Perth and Kinross Science 5-14

TWO Teacher Schools OR SCHOOLS WITH MULTI-STAGE COMPOSITE CLASSES

Teacher’s Notes - The units of work

The units of work have been compiled by grouping lesson plans from P1-4 and P5-7 - addressing all targets from levels A-F included in the highland science 5-14 primary programme.

The primary 1-4 units contain all targets from levels A and B and four targets from level C.

The primary 5-7 units contain the remaining level C targets and all those targets from levels D, E and F included in the primary programme.

This split is based upon the following expectations of pupils from the Revised 5-14 National Guidelines:

Level B should be attainable by some pupils in P3 or even earlier but certainly by most in P4.

Level C should be attainable in the course of P4-6 by most pupils

There are 10 units for P1-4, as follows:

Earth and Space

• Unit 1      Materials from Earth

• Unit 2      Day and Night, Summer and Winter

• Unit 3      Water

Energy and Forces

• Unit 1      Energy

• Unit 2      Electricity

• Unit 3      Forces

Living Things and the Processes of Life

• Unit 1      Myself

• Unit 2      Plants

• Unit 3      Animals

• Unit 4      Vertebrates and Invertebrates

There are 15 Units for P5-7, as follows:

Earth and Space

• Unit 1      Changing Materials

• Unit 2      Solids, Liquids and Gases

• Unit 3      The Solar System

• Unit 4      Space

• Unit 5      The Structure of the Earth

Attainment Outcome: Energy and Forces

• Unit 1      Light

• Unit 2      Sound

• Unit 3      Electricity

• Unit 4      Energy Sources

• Unit 5      Weight

• Unit 6      Friction and Resistance

Living Things and the Processes of Life

• Unit 1      Living on Earth

• Unit 2      In Our Environment

• Unit 3      The Human Body

• Unit 4      ‘Living and Growing’

3 YEAR CYCLIC PROGRAMME

Using the units over a 3 year programme would distribute the targets as follows:

4 Year Cyclic Programme
 

Using the units over a 4 year programme would distribute the targets as follows:

Suggested uses of the units in multi-stage composite classes

The P1-4 and P5-7 units can easily be used in the science programme of schools with multi-stage composites classes.  Included here are some suggestions for use in the following :-

Four classes       P1/2, P3/4, P5/6 and P7

Three classes     P1/2/3, P4/5 and P6/7

Four Classes       P1/2, P3/4, P5/6 and P7

Three Classes - P1/2/3, P4/5 and P6/7

These are only some examples. Attainment outcomes can easily be re-organised into different units and units lend themselves to being used in different combinations for different combinations of classes.