TAPS aims to develop support for a valid, reliable and manageable system of primary school science assessment.
In this activity children use the exciting space mission to understand the concept of orbits and to link this to their understanding of gravity.
In this activity children learn about traditional vehicles for travelling across snow and investigate ways of reducing friction.
In this activity children learn the importance of exercise in keeping us healthy and understand that exercise keeps our bodies and minds healthy too.
In this activity children learn about friction and investigate the grip of different shoes to decide which are appropriate for racing on sports day.
In this activity children learn about the different forces acting on an object and how those forces will affect the movement of that object.
These images are ideal for stimulating discussion in science topics for students of all ages and for student project work.
In this activity children are encouraged to consider the process of invention and take a simple device and improve it with a motor.
In this activity children consider the pushes and pulls involved in such a device and they will design their own version.
In this activity children will learn about friction and consider how vehicles move on different surfaces.
In this activity children will use their knowledge of the movement of the Sun to predict how to navigate using the Sun.