WHAT DOES THE STUDENT NEED TO KNOW?(POL)

HOW WILL IT BE TAUGHT? 

MATTER:

1. Properties and characteristics of matter 

a. Classifies objects according to their properties (e.g. colour, shape, size, texture, smell) 

b. Classifies materials (e.g. fabrics, sponges, papers) according to their degree of absorption

c. Distinguishes between materials that are permeable to water and those that are not 

d. Distinguishes between translucent substances (transparent or coloured) and opaque substances

2. Mixtures

a. Recognizes mixtures in his/her environment (e.g. air, juice, salad dressing, soup, raisin bread)

b. Distinguishes between mixtures of miscible and immiscible liquids (e.g. water and milk, water and oil)

c. Distinguishes between substances that are soluble in water (e.g. salt, sugar) and those that are not (e.g. pepper, sand)

3. Solid, liquid, gaseous state, phase changes

a. Distinguishes among the three states of matter (solid, liquid, gas)

b. Recognizes water in its solid (ice, snow), liquid and gaseous (steam) state

c. Describes the operations involved in changing water from one state to another (heating or cooling)

d. Determines the state of various objects and substances in his/her environment (e.g. glass, air, milk, plastic)

4. Conservation of matter

a. Recognizes that the quantity of the matter remains the same once a change has occurred (e.g. 50 ml of water in a saucer or a glass, whole piece of chalk or ground chalk, flattened piece of modelling clay or a ball of modelling clay) 

6. Common household products

a. Associates the uses of certain household products with their properties (e.g. cleaning products remove grease, vinegar and lemon juice help preserve certain foods)

b. Recognizes commonly used products that are potentially dangerous (safety related symbols) 

FORCES AND MOTION:

2. Magnetism and electromagnetism

a. Recognizes the effects of magnetism on magnets (attraction and repulsion) 

b. Identifies situations in which magnets are used 

6. Effects of a force on the direction of an object

a. Identifies situations involving the force of friction (pushing on an object, sliding an object, rolling an object) 

SYSTEMS AND INTERACTIONS:

1. Everyday technical objects

a. Describes the parts and mechanisms that make up an object

b. Identifies the needs that an object was originally designed to meet 

MATTER:

3. Transformation of matter

a. Describes different types of precipitation (rain, snow, hail, freezing rain)

b. Identifies natural sources of fresh water (brooks, lakes, rivers) and natural sources of salt water (seas, oceans) 

SYSTEMS AND INTERACTIONS:

1. Light and shadow

a. Describes the influence of the apparent position of the sun on the length of shadows 

2. System involving the sun, the Earth and the moon

a. Associates the sun with the idea of a star, the Earth with the idea of a planet and the moon with the idea a natural satellite 

4. Seasons

a. Describes the changes to the environment throughout the seasons (temperature, amount of daylight, type of precipitation)

b. Explains the sensations experienced (hot, cold, comfortable) with regard to temperature measurements 

MATTER:

2. Organization of living things

a. Describes the functions of certain parts of the anatomy (e.g. limbs, head, heart, stomach) 

3. Transformations of living things

a. Names the basic needs for plant growth (water, air, light, mineral salts) 

ENERGY:

1. Sources of energy for living things

a. Compares the nutrition of domestic animals with that of wild animals 

SYSTEMS AND INTERACTIONS:

1. Interaction between living organisms and their environment

a. Describes the physical characteristics that demonstrate how animals adapt to their environment

b. Describes the behaviours of familiar animals that enable them to adapt to their environment 

2. Use of living things for consumption

a. Provides examples of how living things are used (e.g. meat, vegetable, wood, leather) 

4. Food production techniques

a. Describes the main steps in the production of various basic foods (e.g. making butter, bread, yogurt)