3. 1.1 Understanding that humans have basic needs
Give energy
To breathe
Grow
Stay healthy
Food Air
Basic Needs
Of Human
Water
Shelter
Drinks
Grow To protect from
• danger
Stay healthy
• extreme weather
• sun & rain

4. 1.2 Understanding that animals have basic needs
Give energy
To breathe
Grow
Stay healthy
Food Air
Types :
Basic Needs • holes
Of Animals • cave
• nest
• beehive
Water
Shelter
Drinks
Grow To protect from
• danger
Stay healthy
• extreme weather
• sun & rain

5. 1.3 Understanding that plants have basic needs
Plants Have Basic Needs
Air Water Sunlight
With : Without :
• grow healthy • wilted
• grow well • Turn yellow
• not wilted • Die

6. 2.1 Analysing life processes that humans undergo
Inhale – take in air
Nose/Mouth Wind-pipe Lungs
Exhale – give out air
Organs
Purpose :
• avoid danger Breathing Rate of breath
• avoid getting hurt Number of chest movement
• avoid getting injured
In a period of time
• to survive
Respond To Analysing Life Processes That
Human Undergo Reproduce
Stimuli
A process to produce
Organs
Excrete Defecate Their young or offspring
Eyes - Sight
Nose - Smell Lungs Faeces
( Carbon dioxide
Tongue - Taste + water vapour )
Ears - Sound Kidney ( urine + mineral salt )
Skin - Touch Skin ( Sweat + mineral salt )

7. 2.2 Being aware that certain behaviour can disturb life processes
Behaviour That Can Disturb
Life Processes
Smoking Drinking Alcohol Taking Drug
Effects
• Lung cancer Effects
• Coughing • Delay respond to stimuli
• Lose ability to walk in straight line
• Can cause accidents
How to avoid
Participate in a campaign
Discourage among their peers

8. 2.3 Analysing the life processes that animals undergo
Animals Life Processes
Excrete Defecate Breathing Reproduce
To get rid of waste product Organs Lay Eggs Give Birth
from their bodies cat
butterfly
tiger
bird bat
whale
Lungs Gills Lung-book Moist Trachea
• monkey • fish • crab Skin Structure
• bird • prawn • frog • insects
• whale • earthworm

9. Science Year 4
INVESTIGATING LIVING THINGS
2. Living Things Undergo Life Processes
the part of plant that responds
plants respond to stimuli. to water
water, sunlight, touch, gravity.
various ways plants reproduce Roots
through…seeds, spores, suckers, stem cutting,
leaves, underground stem. the part of plant that responds
to gravity.
2.4 Roots
Life processes
plants undergo the part of plant that responds
to sunlight.
what will happen to the world if
plants do not reproduce. Shoot
no food supply.
plants reproduce.
Seeds – balsam, corn, durian the part of plant that responds
Spores – fern, mushroom
to touch.
Suckers – banana, pineapple
why plants need to reproduce Stem cutting – hibiscus, rose, tapioca
Leaves – bryophyllum, begonia
to ensure the survival of the species.
Stem – potato, onion, ginger and lily

10. 3.1 animals have specific characteristics and
behaviour to protect themselves
Special characteristics The special characteristics and special behaviour
of animals that protect them behaviour of animals help to of animals that protect them
protect them from danger. from danger.
from danger.
Sharp claws
Thick and hard skin To protect themselves and their
To prevent their enemies from injuring Young from the enemies- lion ,cat,
Eg. elephant Bears, and eagle.
Hard shell Pretend to dead
Snails and tortoise retract their head To trick their enemies –e.g.: beetle
And legs into the shell when the are
Attacked by enemies
Camouflage
Hard scales
Has body colour or patterns that that are
Pangolins and crocodiles have hard
Similar to the surrounding
scales To protect their bodies
from injuries
Spines Spray black ink
Raise the sharp spines when Dark surrounding helps the animal not
the enemies advance towards them to been seen by enemies
Eg. porcupine – e.g: octopus, squid
Horns
Poisonous sting or fangs
Use their horn to attack enemies.
Can hurt and kill enemies-e.g..: scorpion,
Eg. buffalo
centipede snake , bee.

