Chinese Science Curriculum

November 12, 2018

Make Assumptions (p. 10)

Grades 1 and 2 - under the guidance of the teacher, students can make a guess about a question or problem based on their experience

Grades 3 and 4 - under the guidance of teachers, students can make assumptions about phenomena, conditions, process, causes based on existing experience and knowledge

Grades 5 and 6 - students can make an assumption based on their learning about the structure, function, change and relationship.  students also need to know the reason about the assumption

November 5, 2018

Scientific Inquiry Segment Goal

Notes:

Asking Questions 

Grades 1 and 2: under the guidance of teachers, students can ask questions about topics of interest from the observations and compare phenomena.

Grades 3 and 4 - under the guidance of teachers, scientific questions can be put forward from observations and comparisons between phenomena and objects

Grades 5 and 6 - students can find that the objectives, construction and function changed and relationship - ask questions about the scientific phenemona

October 22 and 29, 2018

Notes:

Grades 1 - 2: 

Earth and Space Science -  know natural phenomena sun/moon - the impact of weather on soil and plant/human/life

Technology Engineering - made aware of the artificial world around them, use common tools know their functions, use simple materials and tools to do simple tasks. 

Grades 3 - 4: Earth and Space Science - know the motion of sun/moon/earth - natural phenomena are regular - know the basic status of the atmosphere - nature provides a variety of natural resources for human survival and natural disasters exits

Technology Engineering - artificial world is designed and manufactured; realize using tools can be more accurate, convenient, and quick; design involves a series of steps; to complete an engineering design requires a division of labor and cooperation, many factors need to be considered, design is subject to certain conditions

Grades 5 - 6: Earth and Space Science - know a solar system, constellations, day and night, rotation and revolution. understand natural phenomena: atmospheric movement, water cycle, Earth's movement - know the relationship between humans and natural resources and energy - humans should protect natural resources

Technology Engineering - understand technology is used to change people's environment, extends human power, engineering consists of multiple activities: uses science principles, produce designs, solve technical problems and create colorful tools artificial world; science and technology push human progress

October 8, 2018

Notes:

Grades 1 - 2: 

Grades 3 - 4

Grades 5 - 6: