PANDUAN PERKEMBANGAN PEMBELAJARAN MURID

(STUDENTS' LEARNING PROGRESS GUIDE)

SCIENCE
FORM 1

AIMS
The aims of the science curriculum for secondary school are to provide students with the knowledge and skills in science and
technology and enable them to solve problems and make decisions in everyday life based on scientific attitudes and noble values.
Students who have followed the secondary science curriculum will have the foundation in science to enable them to pursue formal
and informal further education in science and technology. The curriculum also aims to develop a concerned, dynamic and
progressive society with a science and technology culture that values nature and works towards the preservation and conservation of
the environment.

OBJECTIVES
The science curriculum for secondary school enables students to:
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Acquire knowledge in science and technology in the context of natural phenomena and everyday life experiences.
Understand developments in the field of science and technology.
Acquire scientific and thinking skills.
Apply knowledge and skills in a creative and critical manner for problem solving and decision-making.
Face challenges in the scientific and technological world and be willing to contribute towards the development of science and
technology.
Evaluate science- and technology-related information wisely and effectively.
Practise and internalise scientific attitudes and good moral values.
Realise the importance of inter-dependence among living things and the management of nature for survival of mankind.
Appreciate the contributions of science and technology towards national development and the well-being of mankind.
Realise that scientific discoveries are the result of human endeavour to the best of his or her intellectual and mental
capabilities to understand natural phenomena for the betterment of mankind.
Create awareness on the need to love and care for the environment and play an active role in its preservation and
conservation.

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STANDARD STATEMENT

Know basic concepts and principles of science

Know and understand concepts and principles of science

Apply scientific knowledge to enhance understanding concepts and principles of science

Use scientific knowledge and scientific skills to build concepts and principles of science

Use scientific information related to concepts and principles of science and technology in solving
problems

Handle challenges and contribute ideas in sustaining development of science and technology

THEME / LEARNING AREA

THEME A
INTRODUCING SCIENCE
LEARNING AREA 1
INTRODUCTION TO SCIENCE

BAND

DESCRIPTOR

State various natural phenomena and careers in science

Explain physical quantities clearly

Apply scientific knowledge and the concept of mass and weight widely

Use scientific knowledge and skills to measure using the correct procedure with
guidance

Practice and evaluate scientific information to investigate the factor that affects
pendulum swings in a period of time following the correct and systematic
procedure

Synthesise information in the form of creative, innovative and complete

presentation on the importance of S.I unit in everyday life

THEME / LEARNING AREA

BAND

DESCRIPTOR

State various type of human cells correctly

Explain the meaning and give examples of unicellular and multicellular organisms
clearly

THEME B
MAN AND THE VARIETY OF
LIVING THINGS

Apply scientific knowledge about the similarities and differences of the structure
between animal cell and plant cell, function of different type of human cell and the
cell organisation from simple to complex widely

LEARNING AREA 2
CELL AS A UNIT OF LIFE

Use scientific knowledge and skills to prepare slide, use microscope and draw the
structure of an animal cell and plant cell following proper procedure with guidance

Practice and evaluate scientific information to classify unicellular and multicellular

organisms using laboratory studies following the correct and systematic procedure

Synthesise information in the form of creative, innovative and complete presentation

to clarify that human beings are complex organism.

THEME/ LEARNING AREA

THEME C
MATTER IN NATURE

BAND
1

State various things that have mass and occupy space correctly

Explain the uses of various resources on earth that is needed to sustain life in
everyday life clearly

Apply scientific knowledge on the differences of arrangement of particles and the

movement of particles in the three states of matter widely

Use scientific knowledge and scientific skills to study air, water, soil, living things
that have mass and occupy space, the differences between elements, compounds
and mixtures, the method to separate mixtures, properties of metals and non-metals
and their classifications, and composition of air, properties of oxygen and carbon
dioxide following the correct procedure with guidance

Practice and evaluate scientific information to solve problems related to density, to

investigate gases involved in respiration and combustion, the similarities and
differences between inhaled and exhaled air following the correct and systematic
procedure

Synthesize information in the form of creative, innovative and complete presentation

about the relationship between resources and the importance of preservation and
conservation of resources on earth

LEARNING AREA 3
MATTER
LEARNING AREA 4
THE VARIETY OF RESOURCES
ON EARTH
LEARNING AREA 5
THE AIR AROUND US

DESCRIPTOR

THEME / CHAPTER

BAND

DESCRIPTOR

State various forms and sources of energy correctly

Explain the difference between heat and temperature clearly

THEME F
ENERGY IN LIFE

Apply scientific knowledge about the classification of renewable energy and nonrenewable energy widely

LEARNING AREA 6
SOURCES OF ENERGY

Use scientific knowledge and scientific skills to study the change of energy from
potential to kinetic energy and vice versa, Sun emits heat and the effect of heat on
matter following the correct procedure with guidance.

Practice and evaluate scientific information to investigate heat conductor, heat

insulator and their uses, dark, dull objects absorb and give out heat better than
white, shiny objects following the correct and systematic procedure

Synthesize information in the form of creative, innovative and complete

presentation about the need to preserve energy sources and suggest ways to use
energy efficiently

LEARNING AREA 7
HEAT