Dave Whittle – HIAS Science Team Primary Special School Science Network SCIE0852 Wednesday 4 th November 2015
Programme for this afternoon … 1. Intro and welcome 2.Dates for the year 3.What is science? 4.Key Ideas in science 5.Doing some science 6.Anything else you would like to talk about? 7.Sharing good practice 8.Planning for our next session – 25 th February
2. Dates for SCIE Dates for SCIE0852SessionDateVenue1 4 th November 2015 Thornden 2 25 th February 2016 Thornden 3 16 th June 2016 Thornden
Wondering why …Wondering why … 3. What is science?
What do you think happened? Markings were found in the snow
Wondering whyWondering why Gathering and analysing evidence to find out whyGathering and analysing evidence to find out why What is science?
Scientific Key Ideas (the tools for explaining, hypothesising and predicting) What do you think the key ideas about skeletons are for primary age children?What do you think the key ideas about skeletons are for primary age children?
A complete skeleton was found How do you think this animal might have moved? Many animals have skeletons to support their bodies and protect vital organs Muscles are connected to bones and move them when they contract. Movable joints connect bones
Key Ideas
5. Doing some science
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Have a look at this …. Use your knowledge of dissolving (or maybe even particle theory) to explain, as precisely as you can, what is happening to the skittle. Use a large, annotated diagram. Now think about this …
Discuss what might happen with the Skittles over the next few minutes.Discuss what might happen with the Skittles over the next few minutes. Use your particle model to help and draw large pictures to explain what you mean.Use your particle model to help and draw large pictures to explain what you mean. If you have more than one idea show all of these as sketches showing particles.If you have more than one idea show all of these as sketches showing particles. 10 min Share your ideas with a neighboring group and reflect on your predictions, make annotations on your drawing to show what you now think.Share your ideas with a neighboring group and reflect on your predictions, make annotations on your drawing to show what you now think. 5 min Carry out the experiment with your neighbours and discuss what it tells you about dissolving, annotate your diagram if appropriate.Carry out the experiment with your neighbours and discuss what it tells you about dissolving, annotate your diagram if appropriate. 10 min
8. Planning for the 25 th February … 1.Mapping out a topic? 2.How do you get colleagues to loosen up enough to let children ‘have a go’? 3.Do some more science 4.Some ‘wow!’ factor demos 5.Share some outcomes of children’s science … how did you set the lesson up? What worked? What didn’t? 6.What about data? 16 th June?