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SCIENCE Primary 3 & Primary 4
Meet-the-Parents Session
1
HOD Science Miss Hemalatha P
LH Science Mdm Loi Huey Shing [email protected]
Content
• Assessment
• Content Coverage
• Assessment Format
2
Assessment Objectives Weighting(%)
Knowledge with Understanding : Demonstrate knowledge & understanding of scientific facts,
concepts & principles
40
Application of Knowledge and Process Skills: 1. Apply scientific facts, concepts & principles to new
situations
2. Use one or a combination of the following process skills: • Observing
• Comparing
• Classifying
• Using apparatus and equipment
• Inferring
• Predicting
• Analysing
• Generating possibilities
• Evaluating
• Formulating hypothesis
• Communicating
60
Total 100
Assessment Objectives
Assessment
• Bite-sized Assessment
• Performance-Based Assessment (PBA)
• Practical Test
• SA1 and SA2
Theme Life Science Physical
Science
Weighting
(%)
Diversity Living Things Non-living Things
Materials 50 - 70
Systems
Human : Digestive,
respiratory
& circulatory systems
Plant and their parts
50 - 70
Weighting
(%) 65 - 85 15 - 35 100
Content to be Assessed - P3
Content Coverage – P3
Themes Topics Term
Diversity •Classification: Living and non-living things •Plants
1
Diversity
•Animals •Fungi and bacteria
2
Diversity •Exploring Material 3
Systems •Your Amazing Body as a system 3
Systems •Plants and their parts 4
Theme Life Science Physical Science * Weighting
(%)
Diversity Living Things Non-living Things
Materials 10 – 15
Energy Forms & uses:
Light & Heat 15 – 35
Systems
Human : Digestive,
respiratory
& circulatory systems
Plant and their parts
10 – 20
Cycles
Life cycles of some
animals
Life cycles of plants
Matter
Water 20 – 35
Interactions Magnets 10 – 25
Weighting
(%) 45 - 55 45 - 55 100
Content to be assessed - P4
Content Coverage - P4
Themes Covered in Term
Diversity P3 -
Systems P3 -
Cycles P4 1
Interactions P4 2
Energy P4 3 & 4
Bite-Sized 1, 2 and 4
Item Type No. of Questions Total Marks
Multiple-choice 5 5
Structured 3 3
Open-ended 2 2
Total 10
Duration : 30 minutes
No. of Questions
Marks per
Question Total Marks
4 2 – 4 10
Bite-Sized 3 – Practical Test
Duration : 20 minutes
Practical Test – Active engagement in skills and processes
Observing Comparing Classifying Using apparatus and equipment Communicating
– Science laboratory-based
– During curriculum ~ 20mins to complete 4 questions
(2, 3 marks per question)
– Individual assessment
SA1 & SA2 Format – P3 & P4
Booklet Item Type Number of Questions
Number of marks per Question
Total Marks
Performance-Based Assessment
3 – 6 1 – 4 10
A Multiple-
choice 25 2 50
B Open-ended 13 2 – 5 40
Total 100
Duration : 1hour 30minutes
Performance-Based Assessment
– Test of Science concepts
– Active engagement in skills and processes
– During curriculum ~ 30mins
– 3 to 6 questions
– Assessed on individual performance