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JC Science CBAs: Running the Extended Experimental Investigation and the Science in Society Investigation

Plan, support and judge the Junior Cycle science CBAs: the Extended Experimental Investigation and the Science in Society Investigation.

2 hours
4 short lessons
Online, at your own pace
Certificate

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About this course

A two-hour course for Junior Cycle science teachers on the two CBAs. In 2026/27, third years complete at least one CBA, your school decides on one or two, and there is no Assessment Task. It shows what the three weeks of an Extended Experimental Investigation and a Science in Society Investigation look like in a real class, and the help the NCCA guidelines allow at each stage so the work stays the student's own. You judge a sample report against the Features of Quality and prepare for the SLAR meeting. Every template is yours to download and adapt.

What you will be able to do

By the end you will be able to plan both science CBAs back from your SLAR date, approve a student's Investigation Plan without designing it for them, help students choose and weigh their sources, judge a sample on balance against the Features of Quality, and bring your samples to the SLAR meeting ready.

What's in the course

4 lessons, about 30 minutes each. Take them in order, whenever suits you.

How the science CBAs run now, how to run each investigation with a whole class, and how to judge the work and take it to SLAR.

1 The Science CBAs as They Run Now Free preview 30 min
2 Running the Extended Experimental Investigation 30 min
3 Running the Science in Society Investigation 30 min
4 Judging the Work and Getting SLAR Right 30 min

What you get

A certificateFor 2 hours of professional learning, when you finish.

Your own portfolioEverything you write in the course collects in one place to keep.

Templates to adaptEvery template in the course is yours to download and adapt.

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