Modelling Literacy
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Evidence:
Explanation:
Modelling Literacy –
Explain why a boat can float
on water
Ideas
Density, up thrust, balanced forces, equal, opposite,
Diagram
Bullet Points
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Wood is less dense than water.
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Some boats have engines and some have sails.
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Boats can be made from different materials and have many different
designs.
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Forces act on the boat
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The forces must be balanced.
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Wooden boats have sailed on water for centuries.
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Point: An object floats when the upward force of the water balances its
downward weight.
Evidence:
afloat.
Boats can be made of many different materials but remain
Explanation: Equal and opposite forces act on the boat. The force of
gravity on the boat (weight) is balanced by the up thrust of the water.
Modelling Literacy –
Explain how a hot air
balloon moves in the sky
Ideas
Left, right, up, down, forward, air resistance, balanced forces, unbalanced forces,
gravity, forward thrust, up thrust, taking off, landing
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Point:
Evidence:
Explanation:
GET LIPPY- GET LIPPY WITH LITERACY
You should spend no more than five minutes writing your
answer, but think
carefully and give as much detail as possible.
Name:_______________________Form:_____ Date:_______
Explain how shadows are formed.
POINT:
EVIDENCE:
EXPLANATION:
KEYWORDS:
A shadow happens when light is blocked
We see this because behind the object is a dark area which is
the same shape as the object.
Light travels in straight lines and it cannot pass through an
opaque object or bend around it.
object, opaque, straight line, blocked
Teacher: ______________________________ Date: ________
Formative Comments EXAMPLES
Well done, you have used the key words precisely and explained that light is
blocked.
To improve try to describe what a shadow is. Link the blocking of light with the
fact that the light can not bend around the object as it travels in straight
lines.
Literacy Intervention Pupil Programme Task 1
GET LIPPY- GET LIPPY WITH LITERACY
You should spend no more than ten minutes writing your answer, but
think
carefully and give as much detail as possible.
Name:_______________________Form:_____ Date:_______
Explain how the digestive system helps you to get energy from
your food
POINT:
Food must be broken down into small enough pieces to be swallowed
and then absorbed. Digesting food happens in many different stages.
EVIDENCE:
Our bodys’ need food to help us move and grow. Carbohydrates and
fats provide energy. Enzymes break down food in the stomach and
intestines.
EXPLANATION: Food is broken down into small soluble molecules, these are
absorbed into the blood stream. The circulatory system carries
these molecules around to all the cells in the body. The glucose
reacts with the oxygen in the cells to release energy.
KEYWORDS:
blood stream, glucose, transport, absorbed, soluble molecules
Teacher: ______________________________ Date: ________
Formative Comments EXAMPLES
Well done, you have explained that food must be broken down into small pieces
To improve try to use the key words: molecules, enzymes in your answer
Literacy Intervention Pupil Programme Task 2
GET LIPPY- GET LIPPY WITH LITERACY
You should spend no more than ten minutes writing your answer, but
think
carefully and give as much detail as possible.
Name:_______________________Form:_____ Date:_______
Explain what happens to salt when you add it to water
POINT:
EVIDENCE:
EXPLANATION:
KEYWORDS:
The salt dissolves.
The salt disappears into the liquid until it can not be seen.
The salt is a solute, the water is a solvent. The water particles are
always moving and hit the salt grains, separating them from each
other. The salt grains get in between the water particles and seem
to disappear.
solute, solvent, particles, moving, dissolves, disappear
Teacher: ______________________________ Date: ________
Well done, you have ________________________________________________________
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To improve try to _____________________________________________________
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Literacy Intervention Pupil Programme Task 3
GET LIPPY- GET LIPPY WITH LITERACY
You should spend no more than ten minutes writing your answer, but
think
carefully and give as much detail as possible.
Name:_______________________Form:_____ Date:_______
Explain why a dolphin can move fast through the water.
POINT:
A dolphin has a smooth streamlined body.
EVIDENCE:
It has thin fins, a rounded nose and a flat tail.
EXPLANATION:
The shape of the dolphin allows water to flow smoothly over its
Body. This reduces friction/drag from the water.
KEYWORDS:
friction, drag, streamlined, shape, smooth
Teacher: ______________________________ Date: ________
Well done, you have ________________________________________________________
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To improve try to
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Literacy Intervention Pupil Programme Task 4