Supporting KS3 Science fieldwork

Substantial evidence exists to indicate that fieldwork offers students opportunities to develop knowledge and skills in ways that add value to their everyday experiences within the classroom (source: NFER, 2004)

Yet planning fieldwork can be a daunting task. It's often impossible to take students to distant field sites. There is little practical guidance available for teachers. A realistic alternative is to carry out field activities within the school grounds or the local area.

This site contains science worksheets and teacher lesson materials for teaching the theme of interdependence in Key Stage 3 Science.

Year 7	Year 8	Year 9
Unit 7C: Environment and feeding relationships	Unit 8D: Ecological relationships	Unit 9C: Plants and photsynthesis
Unit 7D: Variation and classification		Unit 9D: Plants for food