YEARLY SCHEME OF WORK SCIENCE YEAR TWO 2011
THEME: A. Learning About Living Things
Learning Area: 1. Living Things and Non-living Things
Weeks Learning Objectives
1&2 Pupils should learn :
1.1 to make observation and
use the observation to
group things into living
things and non-living
things
3&4 Pupils should learn :
1.1 to make observation and
use the observation to
group things into living
things and non-living
things
Science year 2
Learning Outcomes
Pupils :
 make a list of things they
see.
 group what they see into
living things and non-living
things.
 record the groups in the
form of a table.
 State the characteristics of
living things i.e.:
- they need food and
water
- they breathe
- they can move
- they grow
- they can produce
young
 recognize humans, animals
ands plants as living things.
Suggested Learning Activities Scientific Skills Notes/Vocabulary
Pupils walk around the school Observing Living things
compound and list the things that Classifying Non-living things
they see. Communicating
Making inferences
Pupils group them into living things
and non-living things.
Observing Characteristics
Pupils give reasons why they say Communicating Food
something is a living thing e.g it Water
needs food and water, it breathes, it Breathe
moves, it grows and it can produce Move
young. Grow
Produce young
Pupils look at the grouping that they
did earlier. Pupils redo their grouping
based on the characteristics of living
things.
Pupils watch videos of animals
eating, moving, growing and
producing young.
Learning Area: 2 Ourselves
Weeks Learning Objectives Learning Outcomes Suggested Learning Activities Scientific Skills Notes/Vocabulary

5 Pupils should learn : Pupils : Need

 State that they need to eat Pupils talk about what will happen if Observing Eat
2.1 that they need food and and drink to stay alive. they do not eat and drink for a few Making Inferences Drink
water to stay alive. days. Communicating Stay alive

Different
 List some of the different Pupils list the food that they eat for Making Inferences Kind
6&7 2.1 that they need to eat kinds of food that they eat. breakfast or lunch over one week. Communicating Breakfast
different kinds of food to Observing Lunch
be healthy.  Present the list of food they Pupils present the list of food they eat
eat in the form of a in a week in the form of a pictograph.
pictograph and say what this
shows e.g. the food that is Pupils talk about what the pictograph
eaten most. shows e.g, the food that is eaten the
most in one week.

8&9 2.2 that they need to eat  Recognize that they need to Pupils talk about the importance of Making Inferences
different kinds of food to be eat different foods to stay eating different foods to stay healthy. Communicating
healthy. healthy. Observing
Pupils talk about food that : Using space- time
 State the kinds of food that : a) gives energy, e.g, rice, relationship
- Give energy bread
- Help you grow b) helps you grow, e.g, fish,
- Help you stay chicken
healthy c) helps you stay healthy, e.g,
fruits, vegetables

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 Weeks Learning Objectives Learning Outcomes Suggested Learning Activities Scientific Skills Notes/Vocabulary

Making Inferences Changes

10 & 11 2.3 that we grow and change  Describe changes in Pupils look at photographs of Communicating Height
as we grow older. themselves since birth. themselves since birth to the present. Observing Size
Using space- time Weight
• State that they grow in Pupils suggest ways in which they relationship Fingerprint
height, size and weight. have changed since they were born. birth

Pupils talk about how they might

change as they grow older.

Pupils compare clothes and shoes

which were worn when they were
younger to the clothes and shoes
they wear now.

Pupils compare fingerprints/ footprints

among members of their families.

Pupils compare records of their

weight and height from birth to the
present.

Learning Area: 3. Animals

Weeks Learning Objectives Learning Outcomes Suggested Learning Activities Scientific Skills Notes/ Vocabulary

12 Pupils should learn : Pupils : Pets

 State that animals need Pupils bring some pets or pictures of Observing need
3.1 what animals need to live. food, water and air to stay pets to the classroom. They talk Making Inferences Stay alive
alive. about what the pets need to stay
alive.

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 Weeks Learning Objectives Learning Outcomes Suggested Learning Activities Scientific Skills Notes/Vocabulary

13 & 14 3.2 the different kinds of food  List the foods eaten by some Pupils discuss the needs of different Observing eat plants
that animals eat. animals. animals. Communicating eat other animals
eat plants and other
 State that some animals : Pupils watch videos of animals animals
eat plants eating. They list the names of the
eat other animals animals and the food they eat.
- eat plants and other
animals Pupils visit a zoo at feeding time to
observe what animals eat.

