5-14
Lesson plans and downloadable resources for primary and S1/S2 education
Primary resources
Resources on the 5-14 Curriculum website including illustrations, websites, lesson plans, project outlines and pupil worksheets.You searched for: Science
Results found: 29 items
| Title | Description | Curricular Area | Stages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Areas for investigation | An online resource for for 12-14 year-olds from the LTS Information Literacy website, with accompanying notes for teachers and for parents, to help them adopt an effective strategy for planning their information seeking. It explains how students can map an area for investigation by asking themselves questions to help them focus and plan their research. | 5-14 Resource Library | Upper Primary S1/S2 5-14 level F 5-14 level E |
| Asking questions | An online resource for for 12-14 year-olds from the LTS Information Literacy website, with accompanying notes for teachers and for parents, to demonstrate to students how to ask different sorts of questions in face-to-face interviews and questionnaires in order to obtain useful information. | 5-14 Resource Library | Upper Primary S1/S2 5-14 level F 5-14 level E |
| Assessing what information you need | An online resource for for 9-11 year-olds from the LTS Information Literacy website, with accompanying notes for teachers and for parents, to help learners to assess their information needs and plan an investigation. This is illustrated with subject-specific examples to contextualise the activity, using charts, lists and mind mapping to find out more about the Vikings and Robert the Bruce. | 5-14 Resource Library | Upper Primary Middle Primary 5-14 level F 5-14 level E 5-14 level D 5-14 level C |
| Birds | A topic planner on birds for the middle primary developed in Linlithgow Primary School, West Lothian, based on the revised Environmental Studies guidelines. | 5-14 Resource Library | Middle Primary |
| Cluster planning: science | These planning grids, developed by Lasswade High School Centre and its associated primary schools, determine possible ways of rearranging the P6/P7 and S1/S2 science syllabus to match the 5-14 science strands in knowledge and understanding and to show areas of common content. | 5-14 Resource Library | S1/S2 Middle Primary |
| Cognitive acceleration through science education | One school discusses how it has used and developed an intervention programme aimed at developing thinking skills in the context of science. | 5-14 Resource Library | S1/S2 |
| Design and make | A resource sheet on electronic circuits for S1/S2 from 'Primary Technology in Scottish Schools' produced by Learning and Teaching Scotland in association with the Scottish Executive and the Nuffield Foundation. | 5-14 Resource Library | S1/S2 |
| Ednet science sample pages | EDNET is the authoring and publications initiative of the University of Aberdeen's Faculty of Education. These sample pages are from photocopiable packs for Levels B - E on 'earth and space' and 'energy and forces'. | 5-14 Resource Library | S1/S2 Middle Primary |
| Energy and forces | Examples of pupil materials prepared by North Lanarkshire to support a topic on 'Our Moving Toys' at Levels A and B. | 5-14 Resource Library | Lower Primary |
| Energy and forces | Examples of materials prepared by North Lanarkshire Council to support a topic on forces at Levels C and D. Included are teacher help sheets on friction and on spring balances, and a pupil worksheet on forces. | 5-14 Resource Library | Middle Primary |
| Energy and forces | Topics developed within the Kirkland High School cluster which outline activities and assessment strategies. | 5-14 Resource Library | Lower Primary |
| Energy and forces | A detailed outline on sound and light prepared by Glasgow City Council. This topic has been adapted to match the revised national guidelines. | 5-14 Resource Library | Middle Primary |
| Energy and forces | A topic planner prepared by Scottish Borders Council for Electricity (levels C/D) outlining the activities and opportunities for developing informed attitudes and skills. | 5-14 Resource Library | Middle Primary |
| Energy and forces | A topic planner on boats from Linlithgow Primary, West Lothian. | 5-14 Resource Library | Middle Primary |
| Finding information in books | An online resource for for 9-11 year-olds from the LTS Information Literacy website with accompanying notes for teachers and for parents to develop pupils' understanding of how different types of books contain specific information, and of the ways in which information is organised in books, including lists of contents, chapter overviews, advance organisers and indexes. | 5-14 Resource Library | Upper Primary Middle Primary 5-14 level F 5-14 level E 5-14 level D 5-14 level C |
