YEARLY LESSON PLAN SCIENCE YEAR FOUR

SEM. WEEK THEMES INVESTIGATING LIVING THINGS 1 1 LEARNING AREA 1. Living things have basic needs LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1.1 Understanding that humans have basic needs LEARNING OUTCOMES (Pupils.) * identify the basic needs of humans * give reasons (hy humans need food) (ater) air and shelter * 'dentify the basic needs of animals * give reasons (hy animals need food) (ater) air and shelter * describe types of shelters for animals + *. Living things undergo life processes 1.+ Understanding that plants have basic needs *.1 .nalysing life processes that humans undergo * identify the basic needs of plants * e/plain that humans breathe * describe (hat inhale is * describe (hat e/hale is * differentiate the air that (e inhale and the air that (e e/hale * state that humans use lungs to breathe * identify the passage of air during breathing * conclude that not all individuals have the same rate of breathing * state that humans e/crete and defecate * state the products of human e/cretion * state the product of human defecation * give reasons (hy humans need to e/crete and defecate * state that humans respond to stimuli * 2ive reasons (hy humans respond to stimuli ! "bserving ! #onclusion ! #ommunicating ! %a&ing 'nference SPS ! "bserving ! %a&ing 'nference ! "bserving SPS / TS / SANV SPS ! "bserving ! #omparing ! $elating ! %a&ing 'nference ! Predicting SPS ! "bserving ! 'nterpreting data ! #lassifying ! Predicting

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LEARNING OUTCOMES (Pupils.) * state that humans reproduce * predict (hat (ill happen if humans do not reproduce * (hat is thalassemia5 * give e/amples of habits that bring harm to human life processes * state the effects of smo&ing on lungs * e/plain that ta&ing drugs and alcohol can delay a person8s response to stimuli * participate in a campaign to discourage smo&ing) drugs ta&ing and alcohol drin&ing among their peers

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* state that animals e/crete * state that animals defecate * give reasons (hy animals need to e/crete and defecate * state that animals breathe * identify the breathing structures for certain animals * state that breathing structures for different types of animals may be different * state that animals reproduce * state that some animals give birth and some lay eggs * classify animals according to the (ay they reproduce * :escribe the life cycles of different animals * conclude that animals may have different the cycles

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES *., Understanding the life processes that plants undergo

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LEARNING OUTCOMES (Pupils.) * state that plants respond to stimuli * identify the part of plant that responds to (ater * identify the part of plant that responds to gravity * identify the part of plant that responds to sunlight * identify the part of plant that responds to touch * state that plants reproduce * e/plain (hy plants need to reproduce * predict (hat (ill happen to the (orld if plants do not reproduce * e/plain the various (ays plants reproduce

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+. .nimals and plants protect themselves

+.1 Understanding that animals have specific characteristics and behaviour to protect themselves from danger

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* identify special characteristics of animals that protect them from danger * identify special behaviour of animals that protect them from danger * describe ho( the special characteristics and behaviour of animals help to protect them from danger * identify specific characteristics and behaviour of animals that protect them from very hot or cold (eather * describe ho( specific characteristics and behaviour of animals help to protect them from very hot or cold (eather * recogni<e the need for animals to protect themselves from enemies and e/treme (eather conditions * ma&e a model of an imaginary animal that can survive both e/treme (eather and enemies * give reasons (hy models are built in such (ays

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+.* Understanding that animals have specific characteristics and behaviour to protect themselves from e/treme (eather

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+.+ Understanding that animals have specific characteristics and behaviour to enable them to survive 11

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES +., Understanding that plants have specific characteristics to protect themselves from enemies.

LEARNING OUTCOMES (Pupils.) * identify the specific characteristics of plants that protect them from enemies. * describe ho( the specific characteristics of plants help to protect them from enemies. * give e/amples of plants found in very dry region. * identify specific characteristics of plants that protect them from e/cessive loss of (ater. * describe ho( specific characteristics of plants help them to survive in dry region. * give e/ample of plants found in strong (ind area. * identify specific characteristics of plants that protect them from strong (ind. * describe ho( specific characteristics of plants help them to survive in strong (inds. * state the different (ays to measure length * state the standard unit for length in the metric system * choose the appropriate measuring tools to measure length * measure length using the correct techni=ue * record lengths in standard units * compare a s=uare and a rectangle and guess (hich ob>ect has a bigger area * carry out a test to confirm their guesses * state that area ? length @ (idth * state the standard unit for area in the metric system * calculate the area of a given shape in standard unit

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+.; understanding that plants have specific characteristics to protect themselves from dry region and strong (ind.

