Taking the work out of the Framework

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1 To the Head of Science Taking the work out of the Framework Saves you time and effort Perfect for teaching the Framework Covers the full ability range Software to motivate and inspire Course guide

2 Taking the work out of the Framework Saves you time and effort Every component of Catalyst will save you time while enhancing the teaching and learning experience. Perfect for teaching the Framework We help you use the Framework to meet the needs of your school and your pupils. Not only does Catalyst offer 3-part lesson plans for every lesson, but it also gives you a choice of starters, main activities and plenaries. Covers the full ability range As well as parallel Red and Green Pupil Books, Catalyst offers a wealth of ready-made differentiated sheets at core, help and extension level. We can confidently say that no other course offers as much differentiated support as Catalyst! Software to motivate and inspire Catalyst Assessment for Learning and Presentation software help you to get the very best from Catalyst with a minimum of effort. 2

3 Course structure Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Red Pupil Books To stretch the more able See pages 4-6 NC Levels 4-6 NC Levels 5-7 NC Levels 6-8 Green Pupil Books To support the less able See pages 4-6 NC Levels 2-5 NC Levels 3-5 NC Levels 3-6 Teacher Resource CD-ROMs Available as: 1 whole-site CD-ROM with a free printed pack containing 260 sample pages from the CD-ROM. A 3-pack of single-user CD-ROMs See pages 7-12 Heinemann Presents... Science Presentations for Catalyst See page 13 Heinemann Assessment for Learning: Electronic Assessment in Science for Catalyst Core modules Learning support modules Gifted and Talented modules See pages

4 Catalyst Pupil Books As well as following the QCA Scheme of Work order, Catalyst Pupil Books provide you with a stimulating way to teach the five key scientific ideas from the Framework: cells, forces, particles, energy and interdependence. Yet that s not all! The Catalyst Teacher Resource CD-ROMs enable you to get the very best from both the Red and Green Pupil Books. Read on to see how these components fit together to produce a course that is perfect for you. Maximise progression from Day One What the Catalyst Pupil Books do... Each concept is clearly explained at a level that s right for the pupil at that stage of their learning. Do you remember? boxes build on pupils learning from Key Stage 2. How the CD-ROMs support the Pupil Books... Detailed lesson plans on the CD-ROMs highlight the learning outcomes, so you can see how much progress pupils are expected to make. Before starting a unit, you can use transition quizzes to identify any gaps in pupils understanding from KS2. Worksheets help them get up to speed. Starter and plenary sheets support 3-part lessons. Motivate all abilities What the Catalyst Pupil Books do... Red Pupil Books challenge and extend mainstream to higher-ability pupils, helping them to achieve their very best. Green Pupil Books support lower-ability pupils, keeping them engaged and encouraged throughout each lesson. How the CD-ROMs support the Pupil Books... There is a wealth of activities and homeworks on the CD-ROMs at core, help and extension level. In addition, Specials sheets support every single double-page spread in the Pupil Books giving pupils targeted support where they need it most. Focus on ideas and evidence and scientific enquiry What the Catalyst Pupil Books do... Think About pages encourage pupils to work like scientists and use scientific models. Do you know? boxes contain interesting or unusual facts, such as the history of some science inventions and ideas. How the CD-ROMs support the Pupil Books... Sc1 is integrated throughout the course and each lesson plan spells out where Sc1 Framework objectives are covered. Special investigation lessons on the CD-ROMs specifically address the Framework Yearly Teaching Objectives that cover Sc1. Practical activities help to develop Sc1 skills throughout. 4 For full details on the Teacher Resource CD-ROMs, please turn to pages 7-12.

5 Sample pages Do you remember? boxes build on pupils learning from Key Stage 2. Sample pages from Catalyst Red Book 1 The larger text and carefully controlled language level make the pages more accessible for lower achievers. Red and Green books have identical pagination, so you can use them side by side in a mixed-ability class. Sample pages from Catalyst Green Book 1 More regular in-text questions and the end-of-spread questions build up pupils knowledge and confidence throughout the lesson. Summaries appear on every double-page spread, reinforcing learning from the main text. 5

6 Catalyst Pupil Books continued Sample Think About pages from Catalyst Red Book 1 Focusing on Sc1 Sc1 underpins Catalyst in the same way that Sc1 underpins your pupils knowledge and understanding of Science as a whole. Scientific Enquiry From planning an experiment and predicting outcomes to using tables, diagrams, charts and graphs to explain results and evaluate the strength of evidence, Catalyst activities and investigations focus on developing pupils investigative skills. Ideas and Evidence With Catalyst, pupils have many opportunities to see how a combination of creative thinking and evidence helps scientists to develop their ideas. Pupils also discover that it is important to test explanations by using them to make predictions and by seeing if the evidence matches those predictions. Developing thinking skills Throughout Catalyst, pupils are encouraged to develop their skills in application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation. But Catalyst goes further than that. A Think About feature in every unit concentrates specifically on helping pupils to think like scientists including tackling their misconceptions. Think About pages stimulate discussion in pairs, small groups, or as a whole class. Pupils are encouraged to discuss the questions rather than write down individual answers. The Think About pages lead pupils to question their thinking in a structured way. Many questions are open-ended and do not have right or wrong answers. Answers can often be met with a question that moves pupils thinking forward. Sample Think About spreads from Catalyst xxxxxx Book 1 Think About spreads develop pupils skills in completing science investigations. Pupils are encouraged to work like scientists and use scientific models. Pupils solve problems through group work and discussion. 6

