How do you want your child to learn Science? Of all subjects, Science is one that shouldn’t be bogged down by regurgitation and drilling. To learn well, one should be interested, love Science and understand how it applies to real life. Obviously we focus on MOE requirements with its syllabus and also guide students on[…]
Science tip: “The weight of an object is also its mass.” This is really awkward to explain because we use kg to measure both weight and mass. -Weight is the pull of the Earth’s gravity on mass and is dependent on the gravity experienced (so an object will have a different weight on the moon).[…]
Several parents wrote to the Straits Times recently to express their concern about how the Science open-ended questions are structured. Despite the MOE’s good intentions to move towards a more inquiry-based learning, and to cultivate inquisitiveness, it does sometimes seem like the exam format is penalising those who do not memorise and regurgitate model answers.[…]
“The cold travelled from the ice into the drink.” Yes, the drink is cold because of the ice, but for exam purposes, remember that heat only travels from hot to cold, and there is no such thing as “coldness”. While awkward to explain sometimes, it’s best to say that the heat from the drink was[…]
The March school holidays are here soon and we are planning exciting programmes for you! Check out what we are offering! Monday March 16 – Friday March 20 Upper-Primary Intensive Composition Writing (12-2pm) -We teach the latest three-picture composition format, explain how to tackle it and provide intensive exercises for the entire March holiday. –[…]
“The white mist coming out from a kettle is called steam.” Remember: this is inaccurate for the PSLE. While most people won’t argue with this in the layman world, it’s not accurate for PSLE. Steam is hot water vapour, that is, water in the gaseous state, and it is invisible. The white mist is formed[…]
I always aim to explain theories to my students by doing experiments and showing them the evidence. Last week I did this with my kids and you can do it at home too! Click here for the video. 1.Fill up a bottle with water. 2. Find a sieve – the kind used for sifting flour,[…]
A lot of parents are aware that we focus a lot on fun games to get students interested in our classes. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. However, all play and no work makes Jack a dumb boy! Besides the games, we reinforce concepts in classes too. More importantly, we guide[…]
I love it when I’m able to make my students enjoy and learn at the same time. The structured curriculum and exam focus don’t make it easy for me to do that, but nonetheless, I try. Another important aspect of learning, which many talk about and give terms like “higher order problem solving skills” or[…]
As a Science teacher, I aim to get them excited about the subject and think imaginatively and creatively. What better way to do that, I thought, to expose them to some problems that are out of this world! So last week, I got them to imagine they were responsible for setting up a colony on[…]