#ASEchat Archive
The Association for Science Education (ASE) promotes excellence in science teaching and learning. Follow #ASEchat Mondays at 3pm ET.
Monday May 16, 2016
3:00 PM EDT
A_Weatherall
- Moderator
May 16 @ 3:03 PM EDT
Good evening - sorry for the late running of the
#asechat
train. There were leaves on the line.
A_Weatherall
- Moderator
May 16 @ 3:03 PM EDT
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I will be your conductor on this tour of KS3 science curriculum and how we bridge the wider gap between KS2 and KS4
ViciaScience
May 16 @ 3:04 PM EDT
@A_Weatherall
So is tonight
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about KS3, or about how KS3 and GCSE need to be better linked?
stevethedoc1
May 16 @ 3:04 PM EDT
@A_Weatherall
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ks2 leaves or Ks3 or even 9-1 GCSE leaves, need a key
damianainscough
May 16 @ 3:04 PM EDT
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Likely story:
@A_Weatherall
https://t.co/dF3ALcXQK9
A_Weatherall
- Moderator
May 16 @ 3:05 PM EDT
I suggest we pick 3-6 topics that we think are vital to get right across B,C and P. And how we can ensure concepts are learned well
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stevethedoc1
May 16 @ 3:05 PM EDT
@ViciaScience
@A_Weatherall
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and even how ks3 can/ should build on ks2
A_Weatherall
- Moderator
May 16 @ 3:06 PM EDT
@stevethedoc1
absolutely - though with different schools that will be a moveable feast.
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Y7 about levelling field?
@ViciaScience
ViciaScience
May 16 @ 3:06 PM EDT
@stevethedoc1
@A_Weatherall
Hi Steve. How long until new KS2 science will impact on Y6 leavers?
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NeedhamL56
- Moderator
May 16 @ 3:07 PM EDT
@ViciaScience
@stevethedoc1
@A_Weatherall
surely its NOW!
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stevethedoc1
May 16 @ 3:07 PM EDT
@A_Weatherall
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could be worth looking at NSTA Atlas of science literacy
SKLchem
May 16 @ 3:07 PM EDT
@A_Weatherall
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change of state - those particle diagrams cause confusion. I've started getting students to write H2O inside particle
JustinDillonUoB
May 16 @ 3:08 PM EDT
My impression is that a number of school start GCSE in Y9. I have come across a school that starts GCSE in Y8. Is that common?
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ViciaScience
May 16 @ 3:08 PM EDT
@A_Weatherall
Not sure we teach BPC before Y10 - isn't it 'science'?
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doc_kristy
May 16 @ 3:08 PM EDT
@ViciaScience
@A_Weatherall
particle model, always the particle model! Underpins so much
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damianainscough
May 16 @ 3:08 PM EDT
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Need awareness of what might have been taught and when at KS2 - e.g. Sound in Year 4; no 'materials' as such in Y6
NeedhamL56
- Moderator
May 16 @ 3:08 PM EDT
We are doing a bit of a tag team tonight. Just in from a cycle training session, tea in oven need to eat
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with
@ViciaScience
stevethedoc1
May 16 @ 3:08 PM EDT
@ViciaScience
@A_Weatherall
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this September in y7
A_Weatherall
- Moderator
May 16 @ 3:09 PM EDT
Lets go alphabetically and start with
#biology
(tag it please)
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what are the threshold concepts need to bridge KS2 and 4.
damianainscough
May 16 @ 3:09 PM EDT
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Is there any such thing as 'starting GCSE'? Sig overlap
@JustinDillonUoB
ViciaScience
May 16 @ 3:09 PM EDT
@stevethedoc1
@A_Weatherall
So NOW is a really good time for KS3 teachers to brush up on KS2 science curriculum
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RGarli905
May 16 @ 3:10 PM EDT
@damianainscough
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there is a free resource on rising stars website that lays out what is taught in each year in primary. Good start.
