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Science at St Michael’s CE Federated Junior School

Science at St Michael’s CE Federated Junior School. Wednesday 20 th March 2013. Introduction. Coverage of work How science is taught Skills vs Knowledge Experiments and Investigations Your Turn!. Kent Scheme of Work. Produced by the former Kent LEA adviser Andrew Berry

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Science at St Michael’s CE Federated Junior School

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  1. Science at St Michael’s CE Federated Junior School Wednesday 20th March 2013

  2. Introduction • Coverage of work • How science is taught • Skills vs Knowledge • Experiments and Investigations • Your Turn!

  3. Kent Scheme of Work • Produced by the former Kent LEA adviser Andrew Berry • Includes lots of websites to use • Lots of experimental and investigative work • A clear and easy way for teachers to track pupil progress • (See plan and assessment sheets)

  4. How Science is Taught (1) • On average around 1.5-2 hours per week • A mixture of theory and practical • Ways of recording work

  5. How Science is Taught (2) • Hypothesis • Apparatus • Prediction • Method • Results • Conclusions

  6. Skills vs Knowledge • Iron and steel are magnetic • Green plants photosynthesise to make their own food • Ability to measure • Ability to observe

  7. Your Turn! • Bicarb of soda + citric acid experiment • Screaming straws • Chromatography • (5-10mins on each)

  8. Outcomes • What science did we cover in each of these experiments? • What did we learn?

  9. How you can help…. • Developing your child’s science vocabulary • Online science websites (games etc) • Science books for children • Developing interest in the world around

  10. Conclusions • Many thanks for attending this workshop. • Are there any questions?

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