Natural Science Exam Syllabus 2024-2025

Grades 3, 4 and 5

1. Plants and Animals: The Diversity of Life
- Types of Plants and Animals
- Life Cycles, Habitats, and Adaptations

LabXchange Links:
Diversity of Animals
Diversity of Life
Diversity of Microbes, Fungi, and Protists
Diversity of Plants

2. States of Matter: Solids, Liquids, and Gases
- Exploring the States of Matter
- Changes in Matter's State

Phet Links:
States of Matter
States of Matter: Basics

3. Earth and Space: Our Place in the Universe
- Earth's Rotation and Its Effects
- Seasons, Day and Night, Moon, and Stars

LabXchange Links:
Earth’s Motion: How Rotation and Revolution Cause The Seasons
Patterns in the Sky: Eclipses
Moon Observation and Orbit

4. Weather and Seasons: Understanding Climate
- Different Weather Conditions
- Seasons and Their Cycles

LabXchange Links:
Climate and Climate Change
Deciphering Earth's Complex Climate and Human Influence
Understanding Climate Change

5. Human Body: Investigating Our Anatomy
- Organs and Their Functions
- Healthy Habits for Our Bodies

LabXchange Links:
Anatomy & Physiology: Tissues
Body Systems and Homeostasis
The Body’s Systems

6. Simple Machines: Tools that Make Work Easier
- Exploring Simple Machines
- Levers, Pulleys, Wheels, and Inclined Planes

Phet Links:
Balancing Act

LabXchange Links:
Work, Energy and Simple Machines

7. Sound and Light: The World of Senses
- Production and Travel of Sound
- Basic Properties of Light

Phet Links:
Sound Waves
Bending Light

LabXchange Links:
Light
Sound

8. Environmental Awareness: Protecting Our Planet
- Understanding the Importance of Environmental Conservation
- The Role of Recycling and Resource Conservation

LabXchange Links:
How Can Biodiversity Be Protected?
Human Impact on Ocean Ecosystems

9. Scientific Inquiry: Discovering Through Experiments
- Introduction to the Scientific Method
- Conducting Simple Experiments

LabXchange Links:
Experimental Thinking
The Scientific Method

10. Matter and Its Properties: Mass, Volume, Density
- Understanding Matter's Characteristics
- Measurement of Mass, Volume, and Density

Phet Links:
Density

LabXchange Links:
Matter and Change

11. Basic Chemistry: Elements, Compounds, and Reactions
- Introduction to Elements and Compounds
- Basic Chemical Reactions

Phet Links:
Balancing Chemical Equations
Build a Molecule

LabXchange Links:
Chemical Bonding
Chemistry of Life

12. Force and Motion: The Science of Movement
- Concepts Related to Forces
- How Objects Move and Change Position

Phet Links:
The Moving Man
Forces and Motion: Basics

LabXchange Links:
Dynamics: Force and Newton's Laws of Motion
Motion in Two Dimensions

13. Observations and Patterns: Noticing Nature's Clues
- Developing Observation Skills
- Recognizing Patterns in Nature

LabXchange Links:
Thinking in Scale: Our Earth and Moon

14. Astronomy: Exploring the Night Sky
- Basic Concepts About Planets and Celestial Bodies
- Our Solar System and the Exciting World of Space Exploration

Phet Links:
Gravity and Orbits
My Solar System

LabXchange Links:
Galaxy Formation and Evolution
The Origin of Stars and Planets
Space Harvest: Building a Garden in the Stars

15. Electricity and Circuits: The Path of Electrical Energy
- Principles of Electricity
- Building and Exploring Simple Circuits

Phet Links:
Circuit Construction Kit: DC

LabXchange Links:
Electric Circuits