1. Transition Issues for Secondary Science Teachers Where DO they come from? WHAT do they know?

4. Puzzled People

6. Defining Transition The term transition covers the broad period of time from preparing to move from primary school until successful settlement of the student in secondary school. Transition may begin as early as Year 5

10. “ ALL WRITE” ROUND TABLE What do students look forward to when they come to your science classroom in Year 7? Instant Star!!

12. “ ALL WRITE” ROUND TABLE What issues/disappointments might students report about their experiences during the first year of secondary school? Instant Star!!

14. Student Anecdote “ I have been asked to draw around six leaves. In my last school I’ve done photosynthesis and I’m interested in what effect different light may have on it’s growth.” Rudduck in Barber (1999)

16. K-6 Key Learning Area The KLA includes both Science Education and Technology Education Students develop : Knowledge and understandings about the Natural Environment and the Made Environment Skills and Processes in Investigating Scientifically and Designing and Making Positive and informed values about themselves, towards others and towards science and technology

17. K-6 Science and Technology Documents

24. Primary Connections Questioning Minds DVD

25. What is Primary Connections? Professional learning programme linking science with literacy supported by quality curriculum resources

32. EXPLORE BEFORE EXPLAIN!

33. The Primary Connections 5Es model Students re-represent understandings and reflect on their learning journey and teachers collect evidence about achievement of outcomes Summative assessment of the conceptual outcomes EVALUATE Extend understandings to a new context or make connections to additional concepts through a student-planned investigation Summative assessment of the investigating outcome ELABORATE Develop science explanations for experiences and representations of developing conceptual understanding Formative assessment EXPLAIN Provide hands-on experience of the phenomenon Formative assessment EXPLORE Engage students and elicit prior knowledge Diagnostic assessment ENGAGE Focus Phase

34. Principle 3 Teaching and learning about science with an inquiry/investigative approach

37. Assessment activity Draw arrows on the diagram to show any pushes and pulls.

38. PMI on Primary Connections

41. Primary Science _ Best practice Hands On! Minds On! Hearts On!

44. What works?

48. 21 st Century Science Classrooms? i Pods wikis podcasts Data-loggers Mobile phones Simulations interactives Blogs