Science
Our goals
- To provide authentic learning experiences to connect Science concepts to real life applications and develop students’ creative and critical thinking skills.
- To promote deeper awareness of environmental stewardship that enhances 21CC through enriched outdoor learning experiences using inquiry-based learning.
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To nurture the joy of learning by making Science more fun and relevant, promoting lifelong learning.
Our programmes
- Junior Science
- Fun with Variables
- Every Child a Seed
- Outdoor Learning
- Young Investigators Project
- Heat and Temperature Lesson at Singapore Science Centre
- Outdoor Learning
- Young Investigators’ Project on Environment
- W1 CLUSTER YI COMPETITION
- Diversity of Cells Lesson at Singapore Science Centre
- Outdoor Learning 🠞 Flower Garden and Greenhouse
- Toy Car Project
- Outdoor Learning
- Excellence 2000 (E2K)
- Junior Da Vinci / Nobel / MCurie2 Science Workshops by NUS High School
- Life Science Enrichment Workshop
- STEM Training
- YOUNG INVESTIGATORS' PROJECT (YIP)
Inquiry-based learning is greatly enhanced by the YIP programme carried out in Primary 4 and 5. It is conducted yearly over a period of five weeks. The Fun with Variables package done in Primary 3 prepares the students for this YIP programme.A YI resource package, consisting of proposal forms and roles & responsibilities is made available for teachers to refer to and use with their students. This helps to hone leadership and collaborative skills amongst the students. The project helps students to learn and practise critical thinking, inquiry and investigative skills. It helps to foster imagination and creative thought. They learn to work with others as a team, learn discipline in project management and organisational skills. These are essential skills that students need to develop to succeed in life.
- OUTDOOR LEARNING
- Learning Journey
SCHEME OF WORK
Term |
Theme / Topic |
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Primary 3 |
Primary 4 |
Primary 5 |
Primary 6 |
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1 |
Diversity: Living and Non- Living Things Diversity: Animals |
Systems: Plant and Human Systems Cycles: Matter |
Cycles: Water and Water Cycle Systems: Cells: Unit of Life Cycles: Human Reproduction |
Energy: Photosynthesis Energy: Forms of Energy and Conversion of Energy |
2 |
Diversity: Plants, Fungi and Bacteria Cycles: Lifecycle of Plants and Some Animals |
Cycles: Matter Energy: Heat |
Cycles: Plant Reproduction Interactions: Man’s Impact on the Environment |
Interactions: Forces Interactions: Living Together Interactions: Food Chains and Food Webs |
3 |
Fun with Variables Diversity: Materials Interactions: Magnets |
Energy: Light and Shadows Young Investigators’ Project |
Young Investigators’ Project Systems: Respiratory, Circulatory and Plant Systems |
Interactions: Plant and Animal Adaptations Revision |
4 |
Interactions: Magnets |
Young Investigators’ Project |
Systems: Electrical System |
Revision |
The Pedagogy
- take ownership of the initial question
- conduct individual experimentation
- strive for the outcome they want to see
- are able to access the needed information easily by knowing what it is that they are looking for
- are able to communicate their learning with other children through speaking and writing