P4 Parents’ Briefing

SCIENCE

STELLAR @ P3Agenda

1. Department Outcome

2. Science Assessment Structure

3. Supporting Our Children

Department Outcome

Every pupil to be an

Inquiring Learner and

Ethical Practitioner

Science Assessment

Structure

• 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

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

• Knowledge with Understanding– Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of scientific facts, concepts

and principles.

• Application of knowledge and Process Skills– Apply scientific facts, concepts and principles to new situations

– Interpret information (including pictorial, tabular and graphical) and investigate using one or a combination of the following process skills:

Assessment Focus

• Inferring• Predicting• Analysing• Evaluating• Generating Possibilities• Formulating hypothesis• Communicating

• Observing• Using apparatus and equipment• Comparing • Classifying

Assessment Focus

Concept:

Understanding the

functions of the different

parts of the digestive

system.

Knowledge with Understanding

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.

Supporting Our Children

Science Answering Technique

Teaching and Learning Resources

Helping your child in this journey

• 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

• 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

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 Review papers and Semestral Assessments

give encouragement and support in areas for improvement

praise your child for any progress made