Science

SCIENCE

Objectives / Goals

Vision

To Explore & Engage
To Think
To Innovate & Apply

Objectives

To provide an avenue for students to develop a passion for Science.
To develop students’ skills, habits of mind and attitudes for scientific inquiry.
To nurture students as inquirers through arousing their interest and curiosity about their environment.
To allow students to better understand themselves and the world around them through the learning of Science.

Syllabus

MOE Primary Science Syllabus (implemented in 2014 for P3 cohort)
The Primary Science Syllabus aims to:
- provide students with experiences which build on their interest in and stimulate their curiosity about their environment;
- provide students with basic scientific terms and concepts to help them understand themselves and the world around them;
- provide students with opportunities to acquire skills, habits of mind the attitudes necessary for scientific inquiry;
- prepare students towards using scientific knowledge and methods in making personal decisions; and
- help students appreciate how science influences people and the environment.
MOE Science Curriculum Framework:

KEY PROGRAMMES

A) Growing Minds, Growing Hearts
Growing Minds, Growing Hearts is a Science department 6 year programme to groom students to be stewards of the environment in promoting green efforts towards a more sustainable future. This is to ensure that the Earth and all of its resources can continue to provide a home for people, animals and plants.

EXPOSE P1 and P2
Integration of Science into P1 and P2 STELLAR

The Science in STELLAR Programme is a collaboration with the English department to infuse Science with learning English. Themes include “A Butterfly is Born”, “What Will the Weather Be Like Today?”, and “The Enormous Watermelon”. Cross-disciplinary activities are used to engage learners in the classroom and arouse their interests in Science and the world around them, before they start learning Science at P3.

EXTEND P3 and P4 P3 Every Child A Seed Programme P4 Vegetable Planting for the Community Students’ involvement are extended to hands on activities by them planting their own plants. P3 students will get their own pots, soil and seeds from Nparks and learn about the Plant System during Science lessons. While P4 students will also grow vegetables from seeds before transplanting them into the vegetable plots in our very own eco garden. They will learn not only on life cycle of plants but they will also be harvesting the vegetables they have planted and distributing them to the community. It is a way giving back to the community by showing our care and emphathy with the others.

B) Learning Journeys
Science learning takes place beyond the classroom. Besides at one learning trails at our school Multi-Sensory Ecogarden from P3 to P6 levels, students also explore other places to foster stronger connections between real-life experiences and its application in Science questions.

P1 and P2 Learning Journeys to the Singapore Science Centre Our P1 and P2 students visit the Singapore Science Centre and engage in hands-on activities via workshops to learn more about the garden habitat (P1) and the world of insects (P2). These experiences concretise what they learn in the STELLAR curriculum and arouse their interest and curiosity about their environment.

P3 Learning Journey to the Singapore Zoo Our P3 students visit the Singapore Zoo, where they get to witness different animals, including endangered animals, and learn more about the animals’ lifestyles and efforts to conserve them. This learning experience also paves the way as they embark on P3 Project Work to advocate for the conservation of animals.

P5 Learning Journey to the Sustainable Singapore Gallery Our P5 students visit the Marina Barrage where they learn more about the Singapore Water Story and visit the Sustainable Singapore Gallery to learn how they can play a part to create a liveable and sustainable Singapore. There is also a hands-on workshop where they will get a chance to try upcycling of materials.