Science Course Outline Autumn 2021 Competition

Grade 2: Be Friend with Nature

Theme Objectives
1. Observe day and night Understanding that a day can be divided into 2 periods of time: day and night
2. Weather Knowing that we have some kinds of weathers: sunny day, rainy day and cloudy day
3. Light Understanding that everything puts under the light can make a shadow
4. Human Senses To be able to differentiate our 5 senses and their functions
5. Heat Understanding the function of heat in our daily life and knowing the sources of heat
6. Sound To understand that sound comes from vibration and needs to vibrate in our eardrum to hear the sound
7. Push and pull force To know that push and pull force will make things move
8. Object and weight To understand about the relationship between the shape and volume of an object and its weight

Grade 3: Seeing Nature

Theme Objectives
1. Simple electricity To understand that electricity is the source of power
2. Observing nature To realize what nature has for human life
3. Growth of seeds To understand how to grow plants from seeds
4. Observing a butterfly To understand the life cycle of butterfly and the characteristic of each stage
5. Air To predict what will happen when we use properties of Air
6. How shadow and sunlight work To understand how and where shadows will be formed under the sunlight and to know the use of sunlight
7. Properties of light To learn how to get heat from sunlight by using tools
8. Electricity and small light bulb To understand about conductor and isolator and how they work in the circuit
9. Magnet To understand that what sticks to magnet is made of iron

Grade 4: Relationship With Nature

Theme Objectives
1. Electricity and small light bulb To understand about conductor and isolator and how they work in the circuit
2. Magnet To understand the characteristics of magnet
3. Properties of metal, air, and water To understand changes on their volumes and state, how they transfer heat
4. Nature in warm and cold seasons To know what kind of plants in each season
5. How electricity works To understand what battery can be made of
6. Changes of temperature in a day To understand how temperature change in a day and night
7. The moon and stars To learn the phases of the moon and the position of stars in the satellite
8. Compressibility of air and water To understand that air and water have pressure that is strong enough to push things
9. Human body To understand that our body is built by bone system and the body movement is caused by muscle system
Grade 5: Making Use Of Nature
Theme Objectives
1. Human body To understand that our body is built by bone system and the body movement is caused by muscle system
2. Propagation of heat through matter To understand that heat can be transferred through solid, liquid, and gas
3. Warming of objects To understand that when things gets warmer or cooler, the volume will change
4. Shape of water To know that water can be solid or liquid and the properties of water in each stage
5. Water cycle To know how water goes from ocean and comes back to ocean again
6. Germination and growth of plants To understand that plants grow from seeds and how the plants make their own food through photosynthesis
7. Birth of animals To understand the birth and growth of animals
8. Formation of fruits from flowers To understand the process of fruit formation, starting from pollination
9. Changes in temperature and shapes of clouds To know several kinds of clouds during rainy days and fine days
10. Flow of water To understand the characteristics of water in upstream and downstream and how it flows
11. Solubility of objects To learn how things dissolve in water and the temperature of the solution
12. Working with pendulums To understand how it works with pendulum and how to balance them

Grade 6: The Connection Between Lives

Theme Objectives
1. Electromagnets To understand how to form the electromagnet with electric current
2. Lever principle To understand the regularity of lever movement
3. Human body To understand about human digestive, respiratory, and circulatory systems
4. Combustion To know what kind of things that are combustible and the needs for combustion
5. Formation and systems of plants To understand the parts of plant in detail and their functions in the system
6. Systems of humans and animals To learn about organs and their functions in body systems of human and animals.
7. Relationship between living things To learn that in life, the living things need another living things to survive
8. Land creation and change To understand Earth's interior and changes in Earth's surface
9. The moon and the sun To learn about moon in more detail terminology and to learn about eclipse
10. Properties of aqueous solution To understand the properties of the aqueous solution and its different functions by paying attention to the sub-
stances dissolved in the liquid and how to separate things from water using filtration and crystallization methods
11. Use of electricity To understand the relationship between the amount of electricity and work, power generation and storage,
conversion of electricity
12. Paths of water and nutrients in To understand photosynthesis and transpiration
plants
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Practicing for JISMO Autumn 2021 competition, please refer to the following table to use the right practice paper.

