Primary School Science

1. Primary School Science Every one must … Some of us should … Some of use could …

2. What I’m looking for Teaching, learning and assessing enquiry skills

3. D Using my senses (*) D Sorting into groups (2*) P Asking questions (2*) P Sharing what I think (3,4,5*) P Finding things out (2/3/4/*) P Making decision to find things out (3*) P Identifying factors (3*) P Identifying factors (4/5* P Asking questions (3*) P Asking questions (4/5*) P Fair testing (3*) D Measuring (3*) D Recording results (3*) P Planning an investigation (4/5*) C Looking for surprises (2/3/4/5*) C Looking for patterns in results (3/4/*) C Analysing results (3/4/5*) C Interpreting results (3/4/5*) C Making my science better (2*) C Improving my investigation (3/4/5*) Searching for treasure Tom Robson Supporting Primary Science

4. 1* What I’m looking for WILF • Words to describe what you see, like … • Words to describe what you feel, like .. • Words to describe what you hear, like .. • Words to describe what you smell, like .. • Words to describe what you taste, like .. Return to index Tom Robson Supporting Primary Science

5. We are learning/practicing to: • Tell our friends what things look like Return to index Tom Robson Supporting Primary Science

6. We are learning/practicing to: * • Tell our friends what things feel like Return to index Tom Robson Supporting Primary Science

7. Asking a question 2* What I’m looking for WILF • To hear you ask a question beginning with the words what do you think • To hear you ask a question beginning with the words what do you think to • To hear you ask a question beginning with the words what do you think to …if • What do you think will happen to …. if …. • Why do you think ….. • How do you think ….. Return to index Tom Robson Supporting Primary Science

8. 3,4,5* predicting What I’m looking for WILF • to tell your friends what you think will happen and why • Using the words • I think ….. because • I think if we change … what might happen to …. is because.. • I think if we change … what might happen to …. is because.. (using scientific ieas and words) Return to index Tom Robson Supporting Primary Science

9. 2* research What I’m looking for WILF • To work cooperatively in groups • To use books to find out information using the contents page, index page • To list the important things you have found out • To share what you have found out with the rest of your group Return to index Tom Robson Supporting Primary Science

10. sorting 2* What I’m looking for WILF • To sort the different objects into groups • Tell your friends why you have put them into those groups • To draw what you have done so you can show other people Return to index Tom Robson Supporting Primary Science

11. research 2* What I’m looking for WILF • To work cooperatively in groups • To use a computer to find out information • To list the important things you have found out by printing it out • To share what you have found out with the rest of your group Return to index Tom Robson Supporting Primary Science

12. Looking for surprises 2/3* What I’m looking for WILF ! • To hear you say what you thought would happen • To hear you say what actually happened and if it was a surprise • To hear you explain why you think ‘that’ happened using the word because • I thought …. would happen but I was surprised because ……. Return to index Tom Robson Supporting Primary Science

13. Improving my investigation 2* What I’m looking for WILF • To hear you tell your friends what you have been doing • To hear you tell your friends what worked well in your test • To hear you say how could we make our science test better if we did it again • I could make my test better better by …… Return to index Tom Robson Supporting Primary Science

14. Deciding how to find out 3/4/5* What I’m looking for WILF • To hear you tell our friends what you want o find out • To hear you tell your friends how you might find out • For you to make a decision about how you might find out some information with a reason • I might use a book and look in the contents page or index because … • I might use a computer because .. • I might ask someone a question because …. • I might do a science test because … Return to index Tom Robson Supporting Primary Science

15. 3* What things (variables) do you think might effect …….. What I’m looking for • to tell your friends one thing that might affect the … • A list of up to three things (variables) that might affect the ………. • A list of up to three things (variables) that might affect the ………. using the words • Amount of … • Size of … • Number of … • Type of …. Return to index Tom Robson Supporting Primary Science

16. 4/5* What variables do you think might effect …….. What I’m looking for • A list of variables that might effect the outcome using the words: • Amount of • Number of … • Type of …. • Area of … (cm2) • Length of (mm, cm, M) • Volume of ….(cm3) • Time of …. (sec, min, hr, days, week, mth) • Force of … (N) • Temperature of .. (C) Return to index Tom Robson Supporting Primary Science

17. 3* Asking questions What I’m looking for • To ask your friends a question about what you are finding out about • To use the words to and if in your questions • To use the words to, if and change in your question • What do you think will happen to ……… if we change ……….. Return to index Tom Robson Supporting Primary Science

18. 4/5* Asking questions What I’m looking for • To use the words to, if and change in your question • To use the words to, if, change and keep the same in your question with some help • To use the words to, if, change and keep the same in your question without any help • What do you think will happen to ……… if we change ……….. and keep …… the same Return to index Tom Robson Supporting Primary Science

19. Measuring • Length • Volume • Force • Temperature • Time • mass Return to index Tom Robson Supporting Primary Science

20. 3* What I’m looking for WILF • To be able to use a ruler or tape-measure to measure in cm • To see you use a ruler or a tape-measure and use mm or cm to measure distance • To show my friends that my measurements are accurate • This is ….. cm long • This is ….. mm long Return to index Tom Robson Supporting Primary Science

