YEARLY SCHEME OF WORK SCIENCE YEAR ONE 2006 Theme : Part A - Learning About Living things

Learning Area : 1.0 Ourselves

Weeks/ Dates
1- 4 5

Learning Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Suggested Learning Activities

Scientific Skills

Notes/ Vocabulary

Transitional week Pupils should learn : 1.1 the names of different parts of the body

Refer to transitional program Pupils should be able : to identify parts of the body

Refer to transitional program Pupils say the names of different parts of the body. Pupils label parts of the body.

Communicating Observing Communicating Predicting head, body, arm (s), leg (s) eye (s), ear (s), nose, mouth hair, neck hand (s), foot (feet) finger (s), toe (s) see, hear, smell, taste, touch, feel

1.2 the five senses and the parts of the body linked with each Sense.

to say that they use their eyes to see ears to hear nose to smell tongue to taste Skin to touch and feel.

Pupils carry out activities using their senses, e.g: Looking at pictures. Listening to sounds from a tape. Smelling soap. Tasting sweet and salty food. touching an object with their eyes closed to guess what the object is.

Observing Communicating Making inferences

1.3 to link good health with good habits.

to practice good daily habits. Give reasons for practicing the habits.

Pupils carry out activities and talk about good habits. For example, brushing their teeth, taking their bath, washing their hands.

Observing Communicating Making inferences

brush, teeth, bath, toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, comb, towel, etc

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8

Learning Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Suggested Learning Activities

Scientific Skills

Notes/ Vocabulary

1.4 that there are different types of food

to name different food such as rice, bread, vegetables, fruits, fish, chicken, eggs, milk.

Pupils talk about meal times breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner and the different food and drinks that they take at each meal.

Observing Communicating

vegetables, fruits, rice, fish, chicken, eggs, milk, breakfast, lunch, dinner, drinks

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1.5 To link eating good foods with good health

to state that we need to eat and drink to grow and be healthy. to state that we need to eat at appropriate times. to identify healthy foods such as vegetables, fruits, rice, fish, chicken, eggs, milk.

Pupils talk about choosing food that help them to grow and be healthy. Pupils talk about a healthy meal.

Observing Communicating Making inferences.

Healthy, grow,

Learning Area : 2.0 Animals

Weeks/ Dates
11

Learning Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Suggested Learning Activities

Scientific Skills

Notes/ Vocabulary

Pupils should learn : 2.1 The names of different animals.

Pupils should be able : to know the names of different types of animals.

Pupils look at pictures and name of different animals, e.g. cat, dog, cow, goat, fly, butterfly, ant, fish, bird, snake, frog. Pupils match animals to their names. Pupils imitate animal sounds and movements. Pupils make model of animals using play dough.

Observing Communicating Measuring and using numbers.

animal, cat, dog, cow, goat, fly, butterfly, ant, fish, bird, snake, frog, moos, tweets, hisses, croaks flies, glides, jumps, swims

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12

Learning Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Suggested Learning Activities

Scientific Skills

Notes/ Vocabulary

2.2 The names of different parts of animals.

to identify different parts of animals.

Pupils look at pictures of animals and identify the different parts of animals e.g. eyes, ears, nose, beak, mouth, wing, legs, tail, fins, horn. Pupils draw the missing parts of different animals. Pupils label the different parts of animals.

Observing Communicating Classifying

Eyes, ears, nose, beak, mouth, wings, legs, tail, fins, horn

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2.3 Where animals live.

to communicate observation through drawing or descriptions. to state where different types of animals live.

Pupils walk around the school compound to look for animals, draw and talked about what they saw during their field trip.

Observing Communicating

house, farm, field, tree, grass, pond, soil, forest

Learning Area : 3.0 Plants

Weeks/ Dates Learning Objectives Learning Outcomes Suggested Learning Activities Scientific Skills Notes/ Vocabulary

15 & 16

Pupils should learn : 3.1 The names of different plants.

Pupils should be able : To communicate observation through drawing or descriptions To know the names of different types of plants.

Pupils walk around the school compound to identify different types of plants and name it. Pupils draw and talk about the different types of plants they saw during the field trip.

Observing Communicating

plant hibiscus, rose, orchid, grass, coconut tree, papaya tree

Weeks/Dates
17 & 18

Learning Objectives
3.2 The names of different parts of plants.

