TEACHING ASSESSMENT IN PRIMARY SCIENCE (TAPS)<\/p>\n
TAPS Scotland- draft materials<\/p>\n
The TAPS Scotland project (2019-21) involves collaborative working with PSTT Fellows and SSERC primary cluster mentors across Scotland. Outcomes from the project include a\u00a0TAPS Scotland booklet<\/a>, a\u00a0Skills flag<\/a>\u00a0and a\u00a0Progression Grid<\/a>, which maps all of the TAPS activities onto the Curriculum for Excellence.<\/p>\n The TAPS Focused Assessment approach has been used to support teachers and pupils to focus on one part of an enquiry at a time, within the context of a whole investigation. There are a wide range of activity plans available on the\u00a0main TAPS website<\/a>, including some new TAPS Scotland plans:<\/p>\n Early:\u00a0Forensic footprints<\/a>,\u00a0Toy forces<\/a>,\u00a0Scooping sounds<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n First level:\u00a0Dunlop balls<\/a>,\u00a0Drops on a coin<\/a>,\u00a0Forensic fingerprints<\/a>,\u00a0Macintosh waterproof<\/a>,\u00a0Wind power vehicles<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Second level:\u00a0Digestion modelling<\/a>,\u00a0Dirty water filter<\/a>,\u00a0Forensic powders<\/a>,\u00a0Bird beaks<\/a>,\u00a0O-wing<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n