Syllabus
for
Nature and Science
Class 3 Book
Contents: Syllabus for 37 weeks; 55 Lessons
LESSON
/TOPIC
/ NEW WORDS,EXPRESSIONS /
ACTIVITIES
/DEMONSTRATION
(vis. aids, illustr., neces. materials) /EXPERIMENTS
1. / Introduction of the new book / Reading the introduction part;Learning the structure of the book;
Looking through the contents;
2. / PLANTS
LIVING THINGS
/ change, die, grow,
living things, plants, reproduce / Observation of the pictures.
Making clear when we say that something is living.
Activity part: Page: 6 - 7
/ pictures of living and non-living things,
pencil, coloured pencils
3.- 4. / PLANTS NEED.. / certain, contain, condition(s), need (something), nutrient(s), seed, soil / Lesson 3: Activity part: Plant the seeds following the instructions in What to do on Page 9
Lesson 4: Teach the unit. Examine the cups, start doing Tasks to do 1. on Page 9.
Do not forget to do the same on each lesson for two weeks! / marker, two plastic cups, two kinds of soil; garden soil, sandy or clay soil,
grass or wheat seeds, hand lens,
ruler, pencil / Continuous observation
Planting seeds into two different type of soil will prove that plants need soil with nutrients and water to grow and live.
5. / FLOWERING
PLANTS / different, each, flowering plant, job, leaf (leaves),
root(s), soft stem, special / Observation, examination of the different parts of a flowering plant.
Activity part: Page: 10 - 11
/
live flowering plant or a picture of it, illustrations of the course book,
pencil, coloured pencilsLESSON
/TOPIC
/ NEW WORDS,EXPRESSIONS /
ACTIVITIES
/DEMONSTRATION
(vis. aids, illustr., neces. materials) /EXPERIMENTS
6. / TREES/ branch(es), trunk, canopy,
woody (stem) / Observation, examination of the different parts of a tree.
The functions of the different parts.
Activity part: Page: 12 - 13 / a picture of a tree,
illustrations of the course book,
pencil, coloured pencils /
7. / LESSON 1 TO USE FREELY
8. / LESSON 2 TO USE FREELY
9. / REVISION: PLANTS / Playful activities
(puzzles, guessing games,
fill the gaps, etc.)
Revision: Page: 17 - 18 / pictures, illustrations of the course book, photocopies
10. / TEST 1
PLANTS
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Syllabus for Nature and Science Class 3 Book
LESSON
/TOPIC
/ NEW WORDS,EXPRESSIONS /
ACTIVITIES
/DEMONSTRATION
(vis. aids, illustr., neces. materials) /EXPERIMENTS
11. / ANIMALSPLANTS AND ANIMALS NEED EACH OTHER / feed, food cycle, to be safe,
protect(ion), in different ways / Learning why and how plants and animals need each other.
Understanding what food cycle means.
Activity part: Page: 20 - 21
Cutout page A/1, A/2 / scissors, glue, pencil, coloured pencils, illustrations of the course book,
12. / VERTEBRATES / bat, bird(s), carp, catfish, deer, fish, inside, mammal(s),
penguin, pigeon, ray, sea-horse, shark, skeleton, stork, swallow, vertebrate,whale / Learning about vertebrate animals. Learning what vertebrate means. Grouping vertebrate animals.
Activity part: Page: 22 – 23 / illustrations of books, pictures, pencil, coloured pencils,
13. / MAMMALS / both, breathe, constant, feed on, fur, keep, lung(s),
meat-eater, plant-eater,
plant-and meat-eater,
suckle, temperature, through,
to be born alive,
warm-blooded / Learning about one of the big group of vertebrate animals: Mammals. Learning their important features.
Activity part: Page: 24 - 25 / illustrations of books, pictures, pencil, / .
