How to start Science Revision?

[Lithilara]

I would suggest letting your child read through each topic and after every topic, made either a mind map or a list of the main concepts of that particular topic.


That way, your child can easily look through and refer whenever she needs and also, it would help to let her remember what she is writing down.

Pure reading for memory would not work for most people as it tends to go in and come out very quickly, leaving very little retention of information.

[kenobi]

Mindmap does not work for all children. It has many rules and it can be quite messy if you mindmap a whole topic on say plants.


I’ve taught both Mindmap and Concept Map to my class. It takes a very long time to work on a Mindmap and worst of all, not every child takes a liking to it.

Concept Map, on the other hand, has little rules and allows the teacher to demonstrate the concepts behind a topic fast. It’s a very efficient teaching and learning tool.

I’d recommend that a child works on a concept map on his/her own for every topic completed.

[TwaTau]

First of all, you got to get you kid interest into science. Best if you have real life example to explain to them the concepts, and take opportunity that comes by to relate to them.

What I did with my DD, who will be going to P3 next year, is to bring out the text book every night, just read through one chapter with her together, get her interested, and try to relate the daily encounter with the concept. She will come up with all kinds of example and link with the concept, and encourage her along the way. I think that will imprint on them better, and it won’t become another subject and work for them.

[kenobi]

TwaTau:

First of all, you got to get you kid interest into science. Best if you have real life example to explain to them the concepts, and take opportunity that comes by to relate to them.

What I did with my DD, who will be going to P3 next year, is to bring out the text book every night, just read through one chapter with her together, get her interested, and try to relate the daily encounter with the concept. She will come up with all kinds of example and link with the concept, and encourage her along the way. I think that will imprint on them better, and it won't become another subject and work for them.

Totally agree. Quality time with children makes a big difference. It's the passion in Science you ignite your child with.

If your child starts talking about Science when he/she gets back from school, your child is blessed with a teacher who can ignite that passion.

At the end of the day, it's the precision in Science language that will make a great difference in standards. For example, you can't write \"Gravity increases with height\" but you can write \"Gravitational potential energy increases with height\".

In promoting Science interests in children, do not neglect precision in language.

[teh_oh]

bitchymum:

I have got the text books, the guide books and the assessment books. I intend to start science revision but I dunno how. Should I go thru the text book first, then the guide book, then give my gal her assessment?

How to start 'science revision', or how to 'introduce science'?
This is how I introduce science to my child.
Notes in front of assessment books ---> assessment books
I only use textbook when I need to show the child pictorial references. The child has plenty of time to study the textbook next year and I do not want to kill his interest in school.
I only use guide books when I need more information.

[kenobi]

I guess it’s age dependent.


For a younger child (before P3), I’d immerse the child in science related text. It’ll not be an information report but stories on science, could be as simple as how a caterpillar becomes a butterfly in a storybook. It’ll be a transition stage for a child, from a genre they’re familiar with to gain scientific knowledge.

[janet88]

kenobi:

I guess it's age dependent.


For a younger child (before P3), I'd immerse the child in science related text. It'll not be an information report but stories on science, could be as simple as how a caterpillar becomes a butterfly in a storybook. It'll be a transition stage for a child, from a genre they're familiar with to gain scientific knowledge.

I've put page indicators for different chapters for my son (going to P5)...prob starting with Systems first. Asked him to read up the chapter for an overview

[superkiasume]

I am of the opinion that to do well in Science, you need to:

1) Understand;
2) Memorise
science concepts.

[Lock]

kenobi:

I'd recommend that a child works on a concept map on his/her own for every topic completed.

May I ask what is a concept map and how is it different from a mind map? Can show an example?

[teh_oh]

Lock:

kenobi:

I'd recommend that a child works on a concept map on his/her own for every topic completed.

May I ask what is a concept map and how is it different from a mind map? Can show an example?

My interpretation of concept map and mind map is similar. Mind map is a 'map' that maps out what one is thinking and going to write. Concept map is like a mind map, but it maps out concepts for easier memorizing.