Last few items........into Science File & Revision Matters

We have gone through the following items in class yesterday & today. Science files have been returned to you today. Please file them neatly in your Science File on your own.

1. Practice Paper Set 1 (2014 - MCQ)
2. Practice Paper Set 2 (2013 - Section B)
3. Study Notes for P5 Term 2 topics (containing misconceptions) - prepared by Ms Pan

Please bring back your files next Wednesday (13 May) for checking. 

Study Tips for your Science Exam

• You MUST study. (e.g. Functions of each body system, Functions of various parts of the animal & plