How To Soar in PSLE - BTPS Way!!

Interact with complex questions / graphs / pictures to pick up valuable clues (don't highlight - just use your pen to underline words or scribble notes)

Start with Booklet A and do it meticulously with full focus - explore all 4 distractors before making final choice.

MANAGE your TIME - to score well, you need to try to finish ALL questions.

Specific answers = answers that are relevant to question.

When confused, choose any of the following strategies:

1. Ask, "What Science idea is being used in question?"
2. Pose other questions to clarify your thoughts
3. COMPARE to another set-up
4. COMPARE to a reverse situation
5. Connect to your knowledge in life (yes, you do have lots of prior / other knowledge)
6. Break down your answer in steps before crafting final answer.

Common problems with wrong answers:
*Answers are generic/vague and do not connect to that specific question
*Answers are not scientific and do not explain using Science ideas
*Answers do not make use of data provided when asked
*Answers did not make comparisons - use words like more/most etc..when asked

BTPS supports all P6 in achieving their PSLE GOALS!!

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Stones and Health? Not Stone Age!


In Finland, people go to saunas (hot houses) as they believe it's a healthy way to relax. Stones are heated up inside a well ventilated (air can move in and out) room.

When the stones are ready after 2-3 hours reaching temperatures higher than 100C, water is poured on the stones.
Imagine what happens as soon as water touches the stones!
Explain what you think happens. (Remember steam can't be seen.)
How does this process help the occupants feel warm?
Why do people pour water on the stones instead of just warming the room up with a heater?
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Science Around Me (SAM)

SAM is a Science journal that allows pupils to express themselves in their favourite ways about Science.

SAM is another great opportunity for pupils to THINK and TALK Science in a medium that is customised to their learning styles.

SAM allows teachers to informally assess understanding of the child and clarify misconceptions in their learning.

Factors Affecting the Environment by Gog Ru Yan - 6G

Factors Affecting the Environment by Gog Ru Yan - 6G

When Ice Changes into Water by Goh Chee Yan - 5G

Do you wonder whether the mass of ice changes when it melts into water. Try this out:

1. Put a few ice cubes into a plastic bag
2. Tie the mouth of the bag tightly
3. Weigh the bag of ice cubes (if there is condensation outside the bag, wipe it dry before weighing)
4. Place the bag in the sun
5. When ice has melted, wipe the outside of the bag dry (refer to step 3)
6. Weigh the bag

You will discover that the mass of the bag remains the same!
There is no change in mass when ice melts!!

Simple Steps to fight Dengue by Elizabeth Wu 4C

Simple Steps to fight Dengue by Elizabeth Wu 4C