11. 3.2/3.3
Animals have specific characteristics
and behaviour to protect themselves from
extreme weather and survive
specific characteristics and how specific characteristics and
behaviour of animals that protect behaviour of animals help to protect
them from very hot and cold weather. them from very hot or cold weather.
Hot weather Cold weather
Thick Fur
Polar bears have thick fur to prevent the body
Wrinkled Skin
From losing heat to cold surroundings.
Elephant ,hippopotamuses and buffaloes
lose body heat through wrinkled skins
Fat Layers Under The Skins
Wallowing Penguins, seals, and whales have fat layers under
Elephant, hippopotamuses and buffaloes their skin to keep their bodies warm
keep their body cool by wallowing in
mud holes Small Ears
Seals and Walruses have small ears to prevent
Heat loss from their bodies.
Humps
Camels store food and water in the form
Hibernate
Of fats in the humps on their back.
Polar bears hibernates during extreme cold
Weather

12. 3.4 Plants have
specific characteristics to protect
themselves from enemy
The specific characteristics How the specific
of plants that protect them characteristics of
from enemies plants help to
protect them
from enemies.
Produces characteristics that
latex protect plants.
Have thorns
poisonous
Have fine hairs
Close leaflets
when touch

13. 3.5 Plants have specific characteristics to
protect themselves from dry region and
strong wind
strong wind
dry region
Eg: Coconut tree, bamboo tree,
.
Eg : cactus mangrove tree
a. Long roots to absorb water
b. Succulent stem can store a. Have stems that bend easily
water b. Have buttress roots
c. Thorn can prevent c. Have separated leaves
the excessive loss of d. Needle- shaped leaves
water

14. INVESTIGATING FORCE AND
ENERGY

15. 1.3 Solid
1.2 Area Volume
1.4 Liquid
1.1 Length
MEASUREMENT 1.5 Mass
1.7 Standard units 1.6 Time

16. Measuring tape String Arm span
Terminology
Cubit
- The distance
Ways to measure
between two
points/place/position
Ruler
1.1Length Standard Tools
Correct technique
Measuring tape Ruler
- The eye must be
directly above the
end of object
Unit
mm cm m km

17. Terminology
1.2 Area Standard unit
- Square millimetre (mm2)
- Area is the amount of - Square centimetre (cm2)
Space taken up by the - Square metre (m2)
surface of an object. - Square kilometre (km2)
Different ways to measure area
- Using formula
- by placing uniform - Using square card with a
objects such as tiles, 2cm
sides of 1 centimetre
books and stamps
on the surface of 3cm 4cm
the objects Area = length X width
1cm = 4cm X 2 cm
3cm = 8cm2
1cm

18. The amount of space that
something takes up measuring
cylinder
Terminology
Length x width x height Tools
Formula
Volume 1.4 Liquid
Standard Units
1.3 Solid
Correct technique
ml, l
Standard Units
a) taking the reading at the
lowest part of the meniscus.
mm3, cm3, m3 b) eyes must be at the same level
as the lowest part of the meniscus

19. Terminology Correct technique
- Amount of matter in
an object
1.5 Mass
Electronic
balance
Simple Tools Bathroom Standard unit
balance scale
Beam Kitchen Lever
balance scale balance mg g kg

20. Terminology Standard unit
1.6 Time
- Duration between - Second , minute , hour
two event
Way to measure
Tool
Process that repeats uniformly
can be used to measure time - Digital clock , watch ,
wrist watch , clock
Events can be used measuring time
Old clock
-Swinging pendulum
-Pulse rate candle
- Sundial , sand
-water dripping
clock , candle clock
-Changing day and night

21. 1.7 The Importance of Standard Units
- for accuracy and - easy to communicate
consistency and understanding

22. Investigating
Materials

23. metal carbon glass plastics wood
Conduct Light to pass Insulator
electricity through
1.1
The properties of materials
conduct
Float on water Sink in water Can be stretch heat
wood stone rubber ring metal

24. 1.2
Applying knowledge
properties of materials in everyday life
Suggest ways Suggest ways
to keep things hot to keep things cold
Covered with insulators
hot thing cold thing
To prevent prevent from
heat loss absorbing heat

25. 1.3
Uses of
materials based on their properties
List of object
and materials that they Reason why particular
are made of materials are used to
make an object
object materials properties
spoon metal hard
tissue wood Soft
cheap strength
glasses glass transparent
easy to get good quality

26. 1.4
The importance of
reuse, reduce and recycle of materials
wood cotton metal plastics synthetic cloth
natural Man-made
materials rubber glass
materials
State that man-made materials
comes from natural materials
reducing reusing recycling
public transport plastic bag bottle plastics glass

27. 1.6 RUSTING CAN PREVENTED
DIFFERENT WAYS TO THE NECESSARY TO
PREVENT OBJECTS FROM
RUSTING PREVENT RUSTING
Coating with non *Everlasting Live
rusting materials
*Save Natural
*paint
material
*oil
*Save Cost
*grease
*Looking good
*Conclusion; Rusting can be avoided by preventing iron contact
with air and water.