Baby
15 & 16 3.3 that animals grow. Pupils are given a set of pictures of Observing Adult
 State that animals grow in animals from baby to adult. Changing
size and weight. Using space-time Tadpoles
 State that animals change Pupils arrange them in order from relationship Growth
as they grow. baby to adult.
 Identify baby animals that
look like their parents. Pupils match pictures of animals to
their babies.
 Identify baby animals that do
not look like their parents. Pupils listen to stories accompanied
by pictures about animals changing
 Describe in what ways the as they grow, e.g, The Ugly Duckling.
baby animals are different
from their parents. Pupils keep tadpoles to observe the
changes from tadpoles to frogs.

Pupils record the changes from

tadpoles to frogs..

Pupils visit a butterfly farm to observe

the different stages of growth of a
butterfly from egg to adult.

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Learning Area: 4. Plants
Weeks Learning Objectives Learning Outcomes Suggested Learning Activities Scientific Skills Note/ Vocabulary

17 & 18 Pupils should learn : Pupils : Pupils grow plants from seeds, e.g, Making Inferences Volume
 Measure a specific volume beans. They water the plants using Communicating seed
4.1 that plants need the correct of water. different volumes of water. Observing Measure
amount of water for healthy Measuring and using leaves
growth.  Observe and measure the Pupils observe plants growing and numbers
growing plants. measure them.

 Record the observation in a Pupils record the height and the

chart. number of leaves of the growing
plants.

Amount
19 4.2 that flowering plants  State that plants need water Pupils compare the plants getting the Observing Balsam plant
produce seeds which grow into to grow but to much water correct amount of water to that of Measuring and using Papaya
new plants. may kill them. getting too much water. numbers Rubber
Communicating tomato
 Recognize that flowering Pupils observe a plant bearing fruits, Observing
plants produce seeds which e.g, balsam plant. They cut open the
can grow into new plants. fruits to look at the seeds.

 Identify seeds and the Match seeds to plants, e.g, balsam,

plants. papaya, rubber, tomato

REVISE ALL THE TOPIC THAT PUPILS HAD LEARNED

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MID-YEAR EXAMINATION

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THEME : B Learning About The World Around Us
Learning Area: 1. Long and Short
Weeks Learning Objectives
21 & 22 Pupils should learn :
1.1 to observe and compare
lengths.
23 & 24 Pupils should learn:
1.2 to measure length using
non-standard tools.
Science year 2
Learning Outcome
Pupils :
 State which object is longer
or taller
 Describe ways to measure
length.
 Measure the length of an
object using a non-standard
tool.
 Record the length or height
of an object in non-standard
measurement in a table.
Suggested Learning Activities Scientific Skills Notes/ Vocabulary
Pupils look at two objects to compare Observing Longer
their lengths or heights. Measuring and using Taller
numbers Height
Communicating Compare
Pupils look at pictures of objects to Length
compare their lengths or heights.
Pupils compare their heights by
standing next to each other.
Pupils suggest ways to measure the
length or height of an object.
Measure
Pupils measure length or height using Observing Length
non-standard tools e.g, using a straw, Measuring and using Non-standard
a piece of string etc. numbers Height
Communicating
Pupils record the length or height of
an object in non-standard
measurement e.g, two straws long.
Pupils compare their heights by using
non-standard measurement.
Learning Area: 2. The Magic of Batteries

Weeks Learning Objectives Learning Outcome Suggested Learning Activities Scientific Skills Notes/Vocabulary

25 & 26 Pupils should learn : Pupils :

 Identify things that use
2.1 about things that use batteries.
batteries.
 List things that use batteries.
Pupils discuss in groups and make a Observing battery
list of things that use batteries. Communicating Identify
Pupils are given pictures / video and
are asked to identify the things in the
pictures that use batteries.

27 & 28 2.2 How to use a battery  Are able to use a battery Pupils are given a battery and are Observing Function
correctly. asked to insert the battery into an Communicating Insert
alarm clock or a toy. Making inferences Clock
 Recognize that a battery Toy
needs to be inserted Pupils observe the change to the Alarm
correctly for it to function. alarm clock or toy when the battery is reversed
inserted.
 Describe how to insert a
battery correctly. Pupils observe what happens if the
battery is reversed.

29 & 30 2.3 how to make a complete Pupils draw possible ways of Observing Circuit
circuit.  Are able to draw their connecting a battery, wire and a bulb Communicating Battery
working circuit and explain to make the bulb light up. Making inferences bulb
their drawing.
Pupils test their drawing by building
 Are able to make a complete their circuit.
circuit using a battery, wire
and a bulb. Pupils draw and explain what they did
to make the bulb light up.

