Science Guide Books

[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!

[janet88]

G Tan:

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

Energy at P3/4 is on heat and light energy. Usually the topic of 'energy' is taught in P4 in most schools. Son's school taught 3 topics - 'systems', 'energy' and interaction (magnet) last year.

[G Tan]

Regarding which topics to tecah in p3 or P4, this is up to individua school to plan according to theri curriculum. My school tecah CYcles (Matter), Energy(light, heat), Systems(Body, plants) in p4

[Mychildren]

So how can we bring this matter to MOE? Or are they purposely doing that to get us confuse? What's the Science department in charge doing now??? They had better do something about it. :stompfeet:

[G Tan]

Wat do you mean? wats so confusing about doing different topics for different schools?