SCOPE AND SEQUENCE

PROGRAM : PISMP IPGM

SEMESTER: 3

TAHUN: 2008

KURSUS: Thinking and Working Scientifically

Week

Topic/ Content

Introduction to the
unit
Course
Overview
Primary
Science
Teaching

Manipulative skills

Manipulative skills

Lecture
(1 hour)
Overview of course
expectations, and
assessments

Kod: SCE3106

Kredit: 3 (3 + 0)

Tutorial 1
(1 hour)
By referring to the article
Higher Order Thinking
discuss how we implement
HOTS in Primary Science
teaching

Tutorial 2
(1 hour)
Discuss how Ten Myths of
Science opens up your
minds about the
misconceptions that you
might have.
Give an example of a
misconception that portrays
each myth.

Types and units of

measurements
Use and handle
science apparatus
Draw diagrams and
apparatus
accurately

1. Tour the lab and identify

apparatus for
measuring length,
mass, temperature,
current etc. that are
used for science
experiments.
2. Find out how to use the
apparatus above
correctly

1. Draw and name the

Handling
specimens properly
and carefully
Clean science

1. By referring to the
Primary Science
Curriculum
Specifications for Level

1. In groups, you are given

the task of cleaning dirty
apparatus correctly
2. After cleaning and/or

Pretest

apparatus that are

usually used for primary
science teaching

All tasks should be compiled into a portfolio which will be submitted at the end of the semester.

Practic
al

ISL (2 hours)
Find the 5-E
instructional Model
and prepare a ppt.
presentation.

Remarks
1

Course
Works:
50%
Examinati
on: 50%

Access the internet

to gather
information on the
Virtual lab.
How is it different
from the normal
science room?
Present it to your
peers.
Write short notes
on the handling,
cleaning and
storing of science

Task for
ISL Wk 5
to be
given this

Week

Topic/ Content

The Basic
Science Process
Skills
Observing
The Basic
Science Process
Skills
Classifying

The Basic
Science Process
Skills
Communicating

Lecture
(1 hour)
apparatus correctly
Store science
apparatus and
laboratory
substances
correctly and safely

Qualitative
observation
Quantitative
observation

Importance of
classification in life

Types of
classification:
serial, binary,
multi-stage
classification etc.

How to classify
Various tools of
communicating:
interpreting graphs,
charts, drawings, oral
and written reports,
discussion, tables etc.

Tutorial 1
(1 hour)
II, list (a) 3 living
specimens and (b) 3
non-living specimens
needed for the
suggested teachinglearning activities.
2. List the manipulative
skills necessary to
handle the specimens
listed.
(Activity 1)
In groups, carry out the
Candle Activity. Discuss
and present your answers

Tutorial 2
(1 hour)
drying replace the
apparatus to their
proper places for
storage.

(Activity 2)
Read the article Elephant
Observations and answer
the questions.

(Activity 3)
Carry out the Classifying
Button Activity. From your
experience, discuss what
other things in our lives that
need classification?

Presentation of role-play on
classifying animals.

In groups, select one

Communication tool and
demonstrate it to your
peers.

1. Select a topic from this

course and prepare a
concept map (in pairs)
2. Discuss how your
concept map can
facilitate / simplify
learning.
3. Present your concept
map to your peers

Practic
al

ISL (2 hours)
apparatus.

Read the article on

Working
Scientifically and
prepare a concept
map.
Go through the ppt.
presentation on
classifying animals
and carry out the
tasks during tutorial
session (Wk 5).

Gather information
to compare how
people
communicate at
present and in the
past according to
chronological order.
Present during
tutorial session.

Remarks
week.

Week
7

Topic/ Content

Lecture
(1 hour)
Importance of
Predicting
How to make
predictions

Tutorial 1
(1 hour)
Perform the Sensational
Slime Activity. Present your
finding during the next
tutorial.

Tutorial 2
(1 hour)
Present your finding to your
peers.

The Basic
Science Process
Skills

(Activity 4)
Carry out the Mixing
Water activity.