28. UNDERSTANDING THAT SOME
MATERIALS CAN RUST
RUSTY OBJECTS NON RUSTY
OBJECTS
OBJECT MADE OF OBJECT MADE OF
IRON AND STEEL GLASS, PLASTIC,
WOOD, CLAY AND SILK
*Nail *Glass
*Spoon *Bottle
*Knife *Cup
*Needle *Pencil

29. INVESTIGATING
THE EARTH
AND
THE UNIVERSE

30. -Nine Planets
Mercury – My
-Natural satellites
-Meteors
THE Venus – Very
Earth – Excellent
-Comets SOLAR Mars – Mother
-Asteroids
SYSTEM Jupiter – Just
Saturn – Served
Uranus – Us
Neptune – Nine
List of Pluto – Puddings
constituents
List of planets
1.1
The solar system
Planets
move round
the Sun

31. the Moon
the Earth the Earth
the Sun 4
100 1
1
Size of the Earth
Size of the Sun relative to the size
relative to the size of the Moon.
of the Earth. 1.2 The relative size
and distance between
the Earth, the Moon
and the Sun
The relative distance from
the Earth to the Sun compared
to the relative distance from the
Earth to the Moon.
the Earth the Moon
the Sun
150 000 000 km 382 500 km
1 : 400

32. Much nearer :
•The nearer a planet to the Sun is, •The temperature on the Earth would rise.
the hotter is the surface of the planet . •Water on Earth would evaporate.
•The farther a planet from the Sun is, •No water and the temperature would be
the colder is the surface of the planet. very hot.
•Do not have enough air and water. Much farther :
•The temperature on the Earth would drop.
•Water would freeze into ice.
•All living things would die.
1.3
Appreciating the perfect placement
of the planet Earth in the
Solar System
Why certain planets
are not conducive The Earth is EFFECT
for living things. the only planet in the
Solar System that
has living things.
•Earth is the third planet from the Sun, it receives enough light
and heat from the Sun.
•It is not too hot or too cold.
•The atmosphere of the Earth contains air and there is water
on Earth.

33. INVESTIGATING
TECHNOLOGY

34. 1.1.Understanding the importance of technology in everyday life
Examples of human limitations are
Limitation of human ability • Unable to see fine objects
•Unable to speak loud
•Unable to walk for long distance
•Unable to see far away objects
Microscope
- The usage of lens to see fine
features of objects and microbes
Microphone
-To increase the volume
Telephone Devices to overcome
-To communicate from long distance human limitation
Bicycle, motorcycle, airplanes
-Can travel long distance
in a shorter time
Telescope, binocular
- To see far away objects

35. Agriculture
TECHNOLOGY
e.g.:
1.2 hoe plough tractor
Understanding The
Development Of
combine harvester
Technology Transportation
Land: Animal bicycle
car train
Examples Air: hot air balloon airship
glider aeroplane
Water: canoe raft
sampan ferry
ship
Construction
Communication
Cave hut wooden house
Drawing carrier pigeon
apartment
Telephone

36. TECHNOLOGY Cannot move farther
Problems they
encounter in their daily life
1.3 Cannot move and lift heavy thing
Synthesising Brain storming
how technology
can be used to Ideas to solve
solve problems the problems identified
Sketch the model
wheelbarrow
Demonstrate that device
invented can be used to Device to solve
solve the problem lever
the problem identified.
identified
Pully – can lift everything Wheel barrow – can move heavy things easily

37. 1.4 Analysing That Technology Can Benefit Mankind If Used Wisely
Advantages of Technology Disadvantages of Technology
•Communication Environmental pollution from increase
Enable human to learn more about In waste materials
things happening around the world
•Transportation Environmental destruction result from
Enable human to travel excessive usage of natural resources
far away places in shorter time
•Agriculture Social problem
Machines make it easier to plants
and harvest their crops Bad effects on health result from
•Construction environmental pollution and excessive
Roads, highways, bridges and use of chemicals
building is easier and faster to build