How to achieve the next Level in Science Level 3
You can recall specific level 3 factual information.
Level 4
You can recall specific level 4 factual information. You can: State/ Discuss/ Recognise/ Label/ Select. You can describe what is happening?
Level 5
e.g. 'The diagram tells me the rate of reaction is increasing''. You can recall specific level 5 factual information. You can: Explain How/ Decide/ Suggest/ Discuss You can explain why is it happening?
Level 6
e.g. 'This is because the temperature is increasing which increases the rate'. You can recall specific level 6 factual information. You can: Devise/ Conclude/ Predict/ Plan/ Determine. You can analyse: use abstract ideas to explain why things are happening?
Level 7
e.g. 'The scientific reason for this is that temperature increases the particles get more energy and move faster'. You can recall specific factual level 7 information. You can: Use a model to explain/ Give reasons/ Make connections/ Use scientific words. You can link the cause and effect. e.g. 'As they are moving more quickly they collide with each other more often. This means that more of the reactants are changed into products in the same time'.
SCIENCE IN YEAR 7 Work covered during the year Cells Reproduction Ecology Classification Acids & Alkalis Chemical reactions Solids, liquids and gases Rocks Energy Electrical circuits Forces Solar System How parents can help at home 1. Watching “Science/Nature” programmes on TV for example on the “Discovery Channel”. Even SCI-FI films generate an interest in science. Also watching TV weather forecasts. 2. Buy a scientific calculator. 3. Subscribe to a “Science” magazine. 4. Go on trips to “Science” and “Industrial” Museums, nature trails etc e.g. Wirral Country Park, Liverpool Museum and Planetarium, Jodrell Bank, the Catalyst Chemical Museum in Widnes, the Natural History and Science Museums in London. 5. Encourage the use of your local library for information required for some homework. 6. Watching the night sky, the phases of the Moon, the locations of constellations and planets. 7. Use the website www.learntolearn.org. The school access code is BXL999.
SCIENCE IN YEAR 8 Work covered during the year Digestion Microbes and disease Respiration Plant and animal groups and population Water Chemical elements Chemical compounds and mixtures Rocks Heat transfers Forces and Transport Light Sound and Hearing How parents can help at home 1. Watching “Science/Nature” programmes on TV for example on the “Discovery Channel”. Even SCI-FI films generate an interest in science. Also watching TV weather forecasts. 2. Buy a scientific calculator. 3. Subscribe to a “Science” magazine. 4. Go on trips to “Science” and “Industrial” Museums, nature trails etc e.g. Wirral Country Park, Liverpool Museum and Planetarium, Jodrell Bank, the Catalyst Chemical Museum in Widnes, the Natural History and Science Museums in London. 5. Encourage the use of your local library for information required for some homework. 6. Watching the night sky, the phases of the Moon, the locations of constellations and planets. 7. Use the website www.learntolearn.org. The school access code is BXL999.
SCIENCE IN YEAR 9 Work covered during the year Health and Fitness Growing food Crime Scene Investigations Acids Pollution Materials Chemistry Gravity and Space Speed How parents can help at home 1. Watching “Science/Nature” programmes on TV for example on the “Discovery Channel”. Even SCI-FI films generate an interest in science. Also watching TV weather forecasts. 2. Buy a scientific calculator. 3. Subscribe to a “Science” magazine. 4. Go on trips to “Science” and “Industrial” Museums, nature trails etc e.g. Wirral Country Park, Liverpool Museum and Planetarium, Jodrell Bank, the Catalyst Chemical Museum in Widnes, the Natural History and Science Museums in London. 5. Encourage the use of your local library for information required for some homework. 6. Watching the night sky, the phases of the Moon, the locations of constellations and planets. 7. Use the website www.learntolearn.org. The school access code is BXL999.