Week Lesson Title Learning Outcomes CCTS SPS Scientific Attitudes and

Noble Values
1 1. Microorganisms and Their Effects on
(05 – 09 Living Things
Jan) 1.1 The classification of microorganisms  List the characteristics of various  Attributing  Defining  Interested and has an
types of microorganisms  Comparing and operationally inquisitive attitude
 Classify microorganisms into contrasting about the surrounding
bacteria, fungi, protozoa, viruses  Collecting and environment
and algae classifying
 Describe the characteristics of each  Making inferences
group of microorganisms
2 1.2 Factors that affect the growth of  Identify factors that affect the  Generating ideas  Experimenting  Interested and has an
(12 – 16 microorganisms growth of microorganisms  Making inferences  Observing inquisitive attitude
Jan)  Explain how each factor affects the  Making decisions  Making about the surrounding
growth of microorganisms  Predicting inferences environment
 Conceptualising  Interpreting  Honest and accurate in
 Relating data recording and verifying
 Making  Controlling data
hypotheses variables  Working together in a
 Making team
hypotheses  Has an objective
attitude
1.3 Useful Microorganisms  State examples of the uses of  Relating  Appreciate the
microorganisms  Generating ideas contribution of science
 Explain the examples the roles of and technology
useful microorganisms
 Suggest potential uses of
microorganisms in various fields
1.4 The harmful effects of microorganisms  State the harmful effects of  Generating ideas  Classifying  Appreciate and
microorganisms on human being  Relating practising a clean and
 Relate each group of  Stating healthy lifestyle
microorganisms to the diseases  Attributing
caused by it
 Describe the major symptoms of
diseases caused by each group of
microorganisms
 Describe the various ways how
microorganisms can cause infection
3 1.5 Ways to prevent infection caused by  List ways to prevent infection  Attributing  Appreciate the
(19 – 23 microorganisms  Relate the control of vectors to their  Generating ideas contribution of science
Jan) habits and life cycles  Relating and technology
 Explain with examples various
methods of sterilization
 State what immunity is

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  State with examples types of
immunity
 State the importance of immunity
1.6 Ways to treat diseases caused by  State the ways to treat diseases  Generating ideas  Experimenting  Interested and has an
microorganisms caused by microorganisms  Making inferences  Observing inquisitive attitude
 State the effects of antibiotics on  Making decisions  Making about the surrounding
microorganisms  Predicting inferences environment
 Describe the dangers of using drugs  Making  Interpreting  Honest and accurate in
without medical advice and through hypotheses data recording and verifying
unauthorized prescription  Controlling data
variables  Working together in a
 Making team
hypotheses  Has an objective
attitude
 Responsible towards
own safety
1.7 Realising that microorganisms have  Describe the roles and effects of
profound effects on human beings and microorganisms on humans and the
the balance of nature balance of nature
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(26 – 30 CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAY
Jan)
5 2. Nutrition
(02 – 06 2.1 The importance of taking good nutrition  Identify the calorific values of the  Generating ideas  Appreciate and
Feb) and practicing good eating habits different classes of food  Relating practising a clean and
 Estimate the calorific values in  Evaluating healthy lifestyle
various meals  Detecting bias
 Explain the factors that affect total
calories required by an individual
 Relate health problems to nutrition
and eating habits
 Justify the importance of taking
good nutrition and practicing good
eating habits
2.2 The nutrition requirements of plants  State what macronutrients are  Attributing  Classifying  Interested and has an
 List macronutrients  Generating ideas  Experimenting inquisitive attitude
 State what micronutrients are  Relating  Observing about the surrounding
 List micronutrients  Making inferences  Making environment
 State the effects of nitrogen,  Collecting and inferences
phosphorus and potassium classifying  Controlling
deficiency on plant growth  Making variables
 State the major functions of hypotheses  Making
nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium hypotheses
deficiency in plant growth

