welcome to chua chu kang primary school
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Welcome to Chua Chu Kang Primary School
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CHUA CHU KANG PRIMARY SCHOOL
Empowered Leaders
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SCIENCE SHARING SESSION
Primary 4
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Scope of Sharing
1. Science Curriculum & P4 Syllabus
2. Assessment
3. Programmes
4. Role of parents in Science Education
5. Questions & Answers
Science Curriculum
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Science Curriculum Framework (CPDD)
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Science as an Inquiry
• Inquiry begins with exploring the surrounding as a curious
student through the use of observational skills (applying the
five senses).
• Inquiry encourages students to ask questions, conduct
experiments to find answers and understand key Science
concepts as a result.
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Domains
Knowledge, Understanding & Application
Skills & Processes Ethics & Attitudes
• Facts, concepts and principles
• Scientific vocabulary and terminology
• Scientific instruments and apparatus
• Scientific and technological applications
Skills:• Observing• Comparing• Classifying• Using apparatus and equipment• Communicating• Inferring• Formulating hypothesis• Predicting• Analysing• Generating possibilities• EvaluatingProcesses:• Creative problem solving• Decision-making• investigation
• Curiosity• Creativity• Integrity• Objectivity• Open-mindedness• Perseverance• Responsibility
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Primary 4 Science Syllabus
Term Themes Topics
1 Cycles
Energy
Life Cycles of Animals
Life Cycles of Plants
Light & Shadows
2 Cycles Matter
3 Energy Heat & Temperature
4 Systems Your Amazing Body as a System
SCIENCE ASSESSMENT
What are we assessing?
• Knowledge, understanding and application of
science concepts (e.g. liquid has a definite volume)
• Skills and processes (e.g. classifying)
• Ethics and attitudes (e.g. perseverance)
Format of Assessment
Formative Assessment (FA) Weighted Assessment (WA)
Specific topics or skills that
would eventually be tested in WA
for the particular term
Specific topics or skills
Scores from WA count towards a
student’s overall result in a subject for
the year.
Topical review (MCQ & OE
questions)
MCQ & OE questions
Weighted Assessment (WA)
Mid-Year Examination (MYE) & End-of-
Year Examination (EYE)
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Primary 4 Science Assessment
Formative
Assessment 1
Formative
Assessment 2
Weighted Assessment
(WA, MYE & EYE)
Term 1 10 marks 10 marks WA: 30 marks (15%)
Term 2 10 marks 10 marks MYE: 100 marks (25%)
Term 3 10 marks 10 marks WA: 30 marks (15%)
Term 4 10 marks EYE: 100 marks (45%)
Please refer to the school website for the Assessment Plan
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Format of P4 MYE & EYE Duration
Booklet A 28 multiple choice
questions
56 marks
1 hr 30 min
Booklet B 13 open-ended
questions
44 marks
Primary 4 Science Assessment
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Assessment Focus
• Learning of Science is beyond rote memorisation of facts.
• Increased focus in knowledge with understanding and application of facts, concepts and principles to new situations
• Increased emphasis on process skills and critical thinking skills
Example
Question:
After 30 minutes, the noodles turned cold. Explain why.
Key Concept:• Heat travels from a hotter place
to a colder place.• Gain / lose heat
*Application to the context
Answer:Heat from the noodles is lost to the surrounding air.
Gerald places a bowl of hot noodles on the table.
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Assessment for Conceptual Understanding
The learning of science does require a certain level of claritythough, in the way concepts are explained, given the context of the question.
Otherwise, we may end up endorsing misconceptions in students or rewarding them for ambiguous responses.
(Sng Chern Wei, Director, CPDD, 9 May 2015, ST)
PROGRAMMES
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Key Science Programmes @ CCKPS
• Use of science video snippets in the classroom
• Science Builder Worksheets (Topical Revision & Key Concepts)
• In – house Activity Booklets
• Experiential Learning @ the Labs, Eco-garden, canteen & Learning Journey (Dengue Mobster)
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Key Science Programmes @ CCKPS
• Subscription to Young Scientists magazine
• Use of ICT tools
• P4 Science Buskers
ROLE OF PARENTS IN SCIENCE EDUCATION
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Ways to support your children
• Get them to be curious and inquisitive
• Encourage them to do simple experiments at home
• Understand before memorising the concepts
• Help them see that there are real-life examples of Science concepts
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• Read good science magazines and watch good documentaries
• Bring them on fieldtrips and learning journeys
• KEEP the past year Science textbooks, Science Builder worksheets and practice papers as reference
• Plan a Revision Schedule for all the topics tested in an examination
• Spend more time on the topics they are unsure of
Ways to support your children