PSLE Science Academic Coaching

Today is my brother’s birthday!  J But that is not the main point. It’s because when I look at my calendar, there are 2 main events marked:  20 July 18  (69 days left to PSLE)  & my brother’s birthday. We are all running short of time. But what is it that can change your child’s results at this point in time?  From the conversations we had with our past parents who looked for last minute help, these are what they have done.  3 things parents have done for their child:  1. More tuition?  -        It still works, at this point if your child is also urgent and still want their results to change  -        “The past will never determine the future”, so it is still possible -        Nevertheless, you need to be careful on how your time is spent. It should be with someone with proven strategies & track record of working with many PSLE students.  2. More assessment books?  -        “Practice makes perfect” that’s what we te

Let's learn from the mistakes of other students. Be sure to get it correct in prelims!  Question 1  Topic: Living Together Common Mistake: Not counting young and adult as 1 population Answer: 7 population  1) Plain tiger butterflies + caterpillars 2) Speckled frog + tadpoles  3) Arrowhead 4) Hydrilla  5) Water Hyacinth  6) Fish  7) Lotus  Question 2 Topic: Adaptations  Mistake: Did not use the information from the question  Answer: Bumps on flippers (found in last sentence of paragraph) Question 3 Topic: Cells  Question chosen because it's not common that the questions are tested in this way.  Good learning point.  Question 4 Topic: Heat Common mistake: Confused students / no working / working in the brain thus leading to mistakes.   Answer: 2  Question 5 Topic: Heat Common misconception: Student think that when metal gain heat and expand, the mass increase Answer: 3 Quest

There are quite a number of misconceptions of students posted in the Facebook groups and sent to me by my students prior to SA1. I have selected some of them and input the strategies in the picture below. If it helps, you like the way it is presented.  More handwritten strategies are in my  "Secure full marks in Section A" Science Book Hardcopy Book 12 page guide on how to "Secure Full Marks In MCQ" 5 sets of 2017 prelim papers + step by step written solutions (colour printed solutions) Only @ $19.90 (selling at cost price, there's no gain for me, it is to benefit your child) 2 simple steps to get your copy: 1. Reserve your copy Whatsapp to 97306179 Title: Order "Secure full marks for Booklet A" 2. Make payment 3. Arrange a time to come down to our centre for collection (sometimes its sold out and it takes time for us to reprint)  During the launch, there was so many email orders that our te

In the recent years, Terrarium making has been quite popular.  Today I am going to share how Terrarium question (Linked to: water cycle  + environment + energy in food topic)  can be quite popular these days and it is also the question where a lot of students can't get their full 2 marks.   It's quite fun to learn all the different science concepts through the creation of a Terrarium.  Here's some pictures of the students and what they did!  More photos here!  At the end of the day, we learnt about the processes that takes place in the Terrarium:  Processes: Evaporation Condensation Photosynthesis Respiration Transpiration  We made a piece of notes on Terrarium, an example of the notes below :)  HERE YOU GO, here's the question you might see for SA1!  (This is from our Avengers power up day mission test)  - Click to see the photos of our power up day!  Here's how you can get 2

This is a 15 minutes MATERIALS LESSON PLAN on 1 property of material -Whether the item FLOAT or SINK - I am going to share with you a simple experiment where you can conduct at home with your child to learn the concepts on materials! The best way to learn is to learn through experience! This is what we believe in - experiential learning. This is what we did: 1. Fill a beaker with water 2. Grab a variety of materials made of rubber, metal, paper, wood, cloth, plastic, tissue... the list goes on! They can test anything they like! 3. Drop the item into the beaker. (Hypothesis) Before they drop the item in, ask them to GUESS if it will float or sink. 4. (Observation) Ask your child whether the item sink or float ? Have fun with your child! Test it out!  Ans: (a) A- branch, ball, ruler B- pen, key, stone (b) A: Float on water B: Sink in water  Science can be fun! Let your child explore and learn through play