Science Department Strategies and Action Plans

2012 - 2013

Dear Parents and Our Young Scientists!!

The Science Teachers would like to welcome all their ‘Young Scientists’ into a

new academic year. This year, the learners explore real-world scenarios using

their understanding of the core concepts which not only makes them active

learner, it also constructs the elements which makes them a “21st Century

Learners.” It will provide an effective learning landscape that will prepare

students for success in the workplace – and in life.

GOALS

To promote scientific inquiry and to use scientific methods to plan and

conduct investigations and experiments.

To develop science terminology, practice inquiry skills, apply reading skills

and use critical thinking and problem solving skills.

To enrich and extend learning by presenting high-interest science

concepts and ideas related to the science concepts in each chapter.

To develop skills in comparing objects and events to better understand

changes.

To generate science questions and to use reference sources to research

and explore science concepts.

To develop scientific abilities and skills which can be projected and

applied to everyday life.

1. Meeting Deadlines

Assignments such as projects, journal work or research work should

be submitted on time. Project are done in the class only. Prior

notices are send to the parents to prepare the student with the

necessary material. Required material must be sent on the assigned

date. Failure to send any material, or research work will lead to low

mark attainment.

2. Missed Evaluation / Class Activities

No Quizzes, evaluation or tests are repeated. Student must submit a

sick leave. Failure to do so, will grant a failing grade.

3. Lab

Labs are the backbone of the Science curriculum. Grade 3 and 4 will

have lab session once a week. While, Grade 1 and 2 will have Lab

session with the classroom boundaries. These are based on the

Science concept taught during the week.

4. Books, Copy books etc.

Student should have their books and copy book at all times

Untidy and incomplete work will lead to low mark attainment.

5. Grade Distribution and Communication

ASSESSMENT (FOR THREE TERMS)

Assessment Tools

Ongoing Assessments (Quizzes ).

Homework to be checked and graded for accuracy, understanding and

completeness.

Class work to be evaluated and graded by the teacher.

Skills in experimentation or activities to be assessed.

Portfolio Assessment ( Projects Work )

Worksheets and class activities will be checked for completeness,

accuracy and /or understanding.

Pass percentage is 60%.

Unit tests and assessments may consist of multiple choice, short

answers, direct application problems, critical thinking situations and/

or open response items.

Allocation of Marks

1. Homework 10 pcs 5%

2. Journal and Research 1 journal & 1

research

10%

3. Portfolio Assessment (Project Work) 1 individual 10%

4. Graded Classwork 2 pcs 10%

5. Experiment and Labs 2 pcs 10%

6. Class Participation and Work Presentation 1 per term 5%

7. Ongoing Assessment 3 per term 50%

Final Term Assessment is conducted at the end of the school year.

Teacher’s Name

Section

Ms. Rahenuma

A-Ducks

Ms. Rahenuma

B- Swans

Ms. Almas

C –Flamingoes

Ms. Almas

D- Stork

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1. Science Fusion – Life

2. Science Fusion – Earth

3. Science Fusion – Physical

4. Copy Book # 1

5. Copy Book # 2

LIFE SCIENCE BOOK

Unit 1: How Scientists Work

Lesson 1 – What are senses and other tools?

Lesson 3 – What are inquiry skills?

Unit 3: Animals

Lesson 1- What are living and nonliving things?

Lesson 2 –What do animals need?

Unit 4: Plants

Lesson 1 – What do plants need?

Lesson 3 – What are some parts of plants?

Lesson 4- How are plants different?

Unit 5: Plants

Lesson1: Where do plants and animals live?

Lesson 2: What is a terrarium?

EARTH SCIENCE BOOK

Unit 6: Earth’s Resources

Lesson1: What can we find on Earth?

Lesson 2: What are rocks and soil?

Lesson 3: What can we observe about rocks?

EARTH SCIENCE BOOK

Unit 6: Earth’s Resources

Lesson 5: Where can we find water?

Lesson 6: How can we save resources?

Unit 7: Weather and Seasons

Lesson 1 : What is weather?

Lesson 3 : What are seasons?

Unit 8: Objects in the Sky

Lesson 1: What can we see in the sky?

PHYSICAL SCIENCE BOOK

Unit 9: All About Matter

Lesson 1: What can we observe about objects?

Lesson 2: What are solids, liquids and gases?

Lesson 4: How can matter change?

Lesson 5: What dissolve in water?

PHYSICAL SCIENCE BOOK

Unit 10: Forces and Energy

Lesson 1: How do objects move?

Lesson 4: What is sound?

LIFE SCIENCE

Unit 3: Animals

Lesson 3: How are animals different?

Lesson 4: How can be group animals?

Teacher’s Name

Section

Ms. Parisa

A- Peacocks

Ms. Shafaq

B- Ponies

Ms. Nahid

C- Panthers

Ms. Parisa

D- Pelicans

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1. Science Fusion – Life

2. Science Fusion – Earth

3. Science Fusion – Physical

4. Copy Book # 1

5. Copy Book # 2

LIFE SCIENCE BOOK

Unit 3 : All about Animals

Lesson 1 – What are animal’s needs?

Lesson 2 – What are some kinds of animals?

Lesson 3 – How do body covering help animals?

Lesson 4: What are some animals life cycles?

Lesson 5: What are fossils?

Lesson 6: How can we model a fossil?

Unit 1 : Nature of Science STEM

Lesson 1 – How do we use inquiry skills?

Unit 4 : All about Plants

Lesson 1 – What are plants need?

