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Science teacher checks and next moves · keep off learner copiesYear 2 Subjects · T1 W1–2 · Assessment guide

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Teacher copy: This page may include teaching prompts or answer keys. Answer keys in this public library can be viewed by anyone. Give learners a clean prompt, use checks as formative evidence, and change a case locally when prior access matters.

Use each card as formative evidence, not a Year 2 standard score. Record card | prediction | actual action and observation | mode/prompt | next move. 2 = accurate independently with chosen access; 1 = accurate after a model/prompt; 0 = not yet evidenced despite access. A paper drawing can show reasoning but cannot be scored as a child's observed sound or vibration. Recheck on a different paper arrangement rather than asking the same item again.

Day Exact check / acceptable response If not yet, teach and recheck
1 A fold changes shape/use; both flat and folded pieces remain paper. An opened crease may remain visible. Contrast “shape” with “material” using a new rolled paper strip.
2 Only B was twisted; same paper type and starting size make the action comparison clearer. Do not claim equal final measured length without measuring. Put two equal strips side by side and ask what changed in just one.
3 Folded/twisted/torn show actions that change form; untouched shows no action. The evidence word is folded, twisted or torn. Both torn parts remain paper. Read the captions aloud and sort one action versus untouched, then add a different action.
4 A tested pocket may hold this one light note; a flat sheet is not a pocket. The material remains paper; heavy loads and other pockets are untested. If no test, mark predicted only. Separate observed hold from “all pockets work”; try a fresh identical note under supervision.
5 Before = flat band, after = loop/bent band; still paper. Prediction may match or differ honestly; evidence is the recorded shape after a real bend. Model before/after on an unfamiliar zigzag fold; child labels only observed difference.
6 A gentle flick can make the flap move back and forth; a rustle may be reported. If the child did not hear it, not heard is valid. A static diagram alone cannot show actual vibration/sound. Repeat only by consent or use a slow silent visual model to distinguish motion from sound report.
7 Paper/source and surface stay the same while action changes from tap to rub; sound reports may vary. A “not heard” report is not proof that nothing vibrated. Hold one condition constant in a new tap-versus-flap comparison.
8 A: movement yes, rustle reported; B: still, no sound reported; C: movement yes, not heard. C invites a second observation; do not rewrite “not heard” as “silent.” Model how table headings differ from inference, then use one fresh invented note.
9 Child names a prior real observation or invented note as the source of a limited prediction. A visible card plus optional gentle sound is a multimodal plan. Whether another person notices either signal is untested without a suitable, consented check. Do not use a child's hearing as a test. Ask child to name the earlier source before making a prediction about a fresh classroom signal.
10 A real gentle tap may produce visible back-and-forth movement and a sound report; child identifies exact observed channel and one fair next question, e.g. same cover with a different gentle action. No fixed sound is required. Observe a different paper flap with consent; record seen/heard/unknown separately before explaining vibration.

Content boundary: AC9S2U03 includes bending, twisting, stretching and breaking material into pieces; this pack samples paper folding/twisting/tearing and does not establish behaviour of all materials. AC9S2U02 requires different sound-making actions and sound energy/vibration; silent model reasoning is preparatory. The main Year 2 pack's existing paper-span test is a separate investigation; do not double-count the same work sample.

Fresh transfer: Ask the learner to predict and then observe a new safe action on paper: curl a narrow strip around a pencil (adult holds the pencil) or gently tap a different loose paper flap. Keep action, observation and material identity distinct. No child must make or hear sound.

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