Measuring and
using numbers

List down the types of

measurement and the units
used for each type.
Compare imperial units to
the metric system

Basic science
process skills
Predicting

Making
estimation
and measuring by
comparison
Compare and
contrast different
units of
measurements

Discuss how understanding

of measurements enables
you to make better and
more informed decisions in
your daily lives.

Practic
al

ISL (2 hours)
Access the internet
to gather
information about
the differences
between inference
and prediction. List
down the
differences.
Read the article
Did You Know
(Facts on
numbers).
Discuss and
identify how
numbers affect our
life.

9
Mid Semester Break
10
School Based Experience2
11

Basic science
process skills
Space-time
relationship

The Sun Clock Activity

(Activity 5)

1. List down topics from

the curriculum
specification that
represents space-time
relationship (Group
activity)
2. Plan a suitable activity
from the list.

Identify the scientific terminologies used in Primary Science Education

3

Carry out the planned

activity.

Write short notes

on the history of
measuring time
according to
chronology.

Remarks

Week
12

Topic/ Content
Basic science
skills
Inferring

13

Integrated
Science process
skills
Identifying and
Controlling
Variables

14

Lecture
(1 hour)
Analyzing critically

Identifying main
ideas using
information in other
situations

Three Kinds of
variables
Using Variables in
Research
Questioning

Tutorial 2
(1 hour)
Present a situation to your
peers and let them make
their inferences. Comment
on their answers. (Group
activity)

(Activity 7)
Do the Identifying and
Controlling Variable
Activity. Discuss your
experimental results in
class

(Activity 8)
Carry out Helicopter
Happening experiment and
compare your results with
your peers.

(Activity 9)
Exercises on operational
definitions.

Defining
Operationally

Defining variables
operationally

Integrated
Science process
skills

Interpreting Data
Do Data Three
Ways Exercise.

1) Find any data from

newspaper, magazines,
internet on any topic.
2) Identify independent
and dependent
variables from the
collected data.
3) Draw a graph to
represent your data.

Formulating
hypothesis
Testing Hypothesis

Do Writing Hypothesis
Exercises

Interpreting
Data

15

Tutorial 1
(1 hour)
(Activity 6)
Carry out the Inferring
Exercises and discuss the
answers in class

Integrated
Science process
skills
Formulating
and Testing
Hypothesis

Practic
al

ISL (2 hours)

Remarks

Further reading on
ways of making
inferences and
prepare a summary
Examine the
textbooks for year
1-5 and list down
alternative terms
(for variables) that
are currently used

Discuss on operational
definition exercises
(1) Individually bring some
food wrappers to class
(2) Carefully, identify each
food label and by using
a table categorize the
ingredients.
(3) Do you find any
ingredients that you do
not recognize? Do you
think processed foods
are good alternative in
our lives?. Explain.
(Activity 10)
Choose five experiments
from the curriculum
specification, construct a
hypothesis for each
experiment.

Complete the
exercises given.

Further reading on
Formulating and
Testing Hypothesis
Prepare a concept
map.

Remind
students
to bring
data for
tutorial 1

Week
16

Topic/ Content
Integrated
Science process
skills

Lecture
(1 hour)
Experiment

Tutorial 1
(1 hour)
(Activity 11)
Do The Pendulum
Experiment

Tutorial 2
(1 hour)
Discussion on the
Pendulum Experiment
results

Experiment

Practic
al

ISL (2 hours)
Read Guide to
Science
Experiments
and plan your own
investigation.

Remarks
KKP due
date:
Weeks 16

Read Skamp
(2004), Appendix
2.3 pg 83
17

Experiment

Experiment

(Activity 12)
1) Based on the materials
given, plan and conduct
your own experiment.
2) From the data collected,
construct a graph and
explain your result.

Post Test

18

Conducting Your Own Investigation

19

REVISION

20

REVISION

FINAL EXAMINATION

21

SEMESTER HOLIDAYS

22

Analyse data from

your experiment
and prepare your
report.

Lecturer
provide
materials
for
students
to plan
and
conduct
Activity 12