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Gracious Woodlanders with the Zest to Excel
RESPECT RESILIENCE PASSION ADAPTABILITY COLLABORATION INNOVATION
P5 and P6 Science
Parents’ Workshop
1 April 2017
Understanding PSLE Science Questions
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Content
Understanding PSLE Science
syllabus and assessment format
Science Alive @ home / outside school
Ways to highlight Science concepts through daily
phenomenon
4Cs answering techniqueComprehend-Chapter-Concept-Craft
Q & A
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Science Syllabus
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Assessment Format – P5/6 Standard
Booklet Item Type
Number
of
questions
Marks per
question
Weighting
(%)
A Multiple-Choice 28 2 56
B Open-ended 12-13 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 44
Duration of paper: 1 hour 45 minutes
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Assessment Format – P5/6 Foundation
* Provision of a word list
– Appendix 1Duration of paper: 1 hour 15 minutes
Booklet Item Type
Number
of
questions
Marks per
question
Weighting
(%)
A Multiple-Choice 18 2 36
BStructured 6 - 7 2 , 3 14
Open-ended 5 - 6 2 , 3 , 4 20
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Science Alive @ home
3rd Edition
Make reading resources available
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Tutorial
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Experimental videos
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Interactive activity
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Science Alive @ home
Encourage your child to watch
Discovery channel
Animal planet
National geographic channel
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Science Alive @ home
Conduct simple experiment with your child
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Science Alive @ home
Discuss daily phenomenon with your child
2015 FDN / Booklet B / Question 25
Give two reasons why plant P winds itself
upwards on tree T. [2]
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Science Alive @ home
Discuss daily phenomenon with your child
2016 FDN / Booklet A / Question 10
When he used a metal fork, it did not break.
Explain why. [2]
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Science Alive @ home
Discuss daily phenomenon with your child
2014 FDN / Booklet B / Question 21
The charcoal provide _________ energy to
cook the meat. [1]
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Science Alive @ home
Discuss daily phenomenon with your child
2015 STD / Booklet B / Question 41
Give a reason for using such a surface.
Explain your answer. [1]
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Science Alive @ home
Discuss daily phenomenon with your child
2016 STD / Booklet A / Question 26
Which one of the following is the reason why the
two blocks fall? [2]
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Science Alive @ home
Discuss daily phenomenon with your child
2015 STD / Booklet B / Question 38
Explain why he felt colder when a strong wind
blew. [2]
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Science Alive @ home
Discuss daily phenomenon with your child
2016 STD / Booklet A / Question 19
Which properties of the old car tyres help to
ensure safety? [2]
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4Cs Answering Technique
Comprehend Read
Highlight or
underline
Concept(s) Identify the
concept(s)
related to the
question
Craft Answer
question
using learnt
strategy
Step by step towards excellence and confidence
Chapter(s) Identify the
chapter(s)
related to
the question
*Appendix 3
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4Cs Answering Technique
Craft Answer question using learnt strategy
Object-oriented working
Relationship answering
Fair test – changed variable and constant
Cause-and-effect
Making reference to experimental result
Use of comparative adjectives
Keyword list – inform us the extent of answer*Appendix 3
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Daily phenomenon (Q1a)
Object-oriented working
Lamp
Plant
Intensity of
light
received
Amount of
heat
receivedWater
evaporates
through the
stomata
Amount of
water lost
nearerhigher
higher
fastergreater
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Daily phenomenon (Q1a)
Object-oriented working
Surface
area of leaf
Fewer number
of stomata
Water
evaporates
through the
stomata
smaller
lesser
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Daily phenomenon (Q3)
Discuss daily phenomenon with child
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Daily phenomenon (Q5)
Discuss daily phenomenon with child
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Daily phenomenon (Q6)
Discuss daily phenomenon with child