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 6 2.3 Nitrogen cycle  Describe nitrogen cycle  Generating ideas  Interested and has an
(09 – 13  Explain the processes involved in inquisitive attitude
Feb) nitrogen cycle about the surrounding
 Explain the importance of nitrogen environment
cycle
2.4 Appreciating the importance of having  Practise healthy eating habit
good nutrition  Plan how to manage food resources
to avoid wastage
 Describe the benefits of having
healthy eating habits
8 3. Preservation and Conservation of the
(23 – 27 Environment
Feb) 3.1 Balance in nature  Describe what balance in nature is  Relating  Predicting  Appreciate the balance
 State the natural cycles that help to  Generating ideas in nature
maintain balance in nature  Predicting
 Explain how these natural cycles
help to maintain balance in nature
 Explain how food webs help to
maintain balance in nature
 Explain with examples the effects of
natural disasters on balance in
nature
 Suggest ways to maintain balance in
nature
3.2 The effects of environmental pollution  Identify the sources of  Relating  Predicting  Appreciate the balance
environmental pollution  Generating ideas in nature
 Explain the effects of environmental  Predicting
pollution
 Describe global warming
 Relate greenhouse effect to global
warming
 State what ozone layer is
 Explain the importance of ozone
layer
 State the chemicals that damage the
ozone layer
 List the sources of chemicals that
can damage the ozone layer
 Explain how damaging ozone layer
affects living things
3.3 Preservation and conservation of the  State the importance of preservation  Relating  Predicting  Appreciate the balance
environment and pollution control and conservation of the  Generating ideas in nature
environment  Predicting  Realise that science is
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 pollution control understand nature
 Explain with examples how
preservation and conservation of the
environment can contribute to a
clean and healthy environment
9 3.4 The importance of proper management  Practise good habits to preserve and  Relating  Predicting  Appreciate the balance
(02 – 06 of natural resources in maintaining conserve the environment  Generating ideas in nature
March) balance in nature  Generate ideas on proper ways to  Predicting
manage natural resources in order
to maintain balance in nature
 Explain with examples the effects of
improper management of natural
resources
 Justify the need for proper
management of the environment
3.5 Responsible attitudes to preserve and  Practise good habits to preserve and
conserve the environment conserve the environment
12 4. Carbon Compounds
(23 – 27 4.1 Various carbon compounds  State what carbon compounds are  Comparing and  Classifying  Open minded
March)  State what organic compounds are contrasting
 Give examples of organic  Generating ideas
compounds  Collecting and
 State what inorganic compounds are classifying
 Give examples of the inorganic
compounds
 Compare and contrast the organic
compounds with the inorganic
compounds
 Classify substances into the organic
and inorganic compounds
 State what hydrocarbons are
 List sources of hydrocarbons
4.2 Alcohol and its effects on health  State the elements found in alcohol  Generating ideas  Experimenting  Working together in a
 Give examples of alcohol  Synthesising  Observing team
 Describe the process of producing  Conceptualising  Making  Appreciate and
alcohol  Making inferences practising a clean and
 State the general characteristics of hypotheses  Interpreting healthy lifestyle
alcohol data
 List uses of alcohol  Controlling
 Explain with examples the effect of variables
alcohol on health  Making
hypotheses
4.3 Fats and their effects on health  Give examples of fats  Comparing and  Classifying  Appreciate and
 State the sources of fats contrasting practising a clean and

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  State the elements found in fats  Detecting bias healthy lifestyle
 State what saturated fats are  Evaluating
 State what unsaturated fats are  Collecting and
 Compare and contrast saturated fats classifying
with unsaturated fats
 Explain with examples the effects of
consuming food rich in saturated
fats on health
13 4.4 Oil palm and its importance to national  Describe the structure of an oil palm  Generating ideas  Experimenting  Working together in a
(30 – 03 Development fruit  Making  Observing team
April)  Describe the process of extracting hypotheses  Making
palm oil from oil palm fruit inferences
 List the uses of palm oil  Controlling
 List the nutritional substances found variables
in palm oil  Making
 Describe the local R & D activities hypotheses
on oil palm
 Suggest the potential uses of oil
palm
4.5 Soap making and cleansing action of  State that oils contain fatty acids  Generating ideas  Experimenting  Working together in a
soap and glycerol  Synthesising  Observing team
 Give an example of fatty acids  Making  Making
 Describe the process of making soap hypotheses inferences
 State that soap is a salt produced by  Controlling
the reaction between sodium variables
hydroxide and fatty acids  Making
 State the characteristics of the hypotheses
components of a soap molecule
 Explain the cleansing action of soap
molecules
14 4.6 Natural Polymers  State what polymer is  Defining  Experimenting  Working together in a
(06 – 10  Give examples of polymers operationally  Observing team
April)  State what a monomer is  Generating ideas  Making  Appreciate the
 Give examples of monomers  Making inferences inferences contribution of science
 Describe polymerisation  Conceptualising  Controlling and technology
 State depolymerisation  Comparing and variables
 State what natural polymer is contrasting  Making
 Give examples of natural polymer  Making hypotheses
 State what synthetic polymer is hypotheses
 Give examples of synthetic polymer
 State the characteristics of natural
rubber
 Explain the action of acids on latex
 Explain the action of ammonia

