IB PYP 4 Science
Ancourage Academy · IB PYP · PYP 4
Content reviewed: Jan 2026
IB PYP 4 Science tuition at Ancourage Academy in Singapore (Bishan & Woodlands) offers personalised classes of 3-6 students, aligned with the IB Primary Years Programme. Weekly 1.5-hour lessons use our ESB methodology to develop experimental design, data analysis, and scientific reasoning through hands-on inquiry. "PYP Science cultivates young scientists who observe, question, and discover," notes our curriculum team. Our structured approach helps children understand energy systems, ecosystems, and physical processes through guided investigation and critical analysis.
What Makes Us Different
Our proven teaching methodology combines evidence-based approaches for maximum learning effectiveness
Ebbinghaus Memory Theory
Planned retrieval practice at expanding intervals — weekly topic quizzes, monthly mixed reviews, and term revision cycles — timed to strengthen memory just before it weakens, so knowledge stays accessible under exam pressure.
Socratic Questioning
Probing questions that surface each student's reasoning — 'Why did you choose that method?' and 'What if the question changed this detail?' — revealing gaps in understanding early so misconceptions are corrected before they compound.
Bruner's Scaffolding
Graduated support from fully guided to fully independent — tutors first model the solution, then prompt during practice, then observe silently — systematically building competence while ensuring students do not develop reliance on hints.
Key Learning Outcomes
Master Key Concepts
Deep understanding of core topics aligned with MOE syllabus
Critical Thinking
Develop analytical and problem-solving skills
Exam Confidence
Strategic exam techniques and time management
Consistent Results
Improved grades and academic performance
Course Structure
Duration
1.5 hours per lesson
Full coverage with interactive learning time
Class Size
3-6 students per class
Close guidance, timely feedback, and ample practice
Materials
All materials provided
No material fees — all worksheets and resources included
Curriculum Overview
- ✓Scientific inquiry skills — Designing investigations, making predictions, recording observations, and drawing evidence-based conclusions.
- ✓Living things — Exploring plant and animal systems, food chains, and interdependence in ecosystems.
- ✓Materials and matter — Investigating properties and changes of states (solid, liquid, gas) and their uses in everyday life.
- ✓Earth and environment — Studying weather, natural resources, and human responsibility in environmental conservation.
- ✓Forces and energy — Exploring gravity, friction, and magnetism; understanding forms of energy such as light and heat.
- ✓Hands-on experiments — Using tools safely to carry out investigations, analyse data, and communicate findings.
- ✓Connections to PYP themes — Linking science to transdisciplinary units such as How the World Works and Sharing the Planet.
What PYP 4 Science students commonly work on
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Variable control — understanding why and how to control variables in experiments
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Data interpretation — reading graphs and tables to draw evidence-based conclusions
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Scientific explanation — connecting observations to underlying scientific principles
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Inquiry planning — designing investigations with clear hypotheses and methods
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Collaborative investigation — working effectively as part of a research team
Learning Progression
Builds On
PYP 3 inquiry skills and introduction to controlled experiments
Prepares For
PYP 5 Science with more independent investigations and deeper conceptual links
Key Transition
PYP 4 develops systematic investigation — students learn to plan, conduct, and evaluate their own experiments.
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Frequently Asked Questions
PYP 4 emphasises systematic investigation skills. Students learn to plan their own experiments, control variables, interpret data from graphs and tables, and evaluate the reliability of their results. They move from following procedures to designing their own.
PYP 4 Science connects concepts to environmental conservation, sustainability, and human responsibility. Students explore topics like natural resources, ecosystems, and energy through transdisciplinary themes like "Sharing the Planet".
Students develop skills in forming hypotheses, designing fair tests, recording systematic observations, interpreting data, and communicating findings. They learn to support scientific claims with evidence and evaluate their own investigations.
Our small-group classes are intentionally kept between 3 and 6 students so every learner receives close guidance, timely feedback, and ample practice.
Each lesson is 1.5 hours, providing ample time for thorough coverage of topics and interactive learning.
Yes. All lesson materials and worksheets are provided and included in the fees. Students should bring regular stationery and, where applicable, school textbooks/workbooks for reference.
Yes. Our materials and pacing align with the MOE syllabus. External syllabuses (e.g. IGCSE, IB) are available upon request.
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