INVESTIGATING

THE
LIVING THINGS
YEAR 6

1.1 Understanding that some animals live in groups and others live in
solitary
ANIMALS

GROUPS
Eg:
lions, elephants,
ants

safety

Interaction among animals

competition

Reasons

Avoid competition
-Food
- space

Reasons

food

SOLITARY
Eg:
turtles, eagles

cooperation

1.2 Understanding that competition is a form of interaction among living things

ANIMALS

INTERACTION AMONG LIVING THINGS

PLANTS

Cooperation
- living together
factors

competition
competition
reasons
factors

- Food
- Water
- Mate
- shelter
-Territory
(space)

- limited food and water

- mate for breeding
- defending shelter
- Defending territory

- Sunlight
- Water
- Nutrient
- Space

reasons

LIMITED
-sunlight
-water
- space
- nutrient

INVESTIGATING
FORCE AND ENERGY
YEAR 6

Force and Energy

1.1.1 State push and pull
are forces

1.1 Understanding
that push and
pull are forces

1.1.2 State that force

cannot be seen but its
effects can be observed

1.2.1 Force can move a

stationary object

FORCE

1.2 Understanding the

effects of a force

1.2.2 Force can change

the motion of an object
1.2.3 Force can change
the shape of an object

1.
Definition
2.
Effects

FRICTION

5. Design a
fair test

3. Ways to
reduce/increase

4. Advantages and
disadvantages

FRICTION
definition
Is a type of force
(slows down a moving object)
Effects

Produce
heat

Opposes
motion

Ways

Causes
wear and
tear

Advantages

reduce

increase

Disadvantages

Handlings objects
Movements
Sharpening knives
Lighting matches

Designing a fair test

Wear and tear

Heat
Slow down movements

INVESTIGATING FORCE
AND ENERGY
FORCE

1. State that friction

is a type of force
2. Describe the effects
of friction
3. Describe ways to
reduce friction

1.3 Analysing
friction
8. Design a fair test to find out how
different types of surfaces affect the
distance a trolley moves (variables)

4. Describe ways to
increase friction
5. State the
advantages of friction
6. State the
disadvantages
of friction
7. Conclude that
friction occurs when
two surfaces are in
contact

A measurement of how fast

an object moves

Speed = Distance / Time

(Unit of speed : m/s, km/h)

State what SPEED is

Problem solving

Understanding
Speed

Which object
moves faster?
An object which moves faster
travels a longer distance in a
given time

An object that moves faster

takes a shorter time to travel
a given distance

INVESTIGATING
MATERIAL
YEAR 6

THEME: INVESTIGATING MATERIAL

FOOD SPOILAGE
what
-Food cannot
be eaten
-Food unsafe
to eat

microorganism
can spoil food

State the
condition for
microorganisms
to grow

importants
FOOD PRESERVATION

Identify
Food spoilt
Characteristic
-unpleasant smell
--unpleasant taste
--changed colour
--changed texture
--mouldy

-Air
-Water
-Nutrient
-Suitable temperature
-Suitable acidity

Reason Why
-The food will last longer
-The food is easy to store
-To reduce wastage of food
-Slow down the growth of
microorganisms.
-Retain freshness

Smoking
Fish
Banana

Salting
Egg
Fish

Waxing
Fruits

Drying
Fish
prawn

Boiling
Curry
Cooling
Fruits
vegetables

Food Preservation

Pasteurising
Milk
Bottling
Or
Canning
Fruits

Freezing
Meat
Fish

Vacuum
packing
Potato
Peanuts

Pickling
Fruits
Vegetables

Factories, food stalls, market,

residential

Organic waste

Disposal

Sources

Decay
Types
Non decay

How

2.1
Waste Management
Effects of improper
disposal of waste on
the environment

Disposal in a local area

Improve Ways

Town
- collection of waste
in alternate days
Village
-Throwing into the river,
open burning,
littering,bury

Daily collection
of waste

proper

Ways

Compost,
recycle,
Incinerator,
reuse
improper
Throwing
into the
river,
open
burning,
littering,
burying

Harmful effects
Air pollution, water
pollution, sickness,
diseases, acid rain,
flash-flood

certain waste
can decay

Biodegradable
Give examples

Organic Waste
Plastic

State

waste that
do not decay

Glass
Materials
Chemical waste

LO. 2.2
Understanding that
Some waste can decay

Microorganisms
can cause waste
materials to decay.
Advantages of
waste decaying.
Disadvantages of
waste decaying.

Predict what will happen to

human and the environment
if waste do not decay.

INVESTIGATING
THE EARTH AND THE
UNIVERSE
YEAR 6

ECLIPSE
what
MOON ECLIPSE

SUN ECLIPSE
How

Position of earth ,sun and moon and moon

Draw
Partial and total eclipse
Why it occurs?
evolution , simulation

Predict the scenario of the Earth during the eclipse of the sun

INVESTIGATING
THE IMPORTANT OF
TECHNOLOGY
YEAR 6

MACHINE
1.1
UNDERSTANDING
SIMPLE MACHINE
what

1.2
ANALYSING A
COMPLEX MACHINE
Identify

DEFINE SIMPLE
MACHINE
SIMPLE
MACHINES IN A
COMPLEX
MACHINE
Observing a
bicycle

1.3
APPRECIACING THE
INVENSION OF
MACHINES THAT
MAKE LIFE EASIER
Predict

MACHINE

SIMPLE MACHINE
device that
allows us to use less
force to make work
easier or faster

Types
WHEEL AND AXLE
LEVER
WEDGE
PULLEY
GEAR
INCLINED PLANE
SCREW

COMPLEX MACHINE

conclusion

A COMPLEX MACHINE
IS MADE UP OF
MORE THAN ONE
SIMPLE MACHINE
EXAMPLES

APPRECIACING THE
INVENSION OF
MACHINES THAT MAKE
LIFE
EASIER
Predict

HOW LIFE IS
WITHOUT
MACHINES
EXPLAIN HOW

Wheel
barrow
Tin opener
Bicycle

MACHINES CAN
MAKE OUR LIVES
EASIER