P3 Science Parents’ BriefingCedar Primary 2017

Inquire, Inspire and Invent

Agenda

• Cedar P3 Science Teachers

• Singapore Science Curriculum

• Assessment

• Cedar Science Approach

• How Parents Can Help

• Hands-on

• AOB

P3 Science Teachers

Primary Science Syllabus Overview of Science Syllabus

Searching for the Syllabus

Science Curriculum Framework

Cedar Curriculum Framework

Environmental

Efforts

Creative and

Inventive

Thinking

• Science Toys

Project

Knowledge

With

Understanding

Skills Processes

Inferring and

Examples of questions that requires comparing

Examples of questions that requires analysis

Written Examination Format for PSLE Foundation Science 2017

Topics Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

Diversity

Interactions

Systems

Performance-

based

assessment

(Science Toy

Project) (0%)

Semestral

Assessment 1

(30%, 50 m)

-Diversity

Performance-

based

assessment

(Practical) (10%)

(20m)

- Theme(s)

from Term 1

and 2

SA 2 (60%, 75 m)

Booklet A : MCQ

Booklet B : Open-

Ended

Include all topics

Diversity

Interactions

Systems

Interim Assessment throughout the year (0%)

Overview of P3 Assessment

Cedar Science Approach

Why does a dog

stick out its tongue

on a hot day?Blended Flipped Learning

Sony Creative

Science Toys

Reflective Thinking

Through Journal

Writing

Hands-on/

Carrying out

research

Relate

experience

to concepts

It takes a village to raise a child

So how can parents partner our teachers to ensure that their child benefit the most?

Science outside of

the classrooms

Experiential learning

& experimentation

While having fun in a safe

environment.

Encouraged your

child to

find out more&

ask questions

Communicate with

your Science

TeachersDo a regular check on

your child’s work

Listen with interest

and encourage your

child to read Science

Materials

Encourage Reading of Science Materials

Wildlife magazine, National Geographic Kids,

Singapore Scientist, Magazine,

Science websites, articles from Straits Times

etc

Watch Science related shows together

Discovery ChannelNational Geographic Channel

BBC KnowledgeScience in the City on OKTO

Backyard Science Animal Night

Hands-on

2017

Observing, Classifying, Inferring, Measuring

Observe and describe

the animal shown

below.

• Where can you this

animal?

• Which stage is the

animal at?

AOB

• How is my child banded?

• Does my child need to learn key words for Science?