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MiniSTry Of PriMary anD SeCOnDary eDuCaTiOn
juniOr
SCienCe anD TeCHnOlOgy
SyllaBuS (graDe 3-7)
(2015 - 2022)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education wishes to acknowledge the following
for their valued contributions in the production of this syllabus:
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 PREAMBLE......................................................................................................1
1.1 Introduction ...........................................................................................1
1.2 Rationale...............................................................................................1
1.3 Summary of Content.............................................................................1
1.4 Assumptions .........................................................................................1
1.5 Cross-Cutting Themes..........................................................................1
6.0 TOPICS.............................................................................................................3
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1.1 Introduction
The Science and Technology learning area (S&T) 1.4 Assumptions
is a five-year primary school course that provides
It is assumed that learners have:
learners with opportunities for cognitive and
practical experiences that help them understand, l innate desire to explore and experiment
interpret and offer practical and meaningful l exposure to some scientific and technological
scientific solutions to their natural world. It is an tools and materials
integrated learning area which seeks to make l certain experiences in various scientific and
learners aware of themselves, their relationship technological practices some scientific and
with the biophysical environment and prepare them technological skills for indigenous knowledge
for their future within a rapidly changing systems
technological society. Science and Technology l ability to make decisions for themselves
intends to develop initiative, creative, innovative,
l potential to manipulate objects practical work
and inquisitive learners. The learning area fosters
an appreciation of the design and the use of tools l an ability to communicate and work with others
to solve real life problems. The syllabus will follow to achieve a common goal
a spiral approach that will lead learners to
2.0 PRESENTATION OF
1.3 Summary of Content SYLLABUS
This syllabus is intended to provide a foundational The Junior Science and Technology Syllabus is a
course in science and technology which fosters the single document covering grades 3 to 7. It contains
development of Intellectual and manipulative skills. scope and sequence table for all junior grades. The
It is also designed to introduce learners to syllabus also comprises a detailed competency
fundamental concepts and technological skills in matrices which guides the learning and teaching
Mathematics, Science, Health, Technical Graphics, process.
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3.5 enhance scientific and technological designs, 4.11 demonstrate enterprise skills that are relevant to
through the use of Information and the market,recognising constraints of time, cost
CommunicationTechnology and accessibility of resources
3.6 manipulate materials and equipment to enhance 4.12 demonstrate an appreciation of the role of
creativity designers, craftsmen, scientists and technologists
in industry and society
3.7 develop critical evaluation skills in technical,
aesthetic, economic, environmental, social and 4.13 explain the scientific relationship between plants,
cultural contexts animals and their environment
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l Resource persons
l Case-study
l Project work/research
l Games (quiz, drama, storytelling)
l Gallery walk
l Debates
NB. The above suggested methods should be enhanced by the application of orthodidactic principles
and multi-sensory approaches to teaching. These include tactility, concreteness, individualisation,
self-activity, totality and wholeness. Teachers are encouraged to address the learners’ residual
senses.
Five 30 minute periods per week, of 2 double lessons and 1 single lesson , should be allocated for adequate coverage
of concepts.
6.0 TOPICS
6.1 Health and Safety 6.7 Water
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7.0 SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
Nutrition x sources of food x Balanced Diet x Improper eating x Prevention and x Methods of food
x importance of habits/eating management of preservation
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Diseases and x disease causing x Parasitic diseases x Harmful gut x Child killer diseases x Epidemic diseases
prevention organisms x Prevention and worms x Natural immune x Prevention and control of
x diarrhoea control of x Sexually system epidemic diseases
x the Oral parasitic diseases transmitted x Prevention and
Rehydration infections (STIs) x Acquired Immune management of chronic
Solution (ORS) x Prevention of Deficiency diseases (cancer,
STIs Syndrome hypertension, diabetes)
(HIV/AIDS) destroys
the immune system
x Prevention and
living positively with
HIV/AIDS
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7.2 MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES
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ƉƌĞƉĂƌĂƚŝŽŶ ƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ
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GRADE 3
8.0 COMPETENCY MATRIX
8.1 TOPIC 1: HEALTH AND SAFETY
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ĐŽƐŵĞƚŝĐƐĂŶĚĐůĞĂŶŝŶŐ
ĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ
EƵƚƌŝƚŝŽŶ x ŶĂŵĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐŽĨĨŽŽĚ x ^ŽƵƌĐĞƐŽĨĨŽŽĚ x ^ƚĂƚŝŶŐƐŽƵƌĐĞƐŽĨĨŽŽĚ x WƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
x ĐůĂƐƐŝĨLJĨŽŽĚĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞŝƌ WůĂŶƚƐ x 'ƌŽƵƉŝŶŐŽĨĨŽŽĚĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽ x ůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐŵĞĚŝĂ
Science and Technology, Junior (Grade 3 - 7) Syllabus
ĨŽŽĚƚŽƚŚĞŚƵŵĂŶďŽĚLJ
x ŽůůĞĐƚŝŶŐƉŝĐƚƵƌĞƐŽĨĨŽŽĚ
x ƌĂǁŝŶŐĨŽŽĚŽĨƚŚĞŝƌĐŚŽŝĐĞ
x EĂŵŝŶŐĨŽŽĚĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞŝƌ
ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞ
ŝƐĞĂƐĞƐĂŶĚ x ŝĚĞŶƚŝĨLJĐĂƵƐĞƐŽĨƐŝĐŬŶĞƐƐ x ŝƐĞĂƐĞĐĂƵƐŝŶŐ x ĞƐĐƌŝďŝŶŐŐĞƌŵƐĂŶĚŚŽǁƚŚĞLJ x WƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚŝŽŶ x ůŝƐƚŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŵƐƚŚĂƚĐĂƵƐĞƐŝĐŬŶĞƐƐ ŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŵƐ ĐĂƵƐĞĚŝƐĞĂƐĞƐ x ůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐŵĞĚŝĂ
x ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐĚŝƐĞĂƐĞƐĐĂƵƐĞĚďLJ x ŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐƚŚĞĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƚLJƉĞƐŽĨ x ZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚƚĞdžƚŬƐ
ŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŵƐ ŐĞƌŵƐĞ͘Ő͘ǀŝƌƵƐ͕ďĂĐƚĞƌŝĂ͕ x
x ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞŚŽǁŐĞƌŵƐĐĂŶďĞ ƉƌŽƚŽnjŽĂĂŶĚĨƵŶŐŝ Ͳ^Ăůƚ
ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚĞĚĨƌŽŵƐƉƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ x /ĚĞŶƚŝĨLJŝŶŐĚŝƐĞĂƐĞƐĐĂƵƐĞĚďLJ Ͳ^ƵŐĂƌ
ŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŵƐ
KEY CONCEPTS OBJECTIVES CONTENT SUGGESTED NOTES AND SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Learners should be able to: (ATTITUDES, SKILLS ACTIVITIES
AND KNOWLEDGE)
organisms - Bins
x discuss the causes of diarrhoea x Diarrhoea x Stating the causes of diarrhea - Detergents
x suggest ways of preventing x The Oral x Describing how to prevent
diarrhoea Rehydration diarrhea
x describe preparation of ORS Solution (ORS) x Practising proper hygiene
treatment x Demonstrating proper
technique of washing hands
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x Preparing ORS
Safety x state accidents that occur in the x Accidents x Describing accidents that x Print media
laboratory x Safety in the happen in the laboratory x Electronic media
x identify objects that cause laboratory x Discussing objects and x Recommended
accidents in the laboratory substances that cause accidents textbooks
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8.2 TOPIC 2: MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES
<zKEWd^ K:d/s^ KEdEd ^h''^dEKd^Ed/s/d/^ ^h''^dZ^KhZ^
>ĞĂƌŶĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂďůĞƚŽ͗ ;dd/dh^͕^</>>^
E<EKt>'Ϳ
ŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƚŝĐƐŽĨ x ĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚďĞƚǁĞĞŶŶĂƚƵƌĂůĂŶĚ x EĂƚƵƌĂůŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ x ŽůůĞĐƚŝŶŐŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ x EĂƚƵƌĂůŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ
DĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ ŵĂŶͲŵĂĚĞŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ x DĂŶͲŵĂĚĞ x ůĂƐƐŝĨLJŝŶŐŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐŝŶƚŽŶĂƚƵƌĂů x DĂŶͲŵĂĚĞŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ
ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ ĂŶĚŵĂŶͲŵĂĚĞ
x ĞƐĐƌŝďŝŶŐŶĂƚƵƌĂůĂŶĚŵĂŶͲ
ŵĂĚĞŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ
ůĞŵĞŶƚƐ͕DŝdžƚƵƌĞƐ x ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚŝĂƚĞƉƵƌĞĂŶĚŝŵƉƵƌĞ x WƵƌĞĂŶĚŝŵƉƵƌĞ x ĞƐĐƌŝďŝŶŐƉƵƌĞĂŶĚŝŵƉƵƌĞ x tĂƚĞƌ
Science and Technology, Junior (Grade 3 - 7) Syllabus
x ^ĂŵƉůĞƐŽĨƉƵƌĞŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ
dŽŽůƐ x ĐůĂƐƐŝĨLJƚŽŽůƐĨƌŽŵŚŽŵĞ x ůĂƐƐŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ x ŽůůĞĐƚŝŶŐƚŽŽůƐ x 'ĂƌĚĞŶƚŽŽůƐ
ƚŽŽůƐ x EĂŵŝŶŐƚŽŽůƐ x <ŝƚĐŚĞŶƚŽŽůƐ
x ĚĞƐŝŐŶƚŽŽůƐŽĨŽǁŶĐŚŽŝĐĞ xdŽŽůĚĞƐŝŐŶĂŶĚ x 'ƌŽƵƉŝŶŐƚŽŽůƐ x ƵŝůĚŝŶŐƚŽŽůƐ
x ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚĂŶĂƌƚĞĨĂĐƚĨƌŽŵƐŬĞƚĐŚĞƐ ŵŽĚĞůƐ x džƉůĂŝŶŝŶŐĐƌŝƚĞƌŝĂƵƐĞĚƚŽŐƌŽƵƉ E͘dĞĂĐŚĞƌƐŚŽƵůĚĐĂƵƚŝŽŶ
ŽĨƚŽŽůƐ x ^ŬĞƚĐŚŝŶŐƚŽŽůƐŽĨŽǁŶĐŚŽŝĐĞ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶŝŶŚĂŶĚůŝŶŐƚŽŽůƐ
x ^ĞůĞĐƚŝŶŐƐƵŝƚĂďůĞŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƚŽ x ŽŶĚƉĂƉĞƌ
ŵĂŬĞƚŚĞƚŽŽů x WĞŶĐŝůƐ
x DĂŬŝŶŐĂƌƚĞĨĂĐƚƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƐŬĞƚĐŚ x WƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
x sĂƌŝŽƵƐŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ
^ƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐ x /ĚĞŶƚŝĨLJƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐĂƚŚŽŵĞ x^ƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐĂƚŚŽŵĞ x EĂŵŝŶŐĂŶĚĚƌĂǁŝŶŐ
ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐ
8.3 TOPIC 3: ENERGY AND FUELS
<zKEWd^ K:d/s^ KEdEd;dd/dh^͕ ^h''^dEKd^E ^h''^dZ^KhZ^
>ĞĂƌŶĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂďůĞƚŽ͗ ^</>>^E<EKt>'Ϳ d/s/d/^
ŶĞƌŐLJ x ĞdžƉůĂŝŶƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨĞŶĞƌŐLJ x ŶĞƌŐLJĂŶĚĞŶĞƌŐLJƵƐĞ x ŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐƚŚĞ x WƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
x ŝĚĞŶƚŝĨLJƵƐĞƐŽĨĞŶĞƌŐLJ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨĞŶĞƌŐLJ x ůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐŵĞĚŝĂ
x ĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚŝŶŐ x ZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚƚĞdžƚŬƐ
ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƵƐĞƐŽĨ
ĞŶĞƌŐLJ
&ƵĞů x ŝĚĞŶƚŝĨLJĨŽƌŵƐŽĨĨƵĞů x &ŽƌŵƐŽĨĨƵĞů x ŽůůĞĐƚŝŶŐĨƵĞůƐ x WƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
x ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƚŝĐƐŽĨ ^ŽůŝĚ x ĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚ x ůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐŵĞĚŝĂ
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ĐĂŶďĞƐŽůŝĚ͕ůŝƋƵŝĚŽƌ
ŐĂƐ
x ĂƚĞŐŽƌŝnjŝŶŐĨƵĞůƐĂƐ
ƌĞŶĞǁĂďůĞĂŶĚŶŽŶͲ
ƌĞŶĞǁĂďůĞ
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8.4 TOPIC 4: ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS
<zKEWd^ K:d/s^ KEdEd;dd/dh^͕ ^h''^dEKd^E ^h''^dZ^KhZ^
>ĞĂƌŶĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂďůĞƚŽ͗ ^</>>^E<EKt>'Ϳ d/s/d/^
ůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐƐ x /ĚĞŶƚŝĨLJĞůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐĚĞǀŝĐĞƐ x ůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐĚĞǀŝĐĞƐ xEĂŵŝŶŐĞůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐ x ůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐĚĞǀŝĐĞƐ
x hƐĞƚŚĞĚĞǀŝĐĞƐĐŽƌƌĞĐƚůLJ Ͳds ĚĞǀŝĐĞƐ x WƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
x ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐŽĨĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐŝƚLJŝŶ ͲZĂĚŝŽ xhƐŝŶŐƚŚĞĞůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐ x ZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚƚĞdžƚŬƐ
ŝŵďĂďǁĞ ͲĞůůƉŚŽŶĞ ĚĞǀŝĐĞƐ x WŝĐƚƵƌĞƐŽĨĚĞǀŝĐĞƐ
ͲůĂƌŵƐ xKďƐĞƌǀŝŶŐǀŝĚĞŽĐůŝƉƐŽŶ x DĂƉŽĨŝŵďĂďǁĞ
ͲdŽLJƐ ĞůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐĚĞǀŝĐĞƐ x ZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚƚĞdžƚŬƐ
Ͳ>ŝŐŚƚƐ x/ĚĞŶƚŝĨLJŝŶŐƐŽƵƌĐĞƐŽĨ
Science and Technology, Junior (Grade 3 - 7) Syllabus
ͲŽŵƉƵƚĞƌ ĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐŝƚLJ
x>ŽĐĂƚŝŶŐƐŽƵƌĐĞƐŽĨ
x ^ŽƵƌĐĞƐŽĨĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐŝƚLJ ĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐŝƚLJŝŶŝŵďĂďǁĞ
ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŵĂƉ
x ŝĚĞŶƚŝĨLJĚĂŶŐĞƌƐŽĨĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐŝƚLJ x ^ĂĨĞƚLJƉƌĞĐĂƵƚŝŽŶƐ xKďƐĞƌǀŝŶŐĚĂŶŐĞƌƐŽĨ x WƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
x ^ƵŐŐĞƐƚƐĂĨĞƚLJƉƌĞĐĂƵƚŝŽŶƐǁŚĞŶ ĂŶŐĞƌƐ ĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐŝƚLJƵƐŝŶŐŵƵůƚŝͲ x ZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƉĞƌƐŽŶ
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<zKEWd^ K:d/s^ KEdEd;dd/dh^͕ ^h''^dEKd^E ^h''^dZ^KhZ^
>ĞĂƌŶĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂďůĞƚŽ͗ ^</>>^E<EKt>'Ϳ d/s/d/^
xEĂŵŝŶŐĐŽŶĚƵĐƚŽƌƐĂŶĚ x tŽŽů
ŝŶƐƵůĂƚŽƌƐ x 'ůĂƐƐ
x ĂƚƚĞƌŝĞƐ
x ƵůďƐ
x ŝƌĐƵŝƚďŽĂƌĚ
x ůĞĐƚƌŝĐĂůǁŝƌĞƐ
x ůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐŵĞĚŝĂ
Science and Technology, Junior (Grade 3 - 7) Syllabus
&ŽƌĐĞƐ x ŝĚĞŶƚŝĨLJĚĞǀŝĐĞƐǁŝƚŚŵĂŐŶĞƚƐ x DĂŐŶĞƚƐ x/ĚĞŶƚŝĨLJŝŶŐĚĞǀŝĐĞƐǁŝƚŚ x DĂŐŶĞƚƐ
x /ůůƵƐƚƌĂƚĞŵĂŐŶĞƚŝĐĨŽƌĐĞ x DĂŐŶĞƚŝĐĨŽƌĐĞ ŵĂŐŶĞƚƐ x ƌŽŬĞŶĚŽǁŶĚĞǀŝĐĞƐǁŝƚŚ
x ĞdžƉůĂŝŶĂĐƚŝŽŶŽĨŵĂŐŶĞƚƐĂƐĨŽƌĐĞ x/ůůƵƐƚƌĂƚŝŶŐŵĂŐŶĞƚŝĐ ŵĂŐŶĞƚƐ
ĂƚĂĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ĨŽƌĐĞ
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8.5 TOPIC 5 : DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY
KEY CONCEPTS OBJECTIVES CONTENT (ATTITUDES, SUGGESTED NOTES AND SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Learners should be able SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE) ACTIVITIES
to:
Elements of Design x appreciate elements x Elements of design x Describing elements of x Paper Marché
of design - Form design x Clay
x manipulate materials - Balance x Demonstrating x Water
such as clay or papier - Colour elements of design x Flour/glue
marché to make - Lines x Designing objects or x Paint
artefacts - Texture artefacts using clay x Beads
Science and Technology, Junior (Grade 3 - 7) Syllabus
produced
8.6 TOPIC 6: WATER
<zKEWd^ K:d/s^ KEdEd;dd/dh^͕ ^h''^dEKd^E ^h''^dZ^KhZ^
>ĞĂƌŶĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂďůĞ ^</>>^E<EKt>'Ϳ d/s/d/^
ƚŽ͗
WƌŽƉĞƌƚŝĞƐŽĨtĂƚĞƌ x ŝĚĞŶƚŝĨLJƉƌŽƉĞƌƚŝĞƐŽĨ x WƌŽƉĞƌƚŝĞƐŽĨǁĂƚĞƌ x KďƐĞƌǀŝŶŐǁĂƚĞƌ x >ŽĐĂůĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ
ǁĂƚĞƌ xtĂƚĞƌĨůŽǁƐ ĨůŽǁŝŶŐĨƌŽŵĂŚŝŐŚĞƌ x ^ŽŝůĂŶĚǁĂƚĞƌ
x ƉƌĞĚŝĐƚǁŚĞƌĞǁĂƚĞƌ x tĂƚĞƌŝŶĨŝůƚƌĂƚŝŽŶ ƚŽĂůŽǁĞƌƉůĂĐĞ xŽŶƚĂŝŶĞƌƐ
ǁŝůůĨůŽǁƚŽŝŶƚŚĞůŽĐĂů x ĞƐĐƌŝďŝŶŐŚŽǁǁĂƚĞƌ x WƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ ĨůŽǁƐ x ZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚƚĞdžƚŬƐ
Science and Technology, Junior (Grade 3 - 7) Syllabus
x ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞǁĂƚĞƌ x ŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐǁĂƚĞƌ
ĨůŽǁŝŶŐĨƌŽŵĂŚŝŐŚĞƌ ŝŶĨŝůƚƌĂƚŝŽŶ
ƚŽĂůŽǁĞƌƉůĂĐĞ x ĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚŝŶŐǁĂƚĞƌ
x ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞǁĂƚĞƌ ŝŶĨŝůƚƌĂƚŝŽŶ
ŝŶĨŝůƚƌĂƚŝŽŶ x DŽĚĞůŝŶŐŽĨĂǁĂƚĞƌ
x ŽďƐĞƌǀĞǁĂƚĞƌ ĨŝůƚĞƌ
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ŝŶĨŝůƚƌĂƚŝŽŶ
x ĚĞƐŝŐŶĂŵŽĚĞůŽĨĂ
ǁĂƚĞƌĨŝůƚĞƌ
^ŽƵƌĐĞƐŽĨtĂƚĞƌ x ůŝƐƚŶĂƚƵƌĂůƐŽƵƌĐĞƐŽĨ x DĂŶͲŵĂĚĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐŽĨ x EĂŵŝŶŐŶĂƚƵƌĂů x WƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
ǁĂƚĞƌ ǁĂƚĞƌ ƐŽƵƌĐĞƐŽĨǁĂƚĞƌ x ZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚ
x ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞŶĂƚƵƌĂů x ŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐŶĂƚƵƌĂů ƚĞdžƚŬƐ
ǁĂƚĞƌƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ǁĂƚĞƌƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ x ŽƚƚůĞƐ
x ŝĚĞŶƚŝĨLJŵĂŶͲŵĂĚĞ x ŽůůĞĐƚŝŶŐƉŝĐƚƵƌĞƐ x tŝƌĞ
ƐŽƵƌĐĞƐŽĨǁĂƚĞƌ ŽĨŶĂƚƵƌĂůǁĂƚĞƌ x ^ƚƌŝŶŐƐ
x ĐŽŵƉĂƌĞŵĂŶͲŵĂĚĞ ƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ x ŽŶƚĂŝŶĞƌ
ƚŽŶĂƚƵƌĂůƐŽƵƌĐĞƐŽĨ x ƌĂǁŝŶŐŶĂƚƵƌĂů x EĂƚƵƌĂůƐŽƵƌĐĞƐŽĨ
ǁĂƚĞƌ ƐŽƵƌĐĞƐŽĨǁĂƚĞƌ ǁĂƚĞƌ
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ƚŽ͗
x ĚĞƐŝŐŶŵŽĚĞůƐŽĨ x ŽŶĚƵĐƚŝŶŐ x DĂŶͲŵĂĚĞƐŽƵƌĐĞ
ŵĂŶͲŵĂĚĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐŽĨ ĞĚƵĐĂƚŝŽŶĂůƚŽƵƌƐ ŽĨǁĂƚĞƌ
ǁĂƚĞƌ x >ŝƐƚŝŶŐŵĂŶͲŵĂĚĞ
ƐŽƵƌĐĞƐŽĨǁĂƚĞƌ
x ĞƐĐƌŝďŝŶŐŵĂŶͲ
ŵĂĚĞǁĂƚĞƌƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ
Science and Technology, Junior (Grade 3 - 7) Syllabus
x ƌĂǁŝŶŐŵĂŶͲŵĂĚĞ
ǁĂƚĞƌƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ
x ŽŵƉĂƌŝŶŐŵĂŶͲ
ŵĂĚĞƚŽŶĂƚƵƌĂů
ƐŽƵƌĐĞƐŽĨǁĂƚĞƌ
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x DŽĚĞůŝŶŐŵĂŶͲŵĂĚĞ
ǁĂƚĞƌƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ
tĂƚĞƌĂŶĚƚŚĞ x ŝĚĞŶƚŝĨLJǁĂƚĞƌŚĂnjĂƌĚƐ x &ůŽŽĚƐ x tĂƚĐŚŝŶŐĂǀŝĚĞŽŽŶ x WƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ ĐĂƵƐĞĚďLJĨůŽŽĚƐ x ĐĐŝĚĞŶƚƐĐĂƵƐĞĚďLJ ĨůŽŽĚƐ x ZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚƚĞdžƚŬƐ
x ŝƐĐƵƐƐĞĨĨĞĐƚƐŽĨĨůŽŽĚƐ ĨůŽŽĚƐ x >ŝƐƚŝŶŐǁĂƚĞƌŚĂnjĂƌĚƐ x WŽƚ
x ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐƐĂĨĞƚLJ x ĚƌŽǁŶŝŶŐ x ŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐĚĂŶŐĞƌƐŽĨ x &ŝƌĞ
ƉƌĞĐĂƵƚŝŽŶƐ ͲĞƐƚƌƵĐƚŝŽŶŽĨŚŽŵĞƐ ǁĂƚĞƌ x tĂƚĞƌ
x ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞƐĂĨĞƚLJ ͲĞƐƚƌƵĐƚŝŽŶŽĨĐƌŽƉƐĂŶĚ x ^ƵŐŐĞƐƚŝŶŐƐĂĨĞƚLJ x ůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐŵĞĚŝĂ
ƉƌĞĐĂƵƚŝŽŶƐ ĂŶŝŵĂůƐ ƉƌĞĐĂƵƚŝŽŶƐŽŶǁĂƚĞƌ
Ͳ^ĂĨĞƚLJƉƌĞĐĂƵƚŝŽŶƐ ŚĂnjĂƌĚƐ
x ƌĂŵĂƚŝnjŝŶŐŚĂnjĂƌĚŽƵƐ
ĂĐƚŝǀŝƚŝĞƐƐƵĐŚĂƐ
ĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐĂĨůŽŽĚĞĚ
ƌŝǀĞƌ
8.7 TOPIC 7: WEATHER AND CLIMATE
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>ĞĂƌŶĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂďůĞ ^</>>^E<EKt>'Ϳ d/s/d/^
ƚŽ͗
tĞĂƚŚĞƌůĞŵĞŶƚƐ xŝĚĞŶƚŝĨLJǁĞĂƚŚĞƌ x tĞĂƚŚĞƌĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ x ĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚŝŶŐƚŚĞ x WƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
ĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ dĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞ ĞĨĨĞĐƚƐŽĨƐŽŵĞ x >ŽĐĂůƉŚLJƐŝĐĂů
^ƵŶƐŚŝŶĞ ǁĞĂƚŚĞƌĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ
tŝŶĚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƌŽůĞͲƉůĂLJ͘ x ZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚ
ZĂŝŶĨĂůů x EĂŵŝŶŐǁĞĂƚŚĞƌ ƚĞdžƚŬ
Science and Technology, Junior (Grade 3 - 7) Syllabus
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8.8 TOPIC 8: SOIL, PLANTS AND ANIMALS
KEY CONCEPTS OBJECTIVES CONTENT (ATTITUDES SUGGESTED NOTES AND SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Learners should be able SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE) ACTIVITIES
to:
Soil x describe soil formation x Soil formation x Identifying materials x Hand lens
x identify soil types found x Types of soil found in the soil x Rocks/stones
in the local - Sand x Demonstrating x Soil samples
environment - Clay breaking down of x Tray
x distinguish soil types - Loam rocks to form soil x Soil
x explain soil properties x Soil properties particles x Transparent bottles
Science and Technology, Junior (Grade 3 - 7) Syllabus
x Functions of plant
parts
Animals x classify animals x Animal kingdom ʹ x Naming animals x Print media
x outline characteristics invertebrates x Grouping animals x Recommended textbooks
of invertebrates x Characteristics of according to their x Electronic media
x state examples of Invertebrates characteristics x Insects
invertebrates x Useful and harmful x Listing characteristics x Magnifying lens
x identify useful and insects of invertebrates x Museum
harmful insects x Bees- produce nectar x Listing examples of
x Pollination invertebrate animals
x Dragon fly-determine x Naming useful and
river health harmful insects
x House fly- diarrhoea x Discussing useful and
x Mosquito-Malaria harmful insects
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8.9 TOPIC 9: LANDFORMS AND MAPS
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>ĞĂƌŶĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂďůĞ ^</>>^E<EKt>'Ϳ d/s/d/^
ƚŽ͗
>ĂŶĚĨŽƌŵƐĂŶĚDĂƉƐ x ŝĚĞŶƚŝĨLJůĂŶĚĨŽƌŵƐ x >ĂŶĚĨŽƌŵƐŝŶƚŚĞůŽĐĂů x dŽƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞůŽĐĂů x ůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐŵĞĚŝĂ
x ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞŵŽĚĞůƐŽĨ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ x WƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
ůĂŶĚĨŽƌŵƐ x >ŝƐƚŝŶŐƚLJƉĞƐŽĨ x ZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚƚĞdžƚŬƐ
ůĂŶĚĨŽƌŵƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ x ůĂLJ
ůŽĐĂůĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ x WĂƉŝĞƌŵĂƌĐŚĞ
x ^ŬĞƚĐŚŝŶŐůĂŶĚĨŽƌŵƐ x ^ƚŽŶĞƐ
Science and Technology, Junior (Grade 3 - 7) Syllabus
ƐĞĞŶ x ǁĂƚĞƌ
x DĂŬŝŶŐĂŵŽĚĞůŽĨ
ůĂŶĚĨŽƌŵƐ͘
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8.10 TOPIC 10: SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Sustainable Resource x identify resources x Natural Resources: x Naming resources x Print media
Management x classify resources - Wild life x Identifying local x School yard
- Forest resources x Recommended textbooks
- River x Categorising resources x Nature Reserves
- Land into man-made and
- Minerals natural
x Man-made resources
- Dams, Roads,
rubber and Plastic
Science and Technology, Junior (Grade 3 - 7) Syllabus
x state sources of waste- Sources of waste x listing the sources of x Local Environment
- Electronic gadgets waste
- Household x Identifying examples
- Industrial of waste
- Plant and animal
waste
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x Discussing teeth
function
x Stating signs of tooth
decay
x Demonstrating tooth
decay
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x Suggesting ways of
preventing tooth decay
Diet x identify food nutrients x Balanced diet x Listing nutrients found in x Print media
x describe food - Carbohydrates food x Recommended textbooks
nutrients and their - Proteins x Collecting pictures of x Food items
functions in the body - Fats food and packages x Electronic media
x explain balanced diet - Mineral salts x Classifying food x Resource person
x list diseases caused by - Vitamins according to the
KEY CONCEPTS OBJECTIVES CONTENT (ATTITUDES, SUGGESTED NOTES AND SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Learners should be able SKILLS AND ACTIVITIES
to: KNOWLEDGE)
lack of certain - Fibre nutrients they possess
nutrients - Water x Demonstrating a
x Deficiency diseases balanced diet
- Kwashiorkor x Discussing deficiency
- Goitre diseases and their
- Scurvy symptoms
Science and Technology, Junior (Grade 3 - 7) Syllabus
x identifying people
suffering from food
deficiency diseases from
pictures
Diseases and prevention x identify two parasitic x Parasitic diseases x Discussing prevalent x Recommended textbooks
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>ĞĂƌŶĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂďůĞ ^</>>^E d/s/d/^
ƚŽ͗ <EKt>'Ϳ
ƐĐŚŽŽů x ŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐƐĂĨĞƚLJ x WƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
x ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐƐĂĨĞƚLJ x &ŝƌƐƚŝĚŽŶǁŽƵŶĚƐ͗Ͳ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐƚŽďĞ x ůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐŵĞĚŝĂ
ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐƚŽďĞ ĐƵƚƐĂŶĚďƌƵŝƐĞƐ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĞĚĂƚŚŽŵĞ x ZŽĂĚƐŝŐŶƐ
ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĞĚĂƚŚŽŵĞ x WƌŽƚĞĐƚŝǀĞĐůŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚĂƚƐĐŚŽŽů͘ x ZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƉĞƌƐŽŶ;ƐͿ
ŽƌƐĐŚŽŽů x ƌĂŵĂƚŝƐŝŶŐƐĂĨĞƚLJĚƌŝůůƐ
Science and Technology, Junior (Grade 3 - 7) Syllabus
x ŝĚĞŶƚŝĨLJĚĂŶŐĞƌ x ĞƐŝŐŶŝŶŐĚĂŶŐĞƌ
ǁĂƌŶŝŶŐƐŝŐŶƐĂƚ ǁĂƌŶŝŶŐƐŝŐŶƐ
ƐĐŚŽŽů x ^ŝŵƵůĂƚŝŶŐŚŽǁƚŽ
x ĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚĞƌĨŝƌƐƚĂŝĚŽŶ ĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚĞƌĨŝƌƐƚĂŝĚŽŶ
ǁŽƵŶĚƐ ǁŽƵŶĚƐ
x ƵƐĞĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞ
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8.2 TOPIC 2: MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES
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>ĞĂƌŶĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂďůĞ ^</>>^E<EKt>'Ϳ d/s/d/^
ƚŽ͗
ŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƚŝĐƐŽĨDĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ x ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞƉƌŽƉĞƌƚŝĞƐŽĨ x WƌŽƉĞƌƚŝĞƐŽĨŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ x KďƐĞƌǀŝŶŐǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ x ^ĂŵƉůĞƐŽĨŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ
ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ ,ĂƌĚŶĞƐƐ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ
^ŽĨƚŶĞƐƐ x ŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐƉƌŽƉĞƌƚŝĞƐ
ůĂƐƚŝĐŝƚLJ ŽĨĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ
ZŝŐŝĚŝƚLJ x DĂŶŝƉƵůĂƚŝŶŐŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ
&ƌĂŐŝůĞ ƚŽĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚƚŚĞŝƌ
Science and Technology, Junior (Grade 3 - 7) Syllabus
ƌŝƚƚůĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚŝĞƐ
ůĞŵĞŶƚƐ͕DŝdžƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĚ x ĞdžƉůĂŝŶŚŽǁƚŽƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞ x DŝdžƚƵƌĞƐƐƵĐŚĂƐ͗ x DĂŬŝŶŐŵŝdžƚƵƌĞƐ x 'ƌĂŝŶƐ
ŽŵƉŽƵŶĚƐ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚŵŝdžƚƵƌĞƐ 'ƌĂŝŶŵŝdžƚƵƌĞ x ĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚŝŶŐ x ^ŽůǀĞŶƚƐ
x ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞƐĞƉĂƌĂƚŝŽŶ ^ŽůƵƚŝŽŶ;ƐƵŐĂƌĂŶĚ ƐĞƉĂƌĂƚŝŽŶŽĨŵŝdžƚƵƌĞƐ x ^ŽůƵƚĞƐ
ŽĨŵŝdžƚƵƌĞƐ ƐĂůƚͿ x ^ĂŶĚ
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x ǁĂƚĞƌ
dŽŽůƐ x ĚĞƐŝŐŶƚŽŽůƐŽĨŽǁŶ x dŽŽůĚĞƐŝŐŶ͕ŵŽĚĞů x ^ŬĞƚĐŚŝŶŐƐĞůĞĐƚĞĚ x ^ĂŵƉůĞƐŽĨƚŽŽůƐ
ĐŚŽŝĐĞ ŵĂŬŝŶŐĂŶĚ ƚŽŽůƐ x ŚĂƌƚƐ
x ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚĂŶĂƌƚĞĨĂĐƚ ŵŽĚŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ x ^ĞůĞĐƚŝŶŐƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ x WĞŶĐŝůƐ
ĨƌŽŵƐŬĞƚĐŚĞƐ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƚŽŵĂŬĞƚŚĞ x WƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
x ŵŽĚŝĨLJƚŽŽůƐƚŽŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ƚŽŽů x sĂƌŝŽƵƐŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ
ĞĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJ x DĂŬŝŶŐĂƌƚĞĨĂĐƚƐĨƌŽŵ
ƚŚĞƐŬĞƚĐŚ
x DĂŶŝƉƵůĂƚŝŶŐƐĞůĞĐƚĞĚ
ƚŽŽůƐƚŽŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ
ĞĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJ
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>ĞĂƌŶĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂďůĞ ^</>>^E<EKt>'Ϳ d/s/d/^
ƚŽ͗
^ƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐ xŝĚĞŶƚŝĨLJŶĂƚƵƌĂů x EĂƚƵƌĂůƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐƐƵĐŚ xŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐŶĂƚƵƌĂů x WƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐŝŶƚŚĞ ĂƐ͗ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐ x KďũĞĐƚƐŝŶƚŚĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ
ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ ĂǀĞƐ xƌĂǁŝŶŐĂŶĚůĂďĞůŝŶŐƚŚĞ x ZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚƚĞdžƚŬƐ
xĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŵŽĚĞůƐŽĨ DŽƵŶƚĂŝŶƐ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐ x ůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐŵĞĚŝĂ
ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐ ƌŝǀĞƌƐ xDĂŬŝŶŐŵŽĚĞůƐŽĨ
xƌĞůĂƚĞƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĚ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐ
Science and Technology, Junior (Grade 3 - 7) Syllabus
x dĂŬŝŶŐŵŽĚĞůƐĨŽƌ
ƐĐŝĞŶĐĞĞdžŚŝďŝƚŝŽŶ
8.3 TOPIC 3: ENERGY AND FUELS
KEY CONCEPTS OBJECTIVES CONTENT (ATTITUDES, SUGGESTED NOTES AND SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Learners should be able SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE) ACTIVITIES
to:
Energy x identify forms of energy x Forms of energy x Discussing uses of x Batteries, heaters, solar cooker
x describe forms of - Heat energy x Solar panel
energy - Light x Describing forms of x Print media
x demonstrate kinetic and - Sound energy x Electronic media
potential energy in - Kinetic x Illustrating kinetic and
action - Potential potential energy such
as ball kicking and
Science and Technology, Junior (Grade 3 - 7) Syllabus
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8.4 TOPIC 4: ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS
KEY CONCEPTS OBJECTIVES CONTENT (ATTITUDES, SUGGESTED NOTES AND SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Learners should be able to: SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE) ACTIVITIES
Electricity x recognise sources of electricity x Sources of electricity x Identifying sources of x Map of Zimbabwe
in Zimbabwe x Safety precautions electricity x Recommended text books
x identify dangers of electricity -dangers x Locating sources of x Print media
x suggest safety precautions -precautions electricity in Zimbabwe x Resource person
when using electricity x Electric conductors and from the map x Danger warning signs
x identify conductors and insulators x Discussing dangers of x Aluminium
insulators electricity x Copper
Science and Technology, Junior (Grade 3 - 7) Syllabus
x Electric circuit
x Naming conductors x Batteries
and insulators x Bulbs
x Circuit board
x Electrical wires
x Electric media
8.5 TOPIC 5 : DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY
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>ĞĂƌŶĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂďůĞƚŽ͗ ^</>>^E<EKt>'Ϳ d/s/d/^
ůĞŵĞŶƚƐŽĨĞƐŝŐŶ x ĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƚĞĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐŽĨĚĞƐŝŐŶ x ůĞŵĞŶƚƐŽĨĚĞƐŝŐŶŝŶ x ĞƐĐƌŝďŝŶŐĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐŽĨ x /ŶĚŝŐĞŶŽƵƐĨŽŽĚŝƚĞŵƐ
ŝŶĨŽŽĚƉƌĞƉĂƌĂƚŝŽŶ ĨŽŽĚƉƌĞƉĂƌĂƚŝŽŶ ĚĞƐŝŐŶŝŶĨŽŽĚ x <ŝƚĐŚĞŶƵƚĞŶƐŝůƐ
x ĚĞƐŝŐŶĂŶŝŶĚŝŐĞŶŽƵƐĚŝƐŚĨƌŽŵ ŽůŽƵƌ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĂƚŝŽŶ x /ŶŐƌĞĚŝĞŶƚƐ
ůŽĐĂůĨŽŽĚƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ dĞdžƚƵƌĞ x ĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚŝŶŐ x ^ƚŽǀĞ
x ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞŚŽǁƚŽƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĂŶ DĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚ ĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐŽĨĚĞƐŝŐŶ x WƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
ŝŶĚŝŐĞŶŽƵƐĚŝƐŚ ĂůĂŶĐĞ x ĞƐŝŐŶŝŶŐĂƌĞĐŝƉĞĨŽƌ x ZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƉĞƌƐŽŶ
WƌŽƉŽƌƚŝŽŶ ĂĐŚŽƐĞŶŝŶĚŝŐĞŶŽƵƐ x ZĞĐŝƉĞŬƐ
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ĚŝƐŚ
x WƌĞƉĂƌŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŚŽƐĞŶ
ĚŝƐŚ
x 'ĂƌŶŝƐŚŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŚŽƐĞŶ
ĚŝƐŚ
x ^ĞƌǀŝŶŐƚŚĞĚŝƐŚ
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>ĞĂƌŶĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂďůĞƚŽ͗ ^</>>^E<EKt>'Ϳ Z^KhZ^
WƌŽƉĞƌƚŝĞƐŽĨǁĂƚĞƌ xŶĂŵĞƚŚĞƚŚƌĞĞƐƚĂƚĞƐŽĨǁĂƚĞƌ x ^ƚĂƚĞƐŽĨǁĂƚĞƌ ĂƌƌLJŝŶŐŽƵƚĞdžƉĞƌŝŵĞŶƚƐƚŽƐŚŽǁ x tĂƚĞƌ
xĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞƚŚĞĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ >ŝƋƵŝĚ ƚŚĞĐŚĂŶŐĞƐǁĂƚĞƌƵŶĚĞƌŐŽĞƐǁŚĞŶ x /ĐĞ
ǁĂƚĞƌƵŶĚĞƌŐŽĞƐǁŚĞŶŚĞĂƚĞĚ ^ŽůŝĚ ŚĞĂƚĞĚĂŶĚĐŽŽůĞĚ x ZĞĨƌŝŐĞƌĂƚŽƌ
ĂŶĚĐŽŽůĞĚ 'ĂƐ x >ŝƐƚŝŶŐƚŚĞƚŚƌĞĞƐƚĂƚĞƐŽĨǁĂƚĞƌ x ĞĂŬĞƌ
x ŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐĐŚĂŶŐĞƐŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ x WƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
ǁŚĞŶǁĂƚĞƌĐŚĂŶŐĞƐƐƚĂƚĞƐ
Science and Technology, Junior (Grade 3 - 7) Syllabus
x ĞƐĐƌŝďŝŶŐŚŽǁǁĂƚĞƌƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ
ĐĂŶďĞƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ
x DŽĚĞůŝŶŐƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚǁĂƚĞƌ
ƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ
xŝĚĞŶƚŝĨLJƵŶƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚǁĂƚĞƌ x hŶƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚǁĂƚĞƌ x EĂŵŝŶŐƵŶƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚǁĂƚĞƌ
ƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ƐŽƵƌĐĞƐŝŶƚŚĞŝƌŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞŽƌ
x ĐůĂƐƐŝĨLJǁĂƚĞƌƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĂƐ ͲĚĂŵ ŽƚŚĞƌĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚƐ
ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚŽƌƵŶƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ ͲƌŝǀĞƌƐ x ŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐƚŚĞĚĞĨŝĐŝĞŶĐŝĞƐŽŶ
ʹƐŚĂůůŽǁǁĞůůƐ ĐŝƚĞĚƵŶƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚǁĂƚĞƌƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ
ͲƉŽŶĚƐ
<zKEWd^ K:d/s^ KEdEd;dd/dh^͕ ^h''^dEKd^Ed/s/d/^ ^h''^d
>ĞĂƌŶĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂďůĞƚŽ͗ ^</>>^E<EKt>'Ϳ Z^KhZ^
x ƐƵŐŐĞƐƚŵĞƚŚŽĚƐƵƐĞĚƚŽ x ,ĂƌǀĞƐƚŝŶŐǁĂƚĞƌĨƌŽŵ x ^ƵŐŐĞƐƚŝŶŐǁĂLJƐŽĨŝŵƉƌŽǀŝŶŐ
ŚĂƌǀĞƐƚǁĂƚĞƌĨƌŽŵƌĂŝŶŝŶ ZĂŝŶ ƚŚĞƵŶƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚǁĂƚĞƌƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ
ŝŵďĂďǁĞ x DĂŬŝŶŐƉŽƐƚĞƌƐŽŶƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚĂŶĚ
ƵŶƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚǁĂƚĞƌƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ
x ŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐǁĂƚĞƌŚĂƌǀĞƐƚŝŶŐ
ŵĞƚŚŽĚƐ
tĂƚĞƌĂŶĚƚŚĞ x ůŝƐƚǁĂƚĞƌďŽƌŶĞĚŝƐĞĂƐĞƐ xtĂƚĞƌĂƐĂŵŽĚĞŽĨ x >ŝƐƚŝŶŐǁĂƚĞƌŚĂnjĂƌĚƐ x WƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
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>ĞĂƌŶĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂďůĞƚŽ͗ ^</>>^E<EKt>'Ϳ d/s/d/^
tĞĂƚŚĞƌĂŶĚůŝŵĂƚĞ x ƉƌĞĚŝĐƚǁĞĂƚŚĞƌĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ xtĞĂƚŚĞƌĨŽƌĞĐĂƐƚ x tĂƚĐŚŝŶŐǁĞĂƚŚĞƌƌĞƉŽƌƚƐ x ůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐDĞĚŝĂ
DŽĚĞƌŶƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ ĨƌŽŵǀŝĚĞŽƐĂŶĚsƐ
/ŶĚŝŐĞŶŽƵƐ x >ŝƐƚĞŶŝŶŐƚŽǁĞĂƚŚĞƌƌĞƉŽƌƚ
ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ŽŶƌĂĚŝŽ
x ĞdžĂŵŝŶĞǁĞĂƚŚĞƌĨŽƌĞĐĂƐƚ xtĞĂƚŚĞƌĨŽƌĞĐĂƐƚ x ŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐŝŶĚŝŐĞŶŽƵƐǁĂLJƐ x ZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƉĞƌƐŽŶ
ĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ ĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ ŽĨĨŽƌĞĐĂƐƚŝŶŐǁĞĂƚŚĞƌ
x /ĚĞŶƚŝĨLJŝŶŐǁĞĂƚŚĞƌ
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x ZĞůĂƚĞǁĞĂƚŚĞƌ
ŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚƐƚŽǁĞĂƚŚĞƌ
ĨŽƌĞĐĂƐƚŝŶŐĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ
x ŝŶƚĞƌƉƌĞƚǁĞĂƚŚĞƌƌĞĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƐŽŶ xtĞĂƚŚĞƌƌĞĐŽƌĚƐ x ŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƚŝŽŶŽŶ x dŚĞƌŵŽŵĞƚĞƌ
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>ĞĂƌŶĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂďůĞƚŽ͗ ^</>>^E<EKt>'Ϳ d/s/d/^
x ŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐƚŚĞŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞ
ŽĨŬĞĞƉŝŶŐǁĞĂƚŚĞƌ
ƌĞĐŽƌĚƐ͘
^ĞĂƐŽŶƐ x ŶĂŵĞƚŚĞĨŽƵƌƐĞĂƐŽŶƐŝŶ x^ĞĂƐŽŶƐŝŶŝŵďĂďǁĞ͗Ͳ x ƌĂǁŝŶŐĂĨůŽǁĚŝĂŐƌĂŵƚŽ x ŝĂŐƌĂŵƐ
ŝŵďĂďǁĞ ^ƵŵŵĞƌ͕ƵƚƵŵŶ͕ ƐŚŽǁĨŽƵƌƐĞĂƐŽŶƐ x >ŽĐĂůĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ
x ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞƚŚĞĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƚŝĐƐŽĨ tŝŶƚĞƌĂŶĚ^ƉƌŝŶŐ x /ĚĞŶƚŝĨLJŝŶŐƚŚĞ x DƵůƚŝŵĞĚŝĂ
ĞĂĐŚŽĨƚŚĞĨŽƵƌƐĞĂƐŽŶƐ xŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƚŝĐƐŽĨƚŚĞ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƚŝĐƐŽĨƚŚĞĨŽƵƌ x WƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
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ƚŚĞĨŽƵƌƐĞĂƐŽŶƐ