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Learning Area: 3. Mixing Things
Weeks Learning Objectives Learning Outcome Suggested Learning Activities Scientific Skills Notes/Vocabulary

31 & 32 Pupils should learn : Pupils : Pupils are given materials such as Observing Dissolve
 Are able to recognize that sugar, salt, coffee, flour, pepper and Classifying Sugar
3.1 that some materials can some materials can dissolve sand. Communicating Coffee
dissolve in water and some in water. Making inferences Flour
cannot. Predicting Pepper
 Record their observation in a Pupils are asked to add a glass of Experimenting Sand
table. water to each of the materials and stir Un-dissolve
It.

Pupils are asked to observe and state

their observation.

Pupils check their observation by:

a) tasting the solutions
b) filtering the solutions.

Learning Area: 4. Push and Pull

Weeks Learning Objectives Learning Outcome Suggested Learning Activities Scientific Skills Notes/Vocabulary

33 Pupils should learn : Pupils : Pupils are given a variety of materials Observing Plasticine
 Describe what they did to ,e.g, plasticine, sponge, dough. Experimenting Sponge
4.1 that pushing and pulling change the shape of Communicating Dough
can change the shape of materials. Pupils are asked to change the shape
objects. of the materials and describe the
action they used to do so, e.g. pull,
twist, stretch.

Pupils say whether each action is a

push or a pull e.g, stretching is a pull,
squeezing is a push.

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 Weeks Learning Objectives Learning Outcome Suggested Learning Activities Scientific Skills Notes/Vocabulary

34 4.2 that pushing and pulling  Describe what they did to Pupils are given a toy car or a ball Experimenting Move
can make things speed up, make things speed up, slow and asked to make it move faster, Communicating Push
slow down or change direction. down or change direction. slower or change direction, e.g, the Measuring and using Harder
car moves faster when I push it numbers Faster
harder. Prediction Slower
Making Inferences Change direction

35 4.3 to make prediction and to  Predict which toy car will Pupils are given toy cars of different Experimenting Travel
test them. travel the furthest. sizes and are asked to predict which Communicating Furthest
car will travel the furthest. Measuring and using Distance
 Measure distance in numbers
appropriate units. Pupils test their predictions by making Prediction
the toy cars move and measuring the
 Suggest and give reasons distance traveled by each car in
whether the comparison is standard or non-standard
fair. measurement.

Pupils discuss whether their

comparison is fair ,e.g, I pushed the
big toy car harder so the comparison
is not fair.

36 REVISE ALL THE TOPIC THAT PUPILS HAD LEARNED

37 FINAL YEAR EXAMINATION

Science year 2
 Weeks Learning Objectives Learning Outcome Suggested Learning Activities Scientific Skills Notes/Vocabulary

38 how to make a complete  Are able to make a complete Pupils draw possible ways of Observing Circuit
circuit. circuit using a battery, wire connecting a battery, wire and a bulb Communicating Battery
and a bulb. to make the bulb light up. Making inferences bulb

 Are able to draw their Pupils test their drawing by building

working circuit and explain their circuit.
their drawing.
Pupils draw and explain what they did
to make the bulb light up.

39 Pupils should learn : Pupils : Pupils are given a variety of materials Observing Plasticine
that pushing and pulling can  Describe what they did to ,e.g, plasticine, sponge, dough. Experimenting Sponge
change the shape of objects. change the shape of Communicating Dough
materials. Pupils are asked to change the shape
of the materials and describe the
action they used to do so, e.g. pull,
twist, stretch.

Pupils say whether each action is a

push or a pull e.g, stretching is a pull,
squeezing is a push.

that pushing and pulling can  Describe what they did to Pupils are given a toy car or a ball Experimenting Move
40 make things speed up, slow make things speed up, slow and asked to make it move faster, Communicating Push
down or change direction. down or change direction. slower or change direction, e.g, the Measuring and using Harder
car moves faster when I push it numbers Faster
harder. Prediction Slower
Making Inferences Change direction

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 Weeks Learning Objectives Learning Outcome Suggested Learning Activities Scientific Skills Notes/Vocabulary

Travel
41 to make prediction and to test  Predict which toy car will Pupils are given toy cars of different Experimenting Furthest
them. travel the furthest. sizes and are asked to predict which Communicating Distance
car will travel the furthest. Measuring and using
 Measure distance in numbers
appropriate units. Prediction
Pupils test their predictions by making
 Suggest and give reasons the toy cars move and measuring the
whether the comparison is distance traveled by each car in
fair. standard or non-standard
measurement.

Pupils discuss whether their

comparison is fair ,e.g, I pushed the
big toy car harder so the comparison
is not fair.

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Revised all the topic that students had learned in the curriculum specification Science Year Two

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