Woodlands Ring Primary School

Primary 6 Parents’ Briefing

Science Department

18.1.2019

1. Department Outcome

2. Science Assessment Structure

3. Supporting Our Children

Contents

Every pupil to be an

Inquiring Learner

and

Ethical Practitioner

Department Outcome

Science Assessment

Structure

Booklet A

- 28 Multiple-choice questions

- 2 marks per question

- Total of 56 marks

Duration of Paper: 1 hour 45 minute

Total Possible Score: 100 marks

Format of the Science Paper

(Standard)

Booklet B- 12 to 13 Open-ended

questions

- 2, 3, 4 and 5 marks

- Total of 44 marks

Booklet A

- 18 Multiple-choice questions

- 2 marks per question

- Total of 36 marks

Duration of Paper: 1 hour 15 minute

Total Possible Score: 70 marks

Format of the Science Paper

(Foundation)

Booklet B- 13 Structured and Open –

ended questions

- 2, 3, 4 marks

- Total of 34 marks

Topics

• 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

• Generating Possibilities

• Formulating hypothesis

• Communicating

• Inferring

• Predicting

• Analysing

• Evaluating

Assessment Focus

Concept:

Understanding the

functions of the different

parts of the digestive

system.

Knowledge with Understanding

Assessment Focus

Application of knowledge and Process Skills

Context is given in

the question

Assessment Focus

Concept:

Poor heat conductor

slows down heat

flowing through them.

Process skills:

1) Interpreting

information from

graph

2) Inferring

Supporting Our Children

Science Answering Technique

What can you do

• 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

Science Answering technique – S.H.I.N.E (MCQ)

Science Answering technique – S.H.I.N.E

(Open-ended)

1. Revise to reinforce concepts, knowledge and

improve retention:

– Textbook & Activity Book

– Science Learning Log/Revision Guide

2. Learn from mistakes

– Take down notes and copy explanations

– Corrections in Workbooks, CA, SA. Topical

Worksheet, Process Skills Worksheet,

Supplementary Worksheets, Practice Papers

– Proper filing

3. Complete homework on time

What you can do to help…Ensure your child

4. Support school programmes:

– Attend supplementary / remedial lessons / Science Coaching Programme

5. Help your child to be interested in Science

Expand and Explore!

– Watch Science-related videos (YouTube)

– Read books and magazines on Science

– Find out more from web resources:

BBC Science, National Geographic and etc.

What you can do to help…

Science Useful Links

Thank You!