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Considering the learning outcomes appropriate for this age range, the children should, within appropriate activities: | Considering the learning outcomes appropriate for this age range, the children should, within appropriate activities: | ||
* get used to saying what might make a difference | * get used to saying what might make a difference, | ||
* be encouraged to say what they think will happen | * be encouraged to say what they think will happen, | ||
* be encouraged to express what happened | * be encouraged to express what happened. | ||
'''Years 1 & 2''' | '''Years 1 & 2''' | ||
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Considering the learning outcomes appropriate for this age range, the children should, within appropriate activities: | Considering the learning outcomes appropriate for this age range, the children should, within appropriate activities: | ||
* have the chance to think about simple variables that might affect results | * have the chance to think about simple variables that might affect results and have opportunities to consider what is meant by ‘best’, | ||
* see how simple questions are constructed, the answers to which they will then attempt to find through practical work | * see how simple questions are constructed, the answers to which they will then attempt to find through practical work, | ||
* be able to consider the fairness of tests they are helped to set up | * be able to consider the fairness of tests they are helped to set up, | ||
* have opportunities to predict, using previous knowledge from home and school where appropriate | * have opportunities to predict, using previous knowledge from home and school where appropriate, | ||
* have the opportunity to record some results in class or group tables | * have the opportunity to record some results in class or group tables and get the chance to produce their own tables and bar charts, | ||
* be able to draw simple conclusions from results | * be able to draw simple conclusions from results and be able to link cause and effect using simple scientific ideas | ||
'''Years 3 & 4''' | '''Years 3 & 4''' | ||
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Considering the learning outcomes appropriate for this age range, the children should, within appropriate activities: | Considering the learning outcomes appropriate for this age range, the children should, within appropriate activities: | ||
* have the opportunity to consider the variables that might affect results and | * have the opportunity to consider the variables that might affect results and decide which are worth/not worth considering, | ||
* be able to express clearly what they mean by ‘best’ | * be able to express clearly what they mean by ‘best’, | ||
* get the chance to say why other things should be kept the same when one variable is changing | * get the chance to say why other things should be kept the same when one variable is changing and be able to consider the fairness of tests they set up, based on previous planning discussions, | ||
* get the chance to construct simple questions, the answers to which they hope to find through practical work | * get the chance to construct simple questions, the answers to which they hope to find through practical work, | ||
* have opportunities to predict, using previous science knowledge where appropriate | * have opportunities to predict, using previous science knowledge where appropriate and be able to link predictions to simple hypotheses, | ||
* have the opportunity to produce their own tables and bar charts | * have the opportunity to produce their own tables and bar charts and get the chance to use other appropriate graph formats, | ||
* be able to draw a simple conclusion from results | * be able to draw a simple conclusion from results and be able to link cause and effect using simple scientific ideas and be able to recognise simple trends or patterns in results. | ||
'''Years 3 & 4''' | '''Years 3 & 4''' | ||
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Considering the learning outcomes appropriate for this age range, the children should, within appropriate activities: | Considering the learning outcomes appropriate for this age range, the children should, within appropriate activities: | ||
* have the chance to consider the full range of testable variables that might affect results | * have the chance to consider the full range of testable variables that might affect results and be able to express why some possible variables would make no difference to results, | ||
* have the opportunity to express which variables should be controlled within an experiment and | * have the opportunity to express which variables should be controlled within an experiment and articulate why, | ||
* gain experience in articulating testable questions | * gain experience in articulating testable questions, | ||
* have the opportunity in planning to consider how results will be recorded | * have the opportunity in planning to consider how results will be recorded and how many results will be recorded and over what range, | ||
* have the opportunity in planning to consider how many trials are needed | * have the opportunity in planning to consider how many trials are needed, | ||
* have the chance to produce a range of graphs from results, including line graphs from continuous variables | * have the chance to produce a range of graphs from results, including line graphs from continuous variables, | ||
* be able to express conclusions that fit the results and answer the original question | * be able to express conclusions that fit the results and answer the original question and be able to use conclusions to support hypotheses based on scientific ideas,<br /> | ||
