- Understanding  Evolution  and  Inheritance  at  KS1  and  KS2:

Microsoft Word - FinalReport29June.docx       Understanding  Evolution  and  Inheritance  at  KS1  and  KS2:                   Final  Report     Authors:  Terry  Russell  &  Linda  McGuigan                                               Contact  details     Professor  Terry  Russell  t.j.russell@liv.ac.uk    &  Dr  Linda  McGuigan  l.mcguigan@liv.ac.uk     Centre  for  Lifelong  Learning,  Universi. [...]  39                           3   Executive  Summary       Project  Aims     The  project  reported  here  was  a  direct  response  to  the  new  national  curriculum  for  science   scheduled  to  be  introduced  to  Years  1,  3,  4  and  5  from  September  2014  and  to  Years  2  and  6  from   September  2015. [...]  Summary  of  Core  group  project  data  sources     Age  group   Core   Number   Researchers’   Researchers’   Teachers’   Teachers’   Teachers’   teacher   of   classroom   support   SharePoint   Electronic   reflective   sample   children     observation   visits   entries   journal   summative         visits   entries   writing    4- ‐7     3   90   12   2   6   50   3    8- ‐9     4   120  . [...]  Summary  of  extended  sample  project  data  sources     Year   Extended   Number   Classroom   Support   Received   Provided   No   group     teacher   of  children     observation   visits   activities   feedback   feedback   sample   visits   offered   R- ‐Y2   3   90   4   - ‐   3   2   1   Y3- ‐4   - ‐   - ‐   - ‐   - ‐   - ‐   - ‐   - ‐   Y5- ‐6   12   360   1   1   12   3   9   KS3   6  . [...]             23     6.1  Fossils       An  outline  of  progressive  sequence   Illustrative  activity     What  Fossils  are   Primary  Science  Issue  134  presents   Almost  without  exception,  children  tend  to  know  the  word  ‘fossil’   illustrative  examples  of  the   from  their  out- ‐of- ‐school  experiences.