doc_kristy
May 16 @ 3:10 PM EDT
@damianainscough
agree, such variation in our Year 7 and we are selective
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ViciaScience
May 16 @ 3:10 PM EDT
@doc_kristy
@A_Weatherall
There are a number of 'big ideas' but also need to build WS and mathematics
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stevethedoc1
May 16 @ 3:10 PM EDT
@JustinDillonUoB
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sadly sept could see y7 focus on En Ma resist work so ks3 might become even shorter
A_Weatherall
- Moderator
May 16 @ 3:11 PM EDT
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that's a given, but I want us to focus tonight on concepts that need to be taught well.
https://t.co/6RqjY7suWP
teacherchalky1
May 16 @ 3:10 PM EDT
@doc_kristy
@ViciaScience
@A_Weatherall
Get them excited about science, once they enjoy the subject everything else is easier
stevethedoc1
May 16 @ 3:11 PM EDT
@damianainscough
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agreed and crazy stuff under umbrella of 'evolution'
damianainscough
May 16 @ 3:12 PM EDT
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And this
https://t.co/KeA8CW0Hnu
https://t.co/fSfQSCIZP0
RGarli905
May 16 @ 3:10 PM EDT
@damianainscough
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there is a free resource on rising stars website that lays out what is taught in each year in primary. Good start.
NeedhamL56
- Moderator
May 16 @ 3:12 PM EDT
When matching against the big ideas (Harlen) So much of the curric sits within the ‘particles’ idea. This is a must to get right
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ViciaScience
May 16 @ 3:12 PM EDT
@A_Weatherall
They are science concepts not biology e.g. energy, particles, forces, chemical reactions
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A_Weatherall
- Moderator
May 16 @ 3:13 PM EDT
@ViciaScience
OK leave the BCP at the door what concepts need to be secure by the end of KS3 and what aren't secure at the start
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damianainscough
May 16 @ 3:13 PM EDT
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@doc_kristy
Yes, huge variation. e.g. if you have 20+ feeders, myriad of approaches to science.
ViciaScience
May 16 @ 3:13 PM EDT
@damianainscough
@JustinDillonUoB
I thought GCSE was a qualification, not a course
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A_Weatherall
- Moderator
May 16 @ 3:13 PM EDT
@ViciaScience
I knew you were going to say that
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stevethedoc1
May 16 @ 3:13 PM EDT
@A_Weatherall
@teacherchalky1
@doc_kristy
@ViciaScience
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could be worth exploring the animal and plant adaptation route with plants
doc_kristy
May 16 @ 3:14 PM EDT
@damianainscough
we have a huge number of feeders from a massive geographical area, it does cause problems
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NeedhamL56
- Moderator
May 16 @ 3:14 PM EDT
@A_Weatherall
@ViciaScience
ha ha, I was just going to remark, that a few buttons are been pressed
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stevethedoc1
May 16 @ 3:14 PM EDT
@damianainscough
@RGarli905
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only what might be in those years no requirement to do so in years but by end of KS
A_Weatherall
- Moderator
May 16 @ 3:14 PM EDT
@NeedhamL56
@ViciaScience
not me ;)
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ViciaScience
May 16 @ 3:14 PM EDT
@stevethedoc1
@JustinDillonUoB
Do you have any information on form of these Ma/En resits, Steve?
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SteveTeachPhys
May 16 @ 3:15 PM EDT
@A_Weatherall
6 yrs ago we decided to use KS3 as context for practical skills training. With new GCSEs & As do we change emphasis?
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doc_kristy
May 16 @ 3:15 PM EDT
@A_Weatherall
@ViciaScience
for me in chem, definitely particulate nature of matter and conservation of mass
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ASPIRES2science
May 16 @ 3:15 PM EDT
What is
#ScienceCapital
?