tĞĂƚŚĞƌĂŶĚĐůŝŵĂƚĞ x ůŝƐƚǁĞĂƚŚĞƌŚĂnjĂƌĚƐ x tĞĂƚŚĞƌĂŶĚĐůŝŵĂƚĞ x EĂŵŝŶŐǁĞĂƚŚĞƌĂŶĚ x ůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐDĞĚŝĂ
ŚĂnjĂƌĚƐ x ĞdžƉůĂŝŶŚŽǁƚŽŵŝƚŝŐĂƚĞĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ ŚĂnjĂƌĚƐ ĐůŝŵĂƚĞŚĂnjĂƌĚƐ x ZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƉĞƌƐŽŶƐ
ĂŶĚĂĚĂƉƚƚŽǁĞĂƚŚĞƌĂŶĚ x DŝƚŝŐĂƚŝŽŶƐƵĐŚĂƐ x ŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐŚŽǁƚŽƌĞĚƵĐĞ x EĞǁƐƉĂƉĞƌĐƵƚƚŝŶŐ
ĐůŝŵĂƚĞŚĂnjĂƌĚƐ ƉůĂŶƚŝŶŐŵŽƌĞƚƌĞĞƐ ƚŚĞĞĨĨĞĐƚŽĨǁĞĂƚŚĞƌĂŶĚ x WĂŵƉŚůĞƚƐ
ĂŶĚƵƐŝŶŐƐŽůĂƌĐŽŽŬĞƌƐ ĐůŝŵĂƚĞŚĂnjĂƌĚƐ x WƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
x ĚĂƉƚĂƚŝŽŶƐƵĐŚĂƐ x ĞƐĐƌŝďŝŶŐŚŽǁƚŽƐƵƌǀŝǀĞ
ƉůĂŶƚŝŶŐĚƌLJƌĞƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ ƚŚĞĞĨĨĞĐƚƐŽĨǁĞĂƚŚĞƌĂŶĚ
ĐƌŽƉƐͬƐŚŽƌƚƐĞĂƐŽŶ ĐůŝŵĂƚĞŚĂnjĂƌĚƐ
ǀĂƌŝĞƚŝĞƐ x tĂƚĐŚŝŶŐǀŝĚĞŽƐ
x ^ƵŐŐĞƐƚŝŶŐŵŝƚŝŐĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚ
ĂĚĂƉƚĂƚŝŽŶŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐƵƐĞĚ
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>ĞĂƌŶĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂďůĞƚŽ͗ ^</>>^E<EKt>'Ϳ d/s/d/^
^Žŝů x ŝĚĞŶƚŝĨLJŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŵƐůŝǀŝŶŐŝŶĂŶĚŽŶ x ^ŽŝůĂƐĂŶĞĐŽͲƐLJƐƚĞŵ x KďƐĞƌǀŝŶŐŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŵƐ x >ŽĐĂůĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ
ƚŚĞƐŽŝů KƌŐĂŶŝƐŵƐůŝǀŝŶŐŝŶ ůŝǀŝŶŐŽŶƚŚĞƐŽŝů x ^ĐŚŽŽůŐĂƌĚĞŶ
x ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŚŽǁƉůĂŶƚƐĂŶĚĂŶŝŵĂůƐ ĂŶĚŽŶƚŚĞƐŽŝů x ŝŐŐŝŶŐƐŽŝůŝŶƚŚĞůŽĐĂů x 'ĂƌĚĞŶƚŽŽůƐ
ďĞŶĞĨŝƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƐŽŝů ^ŽŝůĂƐĂƐŽƵƌĐĞŽĨ ŐĂƌĚĞŶƚŽŝĚĞŶƚŝĨLJ x WƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
x ĞdžƉůĂŝŶŚŽǁƐŽŝůďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐĨƌŽŵ ƉůĂŶƚŶƵƚƌŝĞŶƚƐ ŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŵƐ x ZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚƚĞdžƚŬƐ
ŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŵƐ ^ŽŝůĂƐĂŚĂďŝƚĂƚĨŽƌ x EĂŵŝŶŐŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŵƐ x ,ƵŵƵƐ
ĂŶŝŵĂůƐ ĨŽƵŶĚŝŶƚŚĞƐŽŝů x ŽŵƉŽƐƚ
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x tĂƚĐŚŝŶŐǀŝĚĞŽ
ĂŶŝŵĂƚŝŽŶŽŶůŝǀŝŶŐ
ŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŵƐŝŶƚŚĞƐŽŝů
WůĂŶƚƐ x ĐůĂƐƐŝĨLJƉůĂŶƚĨŽŽĚƐ x WůĂŶƚĨŽŽĚŐƌŽƵƉƐ x ŽůůĞĐƚŝŶŐƉůĂŶƚĨŽŽĚƐ x sĂƌŝŽƵƐƉůĂŶƚĨŽŽĚ
x ĞdžƉůĂŝŶƚŚĞŶƵƚƌŝƚŝŽŶĂůǀĂůƵĞŽĨ ƐƵĐŚĂƐ͗ĐĞƌĞĂůƐ͕ x ůĂƐƐŝĨLJŝŶŐƉůĂŶƚĨŽŽĚƐ x dĞdžƚŬƐ
ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƉůĂŶƚĨŽŽĚƐ ůĞŐƵŵĞƐ͕ƌŽŽƚƚƵďĞƌƐ͕ x >ŝƐƚŝŶŐŶƵƚƌŝĞŶƚƐŝŶ x WƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
x ůŝƐƚŶƵƚƌŝĞŶƚƐĨŽƵŶĚŝŶƉůĂŶƚĨŽŽĚƐ ĨƌƵŝƚƐĂŶĚůĞĂĨLJ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƉůĂŶƚĨŽŽĚ x WŝĐƚƵƌĞƐ
ǀĞŐĞƚĂďůĞƐ x dŚĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ
x WůĂŶƚĨŽŽĚŶƵƚƌŝĞŶƚƐ x WůĂŶƚĨŽŽĚŝƚĞŵƐ
KEY CONCEPTS OBJECTIVES CONTENT (ATTITUDES, SUGGESTED NOTES AND SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Learners should be able to: SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE) ACTIVITIES
- Vitamins food group
- Minerals x Trays
- Fats x Recommended textbooks
- Proteins x Resource persons
- Carbohydrates x Print media
- fibre
- water
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KEY CONCEPTS OBJECTIVES CONTENT (ATTITUDES, SUGGESTED NOTES AND SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Learners should be able to: SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE) ACTIVITIES
Landforms and x identify natural and man-made x Landforms x Viewing videos and x Local environment
Maps landforms -natural naming landforms x Pebbles
x distinguish between natural and -man-made x Classifying landforms x Papier-mârché
man-made landforms as natural or man- x Sand soil
made x Recommended textbooks
x Collecting materials x Resource person
for construction of x Print media
models x
Science and Technology, Junior (Grade 3 - 7) Syllabus
Aerial photographs
x Designing and x Electronic media
Constructing the x Soil
landform models x Tins
x Exhibiting landform x Grass
models x Paper
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ƐĐŝĞŶĐĞĐŽƌŶĞƌ
x ŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƵƐĞƐŽĨ
ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĂƚŚŽŵĞĂŶĚ
ĞůƐĞǁŚĞƌĞ
x ŝĚĞŶƚŝĨLJĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚĨŽƌŵƐ x &ŽƌŵƐŽĨǁĂƐƚĞ x džƉůĂŝŶŝŶŐĨŽƌŵƐŽĨ
ŽĨǁĂƐƚĞ Ͳ^ŽůŝĚ ǁĂƐƚĞ
x ^ƚĂƚĞĞdžĂŵƉůĞƐŽĨƐŽůŝĚ͕ ͲůŝƋƵŝĚ x >ŝƐƚŝŶŐĞdžĂŵƉůĞƐŽĨ
ůŝƋƵŝĚĂŶĚŐĂƐĞŽƵƐ ͲŐĂƐ ƐŽůŝĚ͕ůŝƋƵŝĚĂŶĚ
ǁĂƐƚĞ ŐĂƐĞŽƵƐǁĂƐƚĞ
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GRADE 5
8.1 TOPIC
1: HEALTH AND
SAFETY
<zKEWd^ K:d/s^ KEdEd;dd/dh^͕ ^h''^dEKd^E ^h''^dZ^KhZ^
>ĞĂƌŶĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂďůĞ ^</>>^E d/s/d/^
ƚŽ͗ <EKt>'Ϳ
,ƵŵĂŶŽĚLJ
x ŝĚĞŶƚŝĨLJƚŚĞƉĂƌƚƐŽĨ x ŝŐĞƐƚŝǀĞƐLJƐƚĞŵ x ŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐǁŚĂƚ x WƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
ƚŚĞĚŝŐĞƐƚŝǀĞƐLJƐƚĞŵ /ŶƚŚĞŵŽƵƚŚ ŚĂƉƉĞŶƐƚŽƚŚĞĨŽŽĚ x DŽĚĞůŽĨĚŝŐĞƐƚŝǀĞ
x ƐƚĂƚĞƚŚĞĨƵŶĐƚŝŽŶŽĨ /ŶƚŚĞƐƚŽŵĂĐŚ ƚŚĞLJĞĂƚ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ
ƉĂƌƚƐŽĨƚŚĞ x ^ŝŵƵůĂƚŝŶŐĚŝŐĞƐƚŝŽŶŝŶ x ZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚ
Science and Technology, Junior (Grade 3 - 7) Syllabus
ĚŝŐĞƐƚŝǀĞƐLJƐƚĞŵ
x ƌĂǁŝŶŐĂŶĚůĂďĞůŝŶŐ
ƚŚĞĚŝŐĞƐƚŝǀĞƐLJƐƚĞŵ
EƵƚƌŝƚŝŽŶ x ůŝƐƚĞĂƚŝŶŐĚŝƐŽƌĚĞƌƐ x ĂƚŝŶŐĚŝƐŽƌĚĞƌƐ x ŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐĞĂƚŝŶŐĚŝƐŽƌĚĞƌƐ x WƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
x ĞdžƉůĂŝŶƚŚĞŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞ ͲŽďĞƐŝƚLJ;ŽǀĞƌ ĂŶĚƚŚĞĐŽŶƐĞƋƵĞŶĐĞƐ x ůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐŵĞĚŝĂ
ĞĂƚŝŶŐͿ
ŽĨƉƌŽƉĞƌĞĂƚŝŶŐŚĂďŝƚƐ ͲĂŶŽƌĞdžŝĂ;ƐƚĂƌǀŝŶŐ x ^ƵŐŐĞƐƚŝŶŐƉƌŽƉĞƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ x ZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚ
x ƉƌĂĐƚŝĐĞƉƌŽƉĞƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ ŽŶĞƐĞůĨͿ ŚĂďŝƚƐ ƚĞdžƚŬƐ
ŚĂďŝƚƐ ʹďƵůŝŵŝĂ;ŽǀĞƌ x WƌĂĐƚŝĐŝŶŐƉƌŽƉĞƌĞĂƚŝŶŐ x WŝĐƚƵƌĞƐ
x ŶĂŵĞƚŚĞĚĞĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJ ĞĂƚŝŶŐƚŚĞŶĨŽƌĐŝŶŐ ŚĂďŝƚƐĂƚƐĐŚŽŽůĂŶĚĂƚ
ĚŝƐĞĂƐĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌ ǀŽŵŝƚŝŶŐͿ ŚŽŵĞ
ŝŶƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚŶƵƚƌŝĞŶƚ x /ĚĞŶƚŝĨLJŝŶŐĚĞĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJ
x ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞƐLJŵƉƚŽŵƐŽĨ x ĞĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJĚŝƐĞĂƐĞƐ ĚŝƐĞĂƐĞƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŐŝǀĞŶůŝƐƚ
ŶƵƚƌŝƚŝŽŶĚĞĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJ ^ĐƵƌǀLJ x tĂƚĐŚŝŶŐǀŝĚĞŽĐůŝƉƐŽŶ
ĚŝƐĞĂƐĞƐ <ǁĂƐŚŝŽƌŬŽƌ ĚĞĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJĚŝƐĞĂƐĞƐŽƌ
Science and Technology, Junior (Grade 3 - 7) Syllabus
DĂƌĂƐŵƵƐ ĞĂƚŝŶŐĚŝƐŽƌĚĞƌƐ
ĞƌŝͲďĞƌŝ x ŽůůĞĐƚŝŶŐĂŶĚĚŝƐƉůĂLJŝŶŐ
'ŽŝƚĞƌ ƉŝĐƚƵƌĞƐŽĨƉĞŽƉůĞǁŝƚŚ
ZŝĐŬĞƚƐ ĚĞĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJĚŝƐĞĂƐĞƐĂŶĚ
EŝŐŚƚďůŝŶĚŶĞƐƐ ĞĂƚŝŶŐĚŝƐŽƌĚĞƌƐ
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x ŶĂŵĞĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ^d/Ɛ x ^ĞdžƵĂůůLJƚƌĂŶƐŵŝƚƚĞĚ x /ĚĞŶƚŝĨLJŝŶŐ^d/Ɛ
x ĞdžƉůĂŝŶŚŽǁ^d/ƐĂƌĞ ŝŶĨĞĐƚŝŽŶƐ;^d/ƐͿ x ŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐƚŚĞĞĨĨĞĐƚƐŽĨ
ƐƉƌĞĂĚ 'ŽŶŽƌƌŚŽĞĂ ^d/Ɛ
x ƐƚĂƚĞƚŚĞĞĨĨĞĐƚƐŽĨ^d/Ɛ ^LJƉŚŝůŝƐ x ŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐƉƌĞǀĞŶƚŝŽŶŽĨ
x ŽƵƚůŝŶĞƚŚĞƉƌĞǀĞŶƚŝŽŶ ^d/ƐǁŝƚŚŚĞĂůƚŚǁŽƌŬĞƌƐ
ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐŽĨ^d/Ɛ x WƌĞǀĞŶƚŝŽŶŽĨ^d/Ɛ
x džƉůĂŝŶŝŶŐŚŽǁ,/sĐĂƵƐĞƐ
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x ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞŚŽǁ/^
ĐĂŶďĞƉƌĞǀĞŶƚĞĚ
^ĂĨĞƚLJ x ŝĚĞŶƚŝĨLJƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ x >ŝƐƚŝŶŐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞĂĐĐŝĚĞŶƚƐ x WƌŽƚĞĐƚŝǀĞĐůŽƚŚŝŶŐ
ĂĐĐŝĚĞŶƚƐƚŚĂƚĐĂŶ x &ŝƌƐƚŝĚŽŶďƵƌŶƐ ƚŚĂƚĐĂŶĐĂƵƐĞďƵƌŶƐ x WƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
ĐĂƵƐĞďƵƌŶƐ &ŝƌĞďƵƌŶƐ x ƌĂŝŶƐƚŽƌŵŝŶŐƐĂĨĞƚLJ x ZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚ
x ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐƐĂĨĞƚLJ ŚĞŵŝĐĂůďƵƌŶƐ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐƚŽďĞ ƚĞdžƚŬƐ
ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐƚŽďĞ ,ŽƚǁĂƚĞƌ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĞĚ x ůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐŵĞĚŝĂ
ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĞĚƚŽ ,ĞĂƚŝŶŐĂƉƉůŝĂŶĐĞƐ x WƌĂĐƚŝƐŝŶŐƚŚĞ x &ŝƌƐƚŝĚ<ŝƚ
ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚďƵƌŶƐ͘ ĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƚŝŽŶŽĨĨŝƌƐƚĂŝĚ
x ĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚĞƌĨŝƌƐƚĂŝĚ ŽŶĨŝƌĞďƵƌŶƐĂŶĚĐŚĞŵŝĐĂů
ŽŶĨŝƌĞďƵƌŶƐĂŶĚ ďƵƌŶƐ
ĐŚĞŵŝĐĂůďƵƌŶƐ
8.2 TOPIC 2: MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES
<zKEWd^ K:d/s^ KEdEd;dd/dh^͕ ^h''^dEKd^E ^h''^dZ^KhZ^
>ĞĂƌŶĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂďůĞ ^</>>^E d/s/d/^
ƚŽ͗ <EKt>'Ϳ
ŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƚŝĐƐŽĨ x ůŝƐƚƵƐĞƐŽĨĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ xhƐĞƐŽĨŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů x ^ƚĂƚŝŶŐƚŚĞƵƐĞƐŽĨ x^ĂŵƉůĞƐŽĨŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ
DĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ
xƵƐĞŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐďĂƐŝŶŐŽŶ x ŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐƐƵŝƚĂďŝůŝƚLJŽĨ
ƚŚĞŝƌƉƌŽƉĞƌƚŝĞƐ ŐŝǀĞŶŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐĨŽƌ
ƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĞĚƚĂƐŬƐ
Science and Technology, Junior (Grade 3 - 7) Syllabus
ůĞŵĞŶƚƐ͕DŝdžƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĚ xĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞƚŚĞĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ x ^ƚĂƚĞƐŽĨŵĂƚƚĞƌ xŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƚĂƚĞƐŽĨ x ^ĂŵƉůĞƐŽĨŵĂƚƚĞƌ
ŽŵƉŽƵŶĚƐ ƐƚĂƚĞƐŽĨŵĂƚƚĞƌ ^ŽůŝĚƐ ŵĂƚƚĞƌ x ůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐŵĞĚŝĂ
>ŝƋƵŝĚƐ x/ĚĞŶƚŝĨLJŝŶŐƐƚĂƚĞƐŽĨŵĂƚƚĞƌ x ZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚ
'ĂƐĞƐ x'ŝǀŝŶŐĞdžĂŵƉůĞƐŽĨ ƚĞdžƚŬƐ
ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƐƚĂƚĞƐŽĨŵĂƚƚĞƌ
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xDĂŶŝƉƵůĂƚŝŶŐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ
ŵĂƚƚĞƌƚŽĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚƚŚĞŝƌ
ƐƚĂƚĞ
dŽŽůƐ xŝĚĞŶƚŝĨLJƚŚĞƵƐĞƐŽĨƚŽŽůƐ x dŽŽůƐ xĞƐĐƌŝďŝŶŐƵƐĞƐŽĨƚŽŽůƐ x dŽŽůƐƵƐĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŚŽŵĞ
xĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞƐĂĨĞƚLJ hƐĞƐ x^ŝŵƵůĂƚŝŶŐƵƐĞŽĨƚŽŽůƐ x WƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
ƉƌĞĐĂƵƚŝŽŶƐǁŚĞŶƵƐŝŶŐ ^ĂĨĞƚLJƉƌĞĐĂƵƚŝŽŶƐ xŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐƐĂĨĞƚLJ x ůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐŵĞĚŝĂ
ƚŽŽůƐ dŽŽůƐĂƐŵĂĐŚŝŶĞƐ ƉƌĞĐĂƵƚŝŽŶƐǁŚĞŶƵƐŝŶŐ x ZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚ
xĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞŚŽǁƚŽŽůƐ dŽŽůŵŽĚĞůƐ ƚŽŽůƐ ƚĞdžƚŬƐ
ĐĂŶďĞƵƐĞĚĂƐŵĂĐŚŝŶĞƐ dŽŽůŵĂŬŝŶŐ xƌĂǁŝŶŐĂŶĚůĂďĞůŝŶŐƚŽŽůƐ x ,ŽƵƐĞŚŽůĚƚŽŽůƐ
xĐŽŵƉĂƌĞƚŽŽůƐĂƐ x^ŚŽǁŝŶŐŚŽǁƚŽŽůƐĐĂŶďĞ x tŽŽĚ͕ǁŝƌĞ͕ŵĞƚĂů
ŵĂĐŚŝŶĞƐƚŽŵĂŶƵĂů ƵƐĞĚĂƐŵĂĐŚŝŶĞƐ
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>ĞĂƌŶĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂďůĞ ^</>>^E d/s/d/^
ƚŽ͗ <EKt>'Ϳ
ǁŽƌŬ xŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐƚŚĞĂĚǀĂŶƚĂŐĞƐ
xĚĞƐŝŐŶĂŶĚŵĂŬĞŵŽĚĞůƐ ĂŶĚĚŝƐĂĚǀĂŶƚĂŐĞƐŽĨƵƐŝŶŐ
ĂŶĚƚŽŽůƐ ƚŽŽůƐƚŽŵĂŶƵĂůǁŽƌŬ
xĞƐŝŐŶŝŶŐĂŶĚŵĂŬŝŶŐ
ŵŽĚĞůƐĂŶĚƚŽŽůƐ
^ƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐ xŝĚĞŶƚŝĨLJŵĂŶͲŵĂĚĞ x DĂŶͲŵĂĚĞ xŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐŵĂŶͲŵĂĚĞ x WƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
Science and Technology, Junior (Grade 3 - 7) Syllabus
8.3 TOPIC 3: ENERGY AND FUELS
KEY CONCEPTS OBJECTIVES CONTENT (ATTITUDES, SUGGESTED NOTES AND SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Learners should be able SKILLS AND ACTIVITIES
to: KNOWLEDGE)
Energy x state ways of x Solar energy x Drying food stuffs to x Various materials such
harnessing solar - Materials: heat show how materials as: metals, black cloth,
energy absorbing materials absorb solar energy white cloth, plastics,
x demonstrate that - Electricity generation x Exposing various wood, solar panels, solar
