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Sec 1 Headstart Science, from PSLE to Secondary 1: a diagram of a plant cellZippy Singapore

Sec 1 Headstart · Science

Lab safety, measurement, density, elements and cells, before Secondary 1 starts.

A self-paced head start for students moving from PSLE to Secondary 1 Science: how science works, measuring, the properties of matter and density, elements, and cells. Ten lessons in four units.

units
4
lessons
10

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About the course

A head start for students moving from PSLE to Secondary 1 Science. How scientists work with evidence and stay safe in the lab, measuring with the right instrument and unit, density and the Periodic Table, and the cells that make up living things.

What you practise

  • Investigations and lab safety
  • Measuring length, mass and volume
  • Accuracy and errors
  • Density, sinking and floating
  • Elements and the Periodic Table
  • Cells, tissues and organs

What the course covers

  1. How science works

    2 lessons
    • What scientists do
    • Working safely in the lab

  2. Measurement

    2 lessons
    • Measuring length, mass and volume
    • Accuracy, precision and measurement errors

  3. Matter

    4 lessons
    • Physical properties and choosing materials
    • Density: packing mass into space
    • Density in action: sinking, floating and measuring volume with water
    • Elements and the Periodic Table: metals and non-metals

  4. Cells

    2 lessons
    • Inside a cell: parts, jobs, plant and animal cells
    • From cells to organisms: tissues, organs and systems