Q&A - P3 Science

[Champion]

tianzhu:

Champion:

Again, this is the standard answer given by Science T :scratchhead:
:thankyou:

Hi Champion

I browsed through two books in one of the more popular bookstores in the heartlands.

I'll try my best to recall what I’ve read.

Science 3 in 1 by Janet Sim ---- Buds grow into young plants.

Ultimate PSLE Science Guide/Upper Primary ---- These two books gave more details including a diagram of a cross section of an onion showing central bud and bud.

The central bud gives rise to young shoots. When these young shoots grow to into leaves , they photosynthesise to make food. The excess food is then transported back to the stem to grow new bulbs.

The buds will give rise to new bulbs.

Please don’t trust the memory of an old man too much.I suggest you take a look at these books yourself.

So, I think the teacher’s answer is pitched at a suitable level.

Best wishes

Hi Daddy Tianzhu,
:thankyou: :thankyou: so much for your explanation; appreciates very much! :hi5:

Yup, am trying to encourage DD1 to learn the \"keywords\" for answering OE questions and guess she is beginning to grasp it well!

[smartmummy]

http://i52.tinypic.com/11lqwxt.jpg\">

I have some doubts in answering qns.Pls help me!
Answers in red are given in past papers.

Are following answers acceptable for part (a) Z instead of Material Z?
for part (b) Material Z is more transparent?

I noticed in past paper answers,they follow what mentioned in the qn.

I have some similar doubts like can we use absorb for not waterproof (waterproof mentioned in the qn)?

thanks in advance.

[tianzhu]

Hi smartmummy


Good Afternoon.

My suggestion is to “take cue” from the question.

If the question says “Material Z”, then it would a safe be to follow.
My personal opinion is even if a student were to use “Z”, it’s still acceptable because based on the context in the question Z refers to a particular material for that particular question.Of course, the best person to check is your kid’s teacher.

For part (b) in this question, we are comparing three or more objects, hence comparative words such as greatest, least, highest amount, heaviest, lightest, etc should be used to differentiate them.

Here, I suggest that you check the science syllabus. Is the term “transparent” introduced in the topic on Diversity of Materials? I recall that transparency of materials is introduced under the topic of Light and Classification of Materials for PSLE Science 2009. I am not sure about the current syllabus.

For P3 science, I think the given answer is acceptable.

Do take note that scientific terms have precise meanings. Words that we use interchangeably in our daily lives may not be appropriate anymore.

Waterproof means a material does not allow water to pass through while absorbency refers to the ability of a material to soak up liquid.

Hope this helps.

Best wishes

[smartmummy]

Hi Tianzhu!

gd evening!
u mean "take clue" from qn?.I agree with u.My son only wrote different words so I told him follow the words from qns.I need to check with the school T.Thanks for the suggetion.

Is the term “transparent” introduced in the topic on Diversity of Materials?
yes, it is.

Thank you for ur explanations.

[plum-cake]

Hi


My dd will be in p3 next yr. How can I find what are the topics comes under P3? How far we can go for P3 science?

Thank you.

[Champion]

plum-cake:

Hi


My dd will be in p3 next yr. How can I find what are the topics comes under P3? How far we can go for P3 science?

Thank you.

Hi! Plum-cake,
You may refer to this as a guide:-

http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/syllabuses/sciences/files/science-primary-2008.pdf - on page 10 there is An Overview of the Primary Science Syllabus.

But do take note that different school teaches differently - i.e. most of the school will start off with the theme \"Diversity\" in P3 but thereafter might be different.

[plum-cake]

Hi Champion, I have that printed but I found difficulty in the "depth of each topic" I mean how far we can go… each assesment book is different…


so its up to the school…

Thank You champion.

[teh_oh]

plum-cake:

Hi Champion, I have that printed but I found difficulty in the \"depth of each topic\" I mean how far we can go.... each assesment book is different..


so its up to the school....

Thank You champion.

Hi plum-cake,

You should get a recommended guidebook and work from there with regards to the \"depth of each topic\".

[Champion]

plum-cake:

Hi Champion, I have that printed but I found difficulty in the \"depth of each topic\" I mean how far we can go.... each assesment book is different..


so its up to the school....

Thank You champion.

Hi Plum-Cake,
Just shared with you briefly how I \"swim through\" from beginning of the year till this moment!

I started off with only one guide book (Science Exam Booster Notes by Carol Phua) - as per my post in this thread:-
http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=6640&start=160

Then I get to e-mail my DD1's Science T - a very dedicated lady who go to the extend to tell me what are the topics she be covering for 1st Semester and the format for both CA1 & SA1. Then she recommended me to download free past years CA1 papers to have a feel how questions are being set. You can refer to this webpage:-
http://www.orlesson.org/orp/

After the CA1 - I have the feel of it and started my \"journey of sourcing Assessment & guide books\" With the help of parents from this forum like Mummy Janet_Lee and others who come forwards to share voluntarily! :grphug:

Do join us over at the Science Assessment Books thread and you will get a lot of tips! I am still learning and benefiting from many parents here! :celebrate:

Just a word of caution - do not rush to buy too many Science Assessment Books in Term 1 - you will need the \"big purchase\" from Term 2 onwards. That is my own experience as topics covered in Term 1 are not that too heavy for the P3 to comprehend.

Above just my little sharing

[smartmummy]

Champion:

plum-cake:

Hi Champion, I have that printed but I found difficulty in the \"depth of each topic\" I mean how far we can go.... each assesment book is different..


so its up to the school....

Thank You champion.

Hi Plum-Cake,
Just shared with you briefly how I \"swim through\" from beginning of the year till this moment!

I started off with only one guide book (Science Exam Booster Notes by Carol Phua) - as per my post in this thread:-
http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=6640&start=160

Then I get to e-mail my DD1's Science T - a very dedicated lady who go to the extend to tell me what are the topics she be covering for 1st Semester and the format for both CA1 & SA1. Then she recommended me to download free past years CA1 papers to have a feel how questions are being set. You can refer to this webpage:-
http://www.orlesson.org/orp/

After the CA1 - I have the feel of it and started my \"journey of sourcing Assessment & guide books\" With the help of parents from this forum like Mummy Janet_Lee and others who come forwards to share voluntarily! :grphug:

Do join us over at the Science Assessment Books thread and you will get a lot of tips! I am still learning and benefiting from many parents here! :celebrate:

Just a word of caution - do not rush to buy too many Science Assessment Books in Term 1 - you will need the \"big purchase\" from Term 2 onwards. That is my own experience as topics covered in Term 1 are not that too heavy for the P3 to comprehend.
Above just my little sharing

well said champ!