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INVESTIGATING FORCE AND ENERGY

1. %easurement

1.1 Understanding the measurement of length

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1.* Understanding ho( to calculate area

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1.+ Understanding ho( to measure the volume of solid

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LEARNING OUTCOMES (Pupils.) * compare a cube and a cuboid and guess (hich one has a bigger volume * carry out a test to confirm their guesses * state that volume ? length @ (idth @ height * state the standard unit for volume of solids in the metric system * calculate the volume of cubes and cuboids based on the measurements ta&en in standard unit * state the different (ays to measure the volume of a li=uid * state the standard unit for volume of li=uids in the metric system * choose the appropriate measuring tools to measure the volume of a li=uid * measure the volume of a li=uid using the correct techni=ue *record the volume measured in standard unit * state tools for measuring mass * state the standard unit for mass in the metric system * measure the mass of an ob>ect using the correct techni=ue * record the measurement using standard unit * identify different (ays to measure time * state that processes that repeat uniformly can be used to measure time * state the standard unit for time in the metric system *identify tools for measuring time * measure time using appropriate tools * record the time measured in standard unit

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1., Understanding ho( to measure volume of li=uid

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1.0 $ealising the importance of using standard units

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LEARNING OUTCOMES (Pupils.) * choose and use the appropriate tools to measure the volume of li=uids and masses of the ingredients in a recipe * give reasons for any differences in the dough prepared by pupils using the given recipe * conclude the need for using standard unit * classify ob>ects into groups according to the materials they are made of * identify materials that conduct electricity * 'dentify materials that conduct heat * identify materials that float on (ater * identify materials that absorb (ater * identify materials that can be stretched * identify materials that allo( light to pass through * state (hat a conductor is * state (hat an insulator is * conclude (hat a good conductor of heat is also a good conductor of electricity * classify materials based on their abilities to allo( light to pass through * state (hat a transparent materials * state (hat a translucent materials * state (hat an opa=ue material is * list uses of transparent) translucent and opa=ue materials * suggest (ays to &eep things cold * suggest (ays to &eep things hot * design an effective (ay to &eep things hot or to &eep things cold * list ob>ects and the materials that they are made of * give reasons (hy

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INVESTIGATING MATERIALS

1. Properties of materials

1.1 Understanding the properties of materials

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1.* applying the &no(ledge of properties of materials in everyday life +1

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1.+ Synthesising the &no(ledge about uses of materials based on their properties

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particular materials are LEARNING OUTCOMES (Pupils.) used to ma&e an ob>ect * state that materials are chosen to ma&e an ob>ect based on their properties * design an ob>ect for a specific purpose and give reasons (hy certain materials are used to ma&e it * give e/amples of man! made materials * state that man!made materials come from natural materials * give reasons (hy materials need to be conserved * practice reusing) reducing and recycling to conserve materials * differentiate bet(een a rusty ob>ect and non!rusty ob>ect * identify ob>ects that can rust *conclude that ob>ects made from iron can rust * design a fair test to find out (hat factors cause rusting by deciding (hat to change) (hat to observe and (hat to &eep the same * carry out the test and record the observations * state the different (ays to prevent ob>ects from rusting * e/plain ho( these (ays can prevent rusting * e/plain (hy it is necessary to prevent rusting * list the constituents of the Solar System * list the planets in the Solar System in a se=uence * state that planets move around the Sun * state the si<e of the Sun relative to the si<e of the 3arth * state the si<e of the

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1.; Understanding that some materials can rust

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INVESTIGATING THE EARTH AND THE UNIVERSE

1. Ahe Solar System

1.1 Understanding the solar system

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1.* Understanding the relative si<e and distance bet(een the 3arth) the %oon and the Sun

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3arth relative to the si<e of LEARNING OUTCOMES (Pupils.) Ahe %oon * state the relative distance from the 3arth to the Sun compared to the relative distance from the 3arth to the %oon * state (hy certain planets are not conducive for living things * predict (hat (ill happen if the 3arth is placed much nearer or farther from the Sun * conclude that the 3arth is the only planet in the Solar System that has living things * state that there are limitations to human8s abilities to do things * identify devices used to overcome human8s limitations * e/plain ho( certain devices are used to overcome human8s limitations * give e/amples of development of technology * recognise the needs to innovate or invent devices for the betterment of man&ind * identify problems they encounter in their daily life * generate ideas to solve the problems identified * design a device to solve the problems identified * demonstrate ho( the device invented can be used to solve the problems identified * state that technology has advantages and disadvantages * conclude that technology can benefit man&ind if used (isely

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1.+ .ppreciating the perfect placement of the planet 3arth in the Solar System +0

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INVESTIGATING TECHNOLOGY

1. Aechnology

1.1 Understanding the importance of technology in everyday life

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+1 1.* Understanding the development of technology ! "bserving ! #ommunicating ! Predicting

1.+ Synthesising hoe technology can be used to solve problems

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+4 1., .nalysing that technology can benefit man&ind if used (isely ! #lassifying