@FacultiNet
spoke to Prof Louise Archer to find out
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https://t.co/a3NGFPdK8N
https://t.co/tBIFpa74nG
NeedhamL56
- Moderator
May 16 @ 3:15 PM EDT
OK, I’ll say this again, science teaching at KS3 and KS4 depends on a good grasp of the idea of Particles
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https://t.co/DM4S0FaLsa
NeedhamL56
- Moderator
May 16 @ 3:12 PM EDT
When matching against the big ideas (Harlen) So much of the curric sits within the ‘particles’ idea. This is a must to get right
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A_Weatherall
- Moderator
May 16 @ 3:15 PM EDT
For me the idea of simple to complex in the structure of life forms and different aspects of respiration
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stevethedoc1
May 16 @ 3:16 PM EDT
@ViciaScience
@JustinDillonUoB
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not yet just supposedly any one not achieving Expected Standard in KS2 SATs
damianainscough
May 16 @ 3:16 PM EDT
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- Working scientifically is possibly the best place to start - what does progression look like KS2-3
https://t.co/ttvE1ONz73
ViciaScience
May 16 @ 3:16 PM EDT
@doc_kristy
@A_Weatherall
Also helps to understand principles as well as content e.g. equilibrium and balance
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ljrn42
May 16 @ 3:16 PM EDT
Always some confusion with food chains and energy flow
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"chocolate bar ate Miss hahahaha"
doc_kristy
May 16 @ 3:17 PM EDT
@ViciaScience
@A_Weatherall
we have massive,y shifted focus of Y8 to explore and reinforce conservation of mass
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A_Weatherall
- Moderator
May 16 @ 3:17 PM EDT
@SteveTeachPhys
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I think there is a place for that, but balance of measurement and data with learning the science stuff
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A_Weatherall
- Moderator
May 16 @ 3:17 PM EDT
@SteveTeachPhys
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I think there is a place for that, but balance of measurement and data with learning the science stuff
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ljrn42
May 16 @ 3:18 PM EDT
@A_Weatherall
plus link btwn photosynthesis and respiration
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NeedhamL56
- Moderator
May 16 @ 3:18 PM EDT
@NeedhamL56
and I don’t just mean those particle picture things. Abstract idea underpinning so much
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damianainscough
May 16 @ 3:18 PM EDT
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@stevethedoc1
@RGarli905
but most do in my experience
stevethedoc1
May 16 @ 3:18 PM EDT
@damianainscough
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could be worth a Crest AwRd style approach to Y7, helps levelKS2 experiences, take B or particle approach!!
ViciaScience
May 16 @ 3:18 PM EDT
@stevethedoc1
@JustinDillonUoB
And just what is 'expected standard'? How is it defined?
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A_Weatherall
- Moderator
May 16 @ 3:18 PM EDT
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@SteveTeachPhys
otherwise it's just a practical skills course - which is not really the point. How to tackle the big ideas.
JustinDillonUoB
May 16 @ 3:19 PM EDT
@stevethedoc1
@ViciaScience
Yes, my Teach First Masters group were up in arms about this last Saturday
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NeedhamL56
- Moderator
May 16 @ 3:19 PM EDT
@ViciaScience
@stevethedoc1
@JustinDillonUoB
you just need to look at the exemplars ;)
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@thease
Primary Committee looking at this
ViciaScience
May 16 @ 3:19 PM EDT
@priscigeeks
@stevethedoc1
@A_Weatherall
Oh dear! And I thought they may be asking for predicted GCSE grades from you in Y6
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doc_kristy
May 16 @ 3:20 PM EDT
@A_Weatherall
@SteveTeachPhys
I think a practical focus is a bit too retro, unless v much tied into the thinking behind
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stevethedoc1
May 16 @ 3:20 PM EDT
@ViciaScience
@JustinDillonUoB
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see interim framework on DfE website along with exemplification material with DfE, others exploring
stevethedoc1
May 16 @ 3:21 PM EDT
@ViciaScience
@priscigeeks
@A_Weatherall
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some secondaries are trying to ask!!!!
