year Subscription Pupil Resource	9781292728810	£3000.00
UKS2 Student Books and Workbooks Cat A Digital Product - 1 Year Subscription Pupil Resource	9781292460611	£300.00
UKS2 Student Books and Workbooks Cat B Digital Product - 1 Year Subscription Pupil Resource	9781292460390	£600.00
UKS2 Student Books and Workbooks Cat C Digital Product - 1 Year Subscription Pupil Resource	9781292728698	£1200.00
UKS2 Student Books and Workbooks Cat D Digital Product - 1 Year Subscription Pupil Resource	9781292460512	£2250.00
UKS2 Student Books and Workbooks Cat E Digital Product - 1 Year Subscription Pupil Resource	9781292460277	£3000.00

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Availability

When will Pearson International Primary Science be ready to use?

Is Pearson International Primary Science coming gradually from year one and then up to year 6, or all at once?

What is happening to Science Bug International?

Pearson International Primary Science was designed in response to customer feedback on Science Bug, as a replacement for it. Science Bug will remain available, though we recommend Pearson International Primary Science because it is directly matched to the Pearson Edexcel iPrimary Science curriculum, specifically written for international learners aged 5-11 years, updated and modern with interactive digital tools, and all in one textbook and one workbook.

How often is the Pearson curriculum reviewed?

Structure & Approach

How many hours per week are needed to teach the curriculum?

The Pearson International Primary Science curriculum does not have terms. How do we treat it quarterly?

The curriculum is arranged by topics rather than terms because we know schools have different term structures, and because different parts of the world cover different topics at different times (e.g. growing seasons, light and dark). This way the school and the teacher can decide what order to teach the topics in, and we indicate where pre-teaching and prerequisites are required.

Does it take a mastery approach?

How many components are there?

How far does Pearson International Primary Science follow the UK curriculum?

What makes Pearson International Primary Science enquiry based?

The core components of an enquiry-based or investigative approach are embedded throughout the resources. The skills of making observations, asking a scientific question, forming a prediction/hypothesis, testing this hypothesis, analysing results and drawing conclusions, presenting results and interpreting data and patterns are all embedded within the resources to ensure students develop an inquisitive mindset. We explore things like what makes a valid scientific question, and what makes a fair test, with the aim that students will be able to ask their own scientific questions and independently lead investigations to test their hypotheses.

Progression & iPrimary

How does Pearson International Primary Science link with iPrimary?

Have the iPrimary scheme of work objectives changed?

Is the content reliable and informative enough to use as a foundation for iGCSE Science?

Yes. The Pearson International Primary Science curriculum is based on six years of progression from ages 5 to 11, which leads on to our international lower secondary curriculum for ages 11 to 14, followed by International GCSE. It is part of the suite of resources from the Pearson Edexcel iProgress family, building explicit progression towards international GCSE.

Support for teachers

What guidance is there for teachers?

We have the full year 1-6 set of lesson planning, which provides a detailed breakdown of how you can structure each lesson. It provides context and common misconceptions for the teacher before teaching begins so less experienced teachers can understand more about the topic ahead, as well as opportunities for support and extension.

The textbook, workbook and lesson plans are structured with the idea that students will be able to independently lead their own investigations, so it really equips them with the skills along the way, it is not reliant on teacher’s specialist knowledge to embed those skills.

What resources are provided to support hands-on activities?

Pearson International Primary Science has worksheets, lesson plans, student books, and workbooks. All the physical resources required for an experiment or an investigation are listed in the lesson plans for the school to resource. These are based on the traditional resource list that most schools have access to. There will be enhanced digital interactive experiments going live in September 2023 (demos available in July 2023), so schools that don’t have the resources to set up these investigations can carry them out online.

Can I write my own lesson plans?

Can we get more worksheets?

Pearson International Primary science has comprehensive workbooks (around 150 pages of content) that go with every single lesson. Previously, you may have found content like this on multiple different worksheets, but now it’s all in one place. There are also resource sheets included in the lesson plans, designed to help explain concepts in different ways, for you to present on the board or print out.

Teaching practice

How can I best deliver challenging content?

The lesson plans are structured to support the learning of complex concepts by breaking them down them into smaller more manageable chunks, and offering context and common misconceptions for teachers before they teach. Pearson International Primary Science has a range of digital content including videos, quizzes, eBooks, and virtual labs to engage and support students. In addition, the free companion Professional Development course will show you how to deliver great science lessons.

How can we deal with introverts in the lesson of one hour?

Pearson International Primary Science has been designed to spark curiosity and get everyone thinking and wondering about what's on the page, both through group discussions, pair discussions and individual work. Our lesson plans were reviewed by a STEM network of teachers to make sure they are inclusive, with different teaching ideas and as many exciting ways of engaging students as possible.

In addition, iPrimary schools have free days of Professional Development for Pearson International Primary Science which can be tailored to particular interests such as engaging introverts.

Revision & Assessment

Are there revision units?

Yes. There is a revision section in the year 6 textbook focusing on topics that might appear in the external Edexcel assessment (from years 3-6) including advice on how to revise and other tips for exams. The workbook questions are also in the exam style so that students become familiar with it. The topics match the curriculum topics directly so there is explicit preparation for the examination.

Are termly assessments on ActiveLearn Primary?

How do you ensure the validity and reliability of content and assessment tools for countries where English is a second language?

The best practice is to have a clear and rigorous structure across the whole school. The iPrimary Science curriculum is a clear and rigorous structure, developed specifically for second language learners.

All our resources are built towards assessment, and training is based around this curriculum. We are confident in how it matches up for requirements of international schools and international learners, and how it's successfully prepares them for later, higher stakes assessment.