21. 3* What I’m looking for WILF • To see you use a measuring jug to measure how much liquid there is • to hear you talk about millilitres (ml) or cubic centimetres (cm3) • To show my friends that my measurements are accurate • I have measured this liquid and there are …ml Return to index Tom Robson Supporting Primary Science

22. 3* What I’m looking for WILF • To see you use a force meter (newton meter) to measure force • To hear you talk about newtons (N) • To show my friends that my measurements are accurate • It takes …N to pull this object Return to index Tom Robson Supporting Primary Science

23. 3* What I’m looking for WILF • To see you using a thermometer to measure how much heat it contains • To hear you use the words thermometer, temperature and Celsius (C) • To show my friends that my measurements are accurate • The temperature of …. Is --C Return to index Tom Robson Supporting Primary Science

24. 3* What I’m looking for WILF • To see you using a timer (clock) to measure time • To hear you use the words seconds, minutes, hours, day, week, month, year • To show my friends that my measurements are accurate • It took …. seconds (sec) for ….. Return to index Tom Robson Supporting Primary Science

25. 3* What I’m looking for WILF • To see you using a balance to measure how heavy something is • To hear you use the words: grammes, kilogrammes and accurate • To see you using the abbreviation g,kg • This object is …. g Return to index Tom Robson Supporting Primary Science

26. Fair test 3* What I’m looking for WILF • To hear you tell your friends what a fair test is • To hear you tell your friends how you are going to keep your science fair • To hear you explain why it will be fair • To keep my science fair I am going to keep …. the same and only change …. • It will be fair because I’m only changing … Return to index Tom Robson Supporting Primary Science

27. Recording results • as notes • as a table • as a chart • as a line graph Tom Robson Supporting Primary Science

28. 3* drawing What I’m looking for WILF • To see you record your results on paper using a drawing • To see you put a title on your drawing • To see you using a ruler to draw straight lines • To see you using captions to label your drawing Return to index Tom Robson Supporting Primary Science

29. notes 3* What I’m looking for WILF • To use key words to record your results • To use key words like: • To use sentences like: Return to index Tom Robson Supporting Primary Science

30. 3* Table/chart What I’m looking for WILF • To see you use a chart to record your results • To hear you decide what your chart might look like (number of rows & number of columns) • To see you use a title for your chart • To see you use headings for your columns • To put units in if needed Return to index Tom Robson Supporting Primary Science

31. Bar chart 3* What I’m looking for WILF • To see you make a bar chart to record your results • a ruler for straight lines • a title on your bar chart • labels on you bar chart Return to index Tom Robson Supporting Primary Science

32. Line graph 4* What I’m looking for WILF • To see you draw a line graph • Use a ruler for straight lines • Using labels and units • To see you decide on the scale Return to index Tom Robson Supporting Primary Science

33. Looking for surprises • Looking for surprises (2*) • Looking for surprises and explaining them (3/4/5*) Tom Robson Supporting Primary Science Return to index

34. Spotting surprises 2* What I’m looking for WILF • To hear you talk about what you thought would happen • To hear you talk about what actually happen • To hear you talk about what all the surprises were that you noticed • I thought ….. would happen • This is what I noticed …… • This was the biggest surprise ….. Return to index Tom Robson Supporting Primary Science

35. 3* Spotting surprises What I’m looking for WILF • To hear you talk about what you thought might happen and what actually happened • To explain why you think it happened • To explain why you were surprised • I noticed that……. • I think it happened because …. • This surprised me …….. because …. Return to index Tom Robson Supporting Primary Science

36. 3,4,5* Spotting trends an pattern What I’m looking for WILF • To hear you talk about any patterns or trends you have spotted in you results • To hear you explain the pattern or trend • To link the trend or pattern to what your variable was • At the beginning … went up and then it went down and then up again. • This happened because …. • The greater the ….. the more/less the …. Return to index Tom Robson Supporting Primary Science

37. 3,4,5* analysing results What I’m looking for….. • To hear you talk (or record) what your results tell you (analyse) • To hear you talk about (or record) any patterns or trends in your results • To hear you talk about (or record) any spooky (strange/anomalous) results you might have found • My results show me • This/these results do not fit the pattern … • All the other results ……. while this one… Tom Robson Supporting Primary Science Return to index

38. 3,4,5* Interpreting results What I’m looking for….. • To hear you explain your results • To hear you (or record) why you think a result does not fit the pattern or trend • To predict what the spooky result might be • These results happen because …. • I think ‘X’ result does not fit the pattern because ….. • The results might be ……. because …… Tom Robson Supporting Primary Science Return to index

39. 4,5* Planning an investigation What I’m looking for WILF • You to work in groups cooperatively • To see you work as independently as you can to • Decide what you are going to measure and in what units and to record it on paper • Decide how to keep your test fair and why it will be fair and to record it on paper • Decide how to record your results and why you will do it like that and to record it on paper Return to index Tom Robson Supporting Primary Science

40. Improving my investigation 3,4,5* What I’m looking for WILF • To hear you talk about how you could make your science enquiry better if you were given the chance to do it again • I could make it safer by …. • I could improve my recording by • I could make it more accurate by .. • I could make it fairer by … • I could ask these questions … • I could test these ideas … Return to index Tom Robson Supporting Primary Science