Science Guide Books

[bestwishes]

BlurBee:

I've bought Janet Sim's Challenging Science, any review on this?

TIA.

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Good as all important concepts for each topic are included. Esp vy good for revision after each topic is taught to ensure good understanding of sc concepts & skills. personnaly feel that the book is very suitable for kids before trying 'TOP sch exam papers' which sometimes have a lot of amb qns & ans that may be vy confusing if the fundamental sc skills & concepts have not been built up using the assessment books.

[BlurBee]

:thankyou: bestwishes for the reply.

[jedamum]

HappyH, plumcake,


That book termed 'glass and ceramics' under natural materials. my other 2 guides categorise glass under man-made. (i only realised after reading from this forum).
having said that, one of the other guide and assessment book that i have also has error in other chapters.
i find the Casco Process skills to have a good summary/tabulation for reading purpose, but since then i got my boy to read at least 2 guides in one sitting to 'cross-check' the facts.
just me being paranoid la.

[HAPPYH]

jedamum:

HappyH, plumcake,


That book termed 'glass and ceramics' under natural materials. my other 2 guides categorise glass under man-made. (i only realised after reading from this forum).
having said that, one of the other guide and assessment book that i have also has error in other chapters.
i find the Casco Process skills to have a good summary/tabulation for reading purpose, but since then i got my boy to read at least 2 guides in one sitting to 'cross-check' the facts.
just me being paranoid la.

:thankyou: Now I learnt that I must pay attention to this type of mistakes.

[smartmummy]

Hi all!

I want to check with u all esp upper primary parents.Do the following qns will be tested in PSLE?
for lower block parents, Pls clarify in ur school exam papers/top school papers included following concepts?
1)Onion and its bulb
2)Internal parts of egg
3)Stages of development of a fruit
4)Ceramic is man-made
5)How many stages life cycles have mammals?

[smartmummy]

jedamum:

HappyH, plumcake,


That book termed 'glass and ceramics' under natural materials. my other 2 guides categorise glass under man-made. (i only realised after reading from this forum).
having said that, one of the other guide and assessment book that i have also has error in other chapters.
i find the Casco Process skills to have a good summary/tabulation for reading purpose, but since then i got my boy to read at least 2 guides in one sitting to 'cross-check' the facts.
just me being paranoid la.

Still I am not clear with this ceramic is man-made or natural.I left out this type of qns.I think this qns are not tested in their papers.

How about the number of stages of mammals?I saw in some books they siad two.young----adult
In my pals are here, fertilised egg --- young---adult. In the concept map, stages of life cycle for animals divided into two stages life cycles and three stages life cycles.

[711mum]

On the 'glass and ceramics' topic, I have came across one reference book but can't remember which one, explaining that the material used to produce them come from natural resources but they need to go through a man-made process before they can be formed into glass/ceramic wares, so answers largely depend on the question being asked :whut:

[G Tan]

Hi

Oninon and its bulb is no longer in the syllabus

[plum-cake]

jedamum:

HappyH, plumcake,


That book termed 'glass and ceramics' under natural materials. my other 2 guides categorise glass under man-made. (i only realised after reading from this forum).
having said that, one of the other guide and assessment book that i have also has error in other chapters.
i find the Casco Process skills to have a good summary/tabulation for reading purpose, but since then i got my boy to read at least 2 guides in one sitting to 'cross-check' the facts.
just me being paranoid la.

Thanks for pointing the fact. now I know, I have to read, understand first then explain to her..
If you still holds that book then go to page 44.
they gave the explanation as source of ceramics, glass, metal are from ground so they are natural by birth and after processing it will become a man made end product pots, cups,cars, etc,etc

So I think Its depend on the questions, If the question mentions ceramic pot then its man made.

Thanks

[smartmummy]

G Tan:

Hi

Oninon and its bulb is no longer in the syllabus

thanks.
champ! ur school taught this,isn't it?