Paper 1 Paper 2
For New P2 P2 Sept '20 Competition Paper P2 Sept '19 competition paper
For New P3 P3 Sept '20 Competition Paper P2 March '21 competition paper
For New P4 P4 Sept '20 Competition Paper P3 March '21 competition paper
For New P5 P5 Sept '20 Competition Paper P4 March '21 competition paper
For New P6 P6 Sept '20 Competition Paper P5 March '21 competition paper

* The above table is for both Maths and Science paper.

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MULTIPLE CHOICES
Fill the circle on the answer sheet with the right answer.

1. Alice, Billy, and Cherry did an experiment about weight. They measured the
weight of the clay and changed the shape of the clay 3 times, (I), (II), and (III)
as shown below.

The following table shows their predictions on the weight of shape (I), (II), and
(III), compared to that of original shape. Which option has all the correct
predictions?

Prediction
Shap s
e
Alice Billy Cherr
y
(I) Flat Round Same Lighte Same
r
(II) Long stick Heavie Same Same
r
(III) Small balls Lighter Same Same

A. Alice B. Billy C. Cherry

2. The following picture shows some boys playing basketball on a field in the
morning around 10 a.m. The Sun makes the shadow appears on them as
shown. Which ones of the following options have the wrong directions of the
shadows?

A. 1-2– 3
B. 2-3- 4
C. 3-5- 6
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3. Nature provides us with many protein sources from both plants and animals. For
protein- based plants, there are so many kinds of nuts which are very tasty and
healthy. Nuts are also the right choice to reduce the meat consumption to
make nutrition balanced. Which of the following options is nut?

A. Almond B. Soybean C. Sesame

4. One of the digestive organs in human body is mouth. It is the first organ where
the digestion process starts. Which of the following options is not correct about
the function of mouth?

A. To taste food with the taste sensor

B. To digest food with saliva
C. To chew food into smaller size

5. On Sunday, a boy and a girl played seesaw. The girl sat with her cat, while the
boy was alone on the other side. From this picture, in order to make the seesaw
balanced, where should the boy sit?

A. Poin 1 B. Poin 2 C. Point 3

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6. There are three boxes made of different materials with the same size. Box I is
made of wood, box II is made of metal, whereas box III is made of styrofoam.
Which of the following options shows the weight of the boxes in order from the
heaviest to the lightest?

A. I – II – III
B. II – I – III
C. II – III – I

7. There are 3 kinds of reproduction in animals. They are oviparous or laying eggs,
viviparous or giving birth, and ovoviviparous which is the combination of laying
eggs and giving birth. The following options show the example of oviparous
animals. Which is the odd one out?

A. Crocodile B. Frog C. Squirrel

8. There were two substances inside the following beaker glass. Then we tilted the
beaker using a block as shown below. Which of the following options shows the
states of matter of substance A and B?

Beake Substance Substance

r A B
B glass
A. Solid Liquid
B A
B. Liquid Solid
A Block
C. Solid Gas

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9. The illustration below is a digital clock. It shows 12:05 pm on Saturday, 7

September. The weather is cloudy and clear later with the temperature at 29
degrees Celsius. What does 78% indicate?

A. Probability of a clear day later

B. Chance of rain the next day
C. Humidity

10. Jackson dropped an iron bear in a glass filled with water as shown below.

Among the following 3 glasses, which glass shows the water level before
Jackson dropped the iron bear? Choose the correct answer.

A. B. C.

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11. The following illustration is a liquid-in-glass (analogue) thermometer to

measure the temperature inside a room which indicates 25°C. Choose the
correct eye level to read the temperature.

A
30
30 A. A
B B. B
2 2 C. C
0 0
C

12. Plants including vegetables can store their food in one of their body parts. They
can store it upper or under the ground. Which of the following vegetables stores
their food underground?

A. Radish B. Eggplant C. Pumpkin

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13. Emily did two experiments with water to know what will happen to the volume of
water if she (i) evaporates and (ii) freezes the water. The following illustrations
are the results of the experiments. Which option has all the correct answers for
(i) and (ii)?

