Science Guide Books

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kenobi:

Longman Exam Science for Achievers by Asma Mahamedi.

I felt that the above have questions similar to PSLE ones.

This book does not differentiate the topics for P3 or P4 level respectively. How would i know that I am not letting my kid do P4 questions when she's P3? Thanks.

[Brenda10]

kenobi:

I've been teaching Science for many years and have this habit of browsing science assessment books when I'm in Popular, mainly because I've got to set upper primary science papers every year.


These are some of the books I've recommended my class:

Perfect Match Science Challenging Questions by Manisha Nayak

Longman Exam Science for Achievers by Asma Mahamedi.

I felt that the above have questions similar to PSLE ones.

Thank you for your recommendation and will check the above two books.

[kenobi]

E3:

This book does not differentiate the topics for P3 or P4 level respectively. How would i know that I am not letting my kid do P4 questions when she's P3? Thanks.

Unfortunately, Science lessons go by themes and also by upper and lower blocks. Hence, different schools decide differently on which topic to start.

It's hard to come up with assessment books that target one level only. It'll be lucky if you can find a good one that's by topic.

Those I've mentioned go by upper (P5-6) and lower (P3-4) blocks.

I'd recommend that you check with your child's science teacher which topic and theme the school is embarking on for the year.

For P3, it should be be based on the themes diversity and system like classification of living and non-living things and plant system and some of the human systems like skeletal and muscular system.

[teh_oh]

E3:

kenobi:

Longman Exam Science for Achievers by Asma Mahamedi.

I felt that the above have questions similar to PSLE ones.

This book does not differentiate the topics for P3 or P4 level respectively. How would i know that I am not letting my kid do P4 questions when she's P3? Thanks.

You are going to face the same problem if you let your child practice past year science papers. This is however, only a small problem. Just ask your kid to try all questions. Then you can sieve out those questions that he has not learned when you are marking his paper.

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kenobi:

E3:

This book does not differentiate the topics for P3 or P4 level respectively. How would i know that I am not letting my kid do P4 questions when she's P3? Thanks.

Unfortunately, Science lessons go by themes and also by upper and lower blocks. Hence, different schools decide differently on which topic to start.

It's hard to come up with assessment books that target one level only. It'll be lucky if you can find a good one that's by topic.

Those I've mentioned go by upper (P5-6) and lower (P3-4) blocks.

I'd recommend that you check with your child's science teacher which topic and theme the school is embarking on for the year.

For P3, it should be be based on the themes diversity and system like classification of living and non-living things and plant system and some of the human systems like skeletal and muscular system.

Yes, that's right. Her school will be commencing with Diversity and Systems for P3.

100% Science Process Skills by Casco has two separate books for P3 and P4. P3 book consists of the themes Diversity, Interactions and Systems whereas the P4 book consists of Cycles and Energy.

The Science Process Skills by teachers@work is an assessment book for Lower Block, but the worksheets in it are theme-based, ie several worksheets based on topics in a single theme.

Have you checked out the above books before?

I have checked out Longman Exam Science for Achievers, the one you had recommended. It has good questions, just that I find it a little tedious to identify and skip questions if they are not taught by her level yet. Thanks for sharing. I'll see what I can do.

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teh_oh:

E3:

[quote=\"kenobi\"]
Longman Exam Science for Achievers by Asma Mahamedi.

I felt that the above have questions similar to PSLE ones.

This book does not differentiate the topics for P3 or P4 level respectively. How would i know that I am not letting my kid do P4 questions when she's P3? Thanks.

You are going to face the same problem if you let your child practice past year science papers. This is however, only a small problem. Just ask your kid to try all questions. Then you can sieve out those questions that he has not learned when you are marking his paper.[/quote]Ya, was thinking of doing that actually, provided that she has the time. It is good to discover new concepts by attempting the questions. Might just have to resort to that. Thanks!

[nymom]

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[kenobi]

E3:

100% Science Process Skills by Casco has two separate books for P3 and P4. P3 book consists of the themes Diversity, Interactions and Systems whereas the P4 book consists of Cycles and Energy.

The Science Process Skills by teachers@work is an assessment book for Lower Block, but the worksheets in it are theme-based, ie several worksheets based on topics in a single theme.

Have you checked out the above books before?

I have checked out Longman Exam Science for Achievers, the one you had recommended. It has good questions, just that I find it a little tedious to identify and skip questions if they are not taught by her level yet. Thanks for sharing. I'll see what I can do.

Yes, I have checked those books.

Personally, I'm not impressed by Casco books which state process skills on their title but I don't think it's convenient to reveal my reason here.

For \"The Science Process Skills by teachers@work\", it's a good resource. However, it does not have MCQ, the questions are also not similar to PSLE and they focus more on prior knowledge and explanations. Thirdly, it's very pricey. It's more than $15 if I'm not wrong.

Don't get me wrong. It's still a good book to test your child on his/her understanding of topics as it elicits their existing knowledge. I didn't recommend it based on the above 3 reasons.

There're other good science books as well. It's just that I couldn't recall their titles and authors. Those 2 previous books recommended are the ones I've posted in my class blog, hence I was able to copy and paste.

It's tedious to filter questions but for quality learning, there're many parents who are willing to go extra miles for their children. If not, this forum wouldn't be called kiasuparents. :lol:

[janet88]

Hi kenobi,

I don’t buy Science guide books by Casco for my son…personally prefer Marshall Cavendish or SAP…Perfect Match is so-so (son’s school textbook is using Perfect Match).

My Science assessment books are from SAP while guide book is Marshall Cavendish. Actually, I don’t really buy Casco assessment books either.

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Hi kenobi,


Thanks for the feedback. I was an ex-science (old syllabus) teacher taking upper Pri. Now, I am a kiasu-mum.

Yes, I had gone, and will continue to go extra miles for my kids.

Please share if you have good resources for Science. TIA.