P4 Parents’ Briefing

SCIENCE

STELLAR @ P3Agenda

• Science Curriculum and Syllabus

• Teaching and Learning Resources

• Assessment

• Helping your child in this journey

STELLAR @ P3Primary Science Curriculum

• Science as an inquiry

• Knowledge,

Understanding and

Application

• Skills and Processes

• Ethics and Attitudes

http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/syllabuses/sciences

Overview of the Primary Science Syllabus

Themes Lower Block (P3 & 4) Upper Block (P5 & 6)

Diversity • Diversity of living and non-living things

(General characteristics and classification)

• Diversity of materials

Cycles • Cycles of plants and animals

(Life Cycles)

• Cycles in matter and water

(Matter)

• Cycles in plants and animals

(Reproduction)

• Cycles in matter and water

(Water)

Interactions • Interaction of forces

(Magnets)

• Interaction of forces

(Frictional, gravitational forces,

force in springs)

• Interaction within the environment

Systems • Plant system

(Plant parts and functions)

• Human system

(Digestive system)

• Plant system

(Respiratory and circulatory systems)

• Human system

(Respiratory and circulatory systems)

• Cell system

• Electrical system

Energy • Energy forms and uses

(Light and Heat)

• Energy forms and uses

(Photosynthesis)

• Energy conversion

How Science is Taught…

Experiment

with torch

and opaque

objects.

Conclude that

a shadow is

bigger when

the torch

is nearer

the object.

Apply concept

in new situation.

How Science is Taught…

Experiment with torch and opaque objects

Vary the distance between the can and torch

How Science is Taught…

The shadow is bigger when the torch is nearer

the object.

The shadow is smaller when the torch is further

from the object.

How Science is Taught…

Apply concept in new situation:

Draw the shadow formed on the screen.

• My Pals Are Here! Textbooks

• No Activity Book. Why? School based worksheets

(SPARK worksheets) – Allow more hands-on

experiences and process skills related activities to

learn Science

• Science File

• Science Learning Log

Teaching and Learning Resources

Samples of SPARK Worksheets

• S – Study the question carefully

• H – Highlight the keywords

• I – Identify the Science concepts

• N – Note it down

• E – Explain the answer with the

appropriate Scientific terms

Science Answering Technique –

S.H.I.N.E

Samples of S.H.I.N.E. on worksheets

Science Assessment

Assessment of Process & Skills

Assessment of Application of Concepts

Assessment of Concepts

• Booklet A : Multiple Choice

(28 questions x 2 marks = 56 marks)

• Booklet B : Open-ended Question

(13 questions x 2/3/4/5 marks = 44 marks)

• Total Mark: 100

• Duration : 1 h 45 min

Semestral Assessment 1 and 2

Samples of Assessment

Study the flowchart below.

Objects

Breaks when

dropped

Allows light to

pass through

Yes

No

No

B

AYes

YesAllows light to

pass through

D

No

C

(a) State two properties of Object

(i) _________________________________

(ii) _________________________________

(b) State a common property that objects A and D share.

____________________________________________

Communicating (pictorial)

-Interpreting information

presented in the pictorial form.

Samples of Assessment

The water in the bottle was too hot to be drunk, Jill decided to cool down

the water in the bottle. She held the bottle in a container filled with iced water

as shown in the diagram below. The cap was not tightened.

iced water

ice cubes

water bottle

hot water

container

Jill made 2 observations after a while:

Observation 1: The container turned cold.

Observation 2: The water level in the container dropped.

Explain how these 2 observations happened. [2]

_____________________________________________

Assessment of Application of Concepts

Heat travels from hotter

to colder things.

Matter takes up space.

To develop a strong foundation in Science Basic Process Skills

To apply Science concepts and Process Skills in a given context

•

Assessment for Learning (AfL)

in Science

Assessment and Learning

• feedback to teachers understand the strengths and weaknesses of students

• feedback to parents monitor child’s progress and achievement

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• More opportunities

to show learning

• Caters to wider

range of learning

styles

• Regular and timely

feedback

• More confident

• Motivated to

learn

• Enjoy learning

How will this benefit your child?

Helping your child in this journey

• Encourage reading of science materials

• Science Story books

• Science Magazines (National Geographic

Young Explorer, Science Spy, etc)

• Articles from Straits Times, etc

Helping your child in this journey

• Watch Science related show together

• Planet Earth

• National Geographic Channel

• BBC Knowledge

• Animal Night

• Discovery Channel

Helping your child in this journey

Do…

monitor your child’s daily work

monitor your child’s performance in the

AfLs

give encouragement and support in areas

for improvement

praise your child for any progress made