Term 4 Week Strand


2 2 3


4


5 6


4 4


4


4 3 Looking into space


4 7–8 Revision Formal assessment Topic


4 2 Beyond the solar system


Unit Contents


1 The Milky Way galaxy 2 Our nearest star


3 Light years, light hours and light minutes


4 Beyond the Milky Way galaxy


Strand 4 Revision


Exemplar end-of-year exam (Strands 3 and 4)


Assessment in the Senior Phase


Assessment is about collecting evidence of each learner’s learning. It is an integral part of teaching and learning, and should be planned when planning the lesson content. Assessment helps to identify the needs of the learners. It also provides evidence of progress, enables teachers to reflect on what they are doing and provides for feedback and reporting to all stakeholders. Good assessment practice in Natural Sciences


includes: • assessing if skills and aims are applied to content knowledge • determining whether or not learners can apply this knowledge to procedures and problems


• providing feedback.


The four steps of assessment: 1 Generating and collecting evidence of achievement 2 Evaluating the evidence 3 Recording the findings 4 Using the findings to guide future learning and teaching.


Types of assessment


Type of assessment


Baseline assessment


Description


• Establishes whether or not learners meet basic skills and knowledge level required. • Helps the teacher plan for the year and for each learner. • Is administered at the beginning of the year and before a particular topic. • Results are used as a guide for teaching and not for promotion purposes.


13 LB pages TG pages


172 124 176 126 178 127


180 129


1 Early viewing of space 182 131 2 Telescopes


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186 134 193 144 195 146


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Formal assessment


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