Primary Science investigation

About. Describes the process of doing a science investigation including achievement levels in science investigations and different types of science practical work. Discusses what is involved in 'doing a science investigation'. What types of science practical work are there? How might we measure the achievement level for different science investigation skills? (RF)

Pedagogical content. This resource describes the process of doing an investigation for inquiry^(ta)-based learning. Teachers could share practice⁽ⁱ⁾ and lesson planning^(ta) ideas using the list of pupil skills (e.g. observing). It also lists learning goals for investigation skills (e.g. observing, predicting, problem solving) and ideas for exploring different types of practical work^(ta) in science. It could be used for discussion^(ta) or brainstorming on how to apply these skills to different content areas. The resource emphasises engaging pupils in the scientific method^(ta) - using higher order^(ta) thinking skills, group work^(ta) and dialogue^(ta) to facilitate knowledge building^(ta)/reasoning^(ta).

Resource details
Title	Primary Science Investigation
Topic	[[Topics/Science|Science]]
Teaching approach	[[Teaching Approaches/Dialogue|Dialogue]],  [[Teaching Approaches/Practical work|Practical work]],  [[Teaching Approaches/Knowledge building|Knowledge building]],  [[Teaching Approaches/Higher order|Higher order]],  [[Teaching Approaches/Group work|Group work]],  [[Teaching Approaches/Inquiry|Inquiry]],  [[Teaching Approaches/Reasoning|Reasoning]],  [[Teaching Approaches/Discussion|Discussion]],  [[Teaching Approaches/Planning|Planning]],  [[Teaching Approaches/Scientific method|Scientific method]]
Learning Objectives	By the end of the session you should be able to: Identify the process involved in ‘carrying out an investigation’ – before, during (gathering evidence), and after Identify some different types of practical work in science projects (classification, pattern seeking, fair testing, etc.) Identify some achievement levels in practical work and the sorts of goals these relate to – e.g. different levels of achievement at ‘predicting’ Be able to: Identify what is involved in carrying out an investigation (e.g. planning; gathering evidence) Identify different types of science practical work (classify; seeking patterns; test fairly) Identify different goals (e.g. predicting) and levels of achievement (e.g. 0-5) in practical work (RF)
Subject	[[Resources/Teacher Education|Teacher Education]],  [[Resources/Science|Science]]
Age of students / grade	[[Resources/Primary|Primary]]
Related ORBIT Wiki Resources	Progression & questioning techniques in primary science projects
Files and resources to view and download	File:Primary Science Investigation.doc