Oxford Academy

What skills do I need to develop in my particle science lessons this term?

How can I succeed in this unit? / I can show you where I have done this in my book
LORIC Skill:
Organisation / Organising my time in a lesson / I come in ready to learn
Organising my work / I bring my questions and answers to every lesson andI write down my learning objective and underline it every lesson
Organising practical work / I can get equipment, use it and put it back safely
Success criteria for communicating clearly in this unit
You will get an opportunity to show this in your purple sheet too. / Make it clear / Write in a style to fit purpose and audience
Use clear language and well-formed sentences
Read your text and rewrite anything that is not clear
Make it concrete / Illustrate ideas with real-life examples
Use vivid words, describing real things
Add a diagram if it helps to make the meaning clearer
Make it correct / Use scientific vocabulary accurately, showing that you know its meaning and use appropriate units and correct chemical nomenclature
Check there are no mistakes in spelling, punctuation or grammar
Give evidence to back up everything you claim to be true
Make it coherent / Make a list of all the points, and cover one point in each paragraph
Put the paragraphs in a sensible order
Use link words to help the reader connect sentences and paragraphs
Include everything necessary for the reader to understand, but leave out unimportant details
Apply - understand the principles / Describe how the strategies help communicate ideas better
Suggest how the ideas would be communicated for a different audience
Success criteria for writing explanations in this unit
You will get an opportunity to show when you test the purity of water and in the purple sheet. / Develop an explanation / Record the observation you want to explain
Record observations using scientific words
Decide if a diagram might help the explanation
Communicate your idea, evidence and reasoning / Suggest a scientific idea that might explain the observation
Describe the evidence for your idea
Explain why the evidence supports your idea
Apply - understand the principles / Explain why an explanation is more believable when supported by data from an experiment
Your teacher will sign here when you get a credit for achieving these skills:

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