Jubilee Nature Reserve - Education KS3

Topic	Main Subject	Related Subjects	Documents
Drawing a map of Jubilee	Geography	Mathematics	Teachers' notes
Invasive plant species	Science	History	Food Webs Invasive Species Information Sheet Teachers' Notes
Measuring a tree	Mathematics	Science	Estimates of Tree Measurements.doc Measuring a tree/How to Measure a Tree Teachers' Notes
History of Jubilee / A Day in the Mines	History	Literacy Citizenship	A Day in the Life of Tommy Shotton Local changes over time Reactions to Victorian Living The History of Coal Mining Teachers' Notes
Nature Collages	Art & Design	Science	Examples of Nature in Art Plants and leaves at Jubilee Teachers' Notes
Group Presentations & Discussion	English – Speaking & Listening		Group Presentations information sheet Jubilee Information Sheet Teachers' Notes

English

Pupils should:

Speak fluently and appropriately -
1. Structure their talk clearly, using markers so that their listeners can follow the line of thought.
2. Use illustrations, evidence and anecdotes to enrich and explain their ideas.
3. Use gesture, tone, pace and rhetorical devices for emphasis.
4. Use visual aids and images to enhance communication.
5. Evaluate the effectiveness of their speech and consider how to adapt it to a range of situations.
Listen, understand and respond critically to others -
1. Concentrate on and recall the main features of the talk.
2. Identify the major elements of what is being said.
3. Ask questions and give relevant and helpful comments.
Engage in group discussion and interaction -
1. Participate effectively as members of the group.
2. Take different roles in the organisation, planning and sustaining of groups.
Use a range of techniques and different ways of organising and structuring material to convey ideas, themes and characters.
Present material clearly, using appropriate layout, illustrations and organisation.

Pupils should:

Recognise and make appropriate use of dates, vocabulary and conventions that describe historical periods and the passing of time.
Describe and analyse the relationships between the characteristic features of the periods and societies studied including the experiences and range of ideas, beliefs and attitudes of men, women and children in the past.
Consider the significance of the main events, people and changes studied.

Pupils should:

Be taught about ways in which living things and the environment can be protected, and the importance of sustainable development.
Be taught that habitats support a diversity of plants and animals that are interdependent.
Be taught how some organisms are adapted to survive.
Be taught how predation and competition for resources affect the size of populations (for example, bacteria, growth of vegetation).

Pupils should:

Break down a complex calculation into simpler steps before attempting to solve it.
Make mental estimates of the answers to calculations; use checking procedures to monitor the accuracy of their results.
Develop correct and consistent use of notation, symbols and diagrams when solving problems.
Use fraction notation; understand equivalent fractions, simplifying a fraction by cancelling all common factors; order fractions by rewriting them with a common denominator.
Understand, recall and use Pythagoras' theorem.

Pupils should:

Ask geographical questions (for example ‘How and why is this landscape changing?) and identify issues.
Collect, record and present evidence.
To select and use appropriate fieldwork techniques.
To draw maps and plans at a range of scales, using symbols, keys and scales (for example annotated sketch maps).

Pupils should:

Organise and present information in different ways.
Investigate, manipulate and combine materials and images.
Using a range of materials and processes, e.g. painting, collage and print making.

Pupils should:

Respond to design briefs and produce their own design specifications for products.
Suggest outline plans for designing and making, and change them if necessary.

Pupils should:

Contribute to group and exploratory class discussions, and take part in debates.
Recognise that there are hazards in living things, materials and physical processes, and assess risks and take action to reduce risks to themselves and others.

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