Gracious Woodlanders with the Zest to Excel
RESPECT RESILIENCE PASSION ADAPTABILITY COLLABORATION INNOVATION
P5 and P6 Science
Parents’ Workshop
7 April 2018
Understanding PSLE Science Questions
Gracious Woodlanders with the Zest to Excel
Content
Understanding PSLE Science
syllabus and assessment format
Science Alive @ home / outside school
Ways to highlight Science concepts through daily
phenomenon
Some common misconceptions
4Cs answering techniqueComprehend-Chapter-Concept-Craft
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Science Syllabus
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Assessment Format – P5/6 Standard
Booklet Item Type
Number
of
questions
Marks per
question
Weighting
(%)
A Multiple-Choice 28 2 56
B Open-ended 12-13 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 44
Duration of paper: 1 hour 45 minutes
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Assessment Format – P5/6 Foundation
* Provision of a word list
– Appendix 1Duration of paper: 1 hour 15 minutes
Booklet Item Type
Number
of
questions
Marks per
question
Weighting
(%)
A Multiple-Choice 18 2 36
BStructured 6 - 7 2 , 3 14
Open-ended 5 - 6 2 , 3 , 4 20
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Science Alive @ home
3rd Edition
Make reading resources available
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Tutorial
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Experimental videos
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Interactive activity
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Science Alive @ home
Encourage your child to watch
Discovery channel
Animal planet
National geographic channel
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Conduct simple experiment with your child
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Discuss daily phenomenon with your child
2017 STD / Booklet B
Explain why the bananas in box R became wet. [2]
Why are there holes
on the box?
Why are there water
droplets formed
in the container?Hot fried bananas
hole in the lid
Box R Box S
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Discuss daily phenomenon with your child
2017 STD / Booklet A
The diagram shows plant P growing on a tree
trunk. Its roots grip the surface of the trunk but
do not reach the ground.
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Discuss daily phenomenon with your child
2017 STD / Booklet B
After a while, she found it easier to remove the
lid. Explain why. [1]
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Discuss daily phenomenon with your child2017 FDN / Booklet A
The boy is sliding down because _________ .[2]
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Discuss daily phenomenon with your child2017 FDN / Booklet B
Based on the life cycle of the mosquito, explain
why flat-owners are encouraged to cover the
bamboo pole holders. [1]
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Some common misconceptions
Appendix 2
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4Cs Answering Technique
Comprehend Read
Highlight or
underline
Concept(s) Identify the
concept(s)
related to the
question
Craft Answer
question
using learnt
strategy
Step by step towards excellence and confidence
Chapter(s) Identify the
chapter(s)
related to
the question
*Appendix 3
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4Cs Answering Technique
Craft Answer question using learnt strategy
Object-oriented working
Relationship answering
Fair test – changed variable and constant
Cause-and-effect
Making reference to experimental result
Use of comparative adjectives
Keyword list – inform us the extent of answer*Appendix 4