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P5 School Parent Meeting Science 30 May 2014

P5 School Parent Meeting Science 30 May 2014. Science Curriculum. Activities-based Exam skills-focused. Explain. Engage. Explore. Evaluate. Elaborate. PSLE Exam Format. Standard Science 40% knowledge (with understanding) 60% application (of knowledge and skills)

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P5 School Parent Meeting Science 30 May 2014

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  1. P5 School Parent MeetingScience30 May 2014

  2. Science Curriculum • Activities-based • Exam skills-focused Explain Engage Explore Evaluate Elaborate

  3. PSLE Exam Format • Standard Science • 40% knowledge(with understanding) • 60% application(of knowledge and skills) • Foundation Science • 50% knowledge(with understanding) • 50% application(of knowledge and skills) • All topics from P3 to P6 will be tested

  4. PSLE Exam Format Example of Knowledge Questions: • Identifythe organs of the human respiratory and circulatory systems and describe their functions. • State another property of… • Compare the human circulatory system and the plant transport system • Explain why object X moved away from magnet A.

  5. PSLE Exam Format Examples of ApplicationQuestions: • Suggest how the seed is dispersed. Explain your answers. • What might happen to… if the temperature…? • Which engine, A or B, would not overheat as quickly…? Give a reason for your answer. • What changes to Ali’s experiment should John make?

  6. PSLE Exam Format

  7. PSLE Exam Format Main pollinator: Carrion Fly Rafflesia-Arnoldii

  8. PSLE Exam Format Approach to Exam Qs: Identify the topic(s) / sub-topic(s) Obtain useful/key information given in the Q Identify key ideas/concepts to respond to the Q Use identified concepts to make further inferences (process skills involved)

  9. PSLE Exam Format Standard Science Duration: 1 h 45 min

  10. PSLE Exam Format Foundation Science Duration: 1 h 15 min

  11. Type of Homework

  12. Programme & Support Experiential Learning • T1: Enrichment @ Sg Science Centre • T2: 3D Cell agar model / Electrical Circuit set-up • T3: Discrepant Questioning / Experimt (Water Cycle) • T4: Flipped Classroom/HOM (Plant Reproduction) Exam-based learning material • Structured revision of past topics (CREST- P3 P4) • 5E topical worksheet (P5)

  13. Programme & Support CREST • Structured revision of past topics • 5E / Topical worksheets • PSLE Assessment book (WEF mid Term 2) • Tuesdays: P6A, P63 • Fridays: P6B, P6C, P64, P65, P66, P67, P68 Field Trip • Term 2: Visit to the Science Centre (Interactions within the environment – aquatic plants/animals)

  14. SC (e-resources) e-resources mconline

  15. SC (e-resources) mconline

  16. SC (e-resources) simulation

  17. Programme & Support Parental support for child in: C A M P Understanding Contentknowledge Applyingknowledge (relate to unfamiliar situations) Linking up facts using concept Maps Improving Process Skillsin answering Qs

  18. Contact • Mrs Lee-Ng Yick Kit (HOD/SC) ng_yick_kit@moe.edu.sg • MrsMalvina Lie (SH/SC) ng_see_wei_malvina@moe.edu.sg

  19. Thank You

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