SCIENCE Primary 3 & Primary 4

Meet-the-Parents Session

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HOD Science Miss Hemalatha P

hemalatha_n_perumal@moe.edu.sg

LH Science Mdm Loi Huey Shing loi_huey_shing@moe.edu.sg

Content

• Assessment

• Content Coverage

• Assessment Format

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Assessment Objectives Weighting(%)

Knowledge with Understanding : Demonstrate knowledge & understanding of scientific facts,

concepts & principles

40

Application of Knowledge and Process Skills: 1. Apply scientific facts, concepts & principles to new

situations

2. Use one or a combination of the following process skills: • Observing

• Comparing

• Classifying

• Using apparatus and equipment

• Inferring

• Predicting

• Analysing

• Generating possibilities

• Evaluating

• Formulating hypothesis

• Communicating

60

Total 100

Assessment Objectives

Assessment

• Bite-sized Assessment

• Performance-Based Assessment (PBA)

• Practical Test

• SA1 and SA2

Theme Life Science Physical

Science

Weighting

(%)

Diversity Living Things Non-living Things

Materials 50 - 70

Systems

Human : Digestive,

respiratory

& circulatory systems

Plant and their parts

50 - 70

Weighting

(%) 65 - 85 15 - 35 100

Content to be Assessed - P3

Content Coverage – P3

Themes Topics Term

Diversity •Classification: Living and non-living things •Plants

1

Diversity

•Animals •Fungi and bacteria

2

Diversity •Exploring Material 3

Systems •Your Amazing Body as a system 3

Systems •Plants and their parts 4

Theme Life Science Physical Science * Weighting

(%)

Diversity Living Things Non-living Things

Materials 10 – 15

Energy Forms & uses:

Light & Heat 15 – 35

Systems

Human : Digestive,

respiratory

& circulatory systems

Plant and their parts

10 – 20

Cycles

Life cycles of some

animals

Life cycles of plants

Matter

Water 20 – 35

Interactions Magnets 10 – 25

Weighting

(%) 45 - 55 45 - 55 100

Content to be assessed - P4

Content Coverage - P4

Themes Covered in Term

Diversity P3 -

Systems P3 -

Cycles P4 1

Interactions P4 2

Energy P4 3 & 4

Bite-Sized 1, 2 and 4

Item Type No. of Questions Total Marks

Multiple-choice 5 5

Structured 3 3

Open-ended 2 2

Total 10

Duration : 30 minutes

No. of Questions

Marks per

Question Total Marks

4 2 – 4 10

Bite-Sized 3 – Practical Test

Duration : 20 minutes

Practical Test – Active engagement in skills and processes

Observing Comparing Classifying Using apparatus and equipment Communicating

– Science laboratory-based

– During curriculum ~ 20mins to complete 4 questions

(2, 3 marks per question)

– Individual assessment

SA1 & SA2 Format – P3 & P4

Booklet Item Type Number of Questions

Number of marks per Question

Total Marks

Performance-Based Assessment

3 – 6 1 – 4 10

A Multiple-

choice 25 2 50

B Open-ended 13 2 – 5 40

Total 100

Duration : 1hour 30minutes

Performance-Based Assessment

– Test of Science concepts

– Active engagement in skills and processes

– During curriculum ~ 30mins

– 3 to 6 questions

– Assessed on individual performance