Learning Outcomes
To identify different parts of a plant.

Suggested Learning Activities

Pupils say the different parts of a plant, i.e. stem, branch, leaf, flower, fruit, root Pupils label the different parts of a plant. Pupils collect different types of leaves, flowers and small plants to press it and paste it inside their scrap book.

Scientific Skills
Observing Communicating

Notes/ Vocabulary
stem, branch, leaf, flower, fruit, root.

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3.3 That plants need water to grow.

To state that plants need water to grow.

Pupils observe a wilted plant and suggest reasons why the plant wilted and suggest how it can be revived e.g. by watering the plant and find out the result after some time.

Observing Communicating Making inferences

water, wilted, healthy

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REVISE ALL THE TOPIC THAT PUPILS HAD LEARNED (Sunday and Monday)

MID-YEAR EXAMINATION 23 25 MEI 2006 (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday)

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3.4 That plants need sunlight to grow.

To state that plants need sunlight to grow.

Pupils observed and compare two plants that have been kept inside a cupboard and placed near the window and suggest reasons for the differences.

Observing Predicting Making inferences. Experimenting. Communicating

Sunlight

Weeks/Dates
23 & 24

Learning Objectives
3.5 That plants grow.

Learning Outcomes
To state that plants grow by comparing the height and number of leaves. To communicate observations through drawings and descriptions.

Suggested Learning Activities

Pupils grow plants from seeds and observe it daily. Pupils record their observations in the form of drawings.

Scientific Skills
Observing Predicting Making inferences Experimenting Communicating

Notes/ Vocabulary
seed, seedlings, taller, leaves.

THEME : PART B : LEARNING ABOUT THE WORLD AROUND US

Learning Area : 1.0 Using Our Senses
Weeks/Dates Learning Objectives Learning Outcomes Suggested Learning Activities Scientific Skills Notes/ Vocabulary

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1.1 About different

Pupils should learn :

Pupils walk around the school

Observing

red, blue, green,

colours. * To identify different colours

compound, identify and list down objects of different colours. Pupils group the objects according to their colours. Pupils create a collage using different types of coloured seeds or beads.

Communicating Classifying

yellow, white, black, purple, brown, orange, pink.

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Learning Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Suggested Learning Activities

Scientific Skills

Notes/ Vocabulary

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1.2 About different shapes.

To identify different shapes.

Pupils walk around the school compound, identify and list down objects of different shapes. Pupils group the shape of the objects according to their shapes. Pupils create a picture or a model using different shapes and colours.

Observing Communicating Classifying

Triangle, round, rectangle, square

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1.3 About different sizes.

To differentiate sizes: big and small.

Pupils identify and group objects found in the classroom according to their sizes

Observing Communicating Classifying

big, small

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1.4 To group objects using different criteria.

To recognize the similarities and differences between object and group them accordingly.

Pupils observe and group objects of different, colours, shapes and sizes.

Observing Communicating Classifying

different, same

Weeks/Dates

Learning Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Suggested Learning Activities

Scientific Skills

Notes/ Vocabulary
Recorder, tambourine, maracas, drum, beating, plucking, blowing, shaking

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1.5 About different sounds.

To identify different sounds. to name the instruments that is used to make the sound. To say how the instruments produce sounds. to describe sound. to recognize that some sounds are nice to listen to and some are not. to recognize sounds created for specific purposes.

Pupils listen and identify the different sounds in their surroundings. Pupils draw or name the instruments that make the sound that they heard. Pupils listen to the sounds of musical instruments e.g. recorder, tambourine, maracas, drum and say how it produce the sounds either by beating, plucking, blowing, shaking. Pupils play musical instrument softly and then loudly and describe the sounds whether its soft or loud. Pupils play all the musical instruments at the same time loudly and give their comments. Pupils play a tune of their own together using the instruments and describe it whether it sounds noisy, quiet, loud or soft. Pupils discuss about the use of different sounds in the surroundings in everyday life.

Observing Classifying Experimenting

loud, soft

noisy, quiet

Siren, alarm clock, school bell, telephone ring tone

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1.6 About different smells.

To say whether things

Pupils smell things that is placed

Observing

nice smell, bad

smell or do not smell. To group things according to their smells : nice , bad.

inside a box and guess what they are. Pupils open the box and classify the contents into nice smell and bad smell.

Communicating Classifying

smell.

