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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
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 A
INTRODUCING SCIENCE
LEARNING AREA 1
INTRODUCTION TO SCIENCE
BAND
DESCRIPTOR
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
BAND
DESCRIPTOR
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
THEME C
MATTER IN NATURE
BAND
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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
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
LEARNING AREA 3
MATTER
LEARNING AREA 4
THE VARIETY OF RESOURCES
ON EARTH
LEARNING AREA 5
THE AIR AROUND US
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THEME / CHAPTER
BAND
DESCRIPTOR
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.
LEARNING AREA 7
HEAT