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LESSON
/TOPIC
/ NEW WORDS,EXPRESSIONS /
ACTIVITIES
/DEMONSTRATION
(vis. aids, illustr., neces. materials) /EXPERIMENTS
14. / BIRDS / beak, body feather,down feather, feather,
flight feather, lay eggs,
kind of something,
tooth, teeth, world / Learning about one of the big group of vertebrate animals: Birds. Learning their important features.
Activity part: Page: 26 - 27 / illustrations of books, pictures, pencil,
15. / FISH / cold-blooded, fin, gill,
lay eggs, scale, same, use,
usually / Learning about one of the big group of vertebrate animals: Fish. Learning their important features.
Activity part: Page: 28 - 29 / pictures, pencil,
16. / INVERTE-BRATES / abdoman, dragonfly, earthworm, grasshopper, insect(s), invertebrate, ladybird, land snail, lay eggs,
leech, mollusc(s), mussel, muscular, octopus, slug,
segment, thorax, worm(s) / Learning about invertebrate animals. Learning what invertebrate means. Grouping invertebrate animals. Learning some important features of the different groups.
Activity part: Page: 30 – 31 / illustrations of books, pictures, pencil, coloured pencils,
17. / LESSON 3 TO USE FREELY / /
LESSON /
TOPIC
/ NEW WORDS,EXPRESSIONS /
ACTIVITIES
/DEMONSTRATION
(vis. aids, illustr. etc.) /EXPERIMENTS
18. /LESSON 4 TO USE FREELY
19. / REVISION: ANIMALS/ Playful activities
(puzzles, guessing games,
fill the gaps, etc.)
Revision: Page: 35 - 36 / photocopies, pictures, word cards
20. / TEST 2
ANIMALS
21. / BASIC PROCESSES
TEMPERATURE / check, degree, estimate,
figure, measure, result,
scale, temperature,
thermometer, weigh / Measuring and comparing temperature in different places. Observing how thermometer works.
Activity part: Page: 38 - 39 / scales, liquid measuring device, thermometers, pencil
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LESSON
/TOPIC
/ NEW WORDS,EXPRESSIONS /
ACTIVITIES
/DEMONSTRATION
(vis. aids, illustr., neces. materials) /EXPERIMENTS
22. / FREEZING/ become, expand, freeze,
freezer, freezing point,
frozen, ice cube, low(er),
puddle / Making clear the connection between the weather and the temperature; how the changes of the weather influence the temperature. Learning the freezing point of the water.
Activity part: Page: 40 - 41 / a porcelain plate,
a spoon, some ice cubes, a hammer,
a plastic bag,
a watch, pencil, coloured pencils / Experiments with water and ice.
1. Put a spoonful of water in a porcelain plate and put it outdoor. Measure how long it takes to freeze.
2. Put some ice cubes in a plastic bag. Break them into pieces with a hammer very quickly. Examine the pieces.
23. / MELTING
/ Earth, melt(ing), melting point, quickly, shady, slowly,
soft drink, sunshine,
tap-water / Making clear the connection between the weather and the temperature; how the changes of the weather influence the temperature. Learning the melting point of the water.
Activity part: Page: 42 - 43 / two porcelain plates, some ice cubes, some glasses, soft drink, a watch,
a thermometer,
pencil, coloured pencils / Experiments with water and ice.
1. Put some ice cubes in two plates. Put one in the Sun, the other in a shady place. Watch what happens.
2. Put an ice cube in a glass of soft drink. Watch what happens.
3. Use two glasses. Put some ice cubes in each one. Spread some salt on the ice cubes in one of the glasses. Watch what happens.
LESSON
/TOPIC
/ NEW WORDS,EXPRESSIONS /
ACTIVITIES
/DEMONSTRATION
(vis. aids, illustr., neces. materials) /EXPERIMENTS
24. / BOILING ® EVAPORATION / boil, boiling point, disappear, dry, evaporate, evaporation, heat, rise, turn into,water vapour, wet / Making clear the effect of the sunshine and heat on the water. Learning the boiling point of the water.
