~ LAST PAPER ~

FINAL PAPER!

DO YOUR BEST!

SCIENCE COULD DETERMINE EVERYTHING NOW!

YOU EITHER WIN / LOSE BY THAT 1 or 2 POINTS!

YOU EITHER GET INTO YOUR DREAM SCHOOL or NOT !!!

GIVE IT YOUR BEST SHOT CHAMPIONS!

~ ADDING ANOTHER 5 - 10 MARKS ~

Remember these few pointers & you'll EASILY score another EXTRA 5 - 10 marks or more.




1) You are sitting for a SCIENCE PAPER NOT an English Comprehension paper!

After answering the basic question, you have to follow-up with the SCIENCE CONCEPT.

SCIENCE PAPER is testing you on the SCIENCE CONCEPTS!

NO SCIENCE CONCEPTS = NO MARKS!


E.g. 
Describe...
Explain why...
Suggest a reason why...
Explain how...
Give a reason for your answer...
Explain your answer....
etc.

You NEED to put in your keywords / key concepts of the topic for all the above type of questions!





2) You need to know that QUESTIONS CAN ALWAYS CHANGE....

BUT....

SCIENCE CONCEPT DOES NOT CHANGE!

The ANSWER will definitely be something which you've LEARNT BEFORE / WRITTEN BEFORE !

Use your R.I.P to identify the Chapter --> Topic --> Science Concept being tested


...and you'll know your ANSWER!







3) Remember that a question may have 2 or 3 parts:  41a, 41b, 41c


DO NOT SOLVE THEM SEPARATELY!

They are 95% of the time INTER-RELATED! 

ALL from either SAME CHAPTER / SAME TOPIC / SAME CONCEPT or continuation of the previous part!






4) BE SPECIFIC !!!!!!!

Water inside the basin / Water inside the beaker....

Water level of the beaker / Water level in the basin)

Surrounding air in the flask / surrounding air outside the flask

When your water / water level / air / etc. IS UNCLEAR, EXAMINER HAS TO GUESS WHICH water level / air /water you're referring to.....it's a STRAIGHT ZERO.



5) LASTLY, Use the TERMS provided IN THE QUESTION! 

STOP USING YOUR OWN HORRIBLE ENGLISH WORDS !!!

HIGHLIGHT / UNDERLINE / CIRCLE !!!



WHEN THE ABOVE ARE DONE RIGHT, YOU CAN EASILY GET BACK ALL YOUR MARKS!

A* for the TOP 10!!! 

85 and above for most of you !!!

....75 and above for some of you!!!

!!! EASILY !!!

~ SCIENCE NOTES ~

SCIENCE ANSWERS / KNOWLEDGE which you should know:

1) Flower X did not bear fruit because it does not have stigma thus it cannot receive the pollen grains, resulting in the egg cell not being fertilised.

2) The xylem / water-carryign tubes is damaged thus water could not be transported to the leaves,....*CONTINUE EXPLAINING*.... the leave in the branch could not photosynthesise to make food and died.

3) They concluded that the greater their masses, the faster their hear rates while runing.



4) Explain how a faster heart rate helps to provide a greater amount of energy: 

The heart beats faster to pump more oxygenated blood around the body so that respiration can take place faster.



5) Give a reason why Lucas kept Plant A in the cupboard before the start of his experiment:

He wanted to remove the starch that is present in the leaves.



6) Sponge has many holes which are filled with air.

    When a sponge is put into a basin of water and pressed, air will escape and bubbles (gas) will be seen coming out of the sponge. 

Water level in the basin will decrease as the water occupies the spaces in the sponge.




7) Please be CLEAR when you describe the process of condensation!!!

Is it the cooler INNER / OUTER SURFACE!!!

If it's a car / glass / window / plastic sheet where the dew is formed.....Is it the surrounding air INSIDE or OUTSIDE...

BE SPECIFIC!




8) The surface of the window is at the same temperature as the surroundings, *CONTINUE EXPLAINING...DON'T STOP* so no condensation occurs.


9) There are more turns of coils around steel bar B so it has stronger magnetic force / stronger magnetism.



10) Creates a close circuit so that electricity can flow. The steel bar becomes magnetised and becomes an electromagnet which attracts the iron bar.


11) Having cuts across the fish body increases the EXPOSED surface area for the fish to gain heat faster.


12) Such a behaviour allows the lizard to reduce its surface area of CONTACT with the hot desert sun, *CONTINNUE SCIENCE CONCEPT*...hence, it will gain less heat.


13) When the water in the bucket exceeds the level 'h', more water flows out of the hose at a time.

As the mass of the water flowing out increases, its gravitational potential energy increases to convert to more kinetic energy of the water wheel for it to turn faster.

As the water wheel turns faster, it possesses more kinetic energy  which in turn, is convereted to more electrical energy in the generator. As the electrical energy supplied to the bell increase, it rings faster.

~FRACTIONS Worksheet~

Answer for the selected pupils who had taken the FRACTIONS worksheet for practice.

~ VOLUME Worksheet ~

Answer for the selected pupils who had taken the VOLUME worksheet for practice.

1. 108

2. 17 cm-3

3. 156

4. 18

5. 80cm x 50cm x 30cm = 120 000cm-2 = 120L
     120L / 5 = 24min

6. 420 cubes

7. 18

8. 7cm

9. 735 cm-3

10. 8cm

11. 9cm

MSG ME IF YOU NEED HELP.

~ MATH PSLE~

MAKE SURE YOU'VE REVISED:

1) PSLE Math Book especially the 2/3 marks questions that you got it wrong! Look at your mistakes!

2) Math Worksheets that I've printed

3) June AVA Room Math Seminar worksheets

4) Visible Math Workshop worksheets

5) Class Blog Math Questions

6) HEURISTICS

STOP PRACTISING NEW QUESTIONS ALREADY. 

PRACTICE / REVISE PAST QUESTIONS instead.

SLEEP EARLY TODAY.

BRING MATHEMATICAL SET & CALCULATOR!!!

PSLE 3-ROUNDS of CHECK tomorrow:

1st TIME: Start from Page 1, flip every single page & check ONLY FINAL ANSWER (Units/ Decimal place / Conversion)

2nd TIME: Start from Page 1 again, but now check all the simple questions and make sure there is no calculation or misunderstanding of what they are asking for.

3rd TIME: Start from Page 1 again, and attempt the questions which you're unsure again. Read again and see if your working makes sense.

FINALLY: 90 and above! 

PSLE MATH is only So-So ...! =)

~ Math: Circles~

It's ok if you can't get the answer, because it was set out of syllabus.

BUT, it is good if you can draw lines on Figure A and be able to see that the shaded parts in Fig.A form 2 CIRCLES.

~WEDNESDAY~

Today:

1) REVISE! REVISE! REVISE!

2) REST REST REST EARLY!

3) CONFIDENCE + RELAX

4) FOCUS ON YOUR GOAL

FOCUS ON BEATING YOUR BATTLE PARTNER THIS FINAL TIME! ! LAST CHANCE!

IT'S POSSIBLE!!!

http://youtu.be/JmpW204X-C0

Prepare your STATIONERIES!

COME BY 7.30AM!

~ TUESDAY: FIGHT TILL THE END~

Message for the Day:

WE'LL FIGHT TILL THE END!!

For those who couldn't catch some parts & want to listen to it another time:

TOMORROW SCHOOL WILL END AT ABOUT 1.30PM. 

We will tie up some loose ends with revision.

If you have to leave earlier because of tuition, it is fine.

LET'S NAIL IT & EMERGE VICTORIOUS!


TODAY'S WORK:
1) Math Worksheets for those who had taken

2) Re-do Math Class Blog PAST QUESTIONS & Revise Revise REVISE!

3) Be clear of what is FORCES & ENERGY! 

Don't mix them up!

~ CONTROL vs EXPERIMENTAL ~

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CONTROL & EXPERIMENTAL SET-UPS?


CONTROL ( Bare minimum): This is the set-up without the test. 

EXPERIMENTAL (The testing setup): Exactly the same set-up as the CONTROL, except you INCLUDE  the 1 THING that you want to measure factored in.


