During Key Stage 2 Science education, pupils will cover the four main areas of learning which are,
Scientific enquiry - Using methods such as diagrams, drawings, tables, bar charts, line graphs, and ICT to communicate data in an appropriate and systematic manner.
Life processes and living things – Animal and human nutrition, growth and reproduction, and the environment we live in. Functions and care of teeth, diet and good health. Human and animal skeletons, muscles, life cycles, food chains and plants.
Materials and their properties – Thermal insulators, electrical conductors, rocks and soils, solids, liquids and gases, evaporation, condensation, reversible and non-reversible matter changes.
Physical processes – Circuits, batteries, electrical devices, magnetic materials, the effects of light, vibrations, and the initial introduction to astronomy, covering the Sun, Moon and Stars.
To summarise this, pupils learn about a wider range of living things, materials and phenomena. They begin to make links between ideas and explain things using simple models and theories. They apply their knowledge and understanding of scientific ideas to familiar phenomena, everyday things and their personal health.
They begin to think about positive and negative effects of scientific and technological developments on the environment and in other contexts. They carry out more systematic investigations, working on their own and with others, use a range of reference sources in their work, talk about their work and its significance, and communicate ideas using a wide range of scientific language, conventional diagrams, charts and graphs.
Have you got an interest in online education at Key Stage Two Level, typically children aged 7-11?
Nowadays, more and more parents are seeking online educational tools to help teach their children. With the wealth of material that is now available online, it is very easy to teach your own child. I am not suggesting pulling them from school and doing it all yourself! Unless of course this is a route you have carefully considered.
You do not have to be qualified to teach your child, just access to the internet and ….. the time.
Spending as little as 40-50 minutes per night Monday to Thursday is more than enough to boost their learning with great noticeable results. I wouldn’t advise more than one hour as you do not want to ‘overload’ your wee one’s.
Combining games with learning is a fantastic way to teach children, making education fun for them is the key to success. Based on this rule www.keystagetwo.com, a virtual learning environment has now become one of the top websites for Key Stage Two pupils. The website successfully manages to combine learning while kids play Buccaneers and Lobsters, which is great fun for the little ones - and with the added benefit of learning at the same time!
As KeyStageTwo.com is compliant with the National Curriculum in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, UK schools are now availing of the service. On completion of quick set-up and installation, Schools and teachers use it for…..
-Saving time on marking tests.
-By issuing homework online, reducing photocopying and paper costs.
-By using the individual and class results summary, pinpointing areas requiring improvement, thus raising children’s performance.
-Clearly viewing children’s analysis displaying strengths and weaknesses, allowing the teacher to focus on them and provide feedback where necessary.
Parents use the system under two scenarios, firstly if their children’s school is enrolled in the system already, parents can log on and view their own child’s performance and results, tracking their progress. They also use it to read teacher feedback and use the system with their little ones on a one-to-one basis. Secondly, if a child’s school is not yet enrolled parents can sign up to the system for just ten pounds per month offering unlimited anytime access to all the resources, effectively tutoring the child themselves, at a tiny fraction of the traditional tutoring costs.
Finally, and most importantly KeyStageTwo.com offers fantastic benefits for the kids, too many to mention here! Nip over to the website to learn more, for which I have provided a link here
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