Assessment in Science/ Science Week

In the unknown world of 'Life without levels' we are all working very hard to find the best way of assessing our subjects. At my school we use School Pupil Tracker which is a good formative method of assessment but we also need to remember regular summative assessments too. The Primary Science Teaching Trust has produced a number of documents to support this and have also produced a very user friendly tool to audit current assessment provision, known as the TAPs Pyramid Model. 

http://www.pstt.org.uk/SiteDocuments/doc/taps/taps-pyramid-final.pdf
http://www.pstt.org.uk/Files/Project_Files/ASAEPS%20teachers%20FULL1.pdf

Don't forget National Science and Engineering week

Why not take the opportunity to plan some observational experiments and link into Blooms Taxonomy questioning matrix.

https://sciencebob.com/try-some-lava-in-a-cup/

Real life science link - oil tanker spillage 

Describe what you can see.

Use your knowledge of states of matter to describe what you see.

Which liquid is heavier/ more dense? explain how you know.

Predict what will happen when.....

What do you know that might help us to understand what is happening...?

What would happen if we ...?

Explain what is happening

Discuss what you think might be happening.

Free Science Week activity packs