Working Scientifically Assessment lesson Y7/8: Planning and carrying out effective experiments

The whole purpose is to be brave and let them fail if they can’t do it without our constant support! (easier said than done, I know)
Lesson plan, powerpoint and differentiated cards (help and support) to assess skills in:
• identify variables
• Plan an effective strategy/ write method
• Construct an effective table (for repeats, mean etc)
• Generate effective data
Powerpoint has a slide on how our school tracks- this could be used by you to show progression through skills, otherwise deleted or replaced with your own tracking system
Will take 2 lessons. First for structured planning, second for prac.
Lesson plan discusses use of ‘dabbers’- this is colour coding on books next to each skill so they know if they have achieved it. Green= done independently, Orange= needed help card, Red= bit of a train crash. You can use felt tips.