Last updated: 12 Dec 2007

Finding out about the world

At foundation stage, science is within the area of learning, 'Knowledge and understanding of the world'.

There is no specific scientific learning, but children might:

• show curiosity about their surroundings
• investigate objects, materials and living things
• ask questions about how things work and why things happen
• use everyday technology, including ICT.

Work carried out in the foundation stage is useful for later study in science and in other subjects, for example geography and ICT.