SCIENCE YEAR 5 Yearly Lesson Plan for 2012

Weeks Theme Unit/Lesson Unit 1: Microorganisms semester 1 Investigating 1-4 Things Living Lesson 1 Unseen Life Lesson 2 Friends or Foes Unit 2: Survival of The Species Investigating Things Living Lesson 1 Animal Survival Lesson 2 Plant Survival Lesson 3 Importance of Survival Unit 3: Food Chain and Food Web 9-11 Investigating Things Living Lesson 1 Who Eats Who? Lesson 2 Tangled Up! 3.1 Understanding food chains 3.2 Synthesizing food chains to construct food web Revision/ Exam 2.1 Understanding that different plants have their own ways of ensuring the survival of their species 2.2 Understanding that different plants have their own ways of ensuring the survival of their species 2.3 Realizing the importance of survival of their species 1.1 Understanding that micro organism is a living thing 1.2 Understanding that some micro organisms are useful and some are harmful Learning objectives Remarks

5-8

Unit 4: Energy Investigating Force and Energy Lesson 1 Wonders of Energy Lesson 2 Energy in Action 4.1 Understanding the uses of energy

12-14

4.2 Understanding that energy can be transformed from one form to another 4.3 Understanding renewable and non-renewable Lesson 3 Renewable of Non-renewable? energy

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Theme

Unit/Lesson Unit 5: Electricity

Learning objectives 5.1 Knowing the sources of electricity 5.2 Understanding a series circuit and a parallel circuit 5.3 Understanding the safety precautions to be taken when handling electrical appliances 6.1 Understanding that light travels in a straight line 6.2 Understanding that light can be reflected

Remarks

semester 1 15-16 1-4

Investigating Living Lesson 1 Sources of Electricity Investigating Force and Things Lesson 2 Series and Parallel Circuits Energy Lesson 3 Handle with Care Unit 6: Light Investigating Force and Lesson 1 How Does Light Travel? Energy Lesson 2 Bouncing Light Mid-term Break Unit 7: Heat Investigating Force and Lesson 1 Hot or Cold? Energy Lesson 2 Expand or Contract? Unit 8: States of Matter Lesson 1 Three States of Matter

17-18
19-20

Revision/ Mid-term Exam

1-3

7.1 Understanding that temperature is an indicator of degree of hotness 7.2 Understanding the effects of heat on matter 8.1 Understanding that matter exists in the form of solid, liquid or gas 8.2 Understanding that matter can change from one state to another

4-6

Investigating Materials

Lesson 2 Changing States

7-8

Investigating Materials

Lesson 3 What Goes Around Comes 8.3 Understanding the water cycle Around 8.4 Appreciating the importance of water Lesson 4 Water Resources resources Unit 9: Acid and Alkali 9.1 Understanding the properties of acidic, alkaline and neutral substances Lesson 1 Acidic or Alkaline? Revision/ Exam

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Unit/Lesson

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Remarks

Investigating The Earth Unit 10: Constellation 9-10 10.1 Understanding the constellation and The Universe Lesson 1 Starry, Starry Night semester 1 Investigating Living Unit 11: The Earth, The Moon and The 1-4 Things Sun 11.1 Understanding the movements of the Earth Lesson 1 They Move! Investigating The Earth and the Moon around the Sun 11-13 and The Universe 11.2 Understanding the occurrence of day and Lesson 2 Day and Night night Lesson 3 Phases of the Moon 11.3 Understanding the phases of the Moon Unit 12: Strength and Stability 14-16 Investigating Technology Lesson 1 I See Shapes 12.1 Knowing the shapes of objects in structures 12.2 Understanding the strength and stability of a Lesson 2 Standing Tall and Lying Low structure Revision/ Final Exam

17-21

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1-4 / 5-8 9-11 / 12-14 15-16 17-18 19-20 /

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1-3 4-6 7-8 / / 9-10 14-16

11-13

17-21