Primary Science and Technology Teachers' Guide - OECS

Primary Science & Technology Teacher Manual – Resources – K – 4
- size
- colour
- material made of (bottles, cans, paper, plastic, food waste)
- recyclable and non-recyclable.
6. Explain the dangers of litter (on a simple scale e.g. attracting animals
with diseases, broken glass causing injury, etc.).
7. Discuss how the problem of litter in schools could be avoided.
8. Organize and participate in a clean-up project.
9. Construct a toy using discarded materials.
10.Use sand to make sand sculpture and collage.
Air
Students should be able to:
1. Infer that air is all around us.
2. State properties of clean air (tasteless, colourless, odourless).
3. Describe conditions of air at different times (hot, cold, humid, etc.).
4. Identify at least two air pollutants found in a particular area.
5. Discuss how pollutants affect people’s activities.
6. Construct a trap for collecting dust particles from air.
7. Compare the amount of pollution found in different areas using the
constructed air trap.
Water
Students should be able to:
1. State the properties of water.
2. State different uses of water.
3. List places where water can be found.
4. Infer that rain is water.
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