Year 12 Academic work

AIM

• To promote independent learning

• To encourage A-level pupils to write more scientifically

• To gain insight into the work of a scientist and the importance of communicating science

Yr 12 task

Research how best to present an academic poster (Academic posters are used by PhD students or researchers to present their published work at a national/international conference)

Create a poster that explains how carbon dioxide is transported around the body. Use your research on academic poster styles to display your findings in an interesting way.

Some other information was provided on what the poster should include (a checklist to meet success criteria of topic)

Research posters by first-year students

Pupils ‘Key themes’:

• Introduction and summary of main findings – both should be brief and easy to read

• Background should be ‘interesting’ but not overpowering

• Scientists are potentially viewing several of these – work needs to stand out

• Simple font, colour etc.

TITLE:How is carbon dioxide carried in the blood and how does it affect oxygen transport?

Year 12 work

Posters were presented in a ‘conference style’ around the room – each group presented briefly and then were allowed to visit each poster and ask questions as well as comment on strengths/actions.

Benefits

• Independence! • Sense of achievement – hard topic to

cover independently.• Pupils liked the idea of

conference/academic context – lots of questions asked about this!

• Good understanding – tricky content broken down and presented in clear concise way for poster

• Not time consuming