My Pals are Here (MPH) Science

Singapore’s “My Pals are Here” Science, International Edition is arranged by grade level, within a first-and-second semester structure that requires the textbook (Part A & B), Activity Book (Part A & B), and Teacher’s Guide (Part A & B) for each year.

This series follows a pathway of visual lessons & guided discovery, simultaneous development of concept knowledge and process skills, and the consolidation of understanding through scaffolded instruction. Based on the “5E Instructional Model” (Engagement, Exploration, Explanation, Elaboration, and Evaluation), students will develop their scientific thinking skills through a variety of learning channels.

In the Student Textbook, brightly colored chapters are highly engaging, with interesting facts and questions to think about in the margin. A word bank and “Teaching points” that give the main lesson objective are provided at the beginning of the lesson. The main portion of the lesson provides simple explanations of concepts based upon photos or illustrations; chapters end with a fill-in-the-blank “self-check.” Graphic markers for the sold-separately “Activity Book” point to where teachers should integrate the activities.

The consumable (non-reproducible) Activity Book is correlated to the student textbook. Each activity notes the process skills at the heart of the exercise; the workbook-based project follows. Activities primarily include filling in diagrams, circling the correct answer, filling in the blank, and multiple-choice type questions; other worksheets are based on more teacher-intensive activities that might require gathering items.

The Teacher’s Guide is designed to help equip teachers for inquiry-based instruction. A process-skill table defines and provides examples of the skills (observation, classification, inferring, etc.) that students should learn, along with a grade range where the skills are taught. A unit overview chart provides the unit name, page numbers, learning objectives, and cycle theme in one place for easy planning and review.

For more information, including differences between editions, please see the How Does Singapore's MPH International Edition Science Program Work PDF.

My Pals are Here Science 1A covers the parts of the body; the five senses; caring for the body; people and animals; plants; and "things around me." These units cross themes of systems, interactions, cycles, and diversity.

Level 1B covers day and night, the weather, light, heat, sound, push and pull, on and off. These units cross themes of systems, interactions, cycles, and diversity.

My Pals are Here Science 2A covers the parts of the body; animals; plants; air and animals; water; and the seasons. These units cross themes of systems, interactions, cycles, and diversity.

Level 2B covers light and shadows, heat, sounds, non-living things, forces, tools, electricity, and magnets.

My Pals are Here Science 3A covers the parts of the body; food; plants; habitat and environment; weather; and animals. These units cross themes of systems, interactions, cycles, and diversity.

Level 3B covers the "objects around us"; three stages of matter; air; water; forces; and sources and uses of electricity.

My Pals are Here Science 4A covers the systems of our body; cells; vertebrates; life cycles; the environment; and climate.

Level 4B covers the three states of matter; air; water; forces; forms of energy; light; heat; electricity; sound; the solar system and soil.

My Pals are Here Science 5A covers the respiratory system; the circulatory system; diseases and injuries; cells and their functions; invertebrates; and photosynthesis. These units cross themes of systems, interactions, cycles, and diversity.

Level 5B covers the materials and their properties; physical and chemical changes; changes of state; air and water; energy conversion; and electric circuits.

My Pals are Here Science 6A covers the nervous system and the urinary system; cell growth and division; heredity; the human reproductive system; plant parts; and the environment. These units cross themes of systems, interactions, cycles, and diversity.

Level 6B covers the separation techniques; simple machines; natural disasters; the solar system; electricity; and the structure and surface of the earth.