Exploring Science

Exploring Science Synopsis

The Assessment Pack:   Provides baseline assessment §      Find out what your pupils already know with 'Quick Quizzes'. §      Use this to choose the most appropriate teaching approach for each pupil.   Includes formative assessment opportunities throughout §      'Quick Checks' allow pupils to judge for themselves how well they are learning, and identify ways in which to improve. §      'Target Sheets' encourage pupils to measure their own progress.   Differentiated summative assessment §      With end-of-unit tests for every unit, containing SAT-style and How Science Works questions. §      Plus an open-ended summative task for every unit with levelled outcomes. §      End-of-year tests provided at different levels (L3-5 and L5-7 level descriptors, marking guidance and sample answers are provided).   AT1 assessment §      Practical activities designed to develop strands of AT1. §      Suggests a full AT1 investigation for each unit. §      Level descriptions are adapted for each investigation, which can be used as a mark scheme.

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