Primary 3 Science in Singapore’s MOE syllabus covers three themes: Diversity, Cycles and Interactions. Under them sit six topics, from classifying living things to the properties of magnets. The table below lists every topic, and shows which edvocard® cards cover it.
What are the Primary 3 Science topics in Singapore?
Under the MOE 2023 Science syllabus, Primary 3 covers six topics across three themes. The table lists each topic, what children learn, and the cards in the edvocard® Primary 3 Science Knowledge Booster Pack that follow the syllabus (6 topics, 38 cards in total):
| MOE theme | Topic | What children learn | Cards in the edvocard® pack |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diversity | Diversity of living and non-living things | Spotting what is alive and what is not, and why | 5 |
| Diversity | Classification of living things | Sorting animals, plants, fungi and bacteria into groups | 11 |
| Diversity | Diversity of materials | Comparing materials by their properties | 12 |
| Cycles | Life cycles of plants | From seed to germination to growth | 2 |
| Cycles | Life cycles of animals | How animals grow and change through their lives | 1 |
| Interactions | Properties of magnets | Attract, repel, and what magnets do to different materials | 7 |
How many topics does Primary 3 Science cover?
Primary 3 Science in Singapore covers six topics across three MOE syllabus themes: Diversity, Cycles and Interactions. Diversity holds three topics — living and non-living things, classification, and materials — while Cycles covers the life cycles of plants and animals, and Interactions covers the properties of magnets.
What does Diversity mean in Primary 3 Science?
Diversity is the study of variety: the huge range of living and non-living things around us, and how we tell them apart. Children learn to classify animals, plants, fungi and bacteria, and to compare materials by their properties — the same sorting skills scientists use every day.
What does Cycles cover in Primary 3 Science?
Cycles covers patterns of change in nature. In Primary 3, children study the life cycles of plants — from seed to germination to growth — and the life cycles of animals, watching how creatures grow and change through their lives. Repetition is the clue: these patterns repeat in nature.
What does Interactions cover in Primary 3 Science?
Interactions looks at how things affect one another. In Primary 3, the focus is magnetism: the properties of magnets, which materials are magnetic, and how magnets attract and repel. The syllabus also includes making and using magnets — a hands-on favourite.
How can parents help with Primary 3 Science at home?
Sort the cutlery by material, plant a bean in a cup and watch it germinate, or explore which fridge magnets stick to what. Ask your child to explain their sorting rules — explaining is revising. These simple games map directly onto the six P3 topics.
Is edvocard’s Primary 3 Science pack aligned to the MOE syllabus?
Yes. The edvocard® Primary 3 Science Knowledge Booster Pack is labelled “MOE-aligned • Primary 3 Science” and covers the six topics in the table above with 38 cards. Every claim is checked against the published syllabus documents before it appears on a card.