7 Customisable Teacher Resource CD-ROMs These Teacher Resource CD-ROMs are the most comprehensive teacher s resources you ll have ever seen! There are over 1400 customisable pages per year and, because they are all on CD-ROM, it s exceptionally easy for you to locate and print the resources you want, in exactly the order you want them. What s on the Teacher Resource CD-ROMs? pages per year Pain-free planning Unit guides 3-part lesson planning guides Resources for starters Resources for plenaries Teacher notes Technician notes Find out more on pages 8 and 9 Ready-made differentiation Core, help and extension activity sheets Learning support sheets, accompanying every double-page spread in the Pupil Books Differentiated homeworks Red and Green key word lists Red and Green glossaries Comprehensive assessment Effective Assessment for Learning Transition quizzes with worksheets allow pupils to revise Key Stage 2 work (Year 7 only) Special starter and plenary activities that set out specifically to review pupils progress Test yourself questions Pupil checklists Summative assessment Find out more on pages 10 and 11 Differentiated end-of-unit tests Mark schemes with a ready reckoner to show NC levels Find out more on page 12 How easy is it to use the Teacher Resource CD-ROMs? Imagine that you re about to start teaching Year 7 Unit H: Solutions. Eligible for elcs We have carefully checked this software to ensure it meets elc criteria at the time of going to press (February 2003). Software cannot be finally accredited for elcs until it is published so for new software published during 2003 please check for its current status. Hyperlinks on the lesson planning guide enable you to go straight to the resources for that lesson (e.g. the activities, specials, homeworks, starters and plenaries). You can easily print out all the sheets you need for that lesson......or you can choose to view and print all the resources for the whole unit......or you can print all the resources of one type for Unit H (or for the whole year), e.g. all the technician notes. In short: with this easy-to-use CD-ROM, the choice is yours. 7

8 Pain-free planning Sample unit guide from Teacher Resource CD-ROM 1 The unit guide makes it easy for you to see what Yearly Teaching Objectives from the Framework are covered. A core route through each unit is based on an average of 2 teaching hours per week. Extra lessons are provided so Catalyst can work for you, whatever your timetable. The guide refers you to the interactive audiovisual material on the CD-ROM Heinemann Presents... Catalyst 1. You can see clearly where misconceptions are addressed. For maximum flexibility, you can choose from a whole range of starters, main activities and plenaries. Hyperlinks enable you to go straight to the resource listed on the lesson plan. See page 7 for a full list of planning materials in the Teacher Resource CD-ROMs 8 Sample lesson planning guide from Teacher Resource CD-ROM 1

9 We don t just give you a wide choice of alternative starters and plenaries. We also give you the resources to run them successfully! For example, the videoclip mentioned in this lesson plan is included on Heinemann Presents... Catalyst 1. Sample starter activities from Teacher Resource CD-ROM 1 Sample plenary activities from Teacher Resource CD-ROM 1 9

10 Ready-made differentiation Differentiated activities enable you to provide materials at just the right level for your pupils. Help Core Extension See page 7 for a full list of differentiated sheets in the Teacher Resource CD-ROMs Sample activity sheets from Teacher Resource CD-ROM 1 10

11 Write-on Specials sheets accompany each double-page spread in the Pupil Book. You can then give these out to pupils if they are struggling with a particular concept. Sample Specials sheet from Teacher Resource CD-ROM 1 As with the activities, homeworks are provided at core, help and extension levels so you can set homeworks that are appropriate for all your pupils. Sample homeworks from Teacher Resource CD-ROM 1 11

12 Comprehensive assessment In Year 7, transition quizzes help you to gauge your pupils prior learning. If the quiz uncovers a gap in pupils knowledge, you can use worksheets (not shown) to help them get up to speed. End-of-unit tests are provided at two levels: Red and Green. We also provide markschemes linked to NC levels, so it s straightforward for you to assign a level to each pupil. Sample transition quiz from Teacher Resource CD-ROM 1 Sample transition quiz from Teacher Resource CD-ROM With these short revision quizzes, pupils can consolidate their learning and check what they need to revise before taking the end-of-unit test. 12 See page 7 for a full list of assessment materials in the Teacher Resource CD-ROMs Sample Green end-of-unit test from Teacher Resource CD-ROM 1 Sample test yourself quiz from Teacher Resource CD-ROM 1