A. (i) a , (ii) b
B. (i) b , (ii) c
C. (i) c , (ii) a

14. Ryu found a caterpillar on the way home from school. He brought it home and
put it inside a bowl. When Ryu decides to take care of it, there are several
things that he has to do to keep the caterpillar alive.

I. Put the bowl in a place with no direct contact with sunlight.

II. Give water in a small container every day.
III. Clean up the bowl every day.
IV. Give fresh cabbage leaves every day.

Which of the following options has all the correct

answers?
A. I, II, III
B. I, III, IV
C. II, III, IV

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15. Keita planted cherry blossom tree in his garden 8 years ago. The tree grew big and
now becomes 4 m tall. Find the root of Keita’s cherry blossom tree among the
following illustrations.

A. B. C.

16. There are some classifications of animals based on their characteristics.

Which of the followings is a true example of animal’s classification?

Mammals Reptiles Amphibia

ns
A. Mouse Squirrel Frog
B. Giraffe Crocodil Salamand
e er
C. Dolphin Snail Turtle

17. Every animal has its own habitat which it can adapt well and lives comfortably
alone or together in its groups. For example, animals in polar habitat, such as
polar bear, penguin, and musk ox, usually have thick fur and color of the skin that
is similar with their surroundings. The options below are the examples of animals
which live in rainforest. Which of the following options has all correct answers?

A. Tiger, giraffe, gorilla

B. Monkey, black panther, snake
C. Parrot, bison, zebra

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18. All insects have 3 major body regions: head, thorax, and abdomen. Which
one of the following illustrations correctly shows beetle’s thorax?

A. B C.
.

19. Evaporation is a process when liquid changes into gas. Evaporation does not
always need a high temperature to occur. Which one of the following options is
the example of evaporation in our daily life?

A. Water in the freezer

B. Water droplets on leaves in the morning
C. Sea water at noon

20. Jane will go on a vacation to Europe this coming Spring to visit her
grandmother. Her Grandma likes gardening and has various flowers in her
garden. Among these flowers, which one will Jane possibly see there?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3

1. 2. 3.

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SHORT-ANSWER QUESTION

Question 1

The main source of heat on the Earth is the Sun. With heat from the sun, we can dry
wet laundry, and plants make their food. There are many more heat sources in
our daily life such as gas stove, hair dryer, lamp, and so on. Where do you see
heat resources?
Think of two more heat sources in our daily life.

Question 2

In science class, Joseph learned that the surface of objects will affect the
movement when we push them. Then, he experimented by making 4 objects as
illustrated below. When he pushed all of the objects in a flat ground with the
same force, which one will move
the slowest and stop moving first? Explain your thought.

Question 3

In spring, flowers are blooming in the subtropical country like Japan and
produce so many pollens. What is the best pollinator for the following flower?

Cherry Blossoms Lavender

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Canola Write one more example
of flower which is helped by the same pollinator.

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MULTIPLE CHOICES
Fill the circle on the answer sheet with the right answer.

1. There are many objects around us which are made of living things, such as
wooden chair, paper, and so on. Which of the following options is made out of
non-living things?

A. Rubber shoes
B. Plastic bag
C. Wool carpet

2. Look at the illustrations below.

Which of the following options is false about the above animals?

A. They have tails.

B. They live in water.
C. Their adults lay eggs

3. Kenzo put a mug on the ground at noon and observed the shape and
direction of its shadow. Which of the following options correctly describes

the shadow of his mug?

A. Short shadow in the North

B. Short shadow in the East
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C. Long shadow in the West

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4. In the middle of the night, Ariana went to the kitchen to drink. Suddenly, there
was a power cut, so the lights went out. Then, she tried to find a flashlight in the
dark. Which of the 5 senses did she use to find the flashlight?

A. Touch
B. Hearing
C. Sight

5. Some animals that are active at night and sleep during the day are called
nocturnal animals. They hunt or mate at night and rest during the day. Which of
the following options is the incorrect example of nocturnal animals?