A_Weatherall
- Moderator
May 16 @ 3:21 PM EDT
@ViciaScience
@priscigeeks
@stevethedoc1
No idea levels are gone I guess :)
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it's going to be fun fun fun.
ViciaScience
May 16 @ 3:21 PM EDT
@doc_kristy
@A_Weatherall
Does conservation of mass not imply some complex mathematical thinking?
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damianainscough
May 16 @ 3:21 PM EDT
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What do we think of these big ideas from
@AQA
?
https://t.co/MmyWjObdys
https://t.co/cWMhSlBPwO
doc_kristy
May 16 @ 3:21 PM EDT
@NeedhamL56
do not get me started on the picture things...
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(upcoming talk at uni of Southampton!)
https://t.co/p79YuEXXiz
doc_kristy
May 16 @ 3:22 PM EDT
@ViciaScience
@A_Weatherall
in Y8 we get as far as balancing equations, calculating RFM and a bit of ratio based mass calcs
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ViciaScience
May 16 @ 3:22 PM EDT
@stevethedoc1
@JustinDillonUoB
Thanks! Feels a little 'exploratory' rather than 'authoritative' at the moment
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doc_kristy
May 16 @ 3:22 PM EDT
@ViciaScience
@A_Weatherall
our boys like seeing the maths behind, it helps them understand better
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SteveTeachPhys
May 16 @ 3:23 PM EDT
@A_Weatherall
we're P from Y7 so how to conduct a physics pract is as big an idea as energy conservation!
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ViciaScience
May 16 @ 3:23 PM EDT
@doc_kristy
@A_Weatherall
@SteveTeachPhys
I could justify teaching specific practical techniques in KS3 as long as in context
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priscigeeks
May 16 @ 3:24 PM EDT
@A_Weatherall
@ViciaScience
@stevethedoc1
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really? Have they been asleep for 2 yrs? These are transition colleagues too!
ruthyie
May 16 @ 3:24 PM EDT
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I agree
@NeedhamL56
For me - particles, N3 force pairs, nature of forces (mass for grav etc), energy, p.d. as E trans per charge..
SteveTeachPhys
May 16 @ 3:24 PM EDT
@A_Weatherall
how much knowledge is it reasonable/sensible to expect them to bring from KS3 to KS4, or from 2 to 3?
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kindle3200
May 16 @ 3:25 PM EDT
@damianainscough
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this helps organize in my head better for sure. It's interesting to learn interdependence before reproduction?
ViciaScience
May 16 @ 3:25 PM EDT
@damianainscough
@AQA
I am concerned that it feels like a list of content, and we still need to sort WS , mathematical thinking etc
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edubabbIe
May 16 @ 3:25 PM EDT
The policy change that is freely chosen.
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Foja17Foja
May 16 @ 3:25 PM EDT
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A_Weatherall
- Moderator
May 16 @ 3:25 PM EDT
@SteveTeachPhys
Some boards are offering a 5 year through curriculum. To build up effectively for the final y11 GCSE.
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stevethedoc1
May 16 @ 3:26 PM EDT
@SteveTeachPhys
@A_Weatherall
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children say nothing expected so they play along, so expect it might help
ViciaScience
May 16 @ 3:26 PM EDT
@SteveTeachPhys
@A_Weatherall
I would expect Y6 to be able to describe photosynthesis, evolution, DNA and line graphs
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A_Weatherall
- Moderator
May 16 @ 3:26 PM EDT
@SteveTeachPhys
Start from the expectation they know the KS3 curriculum at end of KS3 - that's not necessarily case though
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ruthyie
May 16 @ 3:27 PM EDT
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I think we should aim exposure to all these concepts so they are never a surprise but assess and demand tasks at appropriate level
damianainscough
May 16 @ 3:27 PM EDT
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@kindle3200
Feasible - see outcomes for interdependence
https://t.co/JsUac7HOzt
A_Weatherall
- Moderator
May 16 @ 3:28 PM EDT
Basic ideas of vectors?