different surfaces - Uses of solar energy materials to the sun invertor and stones
reflect light in distinct x Models of solar x Connecting a solar x Electronic media
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that burn giving out - Uses of heat x Recording and x Light sources
heat energy in the - Dangers of heat analyzing observations x Reflective surfaces
local environment x Explaining how images x Matches
x demonstrate that are formed x Sun
heat is produced x Generating heat x Stoves/candles/wood
through friction through friction x Relevant videos
x recognize that the x Demonstrating the uses x Print media
sun is a major source of heat such as cooking
of heat energy drying, warming,
x describe ways in ironing
which heat can be x Viewing videos showing
destructive the dangers of heat
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>ĞĂƌŶĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂďůĞ ^</>>^E d/s/d/^
ƚŽ͗ <EKt>'Ϳ
&ƵĞů x ŝĚĞŶƚŝĨLJĨŽƌŵƐŽĨĨƵĞůƐ xZĞŶĞǁĂďůĞĂŶĚ xEĂŵŝŶŐĨƵĞůƐ x tŽŽĚ
ŶŽŶƌĞŶĞǁĂďůĞĨƵĞůƐ xĂƚĞŐŽƌŝƐŝŶŐĨƵĞůƐĂƐ x ŽĂů
xŶĞƌŐLJƉƌŽĚƵĐƚŝŽŶĨƌŽŵ ƌĞŶĞǁĂďůĞŽƌŶŽŶ x 'ĂƐ
ĨƵĞů ƌĞŶĞǁĂďůĞ x WĞƚƌŽů
xKďƐĞƌǀŝŶŐĞŶĞƌŐLJĨŽƌŵƐ x ŝĞƐĞů
ĨƌŽŵďƵƌŶŝŶŐĨƵĞůƐ x WĂƌĂĨĨŝŶ
Science and Technology, Junior (Grade 3 - 7) Syllabus
ĐĂŶĚŽ
8.4 TOPIC 4: ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS
<zKEWd^ K:d/s^ KEdEd;dd/dh^͕^</>>^E ^h''^dEKd^ ^h''^dZ^KhZ^
>ĞĂƌŶĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂďůĞ <EKt>'Ϳ Ed/s/d/^
ƚŽ͗
x ĞdžƉůĂŝŶŚŽǁĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐ x &ůŽǁŽĨĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ x ĂƌƌLJŝŶŐŽƵƚĂŶ x ĂƚƚĞƌŝĞƐ
ůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐƐ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚĨůŽǁƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ x ůĞĐƚƌŝĐĂůĐŝƌĐƵŝƚƐ ĞdžƉĞƌŝŵĞŶƚƚŽƐŚŽǁ x ŽƉƉĞƌǁŝƌĞ
ĐŽŶĚƵĐƚŽƌƐ ^ĞƌŝĞƐĐŝƌĐƵŝƚƐ ĂƐŝŵƉůĞĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐĂů x ŝƌĐƵŝƚďŽĂƌĚ
x ŝĚĞŶƚŝĨLJĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐĂů WĂƌĂůůĞůĐŝƌĐƵŝƚ ĐŝƌĐƵŝƚ x ƵůďƐ
ƐLJŵďŽůƐ x ŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐĂů x ^ǁŝƚĐŚĞƐ
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x ŽŶĚƵĐƚŝŶŐĂŶ
ĞdžƉĞƌŝŵĞŶƚƚŽƐŚŽǁ
ĂƉĂƌĂůůĞůĐŝƌĐƵŝƚ
x ĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚŝŶŐƚŚĞ
ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚŝŽŶƐŝŶ
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<zKEWd^ K:d/s^ KEdEd ^h''^dEKd^E ^h''^dZ^KhZ^
>ĞĂƌŶĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂďůĞƚŽ͗ ;dd/dh^͕ d/s/d/^
^</>>^E
<EKt>'Ϳ
&ŽƌĐĞƐ x ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĨƌŝĐƚŝŽŶĂƐĂ x&ƌŝĐƚŝŽŶĂůĨŽƌĐĞ džƉůĂŝŶŝŶŐĨƌŝĐƚŝŽŶďLJŐƌŝƉƉŝŶŐ tŚĞĞůďĂƌƌŽǁ
ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚĨŽƌĐĞ ĂƵƐĞƐŽĨ ĂŶĚƌƵďďŝŶŐŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ Kŝů
x ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞĨƌŝĐƚŝŽŶ ĨƌŝĐƚŝŽŶ ŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐƐŝƚƵĂƚŝŽŶƐǁŚĞƌĞ 'ƌĞĂƐĞ
x ƐƵŐŐĞƐƚǁĂLJƐŝŶǁŚŝĐŚ hƐĞĨƵůĞĨĨĞĐƚƐ ĨƌŝĐƚŝŽŶŝƐĞǀŝĚĞŶƚƐƵĐŚĂƐ ĂƚŚƚŽǁĞůƐ
ƚLJƌĞƐ͕ƐŚŽĞƐ ^ŽĂƉ
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x ĞdžƉůĂŝŶƚŚĞŶĞŐĂƚŝǀĞ EĞŐĂƚŝǀĞ ĞƐĐƌŝďŝŶŐƚŚĞĞĨĨĞĐƚƐŽĨ dŽŽƚŚďƌƵƐŚ
ĞĨĨĞĐƚƐŽĨĨƌŝĐƚŝŽŶ ĞĨĨĞĐƚƐŽĨ ĨƌŝĐƚŝŽŶ WƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
x ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞǁĂLJƐŽĨ ĨƌŝĐƚŝŽŶ KŝůŝŶŐĂŶĚŐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐ ůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐŵĞĚŝĂ
ŵĂŶĂŐŝŶŐĨƌŝĐƚŝŽŶ DĂŶĂŐŝŶŐ ĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞƉĂƌƚƐŽĨŵĂĐŚŝŶĞƐ ^ůŝĚĞ
x ŝŶǀĞƐƚŝŐĂƚĞŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐƚŽ ĨƌŝĐƚŝŽŶ ůĂƐƐŝĨLJŝŶŐŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ dƌŽůůĞLJ
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<zKEWd^ K:d/s^ KEdEd;dd/dh^͕ ^h''^dEKd^E ^h''^d
>ĞĂƌŶĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂďůĞƚŽ͗ ^</>>^E<EKt>'Ϳ d/s/d/^ Z^KhZ^
ĞƐŝŐŶĂŶĚ xŝĚĞŶƚŝĨLJƚŚĞĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ xůĞŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚƉƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐ x^ŬĞƚĐŚŝŶŐĚĞƐŝƌĞĚ xWƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
dĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ ŽĨĚĞƐŝŐŶŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐ ŽĨĚĞƐŝŐŶŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐ xůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐŵĞĚŝĂ
xƉůĂŶĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƵƐŝŶŐ xDĂŬŝŶŐƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐƵƐŝŶŐ xŽŶĚWĂƉĞƌ
ĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐŽĨĚĞƐŝŐŶ ůŽĐĂůůLJĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ xWĞŶĐŝů
xĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ xdŽŽůƐ
ƵƐŝŶŐĂƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚ xZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚ
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ƐŬĞƚĐŚ ƚĞdžƚŬƐ
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>ĞĂƌŶĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂďůĞ ;dd/dh^͕^</>>^ d/s/d/^
ƚŽ͗ E<EKt>'Ϳ
WƌŽƉĞƌƚŝĞƐŽĨtĂƚĞƌ x ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĐŽŶĚŝƚŝŽŶƐ x tĂƚĞƌ xdžƉŽƐŝŶŐǁĂƚĞƌƚŽŚĞĂƚ͕ƐƵŶ x>ŽĐĂůĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ
ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJĨŽƌ ĞǀĂƉŽƌĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚǁŝŶĚ xtĂƚĞƌ
ĞǀĂƉŽƌĂƚŝŽŶ ŽŶĚŝƚŝŽŶƐ xKďƐĞƌǀŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ x^ĂƵĐĞƉĂŶ
x ĞdžƉůĂŝŶŚŽǁǁĂƚĞƌ ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJĨŽƌ ĨŝŶĚŝŶŐƐ xǀĂƉŽƌĂƚŝŶŐĚŝƐŚ
ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐŝŶƚŽǀĂƉŽƵƌ ĞǀĂƉŽƌĂƚŝŽŶ xĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚŝŶŐŚŽǁǁĂƚĞƌ xĞĂŬĞƌ
tĂƚĞƌǀĂƉŽƵƌ ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐŝŶƚŽǀĂƉŽƵƌďLJďŽŝůŝŶŐ
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x^ŽƵƌĐĞŽĨŚĞĂƚ
xWƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
^ŽƵƌĐĞƐŽĨtĂƚĞƌ x ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞŐƌŽƵŶĚǁĂƚĞƌ x 'ƌŽƵŶĚǁĂƚĞƌ xŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐŐƌŽƵŶĚǁĂƚĞƌ x>ŽĐĂůŐƌŽƵŶĚǁĂƚĞƌ
ƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ
x/ĚĞŶƚŝĨLJŝŶŐŐƌŽƵŶĚǁĂƚĞƌ xWƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
ƐŽƵƌĐĞƐŝŶƚŚĞůŽĐĂůĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ xůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐŵĞĚŝĂ
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xŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐŐƌŽƵŶĚǁĂƚĞƌ
x ĞdžƉůĂŝŶŐƌŽƵŶĚǁĂƚĞƌ x tĂƚĞƌĞdžƚƌĂĐƚŝŽŶ ĞdžƚƌĂĐƚŝŽŶŵĞƚŚŽĚƐ xZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚƚĞdžƚŬƐ
ĞdžƚƌĂĐƚŝŽŶŵĞƚŚŽĚƐ ŵŽĚĞů xĞƐŝŐŶŝŶŐĂŶĚŵĂŬŝŶŐĂǁĂƚĞƌ xŽƌĞŚŽůĞ
x ĚĞƐŝŐŶĂǁĂƚĞƌ ĞdžƚƌĂĐƚŝŽŶŵŽĚĞů x^ƉƌŝŶŐ
ĞdžƚƌĂĐƚŝŽŶŵŽĚĞů xdžƉůĂŝŶŝŶŐŚŽǁƚŚĞŵŽĚĞů xWƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚǁĞůůƐ
ǁŽƌŬƐ
tĂƚĞƌĂŶĚƚŚĞ x ůŝƐƚĐĂƵƐĞƐŽĨǁĂƚĞƌ xtĂƚĞƌƉŽůůƵƚŝŽŶ xŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐĐĂƵƐĞƐŽĨǁĂƚĞƌ xtĂƚĞƌ
ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ ƉŽůůƵƚŝŽŶ ĂƵƐĞƐ ƉŽůůƵƚŝŽŶ xWƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
x ĞdžƉůĂŝŶƚŚĞĞĨĨĞĐƚƐŽĨ ĨĨĞĐƚƐ xKďƐĞƌǀŝŶŐĞĨĨĞĐƚƐŽĨǁĂƚĞƌ xůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐŵĞĚŝĂ
ǁĂƚĞƌƉŽůůƵƚŝŽŶ WƌĞǀĞŶƚŝŽŶ ƉŽůůƵƚŝŽŶŝŶƚŚĞůŽĐĂů xZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƉĞƌƐŽŶ
x ƐƵŐŐĞƐƚǁĂLJƐŽĨ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ xZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚƚĞdžƚŬƐ
ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚŝŶŐǁĂƚĞƌ xĞƚĞƌŵŝŶŝŶŐǁĂLJƐŽĨ x^ƚĂƚƵƚŽƌLJŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚ
ƉŽůůƵƚŝŽŶ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚŝŶŐǁĂƚĞƌƉŽůůƵƚŝŽŶ ůĂǁƐŽŶƉŽůůƵƚŝŽŶ
8.8 TOPIC 8: WEATHER AND CLIMATE
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>ĞĂƌŶĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂďůĞ ^</>>^E<EKt>'Ϳ d/s/d/^
ƚŽ͗
tĞĂƚŚĞƌĂŶĚůŝŵĂƚĞ x ŶĂŵĞǁĞĂƚŚĞƌ xtĞĂƚŚĞƌŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚƐ xdŽƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞǁĞĂƚŚĞƌ x tĞĂƚŚĞƌƐƚĂƚŝŽŶ
ŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚƐ ƐƵĐŚĂƐ ƐƚĂƚŝŽŶ x ZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚ
x ƐƚĂƚĞƚŚĞƵƐĞƐŽĨ ͲƌĂŝŶŐĂƵŐĞ x/ĚĞŶƚŝĨLJŝŶŐĂŶĚůŝƐƚŝŶŐ ƚĞdžƚŬƐ
ǁĞĂƚŚĞƌŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚƐ ͲƚŚĞƌŵŽŵĞƚĞƌƐ ǁĞĂƚŚĞƌŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚƐ x WƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
x DĂŬĞǁĞĂƚŚĞƌ ͲǁŝŶĚǀĂŶĞ xƌĂǁŝŶŐǁĞĂƚŚĞƌ x tŝƌĞ
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Learners should be able SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE) ACTIVITIES
to:
and disadvantages of
seasonal changes on
human activities.
x Suggesting mitigatory
measures to counteract
the negative impacts of
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seasonal changes to
human activities
Weather and Climate x develop an x Causes of global x Illustrating how the x Local Environment
Hazards appreciation of warming and climate ozone layer functions to x Electronic media
how human change ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚƚŚĞĞĂƌƚŚ͛Ɛ x Print media
activities - Ozone layer depletion environment
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ĐŽŵƉƌŝƐŝŶŐĞĂƌƚŚǁŽƌŵƐ xůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐŵĞĚŝĂ
xŝĚĞŶƚŝĨLJĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƵƐĞƐŽĨ xhƐĞƐŽĨƐŽŝů ĂŶĚƉůĂŶƚƐ xŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƚLJƉĞƐŽĨƐŽŝů
ƐŽŝů ƌŽƉƉƌŽĚƵĐƚŝŽŶ xŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŝŽŶƚŽŽůƐ
x ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƵƐĞƐŽĨ ŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŝŽŶ xDŽƵůĚŝŶŐďƌŝĐŬƐ x,ŽĞƐ
ƐŽŝůŝŶƚŚĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ ͲWŽƚƚĞƌLJ xDĂŬŝŶŐĐŽŶĐƌĞƚĞƚŝůĞƐ xtĂƚĞƌ
xŵĂŬĞĐůĂLJŽƌŶĂŵĞŶƚƐ x ŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŝŶŐŵŽĚĞůƐŽĨ
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ĂŶĚĂƌƚĞĨĂĐƚƐ ĞĂƌƚŚĚĂŵĂŶĚƌŽĂĚƐ
x DŽƵůĚŝŶŐĐůĂLJŽƌŶĂŵĞŶƚƐ
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<zKEWd^ K:d/s^ KEdEd;dd/dh^͕ ^h''^dEKd^E ^h''^dZ^KhZ^
>ĞĂƌŶĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂďůĞ ^</>>^E d/s/d/^
ƚŽ͗ <EKt>'Ϳ
WůĂŶƚƐ xŝĚĞŶƚŝĨLJƉůĂŶƚƐĂƐ xdžƉůĂŝŶŝŶŐǁŚLJƉůĂŶƚƐĂƌĞ xWƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞƌƐŽĨĨŽŽĚ xWůĂŶƚƐĂƐƉƌŽĚƵĐĞƌƐ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞƌƐ xZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚ
xĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞƚŚĞĨŽŽĚĐŚĂŝŶ ͲĨŽŽĚĐŚĂŝŶƐ ƚĞdžƚŬƐ
ĂŶĚĨŽŽĚǁĞď ͲĨŽŽĚǁĞďƐ x/ůůƵƐƚƌĂƚŝŶŐŚŽǁƉůĂŶƚƐĂŶĚ x>ŽĐĂůŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ
ͲƉƌŝŵĂƌLJĐŽŶƐƵŵĞƌƐ ĂŶŝŵĂůƌĞůĂƚĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĨŽŽĚ x&ůŽǁĞƌƐ
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ŽŵŶŝǀŽƌĞƐĂŶĚĐĂƌŶŝǀŽƌĞƐ
ĨƌŽŵĨŽŽĚĐŚĂŝŶƐĂŶĚǁĞďƐ͘
xŽůůĞĐƚŝŶŐƉŝĐƚƵƌĞƐŽŶ
ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚĂŶŝŵĂůƐĂŶĚ
ĐůĂƐƐŝĨLJŝŶŐƚŚĞŵ
x^ŝŵƵůĂƚŝŶŐ
ŝŶƚĞƌĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶĐĞŽĨ
ŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŵ
xŝĚĞŶƚŝĨLJĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƚLJƉĞƐ xWůĂŶƚƌĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƚŝŽŶ xŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐƐĞdžƵĂůĂŶĚ
ŽĨƉůĂŶƚƌĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƚŝŽŶ ^ĞdžƵĂů;ƐĞĞĚƐͿ ĂƐĞdžƵĂůƌĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƚŝŽŶŝŶ
xĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞƚŚĞĂŐĞŶƚƐŽĨ ƐĞdžƵĂů ƉůĂŶƚƐ
ƉŽůůŝŶĂƚŝŽŶ ;sĞŐĞƚĂƚŝǀĞͿ xŽůůĞĐƚŝŶŐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƚLJƉĞƐŽĨ
xĚŝƐĐƵƐƐĂĚǀĂŶƚĂŐĞƐĂŶĚ ŐĞŶƚƐŽĨ ĨůŽǁĞƌƐ
KEY CONCEPTS OBJECTIVES CONTENT (ATTITUDES, SUGGESTED NOTES AND SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Learners should be able SKILLS AND ACTIVITIES
to: KNOWLEDGE)
methods of plant
reproduction
x Observing transportation of
pollen grains
x Listing the agents of
pollination
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Animals x explain animal x Animal reproduction x Listing the various animals x Print media
reproduction - External x Discussing how animals x Electronic media
