Suggested Readings for Science ICT Project

Also look out for readings in Bank of 4 Hope :)

Pinhole Cameras

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinhole_camera

http://www.exploratorium.edu/science_explorer/pringles_pinhole.html

http://pinhole.org/?page_id=2

http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/question131.htm

Rainbow

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow

http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/farid/sciencekids/rainbow.html

http://www.highlightskids.com/Science/ScienceQuestions/h1scienceQuestion4.asp

http://www.myuniversalfacts.com/2006/04/how-rainbows-are-formed-what-causes.html

http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/how-to-make-a-rainbow-2613.html

http://atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Shadows___Light/

http://www.hunkinsexperiments.com/pages/shadowspartone.htm

http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/subjects/science/qca/lightandshadows.htm

Phew .. The exams are completed

First, apologies for no new posts for the past few weeks.

Well, after several weeks of hard work .. doing practice papers, intense thinking about solving Math problems, patiently listening to teachers' explanation of mind-boggling challenging problems .. the exams are finally completed.

In the next two weeks, the classroom will be bustling with activities. Children will be setting up Science experiments, conducting tests, deriving results, discussing .. arguing .. presenting ..

Good Luck Children :) Learn Well .. and dun forget to have fun :)

Earth Hour

Did you know that more than 10,000 people and 450 companies in Singapore have pledged to "switch off" for one hour from 8.30pm (28 March) to mark Earth Hour? It is the global initiative by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) to raise awareness about climate change and global warming. Famous local landmarks such as the Merlion, the Singapore Flyer, the Underwater World in Sentosa and Changi Airport are showing their support. At least 2700 cities in 84 countries around the world have committed to mark Earth Hour. Do you know what it is all about? Read up about it! Watch it here!

On Child Care Leave

Mrs Leow is on a 1-day child care leave. Both daughters, 2-year-old Jing Tong and 4-year-old Jing Ying, are down with fever, cough and runny nose.

Expansion and Contraction of Matter

Yang Zhi is trying to find out if the ball can go through the ring, after the ball has been heated.

Teacher's Demonstration: Workbook Activity 2.5

Pupils take turns to observe the water level in the glass tube (before and after expansion).

When the flask is heated, the air inside it gains heat and expands into the balloon, causing it to inflate.

Heat (Read up using these links)

Click:

Factsheets, worksheets and quizzes on how to measure temperature
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/measuring/temperature/index.shtml

A list of some extreme world temperatures
http://members.iinet.net.au/~jacob/worldtp.html

Information on how thermometers work
http://www.howstuffworks.com/therm.htm

Show Off your Completed Work in Term One

Dear Parents,

Pupils of 4 Hope have brought home the following items over the March holidays.
Please check them and initial .. and remind your child to bring them back to school come Term 2.
For detailed content of EL file and Math file, please click on Bank of 4 Hope.

• EL file
• Math file
• Spelling/Dictation ex book
• Composition ex book
• Mental Sums ex book
• Science Journal