PRIMARY SCIENCE :: Interaction of Forces, Interactions within the Environment

**PRIMARY SCIENCE SYLLABUS:** Diversity | Cycles | Systems | INTERACTIONS | Energy
This is my attempt to match the 2008 Primary Science syllabus of the Ministry of Education, Singapore with online resources ... internal links (+ similar and/or complementary resources) are in the left column and external links on the right.

INTERACTION OF FORCES	EXTERNAL LINKS
Recognise that a magnet can exert a push or a pull.
Identify the CHARACTERISTICS OF MAGNETS. magnets can be made of iron or steel magnets have two poles. A freely suspended bar magnet comes to rest pointing in a N-S direction unlike poles attract and like poles repel magnets attract magnetic materials	FAQs about magnets and magnetism
List some uses of magnets in everyday objects.	What are some uses of magnets? Magnets found in a typical kitchen (FOSSweb) Industrial uses of magnets Build a Magnetic Levitation Toy
Identify a force as a push or a pull.	NGfL KS1 Pushing & Pulling Identifying forces BBC Science Clip - Pushes & Pulls
Show an understanding of the effects of a force. A force can move a stationary object A force can speed up, slow down or change the direction of motion A force can stop a moving object A force may change the shape of an object	NGfL KS1 - Changing the shape of materials Reaction to a given force Effects of light & strong forces Effects of different forces Houghton Mifflin G5 - Physical & Chemical Changes BBC KS2 Forces in action - Activity \| Revision Friction - Activity \| Revision McGraw-Hill How a Ball Changes Direction (G2) Acceleration of Different Masses (G4) NGfL KS2 - Forces at work when car goes down a ramp
Recognise and give examples of the different types of forces. magnetic force gravitational force elastic spring force frictional force
Recognise that objects have weight because of the gravitational force between them and the Earth.	BBC KS3 - Mass & weight

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INTERACTIONS WITHIN THE ENVIRONMENT	EXTERNAL LINKS
Describe the characteristics of a local environment. e.g. temperature, amount of light	BrainPOP Movie at National Geographic - Ecosystems
Identify the factors that affect the survival of an organism. physical characteristics of the environment availability of food types of other organisms present	Harcourt G4 - How nonliving (abiotic) factors affect the environment
Discuss the effect on organisms when the environment becomes unfavourable. e.g. organisms adapt and survive; move to other places or die	A changing environment McGraw-Hill G3 BBC KS3 Harcourt G4 - Animal Migration
Trace the energy pathway from the Sun through living things and identify the roles of various organisms (producers, consumers, decomposers; predators, preys) in a FOOD CHAIN and a food web.	Houghton Mifflin G4 - Food Web
Differentiate among the terms organism, population and community. An organism is a living thing. A population is defined as a group of plants and animals of the same kind, living and reproducing at a given place and time. A community consists of many populations living together in a particular place.	Ecosystem - All the living organisms that live in an area and the non-living features of their environment Habitat - Place where an organism lives and that provides food, shelter, moisture and temperature needed for its survival
Show an understanding that different habitats support different communities. e.g. garden, field, pond, seashore, tree DESERT \| DECIDUOUS FOREST \| CONIFEROUS FOREST \| TEMPERATE RAINFOREST	GSK - Habitats Game (with worksheets) PBS - What are ecosystems? Harcourt G3 - Pond Ecosystem (Movies) Houghton Mifflin G4 - A Rotting Log Ecosystem
Recognise that ADAPTATIONS serve to enhance survival and can be structural or behavioural. cope with physical factors obtain food escape predators reproduce by finding and attracting mates or dispersing seeds	(Adapt to) cope with physical factors (BBC GCSE) Cold climates (polar bear) \| Hot climates (camel) (Adapt to) obtain food & escape predators Camouflage (Harcourt G1) Beaks & Teeth (Harcourt G2) Predators & Prey (BBC GCSE) How PLANTS Live in Different Places (Lesson Plan) Why mammals can adapt to different habitats? (BBC) Harcourt G5 - How ANIMALS (adapt to) meet their needs