Science Videos and Animations

[buds]

[buds]

SAHM_TAN:

Thank you buds dear for your help.

:hugs:

SAHM_TAN:

Dd1 will sometimes tell me stuff that I know are science-related. When she was in K2, I do not know what she understands as science.

Montessori covers zoology which includes classification of animals (like what the P3s are doing).. animal parts.. animal habitats.. animal everything la! Then there's botany which again covers quite extensively on plants and plant reproduction, plant parts, different types of flowers, leaf shapes... many more of course!

There's also about dinosaurs and the eras they live in.

Geography is a whole lot more stuff too!

In short, it's extensively covered.

SAHM_TAN:

As for ds, he tells me he learns nothing in school :yikes:

:faint:

SAHM_TAN:

As for geography, the school seems to focus only on countries and culture. There's not much on stuff like land and water formation.

Time to give school a quickie visit?

SAHM_TAN:

I guess no matter for kindy or p1 I still need to be active in their learning.

With good teachers, sometimes follow up not required cos they do soooo much and in some of my DDs teachers, too much... that i'm lagging behind in follow-up. Of course if the parent or parents play active role(s) in any of the the child's / children's development of any kind, the children definitely benefit as these are extras that aren't tangible but one that goes a long way. More than we know it.

[SAHM_TAN]

I've been conversing with the Directress and she would tell me those that I asked are covered. The PTM will be next wk and I will have some face time with them. I really hate to change kindy at this juncture as DS is in K1.


Great that your dds have great trs.

I have PM you buds dear.

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[jedamum]

serenasgreenhouse:

A suggestion:

It is good to keep a learning journal or notebook. The child can write down the questions that he makes mistakes in and review them later. They need to keep reviewing those that they do not know till they can fully answer or solve the questions by themselves. My ex-pupils or ex-tutees who adopt this method show an improvement over time.

what is the frequency of reviewing science section B answering technique?
despite going through the answers, when it is test/exams revision time, his answers will still be the same wrong (not wrong in concept, but the answer not 'tight' enough) stuff he wrote in earlier. :stupid: (same as his English and Chinese revision! :stompfeet: )

[despmom99]

serenasgreenhouse:

tigermum:

Hi serenasgreenhouse,


Thanks for the GREAT reply! Indeed, my DS lack the answering technique and process skills. For science, he loses majority of his marks to section B. For Maths, loses marks to careless mistakes and 1 or 2 difficult questions.
That is why I have the intention of sending him tuition for that sake, at least we have somebody to ask when encounter questions that he can't answer, even I can't answer! :gloomy: :imdrowning:
Your tip is useful because section B emphasize a lot on keywords and keypoints.

You're welcome Children need to be exposed to answering techniques and process skills before they can apply them.

We have written an article on how parents can implement the learning journal as a learning tool at home. You can apply the strategy for all subjects. Refer to the weblink below.
http://serenagreenhouse.blogspot.com/2012/05/cumulativereview-and-maths-achievement.html
http://serenagreenhouse.blogspot.com/2012/05/whatis-cumulative-review.html

Thanks for sharing with parents on cumulative review. Will be working on it this semester.

[serenasgreenhouse]

jedamum:

serenasgreenhouse:

A suggestion:

It is good to keep a learning journal or notebook. The child can write down the questions that he makes mistakes in and review them later. They need to keep reviewing those that they do not know till they can fully answer or solve the questions by themselves. My ex-pupils or ex-tutees who adopt this method show an improvement over time.

what is the frequency of reviewing science section B answering technique?
despite going through the answers, when it is test/exams revision time, his answers will still be the same wrong (not wrong in concept, but the answer not 'tight' enough) stuff he wrote in earlier. :stupid: (same as his English and Chinese revision! :stompfeet: )

Hi, jedamum. The frequency of reviewing Science Section B answering techniques varies from child to child. If you have observed that your child tends to forget the answering techniques during the revision period, it would be good to review the techniques more frequently, especially for high-frequency questions.

[serenasgreenhouse]

Here's a video that explains how lightning is formed. Many pupils have asked me this question before. Have fun watching the video. Good enrichment resource.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=H_MG__53wsM