Science+Levels

Science Planning, Developing and Reflecting Levels

PLANNING and ideas || Listen and respond to scientific ideas and react appropriately || Choose from given options where to find evidence || Suggest where to find evidence, information and ideas || Find and use a variety of evidence, information and ideas || Find and use relevant evidence, information and ideas ||
 * Levels Characteristics || Level 1 || Level 2 || Level 3 || Level 4 || Level 5 ||
 * Find evidence, information
 * Methods and strategies || Take part in simple activities and through a variety of experience explore the world around them || Talk about the steps needed to carry out their enquiries || Plan, with support, the method to be used for their enquiries || Use scienfic knowledge and skills to plan their enquiries || Systematically plan their enquiries ||
 * Predict ||  ||   || Talk about their ideas and using their every day experience they make simple predictions || Use scientific knowledge and skills to predict outcomes || Making predictions based on scientific knowledge and understanding, including simple models ||
 * Fair testing ||  ||   ||   || Recognise with support, the variable to change and measure and those to be kept the same || Identify key variables and distinguish between independent and dependent variables and those they will keep the same ||
 * Determine success criteria ||  || Talk about what is needed to be successful || Agree on some basic success criteria || Decide on some basic success criteria || Give some justification for their success criteria ||
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