| Finding information on the internet | An online resource for for 9-11 year-olds from the LTS Information Literacy website, with accompanying teachers' and parents' notes, to introduce pupils to the basic ways of searching for information on the internet and how to keep safe. It includes children's directories and search engines and explains the components of a URL (web address) and how to bookmark a page. Children learn how to find out who runs a website to decide whether they can trust its information and how to extract useful information without printing and copying from web pages. | 5-14 Resource Library | Upper Primary Middle Primary 5-14 level F 5-14 level E 5-14 level D 5-14 level C |
| ICT and environmental studies | This PowerPoint slide show was created by Forthill Primary School, Dundee to help pupils use the internet to research and report. Included with it are two pupil worksheets. | 5-14 Resource Library | Middle Primary |
| Internet searching | An online resource for for 12-14 year-olds from the LTS Information Literacy website, with accompanying notes for teachers and for parents, about advanced search skills, looking at different types of search engine - indexer, subject gateway and web directory - and the different approaches to searching. | 5-14 Resource Library | Upper Primary S1/S2 5-14 level F 5-14 level E |
| Introducing a new science programme | An example showing how Midlothian Council has arranged the introduction of the Thinking Science programme into the first two year-groups of the secondary schools in the area. | 5-14 Resource Library | S1/S2 |
| Middle primary topic planner: my body | A planner focusing on the topic 'My body' produced by Linlithgow Primary School. The planning format is based on developmental work by the West Lothian Council 5-14 Science and Technology team. | 5-14 Resource Library | |
| Reliability of information | An online resource for for 12-14 year-olds from the LTS Information Literacy website, with accompanying notes for teachers and for parents, which develops students' awareness of reliability of information and to identify bias in information sources. Students are encouraged to identify and question sources of information (paper and web-based) in order to help them evaluate how objective and reliable the information is likely to be. | 5-14 Resource Library | Upper Primary S1/S2 5-14 level F 5-14 level E |
| Roman science | Worksheet that involves pupils carrying out a series of simple experiments with a candle and recording what they have learned from the results. | 5-14 Resource Library | Middle Primary |
| Science investigation skills | A booklet and poster prepared by the Graeme High School Cluster, Falkirk Council, to assist pupils to develop a method of planning science investigations. | 5-14 Resource Library | S1/S2 |
| Seabirds | Materials and worksheets for middle and upper primary on the topic of seabirds produced by the Scottish Seabird Centre, North Berwick. | 5-14 Resource Library | Middle Primary |
| Solar system | Activity support sheets and assessment sheets for a topic on the solar system, developed by Glasgow City Council. | 5-14 Resource Library | Middle Primary |
| Strategic planning: science | Excerpts are from the report of the a conference entitled 'Standards and Quality in the Sciences' held in June 2002. They contain the background to the conference, reports from working groups who were looking at science within the P7 to S2 range, and possible action that might ensue. | 5-14 Resource Library | S1/S2 Middle Primary |
| The senses | A topic on the senses developed in Linlithgow Primary School, West Lothian exemplifying the use of a topic planner based on the technique of conducting the topic through a series of key questions and learning activities. | 5-14 Resource Library | Lower Primary |
| Upper primary topic planners | Planners focusing on the topics 'Earth's Materials' and electricity produced by Linlithgow Primary School. The general planning format is based on developmental work of West Lothian Council 5-14 Science and Technology team. | 5-14 Resource Library | |
| Woodland | A topic on woodland developed in Linlithgow Primary School, West Lothian, which uses the technique of conducting the topic via a series of key questions and learning activities. | 5-14 Resource Library | Middle Primary |
Thinking about Curriculum for Excellence
Curriculum for Excellence will introduce eight refreshed and re-focused curriculum areas, and make space in the timetable for interdisciplinary projects and studies. Future planning will follow the principles underlying the new Curriculum for Excellence.
Although the current 5-14 curriculum will be with us for the immediate future, you can use the resources on this site with Curriculum for Excellence in mind. Use this short Reflection Guide to help you adapt resources in accordance with some of the principles and purposes of Curriculum for Excellence.
Word file: Curriculum for Excellence Reflection Guide (45KB)
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