x identify advantages and fertilization reproduce x Animal habitat
disadvantages of - Internal x Grouping animals according x Recommended
external and internal fertilization to methods of fertilization textbooks
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8.10 TOPIC 10: LANDFORMS AND MAPS
KEY CONCEPTS OBJECTIVES CONTENT (ATTITUDES, SUGGESTED NOTES AND SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Learners should be able SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE) ACTIVITIES
to:
Landforms and Maps x explain uses of different x Uses of landforms x Identifying important x Natural and man-made
landforms found in the - socio-cultural such as: landforms in Zimbabwe landforms
environment rain making x discussing the uses of x Electronic media
ceremonies, landforms Recommended
boundaries and textbooks
heritage x conducting educational x Print media
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x ĞƐŝŐŶŝŶŐĂƉƌŽũĞĐƚŽŶ
ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůLJŐĞŶĞƌĂƚŝŶŐ
ŝŶĐŽŵĞĨƌŽŵŶĂƚƵƌĂů
ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ
x ĞdžƉůĂŝŶŚŽǁůŽĐĂůůLJ
ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞŶĂƚƵƌĂů
ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĂƌĞƵƐĞĚ
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ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůLJ
x ĂƐƐĞƐƐƚŚĞŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞ
ŽĨŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐŐĂŵĞ
ƉĂƌŬƐ
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x ŽƵƚůŝŶĞƚŚĞ
ĐŽŶƐĞƋƵĞŶĐĞƐŽĨ
ƵŶƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞƵƐĞŽĨ
ŶĂƚƵƌĂůƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ
xƐƚĂƚĞďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐŽĨ x ĞŶĞĨŝƚƐŽĨŶĂƚƵƌĂů x /ĚĞŶƚŝĨLJŝŶŐŚĂnjĂƌĚŽƵƐǁĂƐƚĞ
ŶĂƚƵƌĂůƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐƚŽƚŚĞ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ x ĂƚĞŐŽƌŝƐŝŶŐŚĂnjĂƌĚŽƵƐ
ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ǁĂƐƚĞ
x ĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞƉƌŽƉĞƌ
xĐůĂƐƐŝĨLJŚĂnjĂƌĚŽƵƐǁĂƐƚĞ x ůĂƐƐŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŽĨŚĂnjĂƌĚŽƵƐ
xĞdžƉůĂŝŶƐĂĨĞƉƌĂĐƚŝĐĞƐŝŶ ,ĂnjĂƌĚŽƵƐǁĂƐƚĞ ǁĂƐƚĞǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞƐĐŚŽŽů
ŵĂŶĂŐŝŶŐŚĂnjĂƌĚŽƵƐ WŽŝƐŽŶŽƵƐ ĂŶĚĂƚŚŽŵĞ
ǁĂƐƚĞ &ůĂŵŵĂďůĞ
^ŚĂƌƉŽďũĞĐƚƐ
GRADE
6
8.1 TOPIC
1: HEALTH
AND SAFETY
<zKEWd^ K:d/s^ KEdEd;dd/dh^͕ ^h''^dEKd^E ^h''^dZ^KhZ^
>ĞĂƌŶĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂďůĞ ^</>>^E<EKt>'Ϳ d/s/d/^
ƚŽ͗
,ƵŵĂŶŽĚLJ x ŝĚĞŶƚŝĨLJŚƵŵĂŶ x ,ƵŵĂŶƌĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƚŝǀĞ x ƌĂǁŝŶŐĂŶĚůĂďĞůŝŶŐŚƵŵĂŶ x ZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚ
ƌĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƚŝǀĞƉĂƌƚƐ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ ƌĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƚŝǀĞƐLJƐƚĞŵ ƚĞdžƚŬƐ
x ĚƌĂǁĂŶĚůĂďĞůŚƵŵĂŶ &ĞŵĂůĞƌĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƚŝǀĞ x KďƐĞƌǀŝŶŐĂĐŚĂƌƚĂŶĚǀŝĚĞŽƐ x WƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
ƌĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƚŝǀĞƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ ƐŚŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞƌĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƚŝǀĞ x ůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐŵĞĚŝĂ
x ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞƚŚĞƉƵďĞƌƚLJ DĂůĞƌĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƚŝǀĞ ƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ x ,ƵŵĂŶZĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƚŝǀĞ
ƐƚĂŐĞĂŶĚŶĞŐĂƚŝǀĞ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ x ZĞůĂƚŝŶŐƌĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƚŝǀĞƐLJƐƚĞŵ ƐLJƐƚĞŵŵŽĚĞů
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<zKEWd^ K:d/s^ KEdEd;dd/dh^͕ ^h''^dEKd^E ^h''^dZ^KhZ^
>ĞĂƌŶĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂďůĞ ^</>>^E<EKt>'Ϳ d/s/d/^
ƚŽ͗
ŝŵŵƵŶĞƐLJƐƚĞŵ x ƌƚŝĨŝĐŝĂů x KďƐĞƌǀŝŶŐǀŝĚĞŽƐŽŶ x ĂďLJŚĞĂůƚŚĐĂƌĚ
x ĞdžƉůĂŝŶƚŚĞĐĂƵƐĞƐŽĨ ;ŝŵŵƵŶŝƐĂƚŝŽŶͿ ŝŵŵƵŶŝƐĂƚŝŽŶĐĂŵƉĂŝŐŶ x WƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
,/sĂŶĚ/^ x ,/sĂŶĚ/^ x ŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐĐĂƵƐĞƐŽĨ/^ x ZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚ
x ůŝƐƚƐŝŐŶĂŶĚƐLJŵƉƚŽŵƐ ĂƵƐĞƐ x ^ƚĂƚŝŶŐƐŝŐŶƐĂŶĚ ƚĞdžƚŬƐ
ŽĨ/^ ^ŝŐŶƐĂŶĚƐLJŵƉƚŽŵƐ ƐLJŵƉƚŽŵƐŽĨ,/sĂŶĚ/^ x ůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐŵĞĚŝĂ
x tĂƚĐŚŝŶŐǀŝĚĞŽĐůŝƉƐ x WƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
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8.2 TOPIC 2: MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES
<zKEWd^ K:d/s^ KEdEd;dd/dh^͕ ^h''^dEKd^E ^h''^dZ^KhZ^
>ĞĂƌŶĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂďůĞ ^</>>^E<EKt>'Ϳ d/s/d/^
ƚŽ͗
ŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƚŝĐƐŽĨ xĚĞĚƵĐĞƚŚĂƚŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ xZĞĂĐƚŝŽŶŽĨŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ x KďƐĞƌǀŝŶŐŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐďĞŝŶŐ xtĂƚĞƌ
DĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ ĐŚĂŶŐĞǁŚĞŶƐƵďũĞĐƚĞĚ ƵŶĚĞƌĐĞƌƚĂŝŶĐŽŶĚŝƚŝŽŶƐ ƐƵďũĞĐƚĞĚƚŽĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ x,ĞĂƚƐŽƵƌĐĞ
ƚŽǀĂƌŝŽƵƐĐŽŶĚŝƚŝŽŶƐ ͲŚĞĂƚ ĐŽŶĚŝƚŝŽŶƐ x&ƌŝĚŐĞ
xĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞƚŚĞĐŚĂŶŐĞƐŝŶ ͲǁĂƚĞƌ x ZĞĐŽƌĚŝŶŐŽďƐĞƌǀĞĚ xDĞƚĂůůŝĐĂŶĚŶŽŶͲŵĞƚĂůůŝĐ
ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐǁŚĞŶ ͲĂĐŝĚ ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ ŽďũĞĐƚƐ
ƐƵďũĞĐƚĞĚƚŽǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ ͲŽdžLJŐĞŶ x,LJĚƌŽĐŚůŽƌŝĐĂĐŝĚ
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ĐŽŶĚŝƚŝŽŶƐ
xĐŽŵƉĂƌĞďĞŚĂǀŝŽƌŽĨ xĨĨĞĐƚƐŽŶŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ x ŽŵƉĂƌŝŶŐĂŶĚ
ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐďĞĨŽƌĞĂŶĚ ǁŚĞŶƐƵďũĞĐƚĞĚƚŽ ĐŽŶƚƌĂƐƚŝŶŐƚŚĞ
ĂĨƚĞƌƐƵďũĞĐƚŝŽŶƚŽ ĐŚĂŶŐĞ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƚŝĐƐŽĨĐŚĂŶŐĞĚ
ĐŚĂŶŐĞ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐƚŽŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů
ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƚŝĐƐ
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<zKEWd^ K:d/s^ KEdEd;dd/dh^͕ ^h''^dEKd^E ^h''^dZ^KhZ^
>ĞĂƌŶĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂďůĞ ^</>>^E<EKt>'Ϳ d/s/d/^
ƚŽ͗
ůĞŵĞŶƚƐ͕ŵŝdžƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĚ x ŝĚĞŶƚŝĨLJĞdžĂŵƉůĞƐŽĨ x/ŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐŝŶ x >ŝƐƚŝŶŐŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ x ůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐŵĞĚŝĂ
ĐŽŵƉŽƵŶĚƐ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ;KdžLJŐĞŶ͕ ĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐŝŶŶĂƚƵƌĞ x WƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
ŝŶŶĂƚƵƌĞ EŝƚƌŽŐĞŶ͕,LJĚƌŽŐĞŶ͕ xĞƐĐƌŝďŝŶŐƚŚĞĂƚŽŵŝĐ x sŝĚĞŽŽŶĂƚŽŵŝĐ
x ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞƚŚĞĂƚŽŵŝĐ ĂƌďŽŶ͕^ŽĚŝƵŵ͕ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞŽĨŵĂƚƚĞƌ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ
ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞŽĨŵĂƚƚĞƌ ŚůŽƌŝŶĞ͕/ƌŽŶͿ xƌĂǁŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞŽĨ x WĞƌŝŽĚŝĐƚĂďůĞ
x ŝĚĞŶƚŝĨLJƐŽŵĞ x ^ƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞŽĨĂƚŽŵƐ ĂŶĂƚŽŵ x ^ĂŵƉůĞƐŽĨĐŚĞŵŝĐĂů
Science and Technology, Junior (Grade 3 - 7) Syllabus
<zKEWd^ K:d/s^ KEdEd;dd/dh^͕ ^h''^dEKd^E ^h''^dZ^KhZ^
>ĞĂƌŶĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂďůĞ ^</>>^E<EKt>'Ϳ d/s/d/^
ƚŽ͗
^ƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐ xƌĞůĂƚĞƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐƚŽ x&ƵŶĐƚŝŽŶƐŽĨƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ x ŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐƚŚĞĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ x WƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
ƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐĨƵŶĐƚŝŽŶƐ ƌŝĚŐĞƐ ĨƵŶĐƚŝŽŶƐŽĨƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐ x ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ
xĞdžƉůĂŝŶŚŽǁĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ^ŬLJƐĐƌĂƉĞƌƐ ;ŶĂƚƵƌĂůĂŶĚŵĂŶͲŵĂĚĞͿ x DĂŶͲŵĂĚĞĂŶĚŶĂƚƵƌĂů
ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐƌĞƐŝƐƚĨŽƌĐĞ ĂŵƐ x ŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐĨŽƌĐĞƐǁŚŝĐŚ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐ
xŝůůƵƐƚƌĂƚĞƚĞŶƐŝŽŶĂůĂŶĚ ,ƵƚƐ ĞdžĞƌƚŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐ x ůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐŵĞĚŝĂ
ĐŽŵƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůĨŽƌĐĞƐ ,ŽƵƐĞƐ x ĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚŝŶŐŚŽǁƚŚĞ x ZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚƚĞdžƚŬƐ
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'ƌĞĂƚŝŵďĂďǁĞ ǁĂůůƐ͕,ĞƌŽĞƐĐƌĞ
x ĞƐŝŐŶŝŶŐĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƚŽ
ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞƚĞŶƐŝŽŶĂů
ĂŶĚĐŽŵƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůĨŽƌĐĞƐ
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8.3 TOPIC 3: ENERGY AND FUELS
<zKEWd^ K:d/s^ KEdEd ^h''^dEKd^E ^h''^dZ^KhZ^
>ĞĂƌŶĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂďůĞ ;dd/dh^͕^</>>^ d/s/d/^
ƚŽ͗ E<EKt>'Ϳ
ŶĞƌŐLJ
x ĞdžƉůĂŝŶŚŽǁĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐŝƚLJ xůĞĐƚƌŝĐĂůĞŶĞƌŐLJ x sŝĞǁŝŶŐǀŝĚĞŽƐŽŶƉŽǁĞƌ xůĞĐƚƌŝĐǁŝƌĞƐ
ŝƐŐĞŶĞƌĂƚĞĚ ŐĞŶĞƌĂƚŝŽŶ ŐĞŶĞƌĂƚŝŽŶ xůĞĐƚƌŝĐĂůĂƉƉůŝĂŶĐĞƐ
x ĞǀĂůƵĂƚĞƚŚĞǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ dŚĞƌŵĂů x ĞƐĐƌŝďŝŶŐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ xĂƚƚĞƌŝĞƐ
ŵĞƚŚŽĚƐŽĨŐĞŶĞƌĂƚŝŶŐ ,LJĚƌŽ ŵĞƚŚŽĚƐŽĨŐĞŶĞƌĂƚŝŶŐ x 'ĞŶĞƌĂƚŽƌƐ
ĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐŝƚLJ EƵĐůĞĂƌ ĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐŝƚLJ x DĂŐŶĞƚƐ
Science and Technology, Junior (Grade 3 - 7) Syllabus
<zKEWd^ K:d/s^ KEdEd ^h''^dEKd^E ^h''^dZ^KhZ^
>ĞĂƌŶĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂďůĞ ;dd/dh^͕^</>>^ d/s/d/^
ƚŽ͗ E<EKt>'Ϳ
x ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞŚŽǁƚŽ xƐĂĨĞƚLJƉƌĞĐĂƵƚŝŽŶƐ x ŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐƚŚĞĚĂŶŐĞƌƐ xƉĂŵƉŚůĞƚƐ
ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐĂů ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƵƐĞŽĨ xƉƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
ĂĐĐŝĚĞŶƚƐ ĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐŝƚLJ
x ƐƵŐŐĞƐƚŝŶŐƐĂĨĞǁĂLJƐŽĨ
ƵƐŝŶŐĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐŝƚLJ
&ƵĞů x ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞ x ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞƵƐĞŽĨ ŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞ xZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚƚĞdžƚŬƐ
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ďůŽĐŬƐĂŶĚƚƌĞĞ ĂĚǀĂŶƚĂŐĞƐŽĨƐĂǀŝŶŐ
ƉůĂŶƚŝŶŐ ĨƵĞů
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8.4 TOPIC 4: ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS
KEY CONCEPTS OBJECTIVES CONTENT (ATTITUDES, SUGGESTED NOTES AND SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Learners should be able SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE) ACTIVITIES
to:
Electricity and Electronics x describe alternating - a.c and d.c x Explaining the a.c and x Electronic devices
current (a.c) and direct - Models of electronic d.c x Print media
current (d.c) devices x Discussing advantages x ICT tools
x identify the advantages and disadvantages of x Power source
and disadvantages of a.c and d.c current x Electronic components
transmitting current as x Connecting devices to
Science and Technology, Junior (Grade 3 - 7) Syllabus
<zKEWd^ K:d/s^ KEdEd;dd/dh^͕ ^h''^dEKd^E ^h''^dZ^KhZ^
>ĞĂƌŶĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂďůĞ ^</>>^E<EKt>'Ϳ d/s/d/^
ƚŽ͗
&ŽƌĐĞƐ x ŝĚĞŶƚŝĨLJŵĂŐŶĞƚƐĂƐĂ x DĂŐŶĞƚƐ xKďƐĞƌǀŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ xDĂŐŶĞƚƐ
ƐŽƵƌĐĞŽĨĨŽƌĐĞ DĂŐŶĞƚŝĐĨŽƌĐĞ ƚŚĞĂĐƚŝŽŶŽĨŵĂŐŶĞƚƐŽŶ xDĂŐŶĞƚŝĐŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ
x ĞdžƉůĂŝŶĂĐƚŝŽŶŽĨ DĂŐŶĞƚŝĐŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ ŵĂŐŶĞƚŝĐĂŶĚŶŽŶͲ x/ƌŽŶĨŝůůŝŶŐƐ
