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Explore, Engage, Extend
Animals, Biodiversity & Habitats, Electricity, Energy, Evolution & Inheritance, Forces, Light, Plants, Properties & Uses of Materials, Rocks, Fossils and Soils, Sound, Space, States of Matter
Assessment
7-9, 9-12
Eliciting children's knowledge and understanding in science to inform the planning of new learning experiences
Explore, Engage, Extend features twenty engaging practical activities designed to support teachers with assessment for learning in science. These activities provide rich assessment data, enabling teachers to tailor their planning to meet the specific needs of their students.
While the topics are primarily aimed at upper primary, they are highly adaptable across year groups and can align seamlessly with any school curriculum. Though intended for use at the start of a topic, these activities also offer valuable practical approaches for teaching at any stage of learning.
Explore, Engage, Extend overview
Written by PSTT Fellow Tracy Tyrrell, this fantastic book supports teachers to elicit children’s knowledge and understanding in science and use this to inform the planning of new learning experiences.
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Sample Materials
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Explore resourceSafety Notice & Disclaimer
PSTT advises teachers to refer to either the CLEAPSS website or SSERC website for up to date health and safety information when planning practical activities for children.
PSTT is not liable for the actions or activities of any reader or anyone else who uses the information in these resource pages or the associated classroom materials. PSTT assumes no liability with regard to injuries or damage to property that may occur as a result of using the information contained in these resources. PSTT recommends that a full risk assessment is carried out before undertaking in the classroom any of the practical investigations contained in the resources.
All materials are ©Primary Science Teaching Trust (PSTT) and are freely available to download and share for educational purposes. Whilst educators are free to adapt the resources to suit their own needs, acknowledgement of copyright on all original materials must be included. Rights to images included in the resource have been purchased for PSTT use only – as such, these images may only be used as part of this resource and may not copied into or used in other materials.
