Each theme is supported by:
(we call Learning Stories) for the teacher to project on screen to help your student grasp key concepts surrounding the topic
of each investigation to help the teacher successfully conduct the hands-on activity in class.
Topics | Lesson Title | Key Activities |
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Diversity of Living and Non-living things | Is It A Living Thing? | Experimenting with yeast as a living thing |
Diversity of Materials | Marvelous Material | Investigate which materials are waterproof |
Diversity of Materials | London Bridge Is Falling Down | Studying different materials and selecting the ones to construct a bridge. |
Amazing Body Systems | My Amazing Body | Identify different body parts |
Amazing Body Systems | Robotic Hands | Construct skeletal muscular system of the forearm |
Amazing Body Systems | Digestive System | Identify mouth, teeth, stomach and their role in digestion |
Plants and their parts | Growing Plants | Growing a plant from seeds provided. |
Magnets and their characteristics | Magic Nail | Constructing Electromagnet |
Topics | Lesson Title | Key Activities |
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Light & Shadows | My Shadow | Investigating shadow formation on a screen |
Light & Shadows | Eyeing The Tv | Investigating path of light and reflection of light using mirrors |
Light & Shadows | Eyeing The Tv | Constructing periscope using mirrors |
Heat & Temperature | Heat Gain, Heat Lost | Testing different material to slow / speed up rate of ice cube melting |
Heat & Temperature | What Is Temperature | Constructing a simple 'thermometer' to investigate effect of warm/cold on level of coloured liquid |
Living & Non-living things | A Bug's Life | Card activity to learn the life cycle of different organisms |
Cycles in Matter | What Is Oobleck? | Investigation to make oobleck to show neither solid or liquid |
Topics | Lesson Title | Key Activities |
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Sources, forms and uses of energy | Lights, Sound Action | Investigating sounds of beans in a container + constructing musical instrument using tubes containing water of different levels |
Sources, forms and uses of energy | The Moving Energy | Experimenting with ramps and speed of objects moving along it them. |
Sources, forms and uses of energy | Ready, Set, Go! | Constructing toy car that is propelled by elastic energy to show energy conversion |
Interaction of forces | Force: Is It A Push Or Pull? | Observe how a push or a pull can affect an object to move or function |
Interaction of forces | The Force That Makes Things Fall | Construct Earth-Moon model to explore gravitational force |
Interaction of forces | Confetti Launcher Challenge | Constructing, modifying and studying projectile of confetti launcher |
Interaction within the environment | Our Natural Resources | Card Game |
Topics | Lesson Title | Key Activities |
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The Water Cycle | Rain, Rain, Go Away | Investigating water evaporation; simulating condensation in clouds & rainfall. |
Plant System | Plant Growing | Recognising characteristics of living things |
Respiratory & Circulatory Systems | Breathe In, Breathe Out | Demonstrate the respiratory system using the model kit |
Respiratory & Circulatory Systems | Beating Heart | Demonstrate the circulatory system using the model kit |
Electrical System | Feel The Flow: Constructing Series/Parallel Circuits | Recognise whether electricity flows in a given circuit. |
Electrical System | Feel The Flow: Testing For Conductors Of Electricity | Apply the model of energy forms and conversion to explain the conversions of energy that power an electric clock using citric acid |
Electrical System | Electricity Session 1 | Card Game |
Electrical System | Electricity Session 2 | Apply knowledge of actions and activities of using electricity to propose ways to conserve electricity. |