Lower Secondary Science

[running_mum]

My daughter’s school teaches science in modular topics (physics throughout the year and Chemistry for first half and Bio for second half). So very hard to join normal enrichment centres as topics taught are different at different times. She is quite lost in chemistry so I am considering to look for a tutor for science overall who can help in all 3 topics to guide her. Live in the east (bedok area). If anyone knows of good science tutor to recommend, please let me know.

[Cng444]

Hi,

Can anyone recommend a good tutor preferably female for my daughter currently in sec 2.
Location: marine parade
Thanks in advance

[itsy]

Hi,

Looking for Private Science Tutor for Sec 2 too. Location: Pasir Ris. If you have someone to recommend, please PM me. No tution centres soliciting for business please.

Thank you.

[momkiasu]

Personally, as a full-time tutor, I teach my kids and my students to ask “Why” rather than “How”. It’s better to learn the idea behind the problem and dissect it than to continuously solve many of the same types of problems and memorise the form.


With the proper understanding, the child learns how to solve problems because he understand its, instead of knowing how to solve it because they have done similar questions before from memory and not understand it because when they face a brand new problem, they will be stumped if they don’t know how to reason things out. I advise keeping a journal of all the important points learnt in the lesson and study alongside the questions your child does.

[maeliako]

Daddies and Mommies,


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[2gals1boy]

I need recommendation for lower secondary sci - chemistry tution. Anyone got good recommendation of which tuition centre and teacher is good . Prefer in the east.

[BayMax_dad]

Hi, anyone enroll their kids with SmartLab before? Heard they are now introducing their year end holiday programs with revision classes, enrichments classes, labs and also head start classes. Should be a good opportunity to enroll my kids so they can learn something during the 2 months school holidays if not this long break will make them forget what they learnt before and it’s always good to start early. Lol good to be kiasu abit.

[Dr.033430Daniel]

Wandi_flora:

I find the lower science are becoming the upper science...my DD was tested on sec 3 although she's lower. Very happy that she gotten an A1!

Congrats on the A1.

I've noticed a lot of this particularly in the last year. The worksheets that I used 5 years ago for Express Sec 1 are still appropriate for maybe 2/3 of the students, but the other 1/3 are doing a harder level. I have to run certain parts of the class sessions at O'Level and get them going on the O'Level difficulty worksheets (usually combined sci level) to adequately prepare them. And it is not just top schools or IP programs that are doing this. Even express track Sec 1's are sometimes getting hit with very difficult material. I've seen a lot of Sec 1's this year from \"regular\" schools, where the tests are harder than Raffles or Nanyang Girls.

I've juiced up the level of our Holiday Programmes in response to this. And during the year, we have students bring in everything they get from school, so we track exactly the level they will be tested at.

Here is an idea that may help parents: Look at the topic titles. There are certain names for topics which are traditional lower secondary names (found in assessment books or the MOE syllabus). Then there are the upper secondary names. Just as an example, if a Sec 1 student is doing \"Speed\" as a topic, then that is probably \"regular\" Sec 1. But if they are doing \"Kinematics\", then that is more like a Sec 3 level. There are similar tipoffs in Chemistry and Biology as to what the level really is.

[SuperDadandMum]

Mind Stretcher is starting their Lower Science Programmes. Heard they are using trained ex teachers to develop their full suite of Secondary programmes.


Having their Open House on 7 Nov and 14 Nov. Something on CSI Journey for the Lower Secondary Science. Title sounds fun. Can refer to http://www.mindstretcher.com/OPenHouse/ for more info.


Feedback welcome. They are also having their trial classes on. I think also next month or something. Feedback, pls.

[veraclari]

Hi All,


My girl is weak in Chemistry and need to help her..
Wondering which r the Important topics for Sec 1 Chemistry which I can try and help?
Any advice appreciated

Thanks a lot!!!