Pre Test - Water Cycle

Welcome back to a NEW TERM !

We are going into the world of water this term. Let's all put on our thinking caps to learn more about water!!!

Here is a short test before you embark on the learning journey =D

Click Pre-test form

The pictures to the final question in the pre-test is here.

Final Question:

Which of the following cases/scenario involve the same processes as in the formation of the water droplets formed below?  

(1)

   



(2)



(3)









(4)




(5)



(6)

(7)



 Think!

Have you completed all 4 questions? Check!

Electrical System!



Welcome to the world of Electricity!











Game for you!
Click HERE to find out which materials or items are conductors of electricity.

A question about conductors of electricity for you to try.
Go to this link to answer your question. Question
Here is the picture for the question.

 

NE Show 2012

Hi Everyone,



Singapore's 47th Birthday!

 Here are some pictures from the NE show.

Hope you enjoyed the show despite the sunny weather

Look Up!

A sea of colours!

It is so magnificent!

The fireworks!

 

APBL - Learning Issues

The learning Issues that we discussed:

-       How to keep prices low and affordable? (What can we do to achieve this aim?)

-       What are needed for farming? (Skills, knowledge, seeds, land area of 5PPS soccer field, …)

-       What are the skills for farming? (Planting, harvesting, or …)

-       What should we plant to feed the population of Singapore? (Check the types of crops, vegetables or plants that can be grown in Singapore – hint: the weather of Singapore is a factor, Type of soil in Singapore is also another factor, what are some other factors?)

-      How else can we get food besides importing them? (What do we import to Singapore? Can we grow our own plant/ crops/ food? Can we have fish farms, chicken farms in order to have our own fishes or chicken?)

Please pick one and complete your research within your groups.

Work as a team!

APBL

Hi Everyone,
Welcome back to a new term!


These might be useful when you are doing research .
Few websites that I came across that is related to farming in Singapore:

Kok Fah Technology Farm
click: kok fah farm

An organic farm
click: greencircle organic farm

Do you only have vegetables and fruits in your farm? Do you need some animals for their meat and milk?

Read these:
Hay Dairies Goat Farm
Click: Haydairies

Chicken Farm
Click: ChickenFarm

These websites are not all, please continue to research and get your ideas flowing!




Watch these videos and you may want to input some ideas into your project:

Check out what are vertical farming?
Some benefits of veritcal farming:

Looking forward to see a good research work done and your presentation on Wednesday!
Mrs Lim

Reproduction in flowering Plants

A summary for this section.

Watch this! How an apple is formed!

Seeds seeds seeds!

Seeds are amazing ! They are adaptable!

Watch these videos:

Seed dispersal

You are to observe and take note :

What are the characteristics of the fruits / seeds dispersed by ______ ?
a) Wind
b) Water
c) Animals
d) splitting open forcefully

March Holiday Task Four

Task Four

Jimmy switched on a torch to shine through four fabrics made of different materials, A, B, C and D and recorded the readings shown on the data logger with a light sensor placed on the other side of the fabrics.

The table below shows the data he collected.

Jimmy wanted to make curtains for his bedroom to block out most of the sun rays.
(a) State the aim of Jimmy's experiment.   [1m]

(b) Which type of fabric, A, B, C or D would Jimmy choose to make his curtains for his bedroom? Give a reason for your choice.  [1m]
 
Please key in your answers here.

Stay tuned for Task Five  =)

March Holiday Task Five

The final task for this week-long break 

Task Five

Look at the picture below.

Identify the parts of this plant cell. Name the parts and their functions here.

You are encouraged to refer to your science text book - Systems.

Enjoy the rest of your break!

See you all in school!

Mrs Lim

March Holiday Task Three

Task Three

The table below shows the changes in the heart rate of a person when engaging in

a game of basketball.

(a)   Based on the table above, what is the relationship between the duration of the game and

        the number of heartbeats per minute.   [1m]

(b)    Explain why the person’s heart beat per minute increases when he exercises. [2m]

Please key in your options here.

Stay tuned for Task 4.

March Holiday Task Two

Task Two
The figure below shows how blood flows in a human body.

Arrows W, X, Y and Z represent the movement of blood. Boxes A and B represent 2 organs.

(a) Which arrows represent the movement of blood rich in oxygen?  [2m]

(b) Identify the 2 organs.  [2m]

Please key in your answers to this question here.