Example 1: I wanted to test how the intensity of light will affect the rate of evaporation. 

Thus I will have 2 set-ups; Control + Experimental 

 The 2 tanks should be at the exact same temp, same size, same amount of water,etc. However, the EXPERIMENTAL would have light, as I am testing the intensity of light. 

 Since every other aspect of the experiment was the same for the two tanks except for the light, my CONTROL would be the tank WITHOUT LIGHT.

 With this set-up, then I'll be able to say how the intensity of light will affect the rate of evaporation. 

Example 2: I wanted to test how the presence of cadmium affects a mussel's heart rate. 

 I would have at least two tanks, one for the control and one for the experimental. The tanks should be at the exact same temp, same size, same amount of water, same amount of sunlight, and same number of organisms in each tank.

 However, the EXPERIMENTAL would have whatever concentration of cadmium I was testing. Then, I'd apply the heart rate monitors (usually a sensor you attach to the mussels, above the hearts) and test at exactly the same time for the exactly the same amount of time. 

 Since every other aspect of the experiment was the same for the two tanks except for the cadmium(Not Present in CONTROL), I'd be able to say something about how the cadmium affects heart rates. 



Example 3: I wanted to rate the effect of caffeine have on plants. 

 An EXPERIMENTAL set-up would have several plants that you would water using diluted coffee or tea. 

 The CONTROL would be the plant you would use water only on. This way if they all die, you know there was something wrong with the plants, not the experiment.

EXAMPLE

~MONDAY~

To be Done:

1) PSLE MATH BOOK Corrections, SURFACE questions which you need help

2) Complete Class Blog Math Questions 

MATH POST UPDATED

Math Post at the bottom updated with new questions.

Please revisit and solve the new questions!!!

~ WEEKEND ~

To Be Done:

1) Math PSLE Specimen Paper 2 (Timed)

2) Class Blog Math questions

3) English Paper 11 Booklet B

4) REVISE SCIENCE EVERYDAY!

i) Memorise and revise Science knowledge

ii) Revise  ANSWERING TECHNIQUE!

~THURSDAY~

 DO YOUR BEST FOR TOMORROW'S LISTENING !!!

DON'T BE TRICKED!!!

LISTEN & THINK PROPERLY !!

TRANSPARENT PENCIL CASE!

FULLSET STATIONERY!

Report PUNCTUALLY!

~ WEDNESDAY~

To Be Done:

1) SIGN report book

2) Revise Science PSLE Corrections 

3) Do Science PSLE SPECIMEN PAPER (TIMED)

4) Do Math PSLE SPECIMEN PAPER Paper 1

5) REVISE...REVISE....REVISE!

6) Bring newspaper! :)

7) Bring SCIENCE PRELIM BOOKLET 2!

~ MATH ! ~

Too Free???

DO THESE on your foolscap! 

~TUESDAY~

TO BE DONE:

4) REVISE Today's PSLE Questions (Corrections)

5) Continue memorizing & reading your Science Notes, Revision Books, Textbooks

6) Re-Try all your important Math Workaheeys/Questions ESPECIALLY 4/5 Marks

7) Bring Newspaper!! :)

~ Science: WHY?~

Question 1:

Why is "A"'s answer, Heat Gain? Isn't the water vapour supposed to lose heat as it rises?

QUESTION 2: 

 What is the answer and explain why.

QUESTION 3:

Ignore the answers and see if you are able to fill in the blanks correctly. Be able to explain WHY for each answer.

What did you learn from this question?

QUESTION 4: 

What should the answer be?

What did you learn from this question?

~Weekend~

To Be done by Monday:

1) Science PSLE Pg.115-143

2) Math PSLE All Pages EXCEPT last Paper at the back 

3) EL PSLE Pg. 27,29, 36,37, 59

4) Reflection in Champions Handbook

5) Bring newspaper :)

~TUESDAY~

For tomorrow:

1) ONLY English & MT lessons

2) Music test, so bring your EARPIECE!

3) Bring newspaper! 

~MONDAY~

Tomorrow bring:

1) PSLE Books

2) Prelim Papers

3) "Our Founding Father" SS Test Paper!!!