Activity part: Page: 44 - 45 / bowl of cold water, heater, thermometer, two pieces of clothes, a hairdryer machine, pencil / Experiments with water.
1. Heat a glass of water and read the temperature in each minute.
2. Pour the same amount of water into two glasses. Put one in the Sun, the other in a shady place. Watch what happens.
3. Water two pieces of clothes. Put one in a shady place to dry. Put the other in a windy place or use a hairdryer to dry. Watch what happens.
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Syllabus for Nature and Science Class 3 Book
LESSON
/TOPIC
/ NEW WORDS,EXPRESSIONS /
ACTIVITIES
/DEMONSTRATION
(vis. aids, illustr., neces. materials) /EXPERIMENTS
25. / CONDENSA-TION/ cloud, condense,
condensation, cool down,
mix, tiny, water droplet / Observing condensation through experiments.
Activity part: Page: 46 - 47 / a bowl of cold water, a heater, a mirror,
a jar, soil, pencil / Experiments with water.
1. Put a handful of soil into the jar. Water the soil well, then put the lid on the jar. Place the jar by a sunny window. (You can also use a lamp.) Look at the jar after an hour.
2. Heat a glass of water until it evaporates. Hold a mirror above the glass and watch what happens.
26. / LIQUID, SOLID,
GAS / amount, container, gas,
liquid, matter, property,
solid, state of matter / Comparing liquid, solid and gas. Making clear the differences between them through samples.
Activity part: Page: 48 - 49 / water, a bowl, a jar, a measuring cup, a tall glass,
a dishpan, a rock small enough to fit inside the jar, a bendable straw,
pencil / Experiments with liquid, solid and gas.
27. / SOLUTION
/ dissolve, particle, seem,
solution, still / Making clear the differences between melting and solution.
Activity part: Page: 50 - 51 / water, five glasses, a teaspoon for stirring, salt, sugar, sand, oil, rock, pencil / Experiments with matter that dissolves and matter that does not.
LESSON
/TOPIC
/ NEW WORDS,EXPRESSIONS /
ACTIVITIES
/DEMONSTRATION
(vis. aids, illustr., neces. materials) /EXPERIMENTS
28. / MAGNETS/ attract, flat, force, iron, law of magnetism, magnet, north, object, pole, repel, south / Experiencing how magnets work. Learning the law of magnetism.
Activity part: Page: 52 - 53 / bar magnets, scissors, wooden block, saucer, paper clips, crayon, rubber, feather, nail, stone, yarn, piece of cloth, pencil marble, coin / Experiments with bar magnets and different objects. Observing how the magnets work, which objects they attract and which ones they repel.
29. / FIRE ! FIRE!
/ ambulance, burn, emergency, extinguish, firebrigade, fire extinguisher, fireman, firefighter, flammable, immediately, in case of, lighter, lightning, meal, match, non-flammable, notice, police, smoke detector / Learning the important telephone numbers and what to do in case of fire. Flammable and non-flammable materials.
Activity part: Page: 54 - 57 / illustrations of the course book, pencil, coloured pencil
30. / LESSON 5 TO USE FREELY
31. / LESSON 6 TO USE FREELY
LESSON
/TOPIC
/ NEW WORDS,EXPRESSIONS /
ACTIVITIES
/DEMONSTRATION
(vis. aids, illustr., neces. materials) /EXPERIMENTS
32. / REVISION:BASIC
PROCESSES / Playful activities
(puzzles, guessing games,
fill the gaps, etc.)
Revision: Page: 61 - 62 / photocopies, pictures, word cards
33. /
TEST 3
BASICPROCESSES
34. / HUMANS
YOU ARE LIVING ® YOU GROW / baby teeth, enough, fit, may,
permanent teeth, rest, wear, wore / Making clear that humans are also living things because they grow. They look different at different age stages. Measuring weight and height.
