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    Q&A - P3 Science

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    • M Offline
      mrswongtuition
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      atutor2001:
      HAPPYH:

      Dear All,


      I am bit confused with the following. I think one mum already pointed out this earlier in one of the threads.

      Plants - leaves grow/move towards the sunlight

      The question is what can you infer from this picture/experiment?

      Answer is
      1) Living things/plants respond to stimuli (sun light)

      2) Plants/leaves move towards sun light

      These 2 answers are interchangably used in different books/guides. Which one is more appropriate (Living things move or living things respond to stimuli) or is it better to write both?

      Thank you in advance.

      In my opinion, the answer depends on the picture/s given.

      Answer 1 is more appropriate if the pictures provided clearly show a \"change\" to the plant after being subject to stimuli (sun light). That means there should 2 pictures. A 1st picture with a normal plant and a 2nd one with the same plant placed in a box with the plant growing towards a hole in the box.

      Answer 2 is more appropriate if there is only 1 picture with the plant bending towards the sun.

      Totally agree with Atutor.

      However, I noticed that children at P3 may not understand why or how they have to answer the question based on what was presented to them in the question. Tried explaining to them and they will get confused.

      As such, I normally teach my students to be a little more detailed in their explanations.

      \"The plant grows towards the sunlight as living things respond to stimuli.\"

      Regards,
      Mrs Wong
      Tuition classes: http://www.mwtuition.blogspot.com
      My personal blog: http://www.thelittleonesinmylife.blogspot.com

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        HAPPYH
        last edited by

        mrswongtuition:
        atutor2001:

        [quote=\"HAPPYH\"]Dear All,


        I am bit confused with the following. I think one mum already pointed out this earlier in one of the threads.

        Plants - leaves grow/move towards the sunlight

        The question is what can you infer from this picture/experiment?

        Answer is
        1) Living things/plants respond to stimuli (sun light)

        2) Plants/leaves move towards sun light

        These 2 answers are interchangably used in different books/guides. Which one is more appropriate (Living things move or living things respond to stimuli) or is it better to write both?

        Thank you in advance.

        In my opinion, the answer depends on the picture/s given.

        Answer 1 is more appropriate if the pictures provided clearly show a \"change\" to the plant after being subject to stimuli (sun light). That means there should 2 pictures. A 1st picture with a normal plant and a 2nd one with the same plant placed in a box with the plant growing towards a hole in the box.

        Answer 2 is more appropriate if there is only 1 picture with the plant bending towards the sun.

        Totally agree with Atutor.

        However, I noticed that children at P3 may not understand why or how they have to answer the question based on what was presented to them in the question. Tried explaining to them and they will get confused.

        As such, I normally teach my students to be a little more detailed in their explanations.

        \"The plant grows towards the sunlight as living things respond to stimuli.\"

        Regards,
        Mrs Wong
        Tuition classes: http://www.mwtuition.blogspot.com
        My personal blog: http://www.thelittleonesinmylife.blogspot.com[/quote] :thankyou: It covers both. I think it will be easier for the kids to understand in this way.

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          HAPPYH
          last edited by

          Dear Parents


          If you come across any difficult/confusing/challenging science questions, kindly share with us. So mummies can understand first. šŸ˜„ Thank you.

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            smartmummy
            last edited by

            HAPPYH:
            Dear Parents


            If you come across any difficult/confusing/challenging science questions, kindly share with us. So mummies can understand first. šŸ˜„ Thank you.
            Yah mummies need to study first.Best term is need to learn. šŸ˜“ šŸ˜“

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              HAPPYH
              last edited by

              smartmummy:
              HAPPYH:

              Dear Parents


              If you come across any difficult/confusing/challenging science questions, kindly share with us. So mummies can understand first. šŸ˜„ Thank you.

              Yah mummies need to study first.Best term is need to learn. šŸ˜“ šŸ˜“


              šŸ˜‚

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              • jenniferlsfJ Offline
                jenniferlsf
                last edited by

                Hi,


                As this is the first time my child is learning Science. Can know how to teach and making the lesson interesting?

                Thank you very much. :imcool:

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                  BigDevil
                  last edited by

                  When you touch the leaves of a mimosa plant, the leaves close.

                  When you touch a grasshopper, it hops away.
                  Explain the difference between the two movements.

                  What should the model answer be?

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                    jedamum
                    last edited by

                    BigDevil:
                    When you touch the leaves of a mimosa plant, the leaves close.

                    When you touch a grasshopper, it hops away.
                    Explain the difference between the two movements.

                    What should the model answer be?
                    Big Devil,
                    i dont have model answer, but my answer will be something like this..
                    The mimosa plant responds to their surroundings by moving some of their plant parts while the grasshopper responds by moving from place to place.

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                      BigDevil
                      last edited by

                      :thankyou: jedamum!


                      DD's first year doing Science...not sure how to answer these questions. šŸ˜“

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                        jedamum
                        last edited by

                        BigDevil:
                        :thankyou: jedamum!


                        DD's first year doing Science...not sure how to answer these questions. šŸ˜“
                        welcome. šŸ˜„
                        i am still learning about answering technique too. šŸ˜“

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