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 solution on latex
 Describe vulcanization of rubber
 Relate the characteristics of
vulcanized rubber to the structure of
its molecule
 List the uses of vulcanized rubber
15 4.7 Appreciating scientific research on the  Describe the importance of
(13 – 17 use of carbon compounds scientists’ discoveries on the use of
April) carbon compounds

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Week Lesson Title Learning Outcomes TSTS SPS Scientific Attitudes and
Noble Values
24 5. Motion
(15 – 19 5.1 Analysing the motion of vehicles on land  Describe the structure and the  Relating  Observing  Appreciate the
June) principle of operation of vehicles  Comparing and contribution of science
without engines contrasting and technology
 Describe the structure and principle  Sequencing
of operation of vehicles with engines
 Explain the structure and operation
of the four-stroke petrol engine
 Explain the structure and operation
of the four-stroke diesel engine
 Explain the structure and operation
of an two-stroke petrol engine
 Compare and contrast the four-
stroke petrol engine with the four-
stroke diesel engine
 Compare and contrast the four-
stroke petrol engine with the two-
stroke petrol engine
 Relate the structure and operation
of the engine to the movement of
vehicles
5.2 Speed, velocity and acceleration  State what distance is  Comparing and  Observing  Working together in a
 Define speed contrasting  Defining team
 Define velocity  Relating operationally  Thinking critically and
 State the unit for speed and velocity  Solving problems analytically
 Define acceleration
 State the unit for acceleration
 Explain the relationship between
speed, velocity and acceleration
 Compare and contrast velocity and
acceleration
5.3 Inertia  State what inertia is  Relating  Defining  Thinking critically and
 Give examples of everyday  Making operationally analytically
occurrences that involve inertia hypotheses  Experimenting  Working together in a
 Explain with examples the  Observing team
relationship between mass and  Making
inertia inferences
 State the safety features used in  Controlling
vehicles to reduce negative effects variables
of inertia  Making
hypotheses

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 25 5.4 Momentum  Define momentum  Relating  Defining  Working together in a
(22 – 26  Explain the relationship between  Making operationally team
June) momentum, mass and velocity hypotheses  Experimenting  Thinking critically and
 State the Principle of Conservation  Making inferences  Observing analytically
of Momentum  Making
 Explain with examples the inferences
application of momentum in  Controlling
everyday life variables
 Making
hypotheses
5.5 Pressure  Define pressure  Relating  Defining  Working together in a
 Explain the relationship between  Making operationally team
pressure, force and surface area hypotheses  Experimenting  Thinking critically and
 Explain with examples the  Making inferences  Observing analytically
application of pressure in everyday  Making
life inferences
 Solve problems involving pressure  Controlling
variables
 Making
hypotheses
5.6 The principle of hydraulic system in  State the principle of transmission of  Relating  Experimenting  Working together in a
everyday life pressure in liquids  Making  Observing team
 Relate pressure on the small piston hypotheses  Making  Thinking critically and
to that on the large piston in the  Making inferences inferences analytically
operation of a hydraulic system  Solving problems  Controlling
 Explain the effect of transmission of variables
pressure in liquid  Making
 Solve problems on transmission of hypotheses
pressure in liquids
 Explain with examples the
application of the hydraulic system
in everyday life
26 5.7 The motion of vehicles in water  State the principle of operation of  Relating  Defining  Working together in a
(29 – 03 vehicles in water  Making operationally team
July)  Identify the shape of vehicles to hypotheses  Experimenting  Objective nature
facilitate motion in water  Making inferences  Observing
 Relate shapes to the design of  Making
vehicles in water inferences
 State Archimedes’ Principle  Controlling
 Explain with examples the variables
applications of Archimedes’ Principle  Making
hypotheses
5.8 Vehicles in the air  State the principles of operation of  Comparing and  Defining  Appreciate the
vehicles in the air contrasting operationally contribution of science

