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P6 Briefing for Parents
Mr Jonathan LoHoD Science
Content
Format of paper
Themes and Topics
Doing well in Science (MCQ and Open-ended questions)
Strategies
Supporting your child
Standard Science – Format of paper
Booklet Item Type No. Of Qns
No. of marks per qns
Marks
A MCQ 28 2 56
B Open-ended
12 - 13 2-5 44
Duration of paper: 1 h 45 minutes
Foundation Science – Format of paper
Booklet Item Type No. Of Qns
No. of marks per qns
Marks
A MCQ 18 2 36
B StructuredOpen-ended
6-75-6
2-32-4
1420
Duration of paper: 1 h 15 minutes
Themes and Topics
Level Themes Topics
P6 Term 1
Interaction
Energy
• Forces
• Types of forces
• Energy in food
• Forms and uses of energy
• Sources of energy
Term 2
Interaction
Energy
• Living together
• Food chains and food web
• Adaptations
• Man’s impact on his
environment
Doing well in Science
Revise P3 to P6 Science concepts and practice papers regularly.
Participate actively in class discussions, projects and practical lessons.
Know the difference between ‘state’, ‘suggest’, ‘describe’, ‘give a reason’ and ‘explain’.
Remember the sentence frames and use it correctly.
Multiple Choice Questions
• Read question and study diagram carefully
• Highlight key points
• Attempt to answer the question before looking at the distractors (options 1, 2, 3 or 4)
• Find the answer among the distractors
• Not simply the correct answer, but the best answer.
• Apply elimination method to confirm that the other three distractors are incorrect
Open Ended Questions
• Read question and study diagram(s) carefully
• Highlight key points (observations, purpose, data, results, variables)
• Estimate the amount of information required by noting:
• Marks awarded (1 or 2 marks)
• Question words (state, name, explain, reason, compare, classify, draw)
• Link knowledge and concepts to the context
• Provide a detailed and specific answer as if the examiner does not know anything (e.g. identify the Concept, use Cause-and-Effect to answer questions (Explain/Give a reason))
• Review the answer
Rod B. The bulb lit up.
Electricity was able to pass through it
O
Pwhen it was placed across PQ causing the lamp to light up.O
What do you observe at point A? Explain your answer. Answers from pupil
Steam. Water is boiling and steam can be seen.
Clouds. Water evaporates and condenses into clouds
Hot air. When water boils, air above it gains heat and expand. Hot air rises at point A.
A
Cloud/water droplets. Water gained heat from the heat source and changed its state from liquid to gas. Steam lost heat to the surrounding cooler air and condensed in water droplets.
Sentence frame – Example 1
Water droplets can be observed on the outer surface of a glass of ice water. Explain why.
Warmer water vapour from ________________lost heat to the ___________________ and condensed into water droplets.
Warmer water vapour from the surrounding air lost heat to the cooler surface of the glass and condensed into water droplets.
Sentence frame – Example 2
Topic: Friction
Friction between____________ and ___________. (Indicating friction between two surfaces clearly. )
Example:
friction
motionforce
Answer Comment
When the blue box moves, friction is produced.
O(Weak answer – no indication where friction is produced)
When a force is exerted on the blue box, friction between the blue box and the yellow box will be produced.
P(Preferred answer)
Endeavour Primary School: Science Workshop for Parents (2015)12
Supporting Your Child
Revise P3 to P6 topics regularly and remember the facts and concepts taught. Know the words and the meaning in the Spelling List from P3 to P5
Highlight keywords or phrases in the question
Encourage your child to clarify his/her doubts with the teacher
Encourage your child to participate actively in class discussions
Ensure that notes are taken down properly and neatly in the Nature Study Book
Ensure that your child knows all the sentence frames taught.
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