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Primary 5 Science Curriculum and Assessment Briefing (Standard & Foundation)

Content

• A. Coverage of Topics and Concepts
• B. Assessment
• Knowledge-type and Application-type Questions
• C. Strategies to Support our Pupils

• A. Topics and Concepts

Reference: https://www.moe.gov.sg/docs/default-source/document/education/syllabuses/sciences/files/science-primary-2014.pdf

• A. Topics and Concepts
• Thematic Approach

5 themes: Diversity, Cycles, Systems, Energy and Interactions (over the span of 2 years) Appreciate the links between different themes / topics to allow the integration of scientific ideas.

• Spiral approach

Same theme is revisited at the upper block. More advanced concepts and skills are built on basic

• nes learnt at the lower block.

Science Skills and Processes

Skills Processes Observing Comparing Classifying Using apparatus and equipment Communicating Inferring Formulating hypothesis Predicting Analysing Generating possibilities Evaluating Creative problem solving Decision-making Investigation

Sequence of Science Topics 2020 (Standard)

Primary Term 1 Term 2 5

• The Unit of Life
• Reproduction in Humans
• Reproduction in Plants
• Water and Changes of

State

• Water Cycle

Term 3 Term 4

• Plant Transport System
• Air and the Respiratory

system

• The Circulatory System
• Electrical Systems
• Using Electricity
• Energy in Food (not

tested in SA2)

Sequence of Science Topics 2020 (Foundation)

Primary Term 1 Term 2 5

• Reproduction in Humans
• Reproduction in Plants
• Plant Transport System
• Air and the Respiratory

system

• Air and the Respiratory

system (cont)

• The Circulatory System
• Water and Changes of

State

• Water Cycle

Term 3 Term 4

• Electrical Systems
• Using Electricity
• Energy in Food

2014 Science (Primary) Syllabus

For more details, visit the link :

• https://moe.gov.sg/education/syllabuses/sciences

• B. Science Assessment

Weighted Assessments Booklet A: MCQ Booklet B: Open-ended End of Year Assessment Assess understanding of core concepts

Assessment Overview (Standard Science)

Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Weighted Assessment Weighted Assessment End of Year Examination Total Marks 30 30 100 Duration 45 min 45 min 1 h 45 min Weighting 30% 30% 70%

Assessment Overview (Foundation Science)

Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Weighted Assessment Weighted Assessment End of Year Examination Total Marks 30 30 70 Duration 45 min 45 min 1 h 15 min Weighting 30% 30% 70%

• B. Weighted Assessment

Format of Weighted Assessment (Standard) Duration of paper: 45 minutes

Booklet Item Type Number of Questions Marks allocated A Multiple Choice 14 14m B Open-ended 4 -5 16m Total 18 - 19 30m

• B. Weighted Assessment

Format of Weighted Assessment (Foundation) Duration of paper: 45 minutes

Booklet Item Type Number of Questions Marks allocated A Multiple Choice 14 14m B Structured & Open-ended 6 16m Total 20 30m

• B. Semestral Assessment

Format of End of Year Examination (Standard) Duration of paper: 1 hour 45 minutes

Booklet Item Type Number of Questions Marks allocated Weighting (%) A Multiple Choice 28 2m 56 B Open-ended 12 - 13 2 - 5m 44 Total 40 - 41

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• B. Semestral Assessment

Format of End of Year Examination (Foundation) Duration of paper: 1 hour 15 minutes

Booklet Item Type Number of Questions Marks allocated Weighting (%) A Multiple Choice 18 2m 36 B Structured 6 - 7 2 – 3m 14 Open-ended 5 - 6 2 - 4m 20 Total 29 - 31

• 70

Examination Dates

Weighted Assessment 1 Term 2 Weighted Assessment 2 Term 3 End of Year Examination Term 4 All exam dates will be announced in the school bulletin

• B. Assessment

Features of the Paper

• There are different question types:

Knowledge and Application Type Questions Pupils will be able to apply facts / concepts to new situations and use one or a combination of basic process skills. Familiarity with the terms used in the question stems will benefit pupils: Spend less time writing unnecessary information (correct facts but not answering to the point, marks are not awarded)

• B. Assessment

Knowledge (K) and Application (A) Type Questions K (How it looks like) A (How it looks like)

• Name the gas inside the

test tube…

• Write down the stages
• f the life cycle…
• State the process…
• Explain why there was a

decrease…

• Suggest two benefits…
• What can be concluded

from the results…

• How did this make it fair…

It is still required of pupils to recall basic facts / terms / names (of key processes*) as this accounts for some portion of the paper. Pupils need to explain in detail when expressing their answers.

• C. Supporting our Pupils
• Accurate understanding of concepts is important
• MAKE CONNECTIONS between concepts learnt
• APPLY concept(s) in new situations
• EXPLAIN

clearly, completely and accurately referencing to science concepts/ facts

• Revision of concepts learnt from P3 to P6. Home support

from parents/ guardians is important.

• Practice
• Important to practise the array of thinking skills (e.g. creative

problem solving, decision making & investigation skills) that support scientific inquiry

• C. Supporting our Pupils