TAPS Transition: building a student bridge

Laura Smale from Abbeywood Secondary school worked on science transition with her feeder primaries. She took a group of Year 7 (age 11-12) students (who received pupil premium funding) to a feeder primary school to support the younger ones with their data handling. The Year 5 (age 9-10) pupils were investigating streamlining (TAPS aquadynamics activity) and created their own tables to record results. The Y7s gave the Y5s feedback on their tables, for example, use of units and headings. The younger pupils then redrew their results tables under the guidance of the Y7s. The Y7s ‘felt important’ and also developed their understanding of results tables in order to support the younger pupils.

Laura has carried out similar activities with a ‘blood splatter’ lessons where pupils investigated the pattern between the height of dropper and the diameter of the drop, in order to identify a possible height for the ‘attacker’. On this occasion, the Y7s gave feedback on the graphs drawn by the younger children.

Further information about the TAPS Transition project can be found here.