Science Guide Books

[Champion]

concern_mum:

Hi all, i need advise on how to revise son for this coming SA2. My son result hasn't been good since CA1 and now i need to prepare him for th SA2 exam 2 weeks later. Should i go though all the topic by topic or should i use the PAST YEAR paper and start from CA1 onwards? Or may be there are better way. Pls help

Hi! Concern_mum,
May I ask which level is your DS?

For my P3 DD1, we are now doing the past year exam papers. Just be careful that not all schools have the same topics so it is best to go thru those papers and pick up the related topics for him to work on. For eg, my DD1's SA2 topics are Diversity, Materials, Cycles and Magnets. So I will circle those related questions for her to work on and asked her to skip those not tested questions for next round (have to keep and file all these past year exam papers )

From there, I can roughly gauge which are the areas that my DD1 is weak and I will go thru that topic with her again by reading up the guide books + topics in the assessment books relating to that topic.

[concern_mum]

thanks, Grandmaster, the problem is this is the first time i am getting myself involve in their science subject to cover so many topics for my P3 an P5 boys may be a challange.

[Champion]

No worries, concern_mum - we are all here to learn from one another :grphug:


Yes, I do find it is challenging to coach my DD1 with Science but am telling myself must give her the full support for this period till the end of the SA2!

So, concern_mum let's :rahrah: :rahrah: together!

[jedamum]

concern_mum:

thanks, Grandmaster, the problem is this is the first time i am getting myself involve in their science subject to cover so many topics for my P3 an P5 boys may be a challange.

to coach P3 and P5 boys at the same time for SA2?
:faint:
do you still have a copy of their past work? their weaklink is MCQ? or section B? zoom in their mistakes first and correct their answering techniques, firm up the foundations.
IMO, not productive to work at past year papers given the short time frame if the foundation is shaky.

[concern_mum]

hi Jdeamum


i don’t have any more copy for their past work, i was thinking since next week is PSLE marking day, i will let them try the past year paper from CA1 onwards and guide from there. Is it possible?

[jedamum]

concern_mum:

hi Jdeamum


i don't have any more copy for their past work, i was thinking since next week is PSLE marking day, i will let them try the past year paper from CA1 onwards and guide from there. Is it possible?

concern_mum,
not sure about the P5 boy, but for P3, focus on the the recent topics then revised backwards to CA1 topics.
choose a few papers and work in detail instead of trying to cramp so many papers into that 4 days.
if your concern is to improve grade and not so much on scoring, (and also depending on whether your kid is in top schools or neighbourhood schools) avoid tough papers from NYPS and RGS and PHPPS.
JMHO. good luck.

[janet88]

Hi everyone,

I just started my son on this ‘My Pals Are Here’ Process Skills worksheets…courtesy of my neighbour. There are only OE questions…easy to get confused with Janet Sim’s worksheets bcos they look identical.

[Champion]

Janet! :celebrate:


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[SAHM_TAN]

Thanks Champion. Another book to consider heehee.


Each publication trying to outdo the other

[janet88]

SAHM_TAN:

Thanks.

Hi champion,
I have sufficient reference books. Cannot buy anymore...going to drown under the number of all the guide books put together. In fact, I have not succeeded getting son to read the FAQ yet :mad:
Getting my son to revise P5 science topics these few days and also doing past year papers. The 'My Pals' science process skills is good form of revision...especially the questions on hypothesis and process.