Year 5 Science DLP

List of Chapters and Topics

• Chapter 1: Scientific Skills

  • Science process skills (observing, classifying, measuring and using numbers, inferring, predicting, communicating, experimenting)

  • Manipulative skills

  • Standard units and measurement apparatus (length, mass, volume, time, temperature) [1, 2, 3]

• Chapter 2: Humans

  • Human skeletal system: Functions of bones (skull, ribs, backbone, hand and leg bones) and joints

  • Human blood circulatory system: Role of the heart, blood vessels, blood, and lungs in transporting oxygen, nutrients, and waste [1, 2, 3]

• Chapter 3: Animals

  • Physical characteristics and special behaviors to protect against enemies and extreme weather

  • Food chains and food webs (originating from the Sun) [1, 2]

• Chapter 4: Plants

  • Special characteristics to protect from enemies and adapt to different climates

  • Methods of seed dispersal (wind, water, animals, explosive mechanism) [1, 2]

• Chapter 5: Electricity

  • Sources of electrical energy (power plants, solar cells, dry cells, dynamos, accumulators, generators)

  • Series and parallel electrical circuits

  • Factors affecting brightness of bulbs in circuits [1, 2, 3]

• Chapter 6: Heat

  • Heat vs. temperature (definitions and standard units in °C)

  • Effects of heat gain and heat loss on objects (expansion and contraction)

  • Application of expansion and contraction (e.g., mercury in thermometers, gaps in railway tracks, loosely installed electrical cables) [1, 2, 3, 4]

• Chapter 7: Rusting

  • Factors of rusting (presence of air and water)

  • Methods of preventing rust (painting, oiling, greasing, galvanizing, plastic coating) [1, 2]

• Chapter 8: Matter

  • States of matter (solid, liquid, gas) and their properties (mass, volume, shape)

  • Changes in the states of matter involving heat (evaporation, condensation, melting, freezing, boiling)

  • The natural water cycle [1, 2, 3, 4]

• Chapter 9: Acids and Alkalis

  • Chemical properties of acidic, alkaline, and neutral substances using litmus paper

  • Taste, touch, and pH changes [1]

• Chapter 10: Earth

  • Rotation and revolution of the Earth (causing day and night, and apparent movement of the Sun)

  • Phases of the Moon (based on the lunar calendar) [1, 2, 3]

• Chapter 11: Constellations

  • Recognition and importance of constellations (such as Orion, Big Dipper / Plough, Southern Cross / Pari, and Scorpius) [1]

• Chapter 12: Machines

  • Simple machines (lever, wedge, screw, pulley, wheel and axle, gear, inclined plane) and complex machines

  • Stability and center of gravity of structures [1, 2, 3]