Stay tuned for the third question =)

Mrs Lim

March Holiday Task One

Hi Everyone,
Here is the first task for you to complete for this holiday. 

You would need to read the whole question shown on this blogpage and key in your answers here. (Follow the instructions provided.)

Task One

Fatimah carried out an experiment with four rods, A, B, C and D. The rods were each made

of different materials.

First, she kept the rods at the same temperature.

Then, she put one end of each rod into a container filled with cold water at 3^oC.

The temperature at the other end of each rod was measured and recorded after 5 minutes.

(a)       Which rod is the best conductor of heat?   [1m]

                        _____________________________________

  

(b)       Explain your answer in (a).                   [1m]

                       

________________________________________

                            

Stay tuned for Question 2 =)

Mrs Lim

The Cartoon - Respiratory System

Watch this!

How fish breathes?

Fish breathe through their gills.

Watch this video and post your answers about how fish get its oxygen here!

Human Circulatory System

Discover the human circulatory system

1) Watch these videos

2) Pay special attention to the flow of blood as represented by red and blue.

3) Answer these questions:

Video 1

What does "red" in the video represent?

What materials does it (red tubes) carry?

What is the direction of the blood flow?

What does "blue" in the video represent?
What is the direction of the blood flow?
What materials does it (blue tubes) carry?

Video 2

Post what you know about the human circulatory system!

Read this! Very important!

Very important: you need to read this!

Do you remember this quiz time question in your science task sheets?

The correct answer should be (3), NOT (1).

Found from this website, while the non-green parts of leaves contain chlorophyll which is masked behind other colored pigments, the white parts of the leaves lack chlorophyll.

 

 

Your Task

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Go to this link on testing for starch on a variegated leaf.

 

What do you think is the answer to the question?:

A leaf needs chlorophyll to perform photosynthesis based on that information, where on the variegated leaf do you think you would find starch?

Click here to learn what a variegated leaf is.

Sing Along ~ Photosynthesis

Sing along with me!

P5 Science - Photosynthesis

Read and lean more!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/gardening_with_children/didyouknow_photosynthesis.shtml

Click and check it out! This is FUN!!!

http://www.growingthenextgeneration.com/agrium-games/Animation/index.htm

Photosynthesis is important!

An interesting video =)

Having fun

Look at the crafts we created :)

P5 Science - Test for starch in leaves

Watch and observe!


Iodine solution with food

The link - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9qyEq5-IIQ&feature=related


Iodine solution with leaves

The link to watch -  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeU7ULL9Usw

 Mrs Lim

Chinese New Year

Gong Xi! Study Hard & Best of Health!

Let's remember to bring:
1) Red Packets
2) Colouring materials
3) Your "dragons" (Art pieces)
4) School Diary
5) Story books

Be dressed in your FESTIVE clothing! Bright colours!

Bring your radiant smile & joy to school!

Sony Toy Competition!



Be Innovative

Let your creative juices flow!

Showcase your talent in creating a toy using at least one scientific concept.

Name: ___________________  Index No: _______  Class: _____  Date: ______

Name of Toy:
Scientific principle(s) of Toy:
Describe how the Toy works:
Drawing and labelling of Toy:

All pupils are welcome to join this competition!

Look! This is one of our winners! You can be like her too !



She is Angel from PPS!



Smiles,
Mrs Lim

Iodine - the magical solution!

Hi everyone,

We observed how the iodine solution changed its colour after a few drops of it was added to the food items.

Iodine in its natural form is brown in colour. It turns blue-black when starch is added to it.

Your recordings:


Good observation!



              Your experiment:

Watch the change in colour of the iodine solution!

The magical Iodine Solution!

Enjoy
Mrs Lim

Make your own "Dragon"

Hi 5-7,

Please kindly take note! Bring the things listed below!

1) Complete colouring the three parts of the dragon - HEAD, body and tail beautifully and creatively.
* Attached a sample for your reference


  

Wow! Can yours be like this too?



2) Paste your dragon - HEAD, body and tail onto a hard cover magazine or cardboard.

3) Cut it out as per attached. 



The cut-out of the HEAD



4) Bring the cut-out dragon (Head, body and tail), old magazines, wooden chopsticks, red packets, glue, scissors, colouring materials tomorrow for the Art lesson.

Enjoy!

Mrs Lim