Science Guide Books

[Sun_2010]

HAPPYH:

G Tan:

Text books are not accurate, cos they may not follow exactly spelled out by MOE

Then how to check the syllabus since the guide books covers most of it or may be in excess? thank you

All the syllabus are in the moe website.
http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/syllabuses/sciences/files/science-primary-2008.pdf

I suggest you go thru them as it helps one get not only details but aslso the bigger picture of the Primary school syllabus and what it aims to achieve.

For science
While the setting questions and way of correcting has its own flaws , on the whole I admire the intent. I like the syllabus approach to systems on the whole instead of a previous approach of separate units. While classification is necessary and makes learning easier , its integration of different units thats more real world. One really has to understand concepts when applying it to systems.

After all besides PSLe the primary school education has a far more important function.

[HAPPYH]

Sun_2010:

HAPPYH:

[quote=\"G Tan\"]Text books are not accurate, cos they may not follow exactly spelled out by MOE

Then how to check the syllabus since the guide books covers most of it or may be in excess? thank you

All the syllabus are in the moe website.
http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/syllabuses/sciences/files/science-primary-2008.pdf

I suggest you go thru them as it helps one get not only details but aslso the bigger picture of the Primary school syllabus and what it aims to achieve.

For science
While the setting questions and way of correcting has its own flaws , on the whole I admire the intent. I like the syllabus approach to systems on the whole instead of a previous approach of separate units. While classification is necessary and makes learning easier , its integration of different units thats more real world. One really has to understand concepts when applying it to systems.

After all besides PSLe the primary school education has a far more important function.[/quote] :thankyou: I bookmarked your link. will browse thro' when I am free.

[janet88]

G Tan:

Text books are not accurate, cos they may not follow exactly spelled out by MOE

Then I need to check syllabus properly...thanks.
Using the Preston Science guide given by my neighbour. It's good but everything is thrown in, so don't know WHAT is in, and WHAT isn't :faint:
Was flipping through son's textbook on Energy...there are just headings but no in-depth explanation...sub-heading just mentioned 'soil' but no mention of what kind of soil is 'good soil'.

[just888]

janet_lee88:

G Tan:

Text books are not accurate, cos they may not follow exactly spelled out by MOE

Then I need to check syllabus properly...thanks.
Using the Preston Science guide given by my neighbour. It's good but everything is thrown in, so don't know WHAT is in, and WHAT isn't :faint:
Was flipping through son's textbook on Energy...there are just headings but no in-depth explanation...sub-heading just mentioned 'soil' but no mention of what kind of soil is 'good soil'.

huh? :scared: Need to know to so much details as to the various types of soil? I do not know the answer of good soil also. I can only tell it is a gardening soil or not when i do my gardening.

[smartmummy]

Thanks G Tan and Sun_2010!

Finally I got the answer for my qn.I have doubted and think always need to teach out of syllabus unnessarily.Have to go through thoroughly Science syllabus.Thanks.

[Mychildren]

Then MOE should not ask our children to get those textbooks. Confuse us? They should update the books in time for change of syllabus. :mad:

[Mychildren]

Later, I get blacklist by the MOE by saying the above. Better go now.... :siam:

[G Tan]

HI,

MY CHILDREN, DONT WORRY. U WONT GET BLACKLISTED SO EASILY.

[janet88]

Mychildren:

Then MOE should not ask our children to get those textbooks. Confuse us? They should update the books in time for change of syllabus. :mad:

Science textbooks have been hopeless for many years. MOE won't blacklist parents...they should know better since they are the ones who authorize these publishers to provide text/activity books.
As for the soil, the Preston guide mentioned 3 types of soil - garden/loamy, clayey and sandy soil. Hope I got this right.

[G Tan]

They only need to know about types of soil thing when they r in P6, not at lower primary!