I personally like the Magic School Bus series. They are available at Popular bookshops.

Pls access MOE's website for the syllabus.

BrainPOP - a free video a day

Having taught the E2K programme in school, one of the main things that was stressed by our Israel counterparts was not to be expecting perfect answers from pupils. Pupils must be understand that is is ok to fail. An experiment failing does not mean failure on the pupils' part; they must be able to accept the failure and learn from it to advance their learning.


I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. Thomas A. Edison

Mindmaps are indeed good and encouraged as a Science learning tool these days. However, learners who are not inclined towards the visual learning style may not find it effective. I am one good example and prefer notes in point-form.

For guide books, I prefer the My Pals PSLE Guide as it is in line with the texts and activity books that most schools are using.

Coming from the perspective of an educator, I feel that how much to teach really depends on the ability of the class. With tuition being so common right now, most of the pupils would have covered the topic even before the teachers covers them in class, however, teachers still have to be sensitive to the needs of those who may not have such privileges.


For classes who are generally weaker, teachers will have to be careful not to over-teach or may end up confusing the pupils even more. For me, if pupils bring up some questions beyond the topic, I may digress slightly. For a mixed-ability class, I may provide some links or resources to the higher ability pupils for extension in their learning.

What you’ve brought up in your post about particle theory is not required in the primary science syllabus but only taught at the secondary level. If your child is learning beyond the syllabus, you may like to have your child ask his teacher after class.

I hope this helps.

Kayelinht:

Hi Niedino,


What are some of the better science assessment books out there?

Hi Kayelinht, you may refer to a separate thread on Science Assessment Books: http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=19568&p=411345&hilit=science+assessment#p411345

For me, I like Teachers@work.