At the upper primary level, the emphasis is on engaging the learner in learning principles of science through familiar experiences, working with hands to design simple technological units and modules and continuing to learn more on environment and health through activities and surveys.
As a science teacher, you will agree that scientific concepts are learnt better if learners explore them through activities and experiments. Learners should be given opportunity to explore science in their everyday experiences. You should engage learners (preferably in groups) in meaningful investigations particularly of the problems they perceive to be significant and important.
As a science teacher, you should encourage discussions with the teacher and peers. You can ask your learners to gather information from newspapers, knowledgeable persons in the neighborhood, and from easily available sources and discuss about them in class with peers and teachers.
Role play, skits, cooperative leaming strategies should be adopted to ensure larger participation and sharing of learning outcomes. It is advised that biographical narratives of scientists and inventors can be used. You should keep in mind that efforts should be continued for development of the process skills of science.