We Love Science v2023
NCSN free online science courses based on the
latest revised Ministry of Education,
Singapore’s Science Curriculum Framework
Lets restart for our friends together
8:30 am VN Sun 08 Oct 2023
Mr Andrew Lim
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What We will be learning in this new series (7 courses, 60 weeks)
Primary Lower (1) Living & Non-Living Things , (2) Plants , (3) Animals , (4) Fungi and Bacteria , (5) Exploring Materials , (6) Life
Block (PLB) Cycles , (7) Matters and Its Three States , (8) The Human Digestive System , (9) Plants and Their Plants , Magnets
, (10) Light and Shadows , (11) Heat and Temperature and (12) Revision and Exam
Primary Upper (1) From Parents to Young , (2) Reproduction in Plants, (3) Reproduction in Humans , (4) Water and Changes in
Block (PUB) 1 State, (5) Water Cycle , (6) The Plant Transport System , (7) Air and Respiratory System , (8) The Circulatory
System, (9) The Unit of Life , Electrical Systems , (10) Revision and Exam
Primary Upper (1) Using Electricity, (2) Forces , (3) Living Together , (4) Food Chains and Food Webs , (5) Adaptions, (6) Man’s
Block (PUB) 2 Impact on his Environment , (7) Energy in Food , (8) Forms and Use of Energy, (9) Sources of Energy,and (10)
Revision and Exam
Lower Secondary (1) Classification of Materials , (2) Length and Density, (3) Element Compound and Mixture , (4) Solution and
Diversity (LSD) Suspension, (5) Separating Mixtures , (6) Classification of Living Things , (7) Revision and Exam
Lower Secondary (1) Cells, (2) The Particulate Model of Matters, (3) Atoms and Molecules, (4) Light, (5) Revision and Exam
Models (LSM)
Lower Secondary (1) Transport in Living Things, (2) Digestion , (3) Reproduction in Humans , (4) Sex issues , (5) Electricity , (6)
Systems (LSS) Using Electricity, (7) Revision and Exam
Lower Secondary (1) Force Pressure and Speed, (2) Energy and Work , (3) Sound, (4) Effect of Heat , (5) Changing Matter, (6)
Interaction (LSI) Acids and Alkalis, (7) Ecology, (8) Revision and Exam.
Some Big Questions
1) What are the different types
of materials?
2) What are some properties of
materials?
3) How do we choose the right
material to make an object?
What are the different types of
Materials?
Materials are things that are used to make the
objects around us
Materials can be obtained from various natural
sources such as plants, animals and the ground
Some materials are made by man
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Why must youlearn this topic?
• You will be able t o know
what material ca n be
used to buil d/ mak e
whatever t h i n g you want
Haveyou read uponthe
Stories of the “Three Little Pigs”
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LESSON IN PROPER
Living
Things
Things Man-made
Non-Living
Things
Natural
Non-Living Things
Natural Man-made
Water, Rock & o the r
Car, Table & ot her
things m a d e by
th in gs ma d e by Ma n
nature
Materials
• We use wood, metal, plastic, glass and fabric to make most
everyday objects.
• Different materials have different properties.
• Materials can be natural or man-made.
Here are a few facts about some materials…
Wood
• Wood is a natural material. It comes from trees.
• A few things made from wood are:
furniture boats instruments paper
• Wood is used as it can be carved in to any shape, is strong and has a very nice
appearance.
wood
Fabric
• Fabric comes from plants and animals.
• A few things made from fabric are:
curtains clothes towels
• Fabric is used as it is very light, warm, soft and
quite easy to produce and sew.
wool
Plastic
• Plastics are man-made, mostly from oil.
• A few things made from plastic are:
balls bottles carrier bags
• Plastic is used as it can be made to be flexible, hard, rough or smooth. It is also very
cheap to produce and easily washable.
plastic
Metal
• Metals are made from rocks. The rocks are dug up and taken to a factory where they are
heated and processed into metal.
• A few things made from metal are:
jewellery cutlery cars
• Metal is used as it is strong, hard, smooth and easily washable.
metal
Glass
• Glass is made from very fine sand. It is heated until it melts.
• A few things made from glass are:
bottles light bulbs glasses
• Glass is used as it is strong, hard, smooth, easily washable
and transparent.
glass
Groupingof Materials
● Grouping materials is an easy method to study their properties and spot any differences or
similarities within the group.
● It also makes it easier for whoever is studying the types of materials
● as it saves them time from analyzing them individually.
Transparent Soft Flexible Waterproof
opaque Hard Inflexible Not Waterproof
We havelearnt about the properties of some
commonmaterials.
Now,let’s seeif wecanuse the correct material to
build/makesomething
HOUSE CUP MIRROR
DOOR BELT
Sources of Some
Common Materials
HOMEWORK
Your task is to create and construct a house using any
earthly materials, with no budget constraints. Please share
your house design with us in a video, explaining your choice
of materials. You can either draw and narrate your design in
the video to showcase your designed house.
Your house should be capable of enduring floods,
withstanding zombie attacks, and being resilient against
rain, snow, and sun. Feel free to let your imagination run
wild in this project.
