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A template for a successful bridging topic between
primary and secondary schools. Passport can also
be used as a stand alone activity in Year 6 to
help pupils focus on their investigative skills
and provides a good record of pupils' achievements.
Passport offers a start in the transition process
through a choice of investigations and structured
follow-up.
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A colour or black and white 'passport' that can be
printed out and photocopied for pupils to write on.
Pupils record personal details in their 'passports,'
collecting 'Visas' (included) awarded by the teacher
to mark achievement in scientific skills. Investigations
started in the primary school are completed at secondary
school.
The investigations are:
- Looking at Habitats and Adaptations The amount
of fieldwork required is flexible and options for
studying different habitats mean that school geography
is not a barrier. Communication, group work and literacy
are highlighted at different points in the activity.
- Solutions This uses dissolving jelly as a
focus for developing investigative and practical skills,
including prediction, analysis and evaluation.
- Golden Ratio Focusing on their faces, pupils
collect variation data that draws them into the world
of the ancient Greek Golden Ratio. Numeracy is highlighted
in the calculation of simple ratios.
The 'passport' pages need to be printed out back to
back and photocopied for each pupil. Sheets of 'Visa'
stamps should be printed out and cut and pasted into
the passports. Alternatively they could be printed out
onto sticky labels.
Teachers choose their own criteria for awarding 'Visas'
for achievement. CARE and sensitivity needs to be taken
in managing the Golden Ratio investigation as it involves
considerations of what makes a face attractive. This
is done in an objective and sensitive way, but some
Year 6 pupils are becoming particularly aware of their
own looks.
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