Pauline Rees The Thinking Frames Approach Raising attainment in Science
© 2005 Cams Hill Science Consortium Problem = Why are we able to separate the salt from the sand? Pupil data “Katie” Calendar Age11.6 Reading Age10.3 Cognitive Abilities Test scores Verbal84 Quantitative87 Non verbal74 Key Stage 2 SATS data English3 Maths4 Science4 Cams Hill Science Consortium
© 2005 Cams Hill Science Consortium Thinking Frame Problem = Why were we able to separate the salt from the sand?
© 2005 Cams Hill Science Consortium Why are we able to separate the salt from the sand? Pupil data “Katie” Calendar Age11.6 Reading Age10.3 Cognitive Abilities Test scores Verbal84 Quantitative87 Non verbal74 Key Stage 2 SATS data English3 Maths4 Science4 Thinking Frame problem solving paragraph “The particles separate when one solute dissolves. The salt dissolves. The sand doesn’t. The solvent gives the salt particles energy to help the salt dissolve. The sand does not dissolve. The water mixed with the salt went through the filter paper sand was left behind.” Cams Hill Science Consortium
© 2005 Cams Hill Science Consortium Problem = What happens during the distillation? Pupil data “Rebecca” Calendar Age11.6 NFER Reading Score130+ Cognitive Abilities Test scores Verbal120 Quantitative126 Non verbal130 Key Stage 2 SATS data English5A Maths5B Science5A Cams Hill Science Consortium
© 2005 Cams Hill Science Consortium Thinking Frame Problem = What happens during the distillation?
© 2005 Cams Hill Science Consortium Thinking Frame Having been introduced to the Thinking Frame the group were encouraged apply the principles of the approach in different contexts
© 2005 Cams Hill Science Consortium If the bottle is left open, why can you smell the perfume? Thinking Frame problem solving paragraph “The particles in the perfume evaporate in the room temperature and start to spread out in the room because the heat has given the particles energy to rise into the air. The perfume particles move to places where there are less particles until they are evenly spread in the room. They then stop spreading out but keep moving. The particles keep spreading out because they ‘want’ to be evenly spaced”. Cams Hill Science Consortium Pupil data “Rebecca” Calendar Age11.6 NFER Reading Score130+ Cognitive Abilities Test scores Verbal120 Quantitative126 Non verbal130 Key Stage 2 SATS data English5A Maths5B Science5A