Writing Learning Objectives in Primary Science

About. The resource first provides a description of the development of Bloom's taxonomy, before breaking this down with examples. There are then some suggestions for how these might be expressed in lesson objectives, and some keywords to use/avoid. A brief set of prompts for thinking about planning for differentiation is provided before a medium-term planning discussion sheet to use when considering unit Schemes of Work/lesson plans.

Pedagogical content. This resource encourages teachers to think about ways to link learning objectives^(ta) to the curriculum which also helps to conceptualise their teaching schemes. It also helps children to understand what they are learning and what they are aiming for. The resource brings together key ideas, looking at specific outcomes from activities, vocabulary^(ta), differentiation^(ta), resources and curriculum development^(topic) and short term planning^(ta). It could be used as a 'refresher' on ideas when planning lessons.

Resource details
Title	Writing Learning Objectives in Primary Science
Topic	[[Topics/Curriculum development|Curriculum development]],  [[Topics/Learning objectives|Learning objectives]]
Teaching approach	[[Teaching Approaches/Differentiation|Differentiation]],  [[Teaching Approaches/Language|Language]],  [[Teaching Approaches/Planning|Planning]],  [[Teaching Approaches/Learning objectives|Learning objectives]]
Learning Objectives	By the end of the session you should: have an understanding of the background behind Bloom's taxonomy. be able to identify, explain, and apply the levels of Bloom's taxonomy in relation to higher order questioning skills. have developed some strategies to relate questioning to the curriculum, and progression in science – relating questioning to vocabulary, communication of ideas, varying activities, learning objectives and so on. have considered the ways questioning can be used to differentiate have considered ways to express objectives on lesson plans
Subject	[[Resources/Teacher education|Teacher education]],  [[Resources/Primary|Primary]],  [[Resources/Science|Science]]
Age of students / grade	[[Resources/|]]
Related ORBIT Wiki Resources	Primary Science investigation Questioning Techniques in Primary Science Differentiation Developing Progression in Primary Science Developing Language in Primary Science Progression & questioning techniques in primary science projects
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