Central Idea: Systems work when different parts connect and interact to create movement, balance, and change.
Key Concepts: Function • Causation • Connection • Responsibility
Related Concepts: Force • Motion • Balance • Safety • Design
Age Group: PYP 3 (8–9 years)
Duration: Full-Day Programme
Venue: Discovate – Innovation, Science & Adventure Learning Park
Learning Approach: Inquiry-driven • Hands-on • Observational • Reflective
Includes: Pre-Tour Inquiry • On-Tour Exploration • Post-Tour Reflection
“Forces in Action” transforms Discovate into an interactive learning space where PYP 3 learners explore how systems create movement, maintain balance, and solve problems.
Students investigate real-world examples of mechanical systems, motion systems, safety systems, and living systems through guided exploration.
Cause-and-effect reasoning:
What parts make this system work?
What causes the movement?
What happens if one part changes?
How does safety help systems function properly?
Learners observe, predict, test, and reflect using structured prompts and evidence-based discussion.
Research: Observation, identifying system parts, recording evidence
Thinking: Cause-and-effect reasoning, recognising patterns
Communication: Explaining how systems function
Social: Team collaboration and respectful participation
Self-Management: Safety awareness and responsible decision-making
Creative Thinking: Designing simple system improvements
Students identify different types of systems in real-world environments.
Students analyse how parts of a system work together.
Students observe cause-and-effect relationships in motion and balance.
Students explain how safety supports system function.
Students reflect on how systems help people in daily life.
Students describe at least three real-world systems observed.
Students explain simple cause-and-effect relationships.
Students identify parts within a system and their function.
Students demonstrate responsible participation during activities.
Students communicate observations using structured reasoning.
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