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stevethedoc1
May 16 @ 3:28 PM EDT
@ViciaScience
@SteveTeachPhys
@A_Weatherall
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check the KS2 requirements, partly correct
damianainscough
May 16 @ 3:29 PM EDT
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@ViciaScience
@AQA
It is a specification/syllabus, not a SoW
https://t.co/JsUac7HOzt
SteveTeachPhys
May 16 @ 3:29 PM EDT
@A_Weatherall
it's a risk though isn't it? We spent six years emphasising Isa terminology, only to find it suddenly downgraded.
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ViciaScience
May 16 @ 3:29 PM EDT
@ruthyie
We need to build progression into these ideas, so children recognise they are not just repeating
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A_Weatherall
- Moderator
May 16 @ 3:29 PM EDT
Energy stores / pathways
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A_Weatherall
- Moderator
May 16 @ 3:30 PM EDT
@SteveTeachPhys
that's why I think following language of measurement from ASE and use a common language for energy is importan
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kindle3200
May 16 @ 3:31 PM EDT
@ViciaScience
@ruthyie
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excellent point, better to grow the concept than abandon or repeat
ruthyie
May 16 @ 3:31 PM EDT
@ViciaScience
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yes - I think vocabulary, literacy and mathematical content have a role to play in such progression and application.
SteveTeachPhys
May 16 @ 3:31 PM EDT
@A_Weatherall
gosh, you have more faith than me! Unless it's just us suffering under a particular P 1 lesson a week @ KS3 problem.
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A_Weatherall
- Moderator
May 16 @ 3:31 PM EDT
@SteveTeachPhys
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nothing in the ISA stuff they shouldn't know as good science experimental practice, will be examined on similar
ViciaScience
May 16 @ 3:32 PM EDT
@A_Weatherall
Probably less important that 10 years ago? Lets keep 'energy' for calculations?
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dannynic
May 16 @ 3:33 PM EDT
@kindle3200
@ViciaScience
@ruthyie
think that's why ks2 deliberately does not mention the words photosynthesis or respn.
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A_Weatherall
- Moderator
May 16 @ 3:33 PM EDT
@SteveTeachPhys
I think separate science is a mistake in Y7 (and Y8?) . Plan out concepts and teach them well - revisiting often
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dannynic
May 16 @ 3:34 PM EDT
@kindle3200
@ViciaScience
@ruthyie
but intros ideas of plants making food with sunlight... for KS3 to pick up on
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A_Weatherall
- Moderator
May 16 @ 3:36 PM EDT
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this is what the KS3 curr has to say about energy (leaving aside home use)
https://t.co/UISe0I9MKY
doc_kristy
May 16 @ 3:36 PM EDT
@JustinDillonUoB
@stevethedoc1
@ViciaScience
we have pulled things from GCSE down as far as Y7 but with design of spiral curriculum
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clowningar
May 16 @ 3:37 PM EDT
What’s UR
#Makerspace
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add/update
https://t.co/BEBVji3S1Z
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doc_kristy
May 16 @ 3:39 PM EDT
@teacherchalky1
@ViciaScience
@A_Weatherall
RFM is basic multiplication and addition? And ratio is covered in our Y8 maths
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A_Weatherall
- Moderator
May 16 @ 3:39 PM EDT
I like this Now we have a full curriculum up to KS4 can build a more well designed model than DfE KS3/4
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https://t.co/q6Akt5AaZ2
doc_kristy
May 16 @ 3:36 PM EDT
@JustinDillonUoB
@stevethedoc1
@ViciaScience
we have pulled things from GCSE down as far as Y7 but with design of spiral curriculum
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ruthyie
May 16 @ 3:40 PM EDT
@dannynic
@kindle3200
@ViciaScience
Good! I'm a fan of them explaining sthing before knowing a fancy name to mask misconceptions.