ŵĂŐŶĞƚĂƐĨŽƌĐĞĂƚĂ EŽŶͲŵĂŐŶĞƚŝĐ ŵĂŐŶĞƚŝĐŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ xEŽŶͲŵĂŐŶĞƚŝĐŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ
ĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ x/ĚĞŶƚŝĨLJŝŶŐĚĞǀŝĐĞƐǁŝƚŚ x^ƚƌŝŶŐƐ
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ĞƐŝŐŶĂŶĚdĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ xŝůůƵƐƚƌĂƚĞŵŽĚĞůƐŽĨ xůĞŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚƉƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐ x^ŬĞƚĐŚŝŶŐĚĞƐŝŐŶƐŽĨ xWƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
ŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂůƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ ŽĨĚĞƐŝŐŶ ŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂůƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ xůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐŵĞĚŝĂ
xĂƉƉůLJƉƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐĂŶĚ x DŽĚĞůƐŽĨŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂů xDĂŬŝŶŐƚŚĞŵŽĚĞůƐŽĨ xDĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ
ĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐŽĨĚĞƐŝŐŶƚŽ ƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ ŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂůƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ
ŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂůŵŽĚĞůƐ x ͲĞŶŐŝŶĞƐ xĂůĐƵůĂƚŝŶŐƉƌŽƉŽƌƚŝŽŶƐ xZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚ
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WƌŽƉĞƌƚŝĞƐŽĨtĂƚĞƌ x ŝĚĞŶƚŝĨLJƐƵďƐƚĂŶĐĞƐƚŚĂƚ x tĂƚĞƌĂƐĂƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĂů xŽůůĞĐƚŝŶŐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ x tĂƚĞƌ
ĚŝƐƐŽůǀĞŝŶǁĂƚĞƌ ƐŽůǀĞŶƚ ƐƵďƐƚĂŶĐĞƐ x ^ŽůƵďůĞƐƵďƐƚĂŶĐĞƐ
^ŽůƵƚĞƐ xĂƌƌLJŝŶŐŽƵƚĂŶ x /ŶƐŽůƵďůĞƐƵďƐƚĂŶĐĞƐ
>ŝƋƵŝĚƐ ĞdžƉĞƌŝŵĞŶƚǁŝƚŚ x ďĞĂŬĞƌƐ
E͗&ƵĞůƐĚŽŶŽƚ ƐƵďƐƚĂŶĐĞƐƚŽĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚ
ĚŝƐƐŽůǀĞŝŶǁĂƚĞƌ
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ƐŽůƵďŝůŝƚLJ
xZĞĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƐŽůƵďůĞĂŶĚ
ŝŶƐŽůƵďůĞƐƵďƐƚĂŶĐĞƐ
^ŽƵƌĐĞƐŽĨtĂƚĞƌ xĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞƐƚĂŐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞ xtĂƚĞƌĐLJĐůĞ x ŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐƐƚĂŐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞ x tĂƚĞƌ
ǁĂƚĞƌĐLJĐůĞ ^ƚĂŐĞƐŽĨǁĂƚĞƌ ǁĂƚĞƌĐLJĐůĞƵƐŝŶŐ x ,ĞĂƚƐŽƵƌĐĞ
xĞdžƉĞƌŝŵĞŶƚǁĂLJƐŽĨ ĐLJĐůĞ;ĞǀĂƉŽƌĂƚŝŽŶ͕ ĚŝĂŐƌĂŵƐ x ŽůĚƐƵƌĨĂĐĞ
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Learners should be able SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE) ACTIVITIES
to:
human activities on the - pollution, of human activities on
water cycle - siltation, the water cycle in the
x suggest ways to reduce - settlement, local environment
effects of human - Ways to reduce effects x Brainstorming on ways
activities on the water of human activities to reduce the effects of
cycle such as: human activities on
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Water and the x identify organisms living x Water as an ecosystem x Observing plants and x Water body in the local
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tĞĂƚŚĞƌĂŶĚůŝŵĂƚĞ xĞdžƉůĂŝŶǁĞĂƚŚĞƌ x tĞĂƚŚĞƌƉĂƚƚĞƌŶƐ x KďƐĞƌǀŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ x tĞĂƚŚĞƌƐƚĂƚŝŽŶƐ
ƉĂƚƚĞƌŶƐĨŽƌĂƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĞĚ x ŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ĚĂŝůLJǁĞĂƚŚĞƌĐŽŶĚŝƚŝŽŶƐŽĨ x tĞĂƚŚĞƌDĂƉƐ
ƉůĂĐĞŽǀĞƌĂůŽŶŐƉĞƌŝŽĚ ǁĞĂƚŚĞƌĂŶĚĐůŝŵĂƚĞ ƚŚĞůŽĐĂůĂƌĞĂ͘ x tĞĂƚŚĞƌƌĞĐŽƌĚƐ
ŽĨƚŝŵĞ x ŶĂůLJƐŝŶŐĚĂŝůLJǁĞĂƚŚĞƌ x ůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐŵĞĚŝĂ
xĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚƚŚĞ ĐŽŶĚŝƚŝŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞůŽĐĂůĂƌĞĂ x ZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚ
Science and Technology, Junior (Grade 3 - 7) Syllabus
ĂŶŶƵĂůǁĞĂƚŚĞƌƌĞĐŽƌĚƐ
ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞǁĞĂƚŚĞƌ
ƉĂƚƚĞƌŶƐ
x ŽŵƉĂƌŝŶŐǁĞĂƚŚĞƌĂŶĚ
ĐůŝŵĂƚĞ
^ĞĂƐŽŶƐ x ĞdžƉůĂŝŶƐŚĂƉĞ͕ƌŽƚĂƚŝŽŶ x dŚĞĞĂƌƚŚĂŶĚƐƉĂĐĞ xKďƐĞƌǀŝŶŐƚŚĞŵŽĚĞůŽĨƚŚĞ x ĂƌƚŚŵŽĚĞů
ĂŶĚƌĞǀŽůƵƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ ^ŚĂƉĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ x tŝƌĞ
ĞĂƌƚŚ ZŽƚĂƚŝŽŶ xŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƐŚĂƉĞŽĨƚŚĞ x ůĂLJ
x ĐŽŵƉĂƌĞƚŚĞĞĨĨĞĐƚŽĨ ZĞǀŽůƵƚŝŽŶ ĞĂƌƚŚ x WůĂƐƚŝĐƐ
ƌŽƚĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƌĞǀŽůƵƚŝŽŶ x^ŝŵƵůĂƚŝŶŐĞĂƌƚŚƌŽƚĂƚŝŽŶĂƐ x WĂƉĞƌƐ
ƚŽƚŚĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ ĐĂƵƐĞŽĨĚĂLJĂŶĚŶŝŐŚƚ x dŽƌĐŚ
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x^ŝŵƵůĂƚŝŶŐĞĂƌƚŚƌĞǀŽůƵƚŝŽŶ x ĂůůŽŽŶ
ŽŶŝƚƐŽƌďŝƚĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞƐƵŶ
xŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚŝĂƚĞƚŚĞĞĨĨĞĐƚŽĨ
ƌŽƚĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƌĞǀŽůƵƚŝŽŶ
xDŽĚĞůŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞŐůŽďĞ
;ĞĂƌƚŚͿ
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ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚƐĞĞĚƐ ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞŐĞƌŵŝŶĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ x WƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
ďĞĂŶƐĂŶĚŵĂŝnjĞƐĞĞĚƐ͘ x ůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐŵĞĚŝĂ
x ŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŝŶŐĂŶĚƵƐŝŶŐŐƌĞĞŶ
ŚŽƵƐĞƐ
Science and Technology, Junior (Grade 3 - 7) Syllabus
8.10
TOPIC 10: LANDFORMS AND MAPS
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ŵĂƉ x ZĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ ŵĂƉ x ůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐŵĞĚŝĂ
x ĚƌĂǁĂƐŬĞƚĐŚŵĂƉŽĨ ůĂŶĚĨŽƌŵƐŽŶŵĂƉƐ x ĞƐĐƌŝďŝŶŐĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŽŶ x >ŽĐĂůĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ
ƚŚĞůŽĐĂůĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ ĂŵĂƉƵƐŝŶŐĂŐŝǀĞŶŬĞLJ x WƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
ƐŚŽǁŝŶŐǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ x ^ŬĞƚĐŚŝŶŐŵĂƉƐƵƐŝŶŐ x WĂƉŝĞƌŵĂƌĐŚĞ
ůĂŶĚĨŽƌŵƐ ƚĞŵƉůĂƚĞƐ x ZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚ
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x DŽĚĞůŝŶŐŵĂƉƐ
ƐŚŽǁŝŶŐǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ
ůĂŶĚĨŽƌŵƐ
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^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞ x ŝĚĞŶƚŝĨLJĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚŵŝŶĞƌĂůŽƌĞƐ x DŝŶĞƌĂůŽƌĞƐŝŶ EĂŵŝŶŐĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚŵŝŶĞƌĂůŽƌĞƐ x ^ƚĂƚƵƚŽƌLJ
DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ŵŝŶĞĚŝŶŝŵďĂďǁĞ ŝŵďĂďǁĞ ŵŝŶĞĚŝŶŝŵďĂďǁĞ ŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚƐůĂǁƐ
x ƐƵŵŵĂƌŝƐĞƚŚĞĞdžƚƌĂĐƚŝŽŶ͕ x ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞĞdžƚƌĂĐƚŝŽŶ x ŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐǀĂƌŝŽƵƐŵĞƚŚŽĚƐŽĨ x DD
ƐŵĞůƚŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞĨŝŶŝŶŐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞƐ ŽĨŵŝŶĞƌĂůŽƌĞƐ ĞdžƚƌĂĐƚŝŶŐŵŝŶĞƌĂůŽƌĞƐ x D
x ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞĞdžƚƌĂĐƚŝŽŶƐ x ^ƵŐŐĞƐƚŝŶŐƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞ x ŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚŽƌĞƐ
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Science and Technology, Junior (Grade 3 - 7) Syllabus
GRADE 7
8.1 TOPIC
1: HEALTH AND SAFETY
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x ĞƐĐƌŝďĞƚŚĞŵĂŝŶ DŽƵƚŚ ďƌĞĂƚŚŝŶŐŝŶĂŶĚŽƵƚ DŽĚĞůƐŽĨĐŝƌĐƵůĂƚŝŶŐƐLJƐƚĞŵĂŶĚ
ƉĂƌƚƐŽĨƚŚĞ dƌĂĐŚĞĂ x ĞƐĐƌŝďŝŶŐƚŚĞ ŵŽĚĞůƐŽĨZĞƐƉŝƌĂƚŽƌLJƐLJƐƚĞŵ
ZĞƐƉŝƌĂƚŽƌLJ^LJƐƚĞŵƚŚĞ ƌŽŶĐŚƵƐ ƌĞƐƉŝƌĂƚŽƌLJƐLJƐƚĞŵ x WƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞŽĨƚŚĞ >ƵŶŐƐ x sŝĞǁŝŶŐĂǀŝĚĞŽĐůŝƉŽĨ x ĂůŽŽŶƐ
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EƵƚƌŝƚŝŽŶ x /ĚĞŶƚŝĨLJĨŽŽĚ x &ŽŽĚƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƚŝŽŶ x ŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐ x ^Ăůƚ
ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƚŝŽŶŵĞƚŚŽĚƐ /ŶĚŝŐĞŶŽƵƐ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƚŝŽŶ x dƌĂLJƐ
x ůĂƐƐŝĨLJĨŽŽĚ ŵĞƚŚŽĚƐƐƵĐŚĂƐ͗ ŵĞƚŚŽĚƐ x &ƌŝĚŐĞƐ
ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƚŝŽŶŵĞƚŚŽĚƐ ^ĂůƚŝŶŐ͕ĚƌLJŝŶŐ x >ŝƐƚŝŶŐƉůĂŶƚĨŽŽĚƐ x sŝŶĞŐĂƌ
x ĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞĨŽŽĚ džŽƚŝĐŵĞƚŚŽĚƐ ƚŚĂƚĐĂŶďĞ x ^ƵŐĂƌ
ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƚŝŽŶ ƐƵĐŚĂƐ͗ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞĚ x ZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚƚĞdžƚŬƐ
Science and Technology, Junior (Grade 3 - 7) Syllabus
x DĂŬĞĂŶŝŶĚŝŐĞŶŽƵƐ x ŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐƚŚĞ
ĚŝƐŚ ďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐŽĨ
ŝŶĚŝŐĞŶŽƵƐĨŽŽĚƐ
x ŽůůĞĐƚŝŶŐĂŶĚ
ƉƌĞƉĂƌŝŶŐ
ŝŶĚŝŐĞŶŽƵƐĨŽŽĚƐ
x ĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚďĞƚǁĞĞŶ x ĨĨĞĐƚƐŽĨŐĞŶĞƚŝĐĂůůLJ x /ĚĞŶƚŝĨLJŝŶŐƚŚĞ'DK
ƚŚĞŝŶĚŝŐĞŶŽƵƐĂŶĚƚŚĞ ŵŽĚŝĨŝĞĚĨŽŽĚƐĂŶĚ ĨŽŽĚƐ
'DKƐĨŽŽĚƐ ŚĞƌďƐ;'DKƐͿ x džƉůĂŝŶŝŶŐƚŚĞ
x ĂƉƉƌĂŝƐĞƚŚĞ ĂĚǀĂŶƚĂŐĞƐĂŶĚ
ŝŶĚŝŐĞŶŽƵƐĨŽŽĚƐ ĚŝƐĂĚǀĂŶƚĂŐĞƐŽĨ'DKƐ
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>ĞĂƌŶĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂďůĞ ^</>>^E<EKt>'Ϳ d/s/d/^
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ŝƐĞĂƐĞƐĂŶĚƉƌĞǀĞŶƚŝŽŶ x ĞdžƉůĂŝŶĞƉŝĚĞŵŝĐ x ƉŝĚĞŵŝĐĚŝƐĞĂƐĞƐ x ŝĚĞŶƚŝĨLJŝŶŐĞƉŝĚĞŵŝĐ x /dƚŽŽůƐ
ĚŝƐĞĂƐĞƐ ͲďŽůĂ ĚŝƐĞĂƐĞƐ x ZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚƚĞdžƚŬƐ
x ƐƵŐŐĞƐƚǁĂLJƐŽĨ Ͳ/ŶĨůƵĞŶnjĂ x ŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐƚŚĞŝŵƉĂĐƚ x ,ĞĂůƚŚǁŽƌŬĞƌͬŽƵŶƐĞůŽƌ
ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚŝŶŐĂŶĚ x WƌĞǀĞŶƚŝŽŶĂŶĚĐŽŶƚƌŽů ŽĨĞƉŝĚĞŵŝĐĚŝƐĞĂƐĞƐ x WƌŝŶƚDĞĚŝĂ
ĐŽŶƚƌŽůůŝŶŐĞƉŝĚĞŵŝĐ ŽĨĞƉŝĚĞŵŝĐĚŝƐĞĂƐĞƐ x ŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐƉƌĞǀĞŶƚŝŽŶ
ĚŝƐĞĂƐĞƐ ĂŶĚĐŽŶƚƌŽůŽĨ
Science and Technology, Junior (Grade 3 - 7) Syllabus
ĞƉŝĚĞŵŝĐĚŝƐĞĂƐĞƐ
x ŽŶƚƌŽůĂŶĚ x >ŝƐƚŝŶŐĐŚƌŽŶŝĐĚŝƐĞĂƐĞƐ
ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŽĨ x ŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐǁĂLJƐŽĨ
ĐŚƌŽŶŝĐĚŝƐĞĂƐĞƐ ĐŽŶƚƌŽůůŝŶŐĂŶĚ
ĂŶĐĞƌ ŵĂŶĂŐŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŚƌŽŶŝĐ
ŝĂďĞƚĞƐ ĚŝƐĞĂƐĞƐ
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,LJƉĞƌƚĞŶƐŝŽŶ x WůĂLJŝŶŐǀŝĚĞŽƐŽŶ
ĐŽƵŶƐĞůŝŶŐĂŶĚ
ĐĂŵƉĂŝŐŶƐ
x ƌĂŵĂƚŝƐŝŶŐƉĞĞƌ
ĐŽƵŶƐĞůŝŶŐ
x ŶŐĂŐĞŝŶƉĞĞƌ
ĐŽƵŶƐĞůŝŶŐŽŶĐŚƌŽŶŝĐ
ĚŝƐĞĂƐĞƐĂŶĚ
ĂǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐĐĂŵƉĂŝŐŶƐ
^ĂĨĞƚLJ x ŝƐĐƵƐƐŵĞƚŚŽĚƐŽĨ x ZĞƐĐƵŝŶŐĂĚƌŽǁŶŝŶŐ x >ŝƐƚŝŶŐŵĞƚŚŽĚƐŽĨ x&ŝƌƐƚŝĚ<ŝƚ
ƌĞƐĐƵŝŶŐĂĚƌŽǁŶŝŶŐ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ ƌĞƐĐƵŝŶŐĂĚƌŽǁŶŝŶŐ xƵŵŵŝĞƐ
ƉĞƌƐŽŶ DĞƚŚŽĚƐŽĨƌĞƐĐƵŝŶŐĂ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ xZŽƉĞƐ
ĚƌŽǁŶŝŶŐƉĞƌƐŽŶ x ^ŝŵƵůĂƚŝŶŐŵĞƚŚŽĚƐŽĨ x>ŝĨĞũĂĐŬĞƚƐ
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<zKEWd^ K:d/s^ KEdEd;dd/dh^͕ ^h''^dEKd^E ^h''^dZ^KhZ^
>ĞĂƌŶĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂďůĞ ^</>>^E<EKt>'Ϳ d/s/d/^
ƚŽ͗
x ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞŵĞƚŚŽĚƐ x ĚŵŝŶŝƐƚĞƌŝŶŐ&ŝƌƐƚŝĚ ƌĞƐĐƵŝŶŐĂĚƌŽǁŶŝŶŐ x&ůŽĂƚĞƌƐ
ŽĨƌĞƐĐƵŝŶŐĂĚƌŽǁŶŝŶŐ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ xtĂƚĞƌƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ
ƉĞƌƐŽŶ x WƌĂĐƚŝƐŝŶŐƚŚĞ xZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƉĞƌƐŽŶ
x ĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚĞƌ&ŝƌƐƚŝĚŽŶ ĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƚŝŽŶŽĨ&ŝƌƐƚ
ĂƌĞƐĐƵĞĚĚƌŽǁŶŝŶŐ ŝĚŽŶĂƌĞƐĐƵĞĚ
ƉĞƌƐŽŶ ĚƌŽǁŶŝŶŐƉĞƌƐŽŶ
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8.2 TOPIC 2: MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES
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>ĞĂƌŶĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂďůĞƚŽ͗ ^</>>^E<EKt>'Ϳ d/s/d/^
ŵĞƚĂůƐĂŶĚŶŽŶͲŵĞƚĂůƐ
dŽŽůƐ x ŵŽĚŝĨLJĚŽŵĞƐƚŝĐƚŽŽůƐ x dŽŽů͕ƌĞƉĂŝƌĂŶĚ x ZĞƉĂŝƌŝŶŐƚŽŽůƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞŝŶ
x ƌĞƉĂŝƌƚŽŽůƐ ŵŽĚŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ƵƐĞ
x DŽĚŝĨLJŝŶŐĚŽŵĞƐƚŝĐƚŽŽůƐ
x ŵĂŶŝƉƵůĂƚĞ/dƚŽĚĞƐŝŐŶ x hƐĞŽĨ/dƚŽĚĞƐŝŐŶ x ŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐŚŽǁ/dĐĂŶďĞ x WƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
ƚŽŽůƐ ƵƐĞĚƚŽĚĞƐŝŐŶƚŽŽůƐ x ůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐŵĞĚŝĂ
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x ĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚŝŶŐŚŽǁƚŽƵƐĞ x dŽŽůƐ
