Science Guide Books

[janet88]

Vincent Chua:

Before parents go on to buy piles of assessment books for the children, you got to really observe/assess the needs/level of the children first. If the children are not scoring well, is it due to the weak concept/misconception on the topics or is it due to the lack of answering techniques? Not advisable to push the children to do all the challenging questions drilling on the answering techniques if foundation/conceptual framework is lacking. This will further demoralize them with the incapability to comprehend the questions.

They have quite a number of assessment books titles selling in popular.

Just Education Clinic or Power Guide Series - building foundation / concepts
Just Education Creative Series - with foundation in place, looking for database/inferential question
Just Education Distinction Series - with foundation in place, ready to attempt challenging questions

Hi Vincent,
Thanks for the valuable tips you have mentioned...also thanks for sharing. These tips apply to Maths too.

[Champion]

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Hi Janet,
I think Science is really a \"big & wide\" subject to explore! I cannot resist myself from buying Science Assessment Book especially if I spot one that I have not combed through before :lol:

Saw the above in a bookshop in Jurong West area and stood there for about 15 minutes to read the content. Think the shop lady was monitoring me from her CCTV over at the counter :roll:

When back home, DD1 saw me came in with the \"new addition\" and said,\"Mummy went shopping on Assessment Books again! Poor Me - I have \"new baby\" to milk feed lioa!\" :rotflmao:
Told her I will study the book 1st before letting her attempt to it and she gave me a most loving, wonderful smile :dancing: :dancing:

[janet88]

Champion:

I think Science is really a \"big & wide\" subject to explore! I cannot resist myself from buying Science Assessment Book especially if I spot one that I have not combed through before :lol:

When back home, DD1 saw me came in with the \"new addition\" and said,\"Mummy went shopping on Assessment Books again!

Science is really a subject which is 'wide'...first need to know understand process and concepts, second how to answer the questions according to what examiner wants.

One word of advice...be careful with the answers provided for EPH. It's confirmed that some answers are wrong. Oh yes, we went to Popular Expo yesterday during 'Member' period 10-3pm. Stayed for an hour...so crowded. Bought the Conquer Science for P1/2...hope to prepare my gal for foundation this year so as not to stress her too much at end of P2.

[Champion]

janet_lee88:

Science is really a subject which is 'wide'...first need to know understand process and concepts, second how to answer the questions according to what examiner wants.

One word of advice...be careful with the answers provided for EPH. It's confirmed that some answers are wrong. Oh yes, we went to Popular Expo yesterday during 'Member' period 10-3pm. Stayed for an hour...so crowded. Bought the Conquer Science for P1/2...hope to prepare my gal for foundation this year so as not to stress her too much at end of P2.

Hi Janet,
Once again = thanks for your precious advice; appreciates.:hugs:

Oh, you went to the Popular Expo on Friday? So besides the Conquer Science P1/2, did you get other books as well? Really tough being a parent - on one hand tell myself,\" Hold it! You are buying too much assessment/guide books but on the other hand unable to resist the temptation to buy and buy.\" :stupid:

You are a very dedicated and hardworking mummy - besides coaching your buy with the crucial P5, you still have to manage your P1 gal's work. Kudos to you :celebrate:

[janet88]

Hi Champion,

Yes, I can't agree more...always have to ask myself 'Do you need it now ? Control. The temptation is so great.'
No choice, have to manage P1 gal as hubby cannot handle her...but I 'outsource' the learning of spelling to him as it's too tiring to manage every aspect.

Bought 2 assesment books for daughter...one is a Maths heuristic by Andrew Er and Joanne Er, while the other is Conquer Science. Wanted to get Chinese but decided to hold on till year end either BookFest (Dec) or 20% at Popular.

This is not bad.

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[sleepy]

janet_lee88:

we went to Popular Expo yesterday during 'Member' period 10-3pm. Stayed for an hour...so crowded. Bought the Conquer Science for P1/2...hope to prepare my gal for foundation this year so as not to stress her too much at end of P2.

We could have rub shoulders there

I can't find the Science process skill assessment at expo.
How is Conquer Science different from Science process skill book? Same publisher

[janet88]

sleepy:

janet_lee88:

we went to Popular Expo yesterday during 'Member' period 10-3pm. Stayed for an hour...so crowded. Bought the Conquer Science for P1/2...hope to prepare my gal for foundation this year so as not to stress her too much at end of P2.

We could have rub shoulders there

I can't find the Science process skill assessment at expo.
How is Conquer Science different from Science process skill book? Same publisher

Maybe we could even have bumped our trolleys there ...it was really crowded and not every publishers' books were available. Friend told me to look out for Just Education but it wasn't avail.
SAP publisher books were avail but not complete range...don't remember seeing Science Process Skills there. Same publisher.

[Champion]

Hi Janet,

Sorry - got to \"cross forum thread\" to ask you about Science Guide Books

In the other forum, you mentioned u prefer using the following guide books -
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Except for the 3rd book, frankly speaking I did not pay much attention to the 1st 2 books - probably because I was so engrossed looking for assessment books that comes with NOTES & QUESTIONS. After speaking to DD1's teacher, she suggests that should get a good GUIDE book to supplement the My Pals' Are Here\" Textbook.

I have got the following last year (when DD1 was in P2) thru recommendation by a friend but find that the notes are too brief

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[Peony]

Please do not regret buying the eph booster book.


My DD scored above 90 for science in P3 and 4 and she used that book a lot. The experiments there is useful for section B questions - the observation and conclusions can be used as answers for section B.

For science 1 book is not enough - I have many and I find this is one of the better ones.

[Champion]

Peony:

Please do not regret buying the eph booster book.


My DD scored above 90 for science in P3 and 4 and she used that book a lot. The experiments there is useful for section B questions - the observation and conclusions can be used as answers for section B.

For science 1 book is not enough - I have many and I find this is one of the better ones.

Hi Peony,
Thanks for your post; appreciates so much.

What other Science booster books do you recommend?