Lower Secondary Science

[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!!!

[CatMoon]

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!!!

Revise with her these 3 topics:
- Kinetic Model of Matter
- Elements, Compounds & Mixture
- Separation Techniques

[veraclari]

Thanks a Lot!

[tutor76]

The new trend in chemistry is prelearn Sec 3 chemistry .cheers

[TeaBoh]

Will Sec 1 Science (Bio, Chemistry and Physics) be tested again in Sec 2 and Sec 3?

[Capitala]

Hi all. I am Sec 4 student from a top IP school, teaching Lower Sec Science/Chemistry this holidays to both students requiring help and those who wants to become even better. If interested, you can contact me at [email protected] or 94513556 to negotiate.

[lostlostmom]

can advise where can i get books from wisemann publishing?

[CatMoon]

lostlostmom:

can advise where can i get books from wisemann publishing?

Popular - can go to Bras Besar Complex or other bigger branches.

[Dr.033430Daniel]

TeaBoh:

Will Sec 1 Science (Bio, Chemistry and Physics) be tested again in Sec 2 and Sec 3?

The short answer to this question is Yes.

Sec 1 Science covers the foundational topics. Sec 2 and Sec 3 also build on this foundation. In some cases the topics are separate. For example in physics it is typical for Sec 1 to cover Newtonian mechanics topics such as speed, forces and pressure (as well as other topics). In Sec 2 a typical topic is electricity which won't require you to remember all your Forces and Pressure knowledge from Sec 1. But forces and pressure will come up again in Sec 3 at a harder level of difficulty (and in JC at a harder level and in University at an even harder level). I suppose the joke here would be that you always have to deal with Pressure when studying physics.

Chemistry is also very cumulative in nature. You have to understand the basic Sec 1 Elements, Compounds and Mixtures and the Periodic Table basics before moving on to Atomic Structure, Chemical Bonding, Equation writing, Mole Calculations etc that come is Sec 2 and Sec 3.

For Biology Sec 1 usually starts with cells and since so much of biology is based on things made up of cells, this as well is foundational.

So the main point that I usually make to parents of students in our classes is that for science it is very important that a student learn in a way that they will remember things from year to year. You are not only building up your factual knowledge, but hopefully you are learning how to think. This way you can analyse questions and use your own understanding to answer them, rather than the totally awful practice of copying model answers that is unfortunately so popular in many places.

[TeaBoh]

Dr.Daniel:

TeaBoh:

Will Sec 1 Science (Bio, Chemistry and Physics) be tested again in Sec 2 and Sec 3?

The short answer to this question is Yes.

Sec 1 Science covers the foundational topics. Sec 2 and Sec 3 also build on this foundation. In some cases the topics are separate. For example in physics it is typical for Sec 1 to cover Newtonian mechanics topics such as speed, forces and pressure (as well as other topics). In Sec 2 a typical topic is electricity which won't require you to remember all your Forces and Pressure knowledge from Sec 1. But forces and pressure will come up again in Sec 3 at a harder level of difficulty (and in JC at a harder level and in University at an even harder level). I suppose the joke here would be that you always have to deal with Pressure when studying physics.

Chemistry is also very cumulative in nature. You have to understand the basic Sec 1 Elements, Compounds and Mixtures and the Periodic Table basics before moving on to Atomic Structure, Chemical Bonding, Equation writing, Mole Calculations etc that come is Sec 2 and Sec 3.

For Biology Sec 1 usually starts with cells and since so much of biology is based on things made up of cells, this as well is foundational.

So the main point that I usually make to parents of students in our classes is that for science it is very important that a student learn in a way that they will remember things from year to year. You are not only building up your factual knowledge, but hopefully you are learning how to think. This way you can analyse questions and use your own understanding to answer them, rather than the totally awful practice of copying model answers that is unfortunately so popular in many places.

:thankyou: Dr Daniel for answering my question.