P3 Science Exam Answering Techniques

Course Overview: 

Science should never be confined to the four walls of the classroom and a textbook. Tailored for students of varied abilities from P3 to P6, Instic’s science lessons are designed to have an emphasis on the application of scientific concepts, be hands-on, be fun and incorporate our environment and the greater world around us leveraging the student’s natural curiosity. The lessons are developed to strengthen the student’s investigative abilities and to acquire the necessary skills to score at PSLE.

Course Content: 

Term 1

1. Diversity – Classification: Living and Non-Living Things
2. Diversity – Plants
3. Diversity – Animals

Term 2

1. Diversity – Fungi and Bacteria
2. Diversity – Exploring Materials
3. Mid Year Exam Revision

Term 3

1. Interaction – Magnet Characteristics
2. Interaction – Making Magnets
3. Systems – Human System

Term 4

1. System – Plants and Their Parts
2. End-of-Year Revision

Learning Outcomes: 

Leverage tools such as simulations, experiments, and dramatisation to deepen their understanding on the concepts and topics. Students will have the chance to learn through practical application to categorise similarities and differences between different concepts.

Students will be e given opportunities to strengthen their skills in using apparatus and equipment:

• Hone their communication
• Inferencing and analysing skills
• Decipher experiment setups to determine purpose, factors, and outcomes of the experiments.

Teaching Methods:

At Instic we understand the importance of balancing the fun in science with the academic requirements of the PSLE. As a result Instic incorporates numerous opportunities for hands-on experimentation and practical application. Students gain a thorough understanding of the key Concepts required for each topic as well as the appropriate Process Skills including Scientific Methodology, Mnemonics and Buddy Words.

One of the key tools we leverage is the CER method [Claim, Evidence, Reasoning] developed by Krajcik and McNeil in 2007 for the National Research Council in the United States.

CER is a scientific approach to aid students in articulating their thought process and serves to describe the world around us. Instic applies CER to train students to develop and apply the necessary skills to tackle the PSLE answering format.

This combined with hands-on experiments, targeted worksheets and individual learning pathways to mentor students in the acquisition of the appropriate Process and Concepts skills demanded of the Primary Science PSLE.

Prerequisites:

No prerequisites are required

Assessment Methods:

Ask us for a FREE ASSESSMENT to find out where your child's learning strengths and weaknesses are before signing up for just any tuition!

Required Materials: 

Stationery, Water bottle, and workbook 

Trial Lesson:

• Free Trial Lesson available once for 1st timers.

Important Notes: 

• Scheduled is published on a semester basis.
• The course fee is $80 per lesson.
• Please note that there will be a material fee of $60 upon enrolling your child into the course. You may pay via the UEN number - 202236959C

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