Activity part: Page: 64 - 65
Cutout page B / illustrations of the course book, scissors, glue,
a measuring tape,
a weighing-machine, pencil, coloured pencils
35. /
SIGHT
/ blind, bright, iris, less, let, offer, pupil, sight, special / Learning the basic things about the eye as a sensory organ and seeing.Activity part: Page: 66 - 67
Cutout page C / Experiments with seeing and doing eye tests.
LESSON
/TOPIC
/ NEW WORDS,EXPRESSIONS /
ACTIVITIES
/DEMONSTRATION
(vis. aids, illustr., neces. materials) /EXPERIMENTS
36. /HEARING
/ bone, deaf, direction, intensity, sense of balance, sound / Learning the basic things about the ear as a sensory organ and hearing.Activity part: Page: 68 - 69 / illustration of the course book, six small boxes with lids, six familiar objects, such as nails,
a rubber, a crumpled up piece of paper, some small pebbles, some change, sand, pencil / Experiments with hearing.
37. / SMELL
/ chamber, flow, neutral, nostril, odour, pleasant, recognise, smell, sniff, throat / Learning the basic things about the nose as a sensory organ and smelling.
Activity part: Page: 70 - 71 / six substances with fairly strong odours, such as coffee, onion, vinegar, perfume, lemon, orange peels, blindfolds, six small jars, such as baby food jar, pencil / Experiments with smelling.
38. / TASTE / bitter, flavour, responsible for, sense, sensitive to, sour, sweet, taste, taste bud, tongue / Learning the basic things about the tongue as a sensory organ and tasting.
Activity part: Page: 72 - 73 / blindfolds, apple pieces, pear pieces, sugar cubes, crackers, lemon pieces, tonic water, pencil / Experiments with tasting.
LESSON /
TOPIC
/ NEW WORDS,EXPRESSIONS /
ACTIVITIES
/DEMONSTRATION
(vis. aids, illustr. etc.) /EXPERIMENTS
39. /TOUCH
/ hard, dry, message, pressure, rough, sensory organ, skin, smooth, soft, touch, wet / Learning the basic things about the skin as a sensory organ and touching.Activity part: Page: 74 - 75 / blindfolds, a rubber, a coin, a key,
a pencil, a pebble,
a cup of water, a cup of flour, a piece of sandpaper, a piece
of paper, a sponge / Experiments with touching.
40. / HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
reading / advice, daily routine,
develop, eating habits,
healthy lifestyle, proper, snack, to be on friendly term / Reading about what healthy lifestyle means. What everybody should do in order to live a healthy life. Discussing how everybody can have a good eating habit, what people should or should not eat.
Activity part: Page: 76 / pictures
41. / DISEASES
reading / chickenpox, disease, flu, germ, harmless, infection, infectious, measles, medicine, prevent, rash, rule, vomiting, wound / Reading what can cause diseases; reading about the sings of a disease in order to be able to recognise if one is being sick. Reading about some prevention rules and what to do if one is sick.
Activity part: Page: 77 / pictures
LESSON
/TOPIC
/ NEW WORDS,EXPRESSIONS /
ACTIVITIES
/DEMONSTRATION
(vis. aids, illustr., neces. materials) /EXPERIMENTS
42. / LESSON 7 TO USE FREELY43. / LESSON 8 TO USE FREELY
44. / Revision:
HUMANS / Playful activities:
(guessing games, puzzles, fill the gaps, etc.)
Revision: Page: 82 / photocopies, pictures,
word cards /
45. /
TEST 4
HUMANS46. /
BASIC GEOGRAPHY, HUNGARY
DIRECTIONS, POINTS OF THE COMPASS / cardinal points, compass, depend on something, direction, East, horizontal, marked, needle, North, South, West / Learning the four cardinal points of the compass.Let the children know that the compass has four intercardinal points as well, but they do not have to learn these yet.
Learning how to use a compass.
Activity part: Page: 85 / illustrations of the course book,
a compass,
pencil / Experiments with a compass.
LESSON
/TOPIC