PSLE Science
Crash Course
A full day on the 2026 Science paper — the fourteen topics, the answer structures that earn marks, and the long list of things your child does not need to know.
Last run of 2026 — English is now full. Take Maths + Science together and save 30%: $280 (was $400). Card, PayNow, GrabPay, Apple Pay and Google Pay accepted, secured by Stripe.
Dates and timing
One subject for the whole day, in two sessions with a break for lunch in between.
Morning
10am – 12pm
Afternoon
1pm – 3pm
Where
In person or on Zoom
Join us at our Ang Mo Kio centre, or live on Zoom — choose the format when you book. We send the centre address or the Zoom link once your child's place is confirmed.
The 2026 paper, in full
Straight from SEAB's examination format.
| Booklet | Item type | Qs | Marks each | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Multiple-choice, four options | 30 | 2 | 60 |
| B | Structured | 10–11 | 2, 3, 4 or 5 | 40 |
| Total | One written paper, 1 hour 45 minutes | 100 |
Source: SEAB, PSLE Science — For examination from 2026. Candidates answer all questions in both booklets.
Where the marks sit
Booklet A is 60 of the 100 marks
Thirty multiple-choice questions, 2 marks each — and no consolation marks: a pupil scores 2 or 0. Three careless MCQs cost 6 marks, more than most pupils lose across the whole of Booklet B. MCQ accuracy is not a small thing.
SEAB, PSLE Science — For examination from 2026.
Booklet B is where the writing is marked
Ten to eleven structured questions carrying 2, 3, 4 or 5 marks each. A vague 4-mark answer costs a large slice of the grade, which is why the day is built around one answering framework rather than more content.
SEAB, PSLE Science — For examination from 2026.
What we teach on the day
Science marks are lost in the writing, not the knowing. The day is built around one answering framework, taken straight from our trainer deck, and applied to every question type.
Cause, then effect, then evidence
One structure for every open-ended answer. It turns a half-mark scribble into a full-mark answer.
Name the concept, then link it to the data
Pupils name “photosynthesis” but never tie it to the graph in front of them. The mark is in the link.
Every wrong option is a misconception
We teach distractor analysis — working out which misconception each wrong option represents — so your child eliminates by diagnosis rather than by guessing.
Fair testing: change one, keep the rest
Naming the variable changed, the variable measured and the variables kept the same — and saying which alternative cause is being ruled out.
Reading a table to a conclusion
Melting and boiling point tables, organ-and-function tables: which conclusion the table definitely supports, and which it merely suggests.
Graphs that tell a story
Oxygen output, predator and prey, a bouncing ball. Read the shape of the curve, not just its highest point.
Structure linked to function, every time
Across the digestive, circulatory, respiratory and plant systems — the link, not the label, is what is examined.
Evaporation is not boiling
A known source of lost marks. Evaporation happens at any temperature and only at the surface; boiling happens at a fixed temperature, throughout the liquid.
The five open-ended question types, each with its own answer shape
The question types that decide the grade
- Graph interpretation — population, oxygen and energy graphs
- Experiments with several containers and more than one variable
- Food webs — remove one organism, and what happens next?
- Plant transport — a ringed stem, water up but food blocked
- Two-column classification tables — structure versus behaviour, organ versus function
- Circuits, magnets and shadows
Topics we revise
All fourteen topics, across the five themes.
Diversity
- Diversity of living and non-living things (P3)
- Diversity of materials (P3)
Cycles
- Life cycles of plants and animals (P3)
- Reproduction in plants and humans (P5)
- Matter (P4)
- The water cycle (P5)
Systems
- Digestive system (P4)
- Respiratory and circulatory systems (P5)
- Plant transport system (P4–P5)
- Electrical system (P5)
Interactions
- Magnets (P3)
- Friction, gravity and the elastic spring force (P6)
- Interactions within the environment (P6)
Energy
- Light (P4)
- Heat (P4)
- Photosynthesis (P6)
- Energy conversion (P6)
What is not required
One of the most useful hours of the day.
Time spent on these is time lost. Every item below is marked “is not required” in MOE’s own syllabus — yet they still turn up in notes written against older syllabuses. We tell your child plainly what they do not need to know.
Checked item by item against the MOE 2023 Primary Science Syllabus.
Terms that are not required
- Density
- Transparent, translucent, opaque — say “allows most / some / no light to pass through”
- Xylem, phloem, stomata, artery, vein, capillary
- Alveoli, heart chambers and valves
- Air resistance and water resistance
- Chemical, gravitational and elastic potential energy — “potential energy” is enough
Content that is not required
- Recall of named species and their specific characteristics
- Self- and cross-pollination, pollen tube formation, where fertilisation occurs
- Foetal development and how the umbilical cord supplies air, food and water
- Bone and muscle names, and how they work
- Nickel and cobalt as magnetic materials; magnetic shielding and induction
- The law of reflection; direction of friction on rolling objects
- Comparing rates of heat transfer between specific metals
Answer the verb
Four command words, four different answers. Most lost marks in Booklet B come from answering the wrong one.
State
Give a concise answer with little or no supporting argument. One clear sentence.
Describe
Write the main points, using a diagram where it helps. What happened, in order.
Explain
Link cause to effect. Naming the fact is only half an answer — say why it follows.
Compare
Give a similarity and a difference, unless the question narrows it to one.
Where the marks are lost
The nine we mark again and again. Each one is worked through, with the fix, during the crash course.
The tools come with the day
Every place includes one month’s access to our practice apps — so the revision carries on right through to the exam.
Who teaches the day
Mr Darren — master trainer
An experienced teacher and trainer of over 20 years — not a relief tutor brought in for the holidays.
Taught in 30+ MOE schools
Mr Darren has taught extensively across more than 30 MOE schools and has taught over 3,000 students to date.
Trains the trainers
He now trains teachers, trainers and tutors to teach these subjects, so your child is taught the method other tutors are being taught to use.
What your child takes away
The practice library
Over 3,000 practice questions by topic and level, plus the apps above — one month’s access, covering the run-up to the exam.
A marked script
Every question attempted on the day is marked with your child, against the marking points an examiner actually awards.
A revision checklist
The topic list from this page, ticked off as we cover it, so you can see exactly what is secure and what still needs work.
Reserve a place
$200 for one subject day. Take two subjects and save 30% — Maths + Science for $280 (was $400). English is now full, and this is the last run of 2026. Places are limited so that every child can be heard and marked individually. Message us and we will confirm your child's place and send the centre address or Zoom link.
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The other two days: Maths — Mon 7 Sep · English — Tue 8 Sep (full)
Examination format and marking rules on this page are taken from the SEAB documents PSLE Mathematics (0008) — For Examination from 2026 and PSLE Science — For examination from 2026. Syllabus content is checked against the MOE English Language Syllabus 2020 (Primary), the MOE 2023 Primary Science Syllabus and the MOE 2021 Primary Mathematics Syllabus (updated October 2025).