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  Compare and contrast how forces of  Generating ideas  Experimenting and technology
motion are generated by the jet  Attributing  Observing
engine and the rocket  Making inferences  Making
 State Bernoulli’s principle  Relating inferences
 Explain the application of Bernoulli’s  Making  Controlling
principle in air flight hypotheses variables
 Making
hypotheses
5.9 Appreciating the ability and creativity of  Justify the need to invent vehicles
mankind in inventing and designing  Relate the creativity of humans in
vehicles for the betterment of life designing of vehicles
 Practise good habits in handling
vehicles
 Practise caring attitudes when using
public transport system
28 6. Food Technology and Production
(13 – 17 6.1 Methods and substances used in food  Describe what processed food is  Generating ideas  Appreciate the
July) technology  Give examples of processed food  Conceptualising contribution of science
 Explain the purpose of processing  Detecting bias and technology
food  Comparing and
 State the chemicals used in food contrasting
processing
 Explain the function of the chemicals
used in food processing
 Explain with examples the
technology used in food processing
and packaging
 Explain the effects of excessive use
of chemicals in food processing
6.2 Ways to improve food production  Explain the need to increase the  Generating ideas  Open minded
quality and quantity of food
production
 Explain with examples ways to
increase the quality of food
production
 Describe with examples what
genetically modified food is
 State the advantages and
disadvantages of genetically
modified food
6.3 The contribution of technology in food  Describe the R & D activities in food
production for the betterment of life production
 Predict what will happen if there is
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development in food production
6.4 Practising critical and analytical thinking  Justify the need to educate
when selecting processed food consumers in selecting processed
food
 Practise critical and analytical
thinking when selecting processed
food
30 7. Synthetic Materials in Industry
(27– 31 7.1 Synthetic polymer  List synthetic polymers  Attributing  Classifying  Appreciate the
July)  State uses of synthetic polymers  Comparing and contribution of science
 Describe the process of making contrasting and technology
synthetic polymers  Collecting and
 Relate the general characteristics of classifying
synthetic rubber to its uses
 Give examples of goods made from
synthetic rubber
 Give examples of goods made from
a combination of natural and
synthetic rubber
 Compare and contrast synthetic
rubber with natural rubber
7.2 Plastics  List examples of plastics  Attributing  Classifying  Appreciate the
 List the uses of plastics  Comparing and  Predicting contribution of science
 State the types of plastics contrasting and technology
 List the characteristics of  Collecting and  Appreciate the balance
thermoplastic materials classifying in nature
 List the characteristics of  Predicting
thermosetting plastic materials
 Classify various plastic goods into
thermoplastic and thermosets
 Compare and contrast the
thermoplastic and thermosets
 Suggest the potential uses of
plastics
 Explain the effects of improper
disposal of plastic materials on the
environment
 Describe the proper management of
disposal of plastics
7.3 Responsible attitudes in the disposal of  Explain the importance of proper
synthetic polymers disposal of synthetic polymers
 Suggest ways to dispose synthetic
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 Practise good habits in disposing
synthetic polymers
32 8. Electronic, Information and
(10 – 04 Communication System
Aug) 8.1 Understanding radio wave  Describe the characteristics of wave  Generating ideas  Appreciate the
 Identify the location of radio waves  Relating contribution of science
in the electromagnetic spectrum  Comparing and and technology
 Relate the properties of radio waves contrasting
to communication
8.2 Radio communication  Identify electronic components used  Generating ideas  Observing  Appreciate the
in radio and their symbols  Sequencing contribution of science
 Explain the function of electronic  Comparing and and technology
components in radio contrasting
 Describe the radio transmission
system
 Describe the radio receiver system
 Explain transmission and reception
signals in the radio communication
system
8.3 Communicating via satellite  Describe how satellite  Attributing  Appreciate the
communication system works  Analysing contribution of science
 State the advantage of using and technology
satellites for communication
 List applications of satellite
communication
8.4 The benefits of information and  Justify the use of ICT for the
communication technology to mankind benefits of mankind

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