Level 3

 

At Level 3 the student is able to:

 

Biological science

 

Living together: past, present and future

SCBS0301

Describe environmental factors that affect the survival of living things.

 

This is evident when the student is able to:

·           state conditions in the environment necessary for survival of living things

·           distinguish between living (biotic) and non-living (abiotic) factors which affect the survival of living things

·           relate the need to reproduce to the survival of kinds of living things

·           describe how human intervention can affect survival of living things.

 

Structure and function

SCBS0302

Identify the main structural features that work together to form systems in plants and animals.

 

This is evident when the student is able to:

·           state the importance of particular systems to plants and animals

·           identify the main role of each system studied

·           recognise that parts of a system have a common function

·           identify the position and names of main parts of a system.

 

Chemical science

 

Substances: structure, properties and uses

SCCS0301

Classify a range of materials as solids, liquids or gases according to observable properties.

 

This is evident when the student is able to:

·           identify observable properties, including appearance, smell and feel of solids, liquids and gases

·           classify solids, liquids and gases under fixed conditions according to generalisations about shape and volume.

 

Reaction and change

SCCS0302

Describe examples of changes in common substances.

 

This is evident when the student is able to:

·           identify changes that are reversible

·           recognise that some changes are reversible and some are not

·           identify differences between the processes of mixing, dissolving, melting, boiling and evaporating

·           recognise that mixing, dissolving, melting, boiling and evaporating can often be reversible.

 

Earth and space sciences

 

The changing Earth

SCES0301

Describe how features of the landscape are altered by the processes of weathering and erosion.

 

This is evident when the student is able to:

·           distinguish between the terms weathering and erosion

·           state the kinds of visible changes in the environment caused by the processes of weathering and erosion

·           identify landscapes in the environment that have been affected by weathering and erosion

·           suggest ways to reduce or avoid the effects of weathering and erosion.

 

Our place in space

SCES0302

Relate the Earth's rotation on its axis to the day and night cycle.

 

This is evident when the student is able to:

·           define the words rotation and axis in relation to the Earth

·           describe how day and night result from the Earth rotating on its axis

·           explain why stars seem to move across the sky during one night.

 

Physical science

 

Energy and its uses

SCPS0301

Identify transformations of energy involving electricity, light, sound, heat and movement.

 

This is evident when the student is able to:

·           recognise that energy can be changed from one form to another

·           identify light, sound, electricity, heat and movement as forms of energy

·           identify energy changes that take place in common appliances

·           demonstrate transformations of energy from electrical to light, heat, movement and sound in simple electric devices.

 

Forces and their effects

SCPS0302

Identify the action of forces in everyday situations.

 

This is evident when the student is able to:

·           recognise that a force is a push or a pull

·           identify the attraction/repulsion forces between the ends of two bar magnets

·           identify, through observation, the forces that cause things to move, stop and change speed or direction of motion

·           build a simple model that demonstrates the action of pushes and pulls.

 

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