/dŝŶƚŽŽůĚĞƐŝŐŶŝŶŐ
x ĞƐŝŐŶŝŶŐƚŽŽůƐƵƐŝŶŐ/d
^ƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐ xŵĂŬĞŵŽĚĞůƐŽĨŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂů x DŽĚĞůƐŽĨŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂů x ĞƐŝŐŶŝŶŐƚŚĞŵŽĚĞůƐ x ůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐŵĞĚŝĂ
ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐ x ŽůůĞĐƚŝŶŐŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐĨŽƌ x WƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
ŵĂŬŝŶŐŵŽĚĞůƐ x DŽĚĞůƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐ
x DĂŬŝŶŐŵŽĚĞůƐĂŶĚ x DĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐĨŽƌƚŚĞŵŽĚĞů
ĞdžŚŝďŝƚŝŶŐƚŚĞŵĂƚ
ƐĐŝĞŶĐĞĨĂŝƌƐ
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8.3 TOPIC 3: ENERGY AND FUELS
<zKEWd^ K:d/s^ KEdEd;dd/dh^͕ ^h''^dEKd^E ^h''^dZ^KhZ^
>ĞĂƌŶĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂďůĞ ^</>>^E<EKt>'Ϳ d/s/d/^
ƚŽ͗
ŶĞƌŐLJ x ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞƚŚĂƚ x^ŽƵŶĚŶĞƌŐLJ x ĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚƐŽƵŶĚ x ƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ͕ĞŵƉƚLJ
ƐŽƵŶĚƚƌĂǀĞůƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚƌĂǀĞůƐŝŶĂŝƌ͕ǁĂƚĞƌĂŶĚƐŽůŝĚƐ ƌŽŽŵƐ͕ŵŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ͕
Ăŝƌ͕ƐŽůŝĚƐĂŶĚǁĂƚĞƌ x tĂƚĐŚŝŶŐĂǀŝĚĞŽŽŶ ǁŝƌĞͬƐƚƌŝŶŐ
x ŝůůƵƐƚƌĂƚĞĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ xWƌŽĚƵĐŝŶŐƐŽƵŶĚ ƚƌĂŶƐŵŝƐƐŝŽŶŽĨƐŽƵŶĚ͘ x ƚŝŶƐ
ǁĂLJƐŽĨƉƌŽĚƵĐŝŶŐ x x DĂƌŝŵďĂ
ƐŽƵŶĚ x WƌŽĚƵĐŝŶŐƐŽƵŶĚƵƐŝŶŐǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ x ƌƵŵƐ
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ŽďũĞĐƚƐ x 'ƵŝƚĂƌ
x WůĂLJŝŶŐŵƵƐŝĐĂůŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚƐ x WŝĂŶŽ
x ^ŝŵƵůĂƚŝŶŐĂƚĞůĞƉŚŽŶĞůŝŶĞ x ůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐŵĞĚŝĂ
x ^ŝŵƵůĂƚŝŶŐĞůĞĐƚƌŽŵĂŐŶĞƚŝĐ x WƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
ƌĂĚŝĂƚŝŽŶ
x džƉůĂŝŶ
ĞůĞĐƚƌŽŵĂŐŶĞƚŝĐ x ůĞĐƚƌŽŵĂŐŶĞƚŝĐ
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x ĞƐĐƌŝďŝŶŐĂƉƉůŝĂŶĐĞƐƚŚĂƚ
ƌĂĚŝĂƚŝŽŶ͘ ƌĂĚŝĂƚŝŽŶ ŐĞŶĞƌĂƚĞŽƌƵƐĞ x ůĞĐƚƌŽŵĂŐŶĞƚŝĐ
x ŝĚĞŶƚŝĨLJĂƉƉůŝĂŶĐĞƐ x hƐĞƐŽĨ ĞůĞĐƚƌŽŵĂŐŶĞƚŝĐƌĂĚŝĂƚŝŽŶ ƌĂĚŝĂƚŝŽŶďĂƐĞĚ
ǁŚŝĐŚŐĞŶĞƌĂƚĞ ůĞĐƚƌŽŵĂŐŶĞƚŝĐ x ŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐŚŽǁ ĂƉƉůŝĂŶĐĞƐƐƵĐŚĂƐ
ĞůĞĐƚƌŽŵĂŐŶĞƚŝĐ ƌĂĚŝĂƚŝŽŶ ĞůĞĐƚƌŽŵĂŐŶĞƚŝĐƌĂĚŝĂƚŝŽŶĂƌĞ ĐĞůůƉŚŽŶĞ͕ƐĂƚĞůůŝƚĞ͕
ƌĂĚŝĂƚŝŽŶ x ĂŶŐĞƌƐĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚ ƵƐĞĚ dsƐ͕ƐƚĞƌƐ
x ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞĂŶ ǁŝƚŚŵŝĐƌŽǁĂǀĞƐ x ĚƵĐĂƚŝŽŶĂůƚŽƵƌŝŶŐǀŝƐŝƚŝŶŐĂ x ůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐŵĞĚŝĂ
ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞ ƚĞůĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƉůĂŶƚ x WƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
ƵƐĞƐŽĨ x ZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚ
ĞůĞĐƚƌŽŵĂŐŶĞƚŝĐ ƚĞdžƚŬƐ
ƌĂĚŝĂƚŝŽŶ͘
xĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞŚŽǁĞŶĞƌŐLJŝƐ xŶĞƌŐLJĐŽŶǀĞƌƐŝŽŶ x /ůůƵƐƚƌĂƚŝŶŐŚŽǁĞŶĞƌŐLJŝƐ x^ŽůĂƌƉĂŶĞů
ĐŽŶǀĞƌƚĞĚĨƌŽŵŽŶĞ ŶĞƌŐLJŚĂŝŶƐ ĐŽŶǀĞƌƚĞĚĨƌŽŵŽŶĞĨŽƌŵƚŽ
<zKEWd^ K:d/s^ KEdEd;dd/dh^͕ ^h''^dEKd^E ^h''^dZ^KhZ^
>ĞĂƌŶĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂďůĞ ^</>>^E<EKt>'Ϳ d/s/d/^
ƚŽ͗
ĨŽƌŵƚŽĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ͘ ŶĞƌŐLJĞĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJ ƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌ xĂƚƚĞƌLJ
x/ůůƵƐƚƌĂƚĞĞŶĞƌŐLJ x ĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚŝŶŐĞŶĞƌŐLJ x,ĞĂƚĞƌ
ĞĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJ͘ ĞĨĨŝĐŝĞŶĐLJŝŶǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ x^ƚŽǀĞ
ĂƉƉůŝĂŶĐĞƐ x>ŝŐŚƚďƵůď
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ƚŚĞƐĐŚŽŽůŐĂƌĚĞŶ
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<zKEWd^ K:d/s^ KEdEd;dd/dh^͕ ^h''^dEKd^E ^h''^dZ^KhZ^
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ůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐƐ x^ƚĂƚĞƚŚĞĨƵŶĐƚŝŽŶƐŽĨ ŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚƐŽĨĂŶ x /ĚĞŶƚŝĨLJŝŶŐĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚƐ xůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐĚĞǀŝĐĞƐ
ƚŚĞĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚƐŽĨĂŶ ĞůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐĚĞǀŝĐĞƐ ŽĨĂŶĞůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐĚĞǀŝĐĞ x/dƚŽŽůƐ
ĞůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐĚĞǀŝĐĞ ͲdƌĂŶƐŝƐƚŽƌ x ŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐƚŚĞ xZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚƚĞdžƚŬƐ
xDĂŬĞĂŶĞůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐ ͲŝŽĚĞƐ ĨƵŶĐƚŝŽŶƐŽĨ xZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƉĞƌƐŽŶƐ;ĞůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐ
ĚĞǀŝĐĞŽĨŽǁŶĐŚŽŝĐĞ Ͳ/ŶĚƵĐƚŽƌƐ ĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚƐ ĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌͿ
ͲZĞƐŝƐƚŽƌƐ x ĞƐŝŐŶŝŶŐĂŶĞůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐ
ͲWŽǁĞƌƐŽƵƌĐĞ
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ĚĞǀŝĐĞ
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8.5 TOPIC 5: FORCES AND MAGNETS
KEY CONCEPTS OBJECTIVES CONTENT SUGGESTED NOTES AND ACTIVITIES SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Learners should be able to: (ATTITUDES,
SKILLS AND
KNOWLEDGE)
Gravity x deduce that there is a force x Gravitational x Demonstrating how water flows by x Objects
attracting objects to fall force gravity x Strings
x recognise that gravitational x Force at a x Letting lifted objects drop x Pulleys
force acts at a distance like distance x Discussing why objects fall down x Levers
magnets x Application of x Relating the falling of objects to a x Rods
x recognise that some gravitational force
mechanisms allow a small force force x Identifying situations where pulleys,
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8.6
8.6 TOPIC TOPIC
6: 6: DESIGN
DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY
AND TECHNOLOGY
KEY CONCEPTS OBJECTIVES CONTENT (ATTITUDES, SUGGESTED NOTES AND SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Learners should be able to: SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE) ACTIVITIES
Design and Technology x construct functional tools of x Elements of design x Sketching models x Print media
their own choice incorporating x Functional tools x Designing functional x Electronic media
the elements and principles of tools x Recommended textbooks
design x Exhibiting their finished
models
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ĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚƐŽĨǁĂƚĞƌ ĐŽŵƉŽƵŶĚ ǁĂƚĞƌ x ZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚ
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ǁĂƚĞƌŝƐŶŽƚĂůǁĂLJƐ ĂŶĚƉƵƌŝĨLJŝŶŐǁĂƚĞƌ ŝŵƉƵƌŝƚŝĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĂƚǁŝƚŚŝŶǀŝƐŝďůĞ ƚĂďůĞƚƐ
ƐĂĨĞƚŽĚƌŝŶŬ tĂƚĞƌǁŝƚŚ ŝŵƉƵƌŝƚŝĞƐ x ^ƚŽǀĞͬďƵƌŶĞƌ
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ĚĞƌŝǀĞŝŶĐŽŵĞĨƌŽŵ ǁĂƚĞƌ ǁĂƚĞƌƐƵĐŚĂƐĨŝƐŚŝŶŐ͕ƐƉŽƌƚŝŶŐĂŶĚ x ZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚ
ǁĂƚĞƌƌĞůĂƚĞĚĂĐƚŝǀŝƚŝĞƐ &ŝƐŚĨĂƌŵŝŶŐ ƚŽƵƌŝƐŵ ƚĞdžƚŬƐ
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ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJŽŶ ƐĞĂƐŽŶĂůĂĐƚŝǀŝƚŝĞƐ ŽŶƐĞĂƐŽŶĂůĂĐƚŝǀŝƚŝĞƐ x ůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐŵĞĚŝĂ
ƐĞĂƐŽŶĂůĂĐƚŝǀŝƚŝĞƐ͘ ĐůŽƵĚƐĞĞĚŝŶŐ x ĞƐĐƌŝďŝŶŐŚŽǁƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJŝƐ x WƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
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ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJƚŽ ŽŶǁĞĂƚŚĞƌĂŶĚ ŽĨƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ͘
ǁĞĂƚŚĞƌĂŶĚ ĐůŝŵĂƚĞ
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8.10 TOPIC 10: LANDFORMS AND MAPS
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>ĞĂƌŶĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂďůĞ ^</>>^E<EKt>'Ϳ d/s/d/^
ƚŽ͗
>ĂŶĚĨŽƌŵƐĂŶĚDĂƉƐ xŝŶƚĞƌƉƌĞƚůĂŶĚĨŽƌŵ x DĂƉƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ x >ŝƐƚŝŶŐƚŚĞŝĚĞŶƚŝĨŝĞĚ x DĂƉƐ
ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŽŶĂŵĂƉ ͲŽŶƚŽƵƌůŝŶĞƐ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŽŶĂŐŝǀĞŶ x DĂƚŚĞŵĂƚŝĐĂůƐĞƚ
ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĐŽŶƚŽƵƌůŝŶĞƐ ͲŝƌĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŵĂƉ x ĂůĐƵůĂƚŽƌ
xĚĞĚƵĐĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ Ͳ^ĐĂůĞ x WůŽƚƚŝŶŐĚŝƌĞĐƚŝŽŶŽŶĂ x ůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐŵĞĚŝĂ
ĚŝƌĞĐƚŝŽŶŽŶĂŵĂƉĨƌŽŵ ʹĐŽŶǀĞĐƚŝŽŶĂůƐLJŵďŽůƐ ŵĂƉ x ZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚƚĞdžƚŬƐ
ĂŐŝǀĞŶƉŽŝŶƚ x ĂůĐƵůĂƚŝŶŐĂĐƚƵĂů
Science and Technology, Junior (Grade 3 - 7) Syllabus
xDĞĂƐƵƌĞůĞŶŐƚŚƐŽŶ ĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞƐĨƌŽŵŵĂƉƐ
ŵĂƉƐĂŶĚƵƐŝŶŐƚŚĞŵƚŽ x ƌĂǁŝŶŐůĂƚŝƚƵĚŝŶĂůĂŶĚ
ĐĂůĐƵůĂƚĞĂĐƚƵĂů ůŽŶŐŝƚƵĚŝŶĂůůŝŶĞƐŽŶĂ
ĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞƐ ŐůŽďĞ
xůŽĐĂƚĞĂƉůĂĐĞƵƐŝŶŐůŝŶĞƐ x 'ƌŝĚƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐLJƐƚĞŵ x ZĞĂĚŝŶŐƚŚĞĨŽƵƌĨŝŐƵƌĞ x 'ůŽďĞƐ
ŽĨůŽŶŐŝƚƵĚĞĂŶĚůĂƚŝƚƵĚĞ >ŽŶŐŝƚƵĚĞƐ ŐƌŝĚƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ x WƌŝŶƚŵĞĚŝĂ
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8.11 TOPIC 11: SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
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>ĞĂƌŶĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂďůĞ E<EKt>'Ϳ d/s/d/^
ƚŽ͗
^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞ xƐƚĂƚĞƚŚĞƵƐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞ x ĞƐƚŚĞƚŝĐǀĂůƵĞʹ x ŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐƵƐĞƐŽĨ xDŝŶĞƌĂůƐ
DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐŶĂƚƵƌĂů Ͳ:ĞǁĞůůĞƌLJ ŶĂƚƵƌĂůƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ x&ŽƌĞƐƚ
ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ͲĐĐĞƐƐŽƌŝĞƐŽŶĂƌƚĞĨĂĐƚƐ x /ĚĞŶƚŝĨLJŝŶŐǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ x'ĂŵĞƉĂƌŬƐ
xĚĞƐŝŐŶĂŶĚŵĂŬĞ Ͳ>ĂŶĚƐĐĂƉŝŶŐ ĂƌƚĞĨĂĐƚƐŵĂĚĞĨƌŽŵ xůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐŵĞĚŝĂ
ĂƌƚĞĨĂĐƚƐŵĂĚĞĨƌŽŵ Ͳ/ŶƚĞƌŝŽƌĚĠĐŽƌ ŶĂƚƵƌĂůƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ xhEƚƌĞĂƚŝĞƐ
ŶĂƚƵƌĂůƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ x ĐŽŶŽŵŝĐǀĂůƵĞ x ĞƐŝŐŶŝŶŐĂŶĚŵĂŬŝŶŐ x^ƚĂƚƵƚŽƌLJ/ŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚƐ
xƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƐĞƚŚĞĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ͲŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚ ĂƌƚĞĨĂĐƚƐŵĂĚĞĨƌŽŵ
Science and Technology, Junior (Grade 3 - 7) Syllabus
<zKEWd^ K:d/s^ KEdEd;dd/dh^͕^</>>^ ^h''^dEKd^E ^h''^dZ^KhZ^
>ĞĂƌŶĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂďůĞ E<EKt>'Ϳ d/s/d/^
ƚŽ͗
hƐĞƐŽĨǁĂƐƚĞ x /ĚĞŶƚŝĨLJ x WƌŽĚƵĐƚŝŽŶŽĨŵĂŶƵƌĞ͕ x ŝƐĐƵƐƐƚŚĞƵƐĞƐŽĨ
ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĂůƵƐĞƐ ĂŶŝŵĂůĨĞĞĚƐ͕;ŵŽůĂƐƐĞƐͿ ǁĂƐƚĞ
ŽĨǁĂƐƚĞ ďŝŽŐĂƐĂŶĚƐŽůŝĚĨƵĞů x ĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞŚŽǁƚŽ
x džƉůĂŝŶƚŚĞ ƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞǁĂƐƚĞ
ĞĨĨĞĐƚƐŽĨǁĂƐƚĞ x /ŵƉĂĐƚƐŽĨǁĂƐƚĞŽŶƚŚĞ x ŝƐĐƵƐƐĞĨĨĞĐƚƐŽĨ
ŽŶƚŚĞ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ ǁĂƐƚĞŽŶƚŚĞ
Science and Technology, Junior (Grade 3 - 7) Syllabus
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9.0 ASSESSMENT
ASSESSMENT
The Science and Technology Syllabus will be assessed through a separate section in the
general paper and shall constitute 25%. The syllabus embraces both Continuous and
summative assessments.
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ASSESSMENT MODEL
25%
35%
Final marks
FINAL MARK
from other general
Exit paper components
Profile 100%
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Application 30%
Paper 1.
1hr 30 minutes (50 marks) 30%
There are 50 multiple-choice questions and candidates are required to answer all.
Paper 2.
1hr 30minutes (50 marks) 40%
Paper 2 comprises of Section A and B. Section A with approximately 30 questions is compulsory
and carries 30 Marks. Section B is a choice section which carries 20 marks. A candidate is ex-
pected to choose 4 out of 6 questions. Each question carries 5 marks.
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