Year 6 Science DLP
1. Inquiry in Science
Unit 1: Scientific Skills – Science process skills (observing, classifying, measuring, inferring, predicting, hypothesizing, experimenting) and manipulative skills. [1, 2]
2. Life Science
Unit 2: Humans – Human reproductive systems (male and female organs), fertilisation, growth of a zygote into an embryo/foetus, birth, and the human nervous system (central and peripheral). [1]
Unit 3: Microorganisms – Types of microorganisms (fungi, bacteria, algae, protozoa, viruses), life processes, and factors affecting their growth (temperature, water, air, nutrients). [1, 2]
Unit 4: Interaction Among Living Things – Intraspecies and interspecies interactions, competition for basic needs, and animal symbiosis (mutualism, commensalism, parasitism). [1]
Unit 5: Preservation and Conservation – Extinct animals, endangered species, and the importance of preservation and conservation to maintain the ecological balance. [1]
3. Physical Science
Unit 6: Force – Effects of force (pull or push changing shape, speed, or direction) and frictional force (factors affecting friction like surface type and mass).
Unit 7: Speed – Relationship between speed, distance, and time, and calculating speed. [1]
4. Material Science
Unit 8: Food Preservation – Causes of food spoilage (microorganism action) and methods of food preservation (drying, boiling, cooling, freezing, vacuum packing, pickling, canning).
Unit 9: Waste Management – Biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste, proper waste disposal, and sustainable waste management. [1, 2]
5. Earth and Universe
Unit 10: Eclipses – Phenomenon of the solar eclipse and lunar eclipse based on the light straight-line propagation and the relative positions of the Earth, Moon, and Sun.
Unit 11: Galaxy – The Milky Way galaxy and general characteristics of galaxies. [1]
6. Technology and Sustainability of Life
Unit 12: Stability and Strength – Factors affecting the stability and strength of objects and structures (base area, height, types of material).
Unit 13: Technology – Development of technology in daily life, advantages and disadvantages, and the importance of inventing sustainable tools
