How can I support my child?
YEAR 7,8 & 9
To support your child at home there are many things you can do. Here are a few ideas:
Testing their understanding of key vocabulary (using our topic specific vocab sheets).
Reading to them/with them science articles from the news - ask questions about what you have just read.
Simply asking them questions about what they have learnt, giving them opportunity to recall their understanding and how it links to what they have previously learnt in Primary school.
You can research together scientists who have invented, discovered and developed. Particularly current and modern science such as the Covid vaccine development and drug trial, the recent successful pig heart transplant, the first ever planned Welsh rocket launch etc.... encourage them to enquire about the world and science around us.
Supporting their study using key materials such as the following links:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zng4d2p
https://classroom.thenational.academy/subjects-by-key-stage/key-stage-3/subjects/science
https://www.theschoolrun.com/supporting-ks3-science-home
YEAR 10 & 11
To support your child at home there are many things you can do. Here are a few ideas:
Testing their understanding of key vocabularly (using our topic specific vocab sheets)
Reading to them/with them science articles from the news - ask questions about what you have just read.
Simply asking them questions about what they have learnt, giving them opportunity to recall their understanding and how it links to what they have learnt previously in Year 7, 8 and 9
You can research together scientists who have invented, discovered and developed. Particularly current and modern science such as the Covid vaccine development and drug trial, the recent successful pig heart transplant, the first ever planned Welsh rocket launch etc.... encourage them to enquire about the world and science around us.
Emailing teachers to ask for packs of exam style questions on specific topics to support home revision. Application of understanding is the best way to determine if they have understood what they have covered in revision.
Supporting their study using key materials such as the following links:
https://classroom.thenational.academy/subjects-by-key-stage/key-stage-4/subjects/combined-science
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zrkw2hv
Primrose Kitten topic specific summary videos on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/PrimroseKittenScience/playlists
Free science lessons videos on YouTube https://www.freesciencelessons.co.uk/
Malmsbury Science practical videos on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loeRLKNeUsc (this is one example)