13 Heinemann Presents... Science Presentations for Catalyst Your days of hunting for video clips and software are over! Enhance every lesson with relevant and well-timed interactive animations, video clips and presentations. Cut your planning time: pre-prepared playlists matched to Catalyst enable you to use the software straightaway. Alternatively, you can customise the playlists to suit your own needs! Stay in control: it s simple to switch between presentations, or to pause, rewind and fastforward during the presentation giving you playlists that are right for you presentation tools for each of Years 7, 8 and 9 Objectives presentations kick off your lessons by sharing the learning objectives with pupils Interactive animations help pupils understand complex processes (e.g. digestion), or difficult-tosee events (e.g. particles reacting) Attention-grabbing video clips provide stimulus, or show experiments that are impractical or dangerous to carry out in the school laboratory Illuminating PowerPoint presentations work as effective visual aids for you and for your pupils Databases and spreadsheets help you to gather together and analyse class results for practicals and investigations Plenary presentations and activities revisit and assess the lesson s learning objectives. Accessible animations help pupils to grasp abstract concepts take a look at these snapshots from a sample animation on amplitude and loudness... Eligible for elcs We have carefully checked this software to ensure it meets elc criteria at the time of going to press (February 2003). Software cannot be finally accredited for elcs until it is published so for new software published during 2003 please check for its current status. 13

14 Heinemann Assessment for Learning Electronic Assessment in Science for Catalyst Time-saving, informative and reliable Now you can cut the time you spend testing, marking and analysing data! Electronic Assessment in Science for Catalyst is an interactive assessment system that: gathers reliable, detailed data on your pupils performance provides instant feedback for you, your pupils and their parents includes questions to assess the new Sc1 and helps you to analyse the data at the touch of a button! Because this software is linked to Catalyst, you have an interactive assessment system that ties in perfectly with your course. Monitor your pupils effectively Interactive tests can be taken in the computer suite or made available on the school network for pupils to complete out of class. You pre-determine exactly how long pupils need to take a test; once a pupil s time is up, the test will close. You get detailed feedback on the performance of each and every pupil including the assignment of a National Curriculum level and sub-level. Pupils also receive instant feedback, showing them where they re doing well, where they could focus their revision, and motivating them to improve their performance! Monitor your pupils progress against: Diagnose the strengths and weaknesses of: NC attainment levels Framework Yearly Teaching Objectives QCA Scheme of Work expectations their peers. the individual the class the whole year group. For each of Years 7, 8 and 9, we offer: Core modules NC Levels 3-6 Once you have installed the Core modules, you can purchase the following supplementary modules: Learning Support modules NC Level 3 and below Gifted and Talented modules NC Level 7 and beyond 14

15 Sample teacher screens from Heinemann Assessment for Learning: Electronic Assessment in Science for Catalyst Most pupils in this class are taking a 30-minute core level test. But you can easily amend the timing and the ability level to suit the needs of individual pupils. You get detailed feedback on the progress of each and every pupil including the allocation of a National Curriculum level and sub-level. Summary grids show you how pupils perform against different criteria, such as Scheme of Work Unit expectations, Attainment Targets and Framework Objectives. Eligible for elcs We have carefully checked this software to ensure it meets elc criteria at the time of going to press (February 2003). Software cannot be finally accredited for elcs until it is published so for new software published during 2003 please check for its current status. Sample pupil homepage from Heinemann Assessment for Learning: Electronic Assessment in Science for Catalyst Pupils can see at a glance where they're doing well and where they need more practice. 15

16 Catalyst 1 Red Pupil Book Green Pupil Book Teacher Resource Whole Site CD-ROM (with free printed pack) Teacher Resource Single User CD-ROM (pack of 3) Heinemann Presents... Science Presentations for Catalyst Year X Heinemann Assessment for Learning: Electronic Assessment in Science for Catalyst Year 7 Core modules Year 7 Learning Support modules Year 7 Gifted & Talented modules Catalyst 2 Red Pupil Book Green Pupil Book Teacher Resource Whole Site CD-ROM (with free printed pack) Teacher Resource Single User CD-ROM (pack of 3) X Heinemann Presents... Science Presentations for Catalyst Year Heinemann Assessment for Learning: Electronic Assessment in Science for Catalyst Year 8 Core modules Year 8 Learning Support modules Year 8 Gifted & Talented modules Catalyst 3 Red Pupil Book Green Pupil Book Teacher Resource Whole Site CD-ROM (with free printed pack) X Teacher Resource Single User CD-ROM (pack of 3) Heinemann Presents... Science Presentations for Catalyst Year Heinemann Assessment for Learning: Electronic Assessment in Science for Catalyst Year 9 Core modules Year 9 Learning Support modules Year 9 Gifted & Talented modules X It s easy to find out more about Catalyst! You can see any of the Catalyst resources on inspection or approval, but to make life easier for you we ve created a cost-effective Evaluation Pack for each year of Catalyst. Each Evaluation Pack includes: A Red Pupil Book A Green Pupil Book Evaluation Pack Evaluation Pack Evaluation Pack A FREE CD-ROM featuring sample material from the Teacher Resource CD-ROM and sample screens from Electronic Assessment for Catalyst and Science Presentations for Catalyst. t f e orders@heinemann.co.uk w G518 R