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doc_kristy
May 16 @ 3:40 PM EDT
@teacherchalky1
@ViciaScience
@A_Weatherall
so we asked the Q, maybe 1 in 5 is able to do the ratio, good to stretch the able
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teacherchalky1
May 16 @ 3:41 PM EDT
@A_Weatherall
@SteveTeachPhys
If you have a look at the sample exams for 2018 there's a lot of ISA stuff in the exam
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A_Weatherall
- Moderator
May 16 @ 3:41 PM EDT
So can take a theme - e.g. elasticity and run with energy, forces, and vibrations all from one phenomena
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https://t.co/hCxnMjGMNJ
A_Weatherall
- Moderator
May 16 @ 3:39 PM EDT
I like this Now we have a full curriculum up to KS4 can build a more well designed model than DfE KS3/4
#asechat
https://t.co/q6Akt5AaZ2
doc_kristy
May 16 @ 3:36 PM EDT
@JustinDillonUoB
@stevethedoc1
@ViciaScience
we have pulled things from GCSE down as far as Y7 but with design of spiral curriculum
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dannynic
May 16 @ 3:41 PM EDT
@ruthyie
@kindle3200
@ViciaScience
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absolutely. I'd like to see y6 know the words before they go, but it's not necessary.
A_Weatherall
- Moderator
May 16 @ 3:43 PM EDT
I wonder if themes in KS3 might allow for more interesting and sticky learning experiences.
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ASPIRES2science
May 16 @ 3:43 PM EDT
Support our
#edresearch
by getting your
#sixthform
students to complete our 30 minute online pilot survey
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doc_kristy
May 16 @ 3:44 PM EDT
@A_Weatherall
themes across sci? We teach separate sciences from Y7
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A_Weatherall
- Moderator
May 16 @ 3:44 PM EDT
e.g. making certain building materials - cement, iron, expansion, forces etc
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A_Weatherall
- Moderator
May 16 @ 3:44 PM EDT
@doc_kristy
I think that's a mistake
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JustinDillonUoB
May 16 @ 3:44 PM EDT
@A_Weatherall
I think themes might be worth experimenting with
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damianainscough
May 16 @ 3:44 PM EDT
#asechat
@doc_kristy
@JustinDillonUoB
@stevethedoc1
@ViciaScience
Here's teachers' ideas of just that on draft spec
https://t.co/ZsGXPXDAry
A_Weatherall
- Moderator
May 16 @ 3:45 PM EDT
@FlyMyGeekFlag
you and a large number of people :)
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#arsechat
doc_kristy
May 16 @ 3:45 PM EDT
@A_Weatherall
works for us! (We are also separate depts)
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doc_kristy
May 16 @ 3:46 PM EDT
@damianainscough
@JustinDillonUoB
@stevethedoc1
@ViciaScience
that looks like what we did!
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stevethedoc1
May 16 @ 3:46 PM EDT
@teacherchalky1
@doc_kristy
@JustinDillonUoB
@ViciaScience
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'quiet quizzes' latest term for this regular formative testing
damianainscough
May 16 @ 3:46 PM EDT
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@doc_kristy
@A_Weatherall
And yet very few professional scientists would consider themselves 'separate' scientists
A_Weatherall
- Moderator
May 16 @ 3:46 PM EDT
@doc_kristy
of course. so need options for KS3 taught thematically and as separate sciences
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Alby
May 16 @ 3:46 PM EDT
@A_Weatherall
Themes seem to be very "in" at primary schools.
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A_Weatherall
- Moderator
May 16 @ 3:47 PM EDT
Lets try and tie this together in the last 10 minutes
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doc_kristy
May 16 @ 3:47 PM EDT
@damianainscough
@A_Weatherall
and yet in some ways we get even more narrow as we move up... I'm an organic chemist in HE teaching.
