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Springboard KS3 Science
A KS3 revolution using cognitive science principles
Knowledge Book
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Claudia Allan, Jovita Castelino, Thomas Millichamp, Adam Robbins
Bill Wilkinson
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• Take a new approach to KS3 Science. This Knowledge Book sequences the
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• Use visual aids to further understanding. Complex topics are paired with
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• Strengthen scientific skills throughout. ‘Working Scientifically’ pages
integrate principles and concepts into students’ understanding, using
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Constructing tables
Working scientifically
Look inside
Independent
variable normally
goes here
1
2
No values within
the table have
units
3
Extension of spring
Experiment 1
2.1
8
Units go in
brackets
Experiment 3
2.0
4.0
4.1
300
4.1
6.1
6.2
6.0
400
8.1
8.1
500
8.1
10.0
10.2
10.0
coarse focus
Dependent
variable normally
goes here
fine focus
magnification +
4
focus
=
objective lens
specimen
microscope
stage
one cell
invisible to
the naked
eye
mirror
image of cell
(blurred)
focused image
of cell
A light microscope
Core Questions clearly
specify
exactly what pupils
need to know
and understand by
the end of KS3.
Questions and answers
include
practical-based and
mathematical
content across the
28 Topics of the
curriculum, all in one
book
Working Scientifically
B1 Cells and organisation
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Answer
Microscope
1 Start with the lowest
magnification objective
lens
2 Focus using the
focus wheels
3 Increase the magnification
(if you need to)
The image becomes
sharp enough to see
(clearer)
eyepiece lens
(cm)
Experiment 2
2.2
200
Magnification and focus
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What equipment do
we use to see things
too
small for our eyes?
What are the three
main steps to follow
when
looking at something
through a microscope?
What happens to the
image when we focus
a
microscope?
table
Mass added
to spring (g)
100
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B1.1 Microscopes
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Question
Start of composite
A student is adding
masses to a spring
to see how the extension
They establish a line
of the spring changes.
of inquiry: How does
the mass added to
a spring affect its extension?
They conduct their experiment
and draw a table like
main features of a good
the one below. The labels
scientific table.
show you the
Features of a good scientific
Knowledge
Book sample
pages
Cells and organisation
B1
When scientists conduct
experiments, they make
observations. They often
are presented as numbers
collect data, which
or words. It is important
and allows us to identify
to show these data
in a way that is clear
trends (patterns). One
of the most common
drawing (constructing)
ways to do this is by
a table.
Tables have a number
of characteristics:
l The independent
variable is normally
the first column.
l The dependent
variable is normally
the second column
fourth etc.)
(and sometimes the
third and
l All columns have
clear titles.
l Units are next
to the titles in brackets.
l Numbers within
the table do not have
units.
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