~ SCIENCE PSLE Answer ~

20a) The direction of flow of blood in a fish is single while the direction of flow of blood in a human is double.

b) The blood flowing at P has a high concentration of carbon dioxide and a low concentration of oxygen (deoxygenated blood) while the blood flowing at Q has a high concentration of oxygen and a low concentration of carbon dioxide. (oxygenated blood)


21a) Black colour is a better absorber of heat than white colour.

b) Bird P wants to absorb more heat from the sun to keep itself warm.

c) Staying very close to one another helps the birds to conserve heat, thus keeping them warm.


22a) Substance Q was most efefctive in keeping cockroaches away from the food as the time taken for the cockroach to leave the box was the shortest.

b) The packets of sugar will be contaminated by the insecticides and be harmful to Paul when he eats the sugar.


23a) P did not produce oxygen in the presence of light, thus it could not photosynthesise and was concluded to be an animal.

b) The process is photosynthesis. During photosynthesis, plants take in carbon dioxide and give out oxygen. Thus, there was more oxygen than carbon dioxide presnet in beaker 4 and the colour of liquid X was blue.


24a) Animals are attracted by the juicy fuit of platn A. They may carry and store the fruit at other places. As the seeds are hard and stone-like, animals spit out the seeds when they eat the fruit and disperse the seeds over a wide area.

b) The squirrel is less likely to lose all its store of food if it buries each seed in a different place.

c) Benefit 1: The seedlings of plant B will have less competition for water sunlight, space and minerals.
    Benefit 2: The squirrel helps to disperse the seeds of plant B over a larger area and allows plant B to colonise more areas.


25a) As the light intensity increase, the average size of stomata increases.

b) The larger the size of the stomata in the presence of light, more carbon dioxide can diffuse into the leaves at a higher rate. Thus, the rate of photsynthesis increases.

c) As the stomata increases in size, more water vapour move out of the stomata which may cause the plant to lose too much water and wilt.


26a) Many eggs are laid so that at least some of the eggs will not be eaten by preators and will hatch into tadpoles and grow into adults.

b) Advantage 1: If there is an unfavourable change to the surroundings of the young, at least the adults will still survive and continue to reproduce. (Or vice versa)

Advantage 2: There is less competition for food sources and living space between the young and the adults, thus ensuring better surival of the species.


27a) Photosynthesis

b) Burning of trees produces carbon dioxide. The loss of trees will result in fewer trees photosynthesizing, removing less carbon dioxide from the air. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas that traps heat. As a result, the surrounding temperature will rise and this will lead to global warming.

28a) Insect G is attracted to the smell of flower F because the strong rotting meat smell misleads it into thinking that the flower is rotting meat and can be a food source for its larvae when it lays eggs on the flower.

b) Insect G helps to pollinate flower F when the pollen grains from another flower stuck on its body drop onto the stigma of flower F.


29) When the temperature of the water increased, the amount of oxygen dissolved in the water decreased. Thus, in order to get enough oxygen for respiration, the breathing rate of the fish increased to take in more oxygen.

~WEEKEND~

To be Done by MONDAY:

1) PSLE Science Book Pg. 115 -127

2) PSLE Math Book Pg.1-72

3) Math 2 page worksheet

4) Sign Prelim Paper & Bring Them

5) 20 Days to PSLE Reflection!

5) REVISE - 12 Solid Hours A Day will bring you to the next level

MONDAY There will be lessons for ALL 4 SUBJECTS 

~ WEDNESDAY~

To be Done:

1) PSLE Math + Science Book

2) Bring Newspaper! =)

NO SUPPLEMENTARY TOMORROW!!!!

~ TUESDAY~

To be Done:

1) P6 Health Ed. Online Quiz 

Log into AsknLearn --> quizzes or Shared Quiz

2) Wear PE attire tomorrow

3) Bring SS 6A Activity book 

4) Bring newspaper! :)

REVISE !!!!!!

~MONDAY~

1) Show Parents Workshop Letter

2) Show Parents Dengue Letter

3) Bring newspaper

4) Practice PSLE Book