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Learning Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Suggested Learning Activities

Scientific Skills

Notes/ Vocabulary

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1.7About different tastes.

To differentiate between : sweet and salty, sour and bitter.

Pupils taste sugar, salt, lemon juice, coffee powder. Pupils state the taste of the food.

Observing Communicating Classifying Experimenting

sweet, sour, bitter, salty.

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1.8 About different properties and condition of materials through touch.

To say whether object are : rough or smooth hard or soft hot or cold wet or dry

Pupils touch and feel different objects or materials and describe them as : rough or smooth hard or soft hot or cold light or heavy

Observing Communicating Classifying Experimenting

Hard, soft, rough, smooth, hot, clod, light, heavy.

Smell 33 1.9 That they use their senses to identify objects To say that they smell, touch, feel, hear, taste and see to identify the objects. Pupils guess different objects placed inside a box by : Shaking touching and feeling Observing Communicating Classifying Touch Feel Hear

smelling Pupils take out the objects and find out whether their guesses are correct by using their five senses.

Taste See Shaking senses

LEARNING AREA : 2.0 FINDING OUT ABOUT THINGS THAT FLOAT AND SINK

Weeks/Dates

Learning Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Suggested Learning Activities

Scientific Skills

Notes/ Vocabulary
float and sink

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2.1 That some things float and some things sink.

To identify things that float or sink.

To know that things that sink can be made to float and things that float can be made to sink.

Pupils guess whether some objects prepared by the teacher will sink or float. Pupils place the object into a basin of water and identify the objects that float and sank. Pupils carry out an experiment on how to make a plastic bottle to sink and a piece of plasticine to float.

Observing Communicating Classifying Experimenting

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Pupils should learn : 3.1 About light and dark

Pupils should be able : To differentiate that light and dark. To say that you need light to see. To explain why they can see the objects clearly

Pupils try to tell the colour of different object while sitting in a dark place. Pupils try to tell the colour of the same object in a bright day light room. Pupils describe which situation is

Observing Communicating Experimenting

Light and dark Shadow

although the touch light is switched off. To say how to make a shadow.

easier for them to tell the colour of those objects. Pupils observe their shadow outside the classroom. Pupils try to change the shape of their shadow with different actions.

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REVISE ALL THE TOPIC THAT PUPILS HAD LEARNED (8 9 October 2006, Sunday and Monday)

Weeks/Dates

Learning Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Suggested Learning Activities

Scientific Skills

Notes/ Vocabulary

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FINAL YEAR EXAMINATION (10 12 October 2006 Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday)

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1.8 About different properties and condition of materials through touch.

To say whether object are : rough or smooth hard or soft hot or cold wet or dry

Pupils touch and feel different objects or materials and describe them as : rough or smooth hard or soft hot or cold light or heavy

Observing Communicating Classifying Experimenting

Hard, soft, rough, smooth, hot, clod, light, heavy.

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Smell 39 1.9 That they use their senses to identify objects To say that they smell, touch, feel, hear, taste and see to identify the objects. Pupils guess different objects placed inside a box by : Shaking touching and feeling smelling Pupils take out the objects and find out whether their guesses are correct by using their five senses. Observing Communicating Classifying Touch Feel Hear Taste See Shaking senses

Weeks/Dates

Learning Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Suggested Learning Activities

Scientific Skills

Notes/ Vocabulary
float and sink

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2.1 That some things float and some things sink.

To identify things that float or sink.

To know that things that sink can be made to float and things that float can be made to sink.

Pupils guess whether some objects prepared by the teacher will sink or float. Pupils place the object into a basin of water and identify the objects that float and sank. Pupils carry out an experiment on how to make a plastic bottle to sink and a piece of plasticine to float.

Observing Communicating Classifying Experimenting

Pupils should learn : 41 3.1 About light and dark

Pupils should be able : To differentiate that light and dark. To say that you need light to see. To explain why they can see the objects clearly although the touch light is

Pupils try to tell the colour of different object while sitting in a dark place. Pupils try to tell the colour of the same object in a bright day light room. Pupils describe which situation is

Observing Communicating Experimenting

Light and dark Shadow

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switched off. To say how to make a shadow.

easier for them to tell the colour of those objects. Pupils observe their shadow outside the classroom. Pupils try to change the shape of their shadow with different actions.

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Revise all the topic that pupils had learned in the curriculum specification Science Year One.

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