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A_Weatherall
- Moderator
May 16 @ 3:48 PM EDT
Some schools have varying KS2 feeder experiences so need some way to level (not like that) the students basic knowledge
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doc_kristy
May 16 @ 3:48 PM EDT
@damianainscough
@A_Weatherall
and I'm also a gen chem teacher in foundation and Yr1 semester 1
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damianainscough
May 16 @ 3:48 PM EDT
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@A_Weatherall
https://t.co/Guhc0ylInq
SteveTeachPhys
May 16 @ 3:49 PM EDT
@A_Weatherall
@doc_kristy
we do waves, energy, nucl radiation, imaging, electricity Ys 8 & 9
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doc_kristy
May 16 @ 3:49 PM EDT
@damianainscough
@A_Weatherall
it's only when the very top is reached in either academia or industry that you end up crossing back
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clowningar
May 16 @ 3:49 PM EDT
@A_Weatherall
we do what ever works, w/
#PBL
&
#creative
spaces
https://t.co/EKdBfZIken
#museum
#creativewriting
#musicstudio
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doc_kristy
May 16 @ 3:50 PM EDT
@teacherchalky1
@A_Weatherall
Year 7 particulate nature of matter, Year 8 chemical reactions and conservation of mass
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A_Weatherall
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May 16 @ 3:50 PM EDT
@damianainscough
no, bring to a level playing field.
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A_Weatherall
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May 16 @ 3:51 PM EDT
@Bio_Joe
edge case - that will be a problem with anything is taught.
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https://t.co/IiJmOrB30I
Bio_Joe
May 16 @ 3:50 PM EDT
@A_Weatherall
also kids change schools
teachingofsci
May 16 @ 3:51 PM EDT
The 'link' here might be an interesting one to discuss in science lessons; pollution, roads, schools...
https://t.co/mW5pXlCWYV
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JustinDillonUoB
May 16 @ 3:52 PM EDT
So, spiral themes starting in Y5 and going onto age 16 then?
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clowningar
May 16 @ 3:53 PM EDT
Do U know what future of
#education
?
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5-10x than => Lecture
https://t.co/uQ8LELF8Ti
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SteveTeachPhys
May 16 @ 3:54 PM EDT
@damianainscough
@doc_kristy
@A_Weatherall
& I specialized in deposition plasmas!
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A_Weatherall
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May 16 @ 3:54 PM EDT
And option. I think we need a few models for schools to be able to follow. But all have to focus on memory
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JustinDillonUoB
May 16 @ 3:52 PM EDT
So, spiral themes starting in Y5 and going onto age 16 then?
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stevethedoc1
May 16 @ 3:54 PM EDT
@JustinDillonUoB
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might it actually be from Y1 see NC headings
A_Weatherall
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May 16 @ 3:54 PM EDT
@damianainscough
OK sure, that's filling in pot holes
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damianainscough
May 16 @ 3:55 PM EDT
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In all of this we need to remember that what is taught may not be learned so good assessment that may be used formatively crucial
clowningar
May 16 @ 3:56 PM EDT
Student wins Nat'l prize working Biology
@thelab
last year.
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stevethedoc1
May 16 @ 3:56 PM EDT
@damianainscough
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but it might be memorised for tomorrow's test/ quiz
A_Weatherall
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May 16 @ 3:56 PM EDT
I have once again found that
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never wants to play by my rules - but an interesting chat nonetheless :)
flashy1542
May 16 @ 3:57 PM EDT
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Ross Wallace
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A_Weatherall
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May 16 @ 3:58 PM EDT
Any ideas to finish off. Are you happy with your KS3 curriculum. Does it do what you want/need it to? Students prepared for GCSE?
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ruthyie
May 16 @ 3:58 PM EDT
@A_Weatherall
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Thank you. A bit like depts not playing by any one person's vision. But a helpful chat nonetheless.
clowningar
May 16 @ 3:59 PM EDT
oops gave wrong twt handle
@LABiohackers
a shared biolab in the same vane as
#makerspaces
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