Teaching Science Through Concepts (CPD Video: 2hr 2min)
Teaching Science Through Concepts (CPD Video: 2hr 2min)
Alex Neophitou
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Description
The National Curriculum states that,
“…all pupils should be taught essential aspects of the knowledge, methods, processes and uses of science.”
And that,
“Through building up a body of key foundational knowledge and concepts, pupils should be encouraged to recognise the power of rational explanation and develop a sense of excitement and curiosity about natural phenomena.”
In order to gain that depth of knowledge and understanding, and to inspire curiosity, children need to be shown the links between different aspects of science – the golden threads if you like.
Within the National Curriculum there are various substantive concepts that run throughout. These are the ‘big ideas’ that we want children to focus on in order to identify and make links between different aspects of science. You have the specific disciplines of Biology, Chemistry and Physics and the concept of ‘working scientifically’ that runs throughout.
Within the science curriculum, there are these overarching concepts:
Plants
Animals (including humans)
Materials
Seasonal changes
Living things
Habitats
Rocks
Light
Forces
Electricity
Additional concepts appear once:
States of Matter
Sound
Earth and Space
Magnets
Evolution and Inheritance
While these substantive concepts are extremely important, there are further concepts that can be explored which will already be running through your curriculum. For example, the concepts of ‘investigation’, ‘living organisms’ or ‘movement’. We can use these concepts to teach science in a way that brings it to life and supports pupils learning year on year.
During this training, we will consider:
- How well you understand and know the scientific concepts within your curriculum
- How these concepts can be made more explicit within science topics
- How using concepts to develop your progression can support the retention of knowledge in science
OnDemand CPD Training
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Useful Information
Product Reference: MDC-TSTC
Speaker: Alex Neophitou
Running Time: 2 hour 2 minutes
Format: Video & eBook (Presentation)
Download: MP4 video
Publisher: Focus Education (UK) Ltd
Published Date: September 2024
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