A. B. C.

Bat Rabbit Mous

e

6. Rainbow appears in the sky because of reflection, refraction (bending), and

dispersion of light in water droplets. These phenomena result in an arc of multi-
colored light. There are 7 colors in the rainbow: red, ( a ), ( b ), green, ( c ), ( d ),
and violet. Which of the following options correctly replaces ( a ), ( b ), ( c ), and
( d )?

A. ( a ) yellow, ( b )
Re
d
(a)
(b)
pink, ( c ) purple, (
Gree
n (c)
(d) d ) blue
Viole
t

B. ( a ) orange, ( b )
yellow, ( c ) blue, ( d
) indigo

C. ( a ) purple, ( b )
orange, ( c ) blue,
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( d ) pink

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7. Heat is energy that can change the state of matters. When we heat things,
some of them will melt or burn. Chocolate is one of the things that melts when
heated. Which of the following options will not melt when heated?

A. Candle
B. Cheese
C. Wood

8. The followings are Kenneth’s breakfast. Which option correctly shows the food
made from animals?

Milk Egg Cheese Tofu

A. (1) and (2) only

B. (1), (2), and (3) only
C. All of them

9. Study the picture of four swallows below. Which one of the following options
correctly explains about what swallow (a) and (b) are doing?

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A. Swallow (a) is fighting with swallow (b) to protect its territory.

B. Swallow (b) is a mother bird feeding her child, swallow (a).
C. Swallow (a) is a mother bird teaching her child, swallow (b) how to fly.

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10. Alia was playing with her torch. She lit a balloon as illustrated below. Draw
the shadow forming on the wall.

A.

B.

C.

11. Jacob poured water into a PET bottle and wrapped it with colored paper. When
he put the bottle in the Sun, which of the following colored papers will make the
warmest temperature?

A.

B.

C.

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12. Mirrors have shiny surfaces which can reflect almost all the light that hits them.
Three mirrors are arranged as illustrated below to reflect sunlight. Which area
will have the brightest reflection?

A. A
B. B
C. C

13. Here are some actions that can prevent global warming in our daily lives.
1) Buying mineral water in PET bottle
2) Using paper straw to drink
3) Setting the air conditioning temperature at 25°C
4) Separating dry waste from the wet ones
5) Using electricity wisely
6) Taking public transportation

Which of the following options has all the appropriate

actions? A. 1, 2, 3
B. 2, 3, 4
C. 4, 5, 6

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Refer to the following statements to answer question 14 and 15.

An object is at rest position when it is not moving. This still object can be moved by
a power called force. There are two kinds of force: push and pull forces.

14. Below are the illustrations of children using pull and push forces. Which
activity mainly needs a pull force?

A. B. C.

15. Pull and push forces are also used in our daily activities. Which of the following
options is a daily activity that does not need push force?

A. B. C.

16. In order to grow in a lot of places, seeds of the plant need to be dispersed.
Unlike most of animals, plant itself cannot move to travel their seeds and make
it grow to certain place. So that, the plant needs help from nature. Below are
the ways of seeds traveling to various places. Choose the wrong answer.

A. Wind helps blowing away the seeds from a tree

B. Butterfly drinks nectar and eats the seeds inside a flower
C. Bird eats the fruit and discard the seeds

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17. Sound is a fast vibration that travels as a wave through media such as air,
liquids, and solid objects. Many kinds of sound are around us and sometimes
disturb our hearing. Which of the following objects makes irritating sound when
turned on?

A. B. C.

18. A force can give the following effects on an object; it moves or stops the object,
it makes the object move faster or slower, or it even changes the shape of the
object. Which of the following options is the example of force that stops an
object from moving?

A. Shooting a basketball into a hoop

B. Hitting a baseball thrown by a pitcher
C. Catching a kickoff ball in rugby game

19. One day, Andrew went to the backyard to exercise. He saw his long shadow in
the West as illustrated below. Which of the following options correctly shows the
time he was in the backyard?

A. 7 a.m.
B. 12 p.m.
C. 4 p.m.

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20. Human has five senses; sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. Our senses
help us understand what is happening around us. One morning, as Kate and
her friends were on their way to school, a motorbike was approaching at a
high speed behind them. Which of the following human senses received the
signal that warned them of the danger? Choose the most appropriate answer.

A. Sight
B. Hearing
C. Smell
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