Lesson 2 – What do plants need to grow?

Lesson 3 – What are some plant parts?

Lesson 4 - What are some plants lifecycles?

Lesson 5 – How does a bean plant grow?

EARTH SCIENCE BOOK

Unit 8 : The Solar System

Lesson 1 – What are planets and stars?

Lesson 2 – What causes day and night?

Lesson 3 – How can we model day and night?

Unit 6 : Earth and its resources

Lesson 2 – What are natural resources?

Unit 7 : All About Weather

Lesson 1 – How does weather changes?

Lesson 5 – How do seasons effect living things?

Lesson 6 – How can be prepare for severe weather?

Unit 5 : Environments for living things

Lesson 1 – How do plants and animals need one another?

Lesson 2 – How are living things adapted to their environment?

Unit 5 : Environments for living things

Lesson 3 – Can plants survive in different environment?

Lesson 4 – How do environment change overtime?

PHYSICAL SCIENCE BOOK

Unit 9 : Changes in Matter

Lesson 1 – What is matter?

Lesson 3 – How does matter change?

Unit 10 : Energy and Magnets

Lesson 1 – What is energy?

Lesson – What are Magnets?

Teacher’s Name

Section

Ms. Kelly

A-Pandas

Ms. Nadia

B- Koalas

Ms. Sharifa

C -Grizzlies

Ms. Parisa

D- Polar Bears

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1. Science Fusion – Life

2. Science Fusion – Earth

3. Science Fusion – Physical

4. Copy Book # 1

5. Copy Book # 2

LIFE SCIENCE BOOK

Unit 1 – Investigating Questions

Lesson 1 - How do scientists investigate questions?

Unit 3 – Plants and Animals

Lesson 1-What are ecosystems?

Lesson 2 - What are some animals life cycle?

Lesson 3 – How do living things change?

Lesson 4 – What are structural adaptation?

Unit 4 – Ecosystems and Interactions

Lesson 1– What are ecosystem?

Lesson 2 – What are food chain?

Lesson 3-What is a food chain?

Lesson 4 – What are some food chain

Lesson 5 – How do environment changes affect living things

Unit 2 – The Engineering Process

Lesson 1 – How do engineers use the design

process?

Term 1

Unit 5-Change to Earth’s Surface

Lesson 1 –What are some landforms?

Lesson 2 –How does Earth’s surface change slowly?

Lesson 3 –How can we model erosion?

Lesson 4- How does Earth surface change quickly?

Unit 6 – People and Resources

Lesson 1 – What are some natural resources?

PHYSICAL SCIENCE BOOK

Unit 9 – Matter

Lesson 1 – What are some physical properties?

Lesson 2 – What are states of matter?

Lesson 4 – What are some changes in matter?

Unit 10 – Simple and Compound Machines

Lesson 1 – What are simple machines?

Term 2

EARTH SCIENCE BOOK

Unit 6 – People and Resources

Lesson 1 – What are some natural resources?

Lesson 3 – What is soil?

Unit 7 – Water and Weather

Lesson 1 – What is water cycle?

Lesson 2- What is weather?

Unit 8 – Earth and its moon

Lesson 1 – How do Earth and moon move?

Lesson 2 – How can we model the moon’s phases?

Term 3

Teacher’s Name

Section

Ms. Sharifa

A- Seagulls

Ms. Sharifa

B- Penguins

Ms. Sharifa

C- Kiwis

Ms. Sharifa

D- Puffins

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1. Science Fusion-Life

2. Science Fusion-physical

3. Copy book # 1

4. Copy book # 2

LIFE SCIENCE BOOK

Unit 1 – Studying Science

Lesson 3 – How do scientist collect and use data?

Lesson 4 – What do scientist compare results?

Unit 3 – Plants and animals

Lesson 1- What are some plant structures?

Lesson 2- How do plants reproduce?

Lesson 3 – How can we observe plant’s life cycle?

Lesson 4- How do animals reproduce?

Lesson 5- How are living things adapted to their environment?

Lesson 6- Why do bird’s beak differ?

Unit 4 – Energy and Ecosystems

Lesson 1- What Are Populations, habitats and Niches?

Lesson 2- What Are food chains?

Lesson 3-How Can We model a Food web?

Lesson 4- What are natural resources?

Lesson 5- How do people impact ecosystems?

Lesson 6- How do people affect ecosystems?

PHYSICAL SCIENCE BOOK

Unit 7- Properties of matter

Lesson 2- How are physical properties observed?

Lesson 3- What is mass conservation?

Unit 8-Changes in matter

Lesson 1- What are some physical changes?

Lesson 2- How can we make solution?

Lesson 3- What are some chemical changes?

Lesson 4- How can you tell when a new substance is formed?

Unit 9- Energy

Lesson 1- What are some form of energy?

Lesson 2- Where does energy come from?

Lesson 3- What is heat?

Lesson 4- How is heat is produced?

Lesson 5- What are conductors & insulators?

Lesson 6- What Materials are conductors?

Unit 2- The Engineering Process

Lesson 3- What is Technology?

Lesson 4- How do we use technology?

PHYSICAL SCIENCE BOOK

Unit 10- Electricity

Lesson1- What is electricity?

Lesson 2- How do electric charges interact?

Lesson 3 – What is an electric circuit?

Lesson 4- What are circuit conductors & insulators?

Lesson 5- How do we use electricity?

Unit 11- Motion

Lesson 1-What is motion?

Lesson 2 What is speed?