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` The main goal of science at the primary level is to lay the

foundation for building a society that is culturally scientific

and technological, caring, dynamic and progressive.` This is to be achieved through providing opportunities for 

students to acquire sufficient skills, knowledge and values

through experiential learning that inculcates the sense of 

responsibility towards the environment and a high regard

of nature¶s creation.

` Emphasis is given on the mastery of scientific skills

needed to study and understand the world. Scientific skills

refer to process skills and manipulative skills.

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` At the lower primary level, elements of science are

integrated across the curriculum.

` Science subjects and science related subjects arecrucial and students at early age must be exposed or 

made familiar with it so as to prepare them for a more

advance study in the future.

` The effort to produce more science and technology

experts must be accompanied with the nurturing and

increasing of environmental awareness.

` A scientific problem may be approached in a

mathematical context.

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Other goals of science education:

` Gaining of systematic studying habit

` Gaining the skill for using tools and equipment and laboratory

` Gaining the skill of/in putting theoretical knowledge into dailypractice

` Being able to analyze phenomenon in terms of cause-effect

relationship

` Gaining the skill of creative thinking

` Attracting attention into science and scientific study

` Comprehending the relationship between math and science

` Comprehending the ways of obtaining information via researches

` Being able to establish the relationship between natural events

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` Being able to cope with daily problems via scientific methods

` Gaining general science knowledge

` Students¶ critical thinking skill is improved

` Giving to the student skill on learning how to learn

` Comprehending scientific subject as understanding and explaining the

nature

` Comprehending the relationship between science and technology

` Being able to reach a conclusion by experiment and observation

` Gaining the skill of accruing and using information

` Gaining the skill of preparing a project either individually or in a team

` Being able to comprehend scientific knowledge that forms scientific

subject

` Being able to use the problem solving method for learning science

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` First, in the science curriculum contents is not being taught

as a subject but as aims or objectives of certain subjects.

` Many teachers are using hands-on methods in order to

teach the primary students. For examples, teacher allows

students to find the answer by observation from the

experiment.

` Besides, science education prepared children and taught

them about environmental issues. Science subject muststress the environmental awareness factors in its curriculum

contents. Thus, it has been taught to students as early as

year 1 (7 years old).

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` For example, teacher let the students have a nature walk

and giving some task to do.

` Teaching science incorporates creativity, imagination anddecision-making skill.  Among the decision-making involved

are content of lessons, teaching strategies, laboratory

preparation and class management preparation.

` Teachers¶ duty is not only to explain, provide notes and use

the teaching board or other teaching aids. Science teachersneed to ensure that students are fascinated by the lesson

plans.

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` The teachers pose some questions to let the students to

think and find out the answers. The students will improve

their thinking skill.` Teachers want the students to know scientific concepts and

definitions of scientific words, and to develop inquiry

abilities and critical thinking skills. Understanding science is

generally interpreted as passing a test.

` Teacher as a role model should stimulate pupils¶ curiosityand develop their interest about the world around them.

Thus, the students will be more interested in science

education and gaining more knowledge.

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` Wong Yong Sun

` Ching Weng Pheng

` Chang Pei Shang

` Lem Suk May

2PISMP-SN/PJ