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Designed to familiarise the author with the science national curriculum and in particular the KS2, KS3 and KS4 continuum. The levels at which a topic is covered and the possible misconceptions that children have about a variety of concepts in science.
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Assessment Item 1 Aim: Designed to familiarise the author with the science national curriculum and in particular the KS2, KS3 and KS4 continuum. The levels at which a topic is covered and the possible misconceptions that children have about a variety of concepts in science. 'Knowledge actually consists of an incredibly complex network of understandings deeply embedded in social and cultural assumptions. Knowledge is never a set of isolated facts which one person or book can pass to a learner. Even apparently trivial bits of knowledge such as the correct number bus to get from Harrods to Buckingham Palace cannot simply be 'given'. The tourist in London who asks the question may be told "number 14 goes nearest". But in which direction? Is there a single fare? Where do I buy the ticket and when do I know that I'm there? Only the Londoner who takes all these peripheral pieces of information...
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