Science Guide Books

[plum-cake]

Chenonceau:

If your kid is in lower primary, you may wanna teach Science in a more unstructured way (because you have time... and also the unstructured way naturally stimulates the development of scientific deduction skills which will be very important in upper primary). PSLE Science is tough not because of factual knowledge. It is the Science thinking skills that are hard to master.


In lower primary, you can work directly off the guidebooks by identifying topics. Then, go to the library and borrow related videos and watch with your kids. Encourage your children to highlight interesting concepts inside these guidebooks. Then google them together for Kids' Science websites and youtube videos. Quantity of exposure matters. If you can do this every week in lower primary, then when you get to P4, a lot of the cognitive infrastructure for scientific thinking would have scaffolded itself very naturally and it would not seem like work. Seems like play.

Also, books exist on experiments with kitchen materials. Do these experiments and use them as bonding occasions.

:goodpost: :salute: Thank you very much.

[janet88]

Hi chenonceau,

Now I understand why upp block science is tougher…thanks for explaining. The thinking/process skills kill. Totally madness.
Possible to teach lower block science from the guide/assessment books but more brain cells are burnt when coaching son in upper block stuff.

[Chenonceau]

My pleasure…

[G Tan]

Champion:

G Tan:

Hi,
Pertsonally i like the \"orange colour\" psle revision Guide , i tink by Marshall cavendish. It covers 4 years stuff

Champion:

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http://resource.marshallcavendish.com/mcdoc/console/DocumentDetail.aspx?viewType=&id=48904

Yes, This is the one!

[G Tan]

plum-cake:

Hi Mummies (upper Pri) Just curious to know,


in this \"orange colour\" psle revision Guide, are chapters diversity and system more informative than eph ultimate science lower block or other guides.

My girl is in P3 and she needs diversity and systems, cycles for this year. I thot I can buy the PSLE guides 2yrs later so I will begetting more revised edition. but now its temptating so those who have the book can you please let me know Is that book more elaborative, detailed or informative?
Thank you!

Hi, u can get the book now. Dont wait. For the next few years, there will not b a chnage of syllabus.

[plum-cake]

THank you G Tan…

[G Tan]

plum-cake:

THank you G Tan...

It is comprehensive. So in her leisure time, she can read for extra information, why not!

[G Tan]

janet_lee88:

Hi chenonceau,

Now I understand why upp block science is tougher...thanks for explaining. The thinking/process skills kill. Totally madness.
Possible to teach lower block science from the guide/assessment books but more brain cells are burnt when coaching son in upper block stuff.

Actually its not really tough. Most important the child must have interest in Science. With the interest and the right answering techniques, there is no problem in upper block science.

[Mychildren]

G Tan,

I quite relief when you mentioned that it is not actually tough for upper block science. Could you share how to make Science interesting?

[G Tan]

Mychildren:

G Tan,

I quite relief when you mentioned that it is not actually tough for upper block science. Could you share how to make Science interesting?

For example, when they are learning different forms of enegry, get them to explore how different types of toys at home work. What energy conversiosn happen? Get them some traditional toys, it willl excite them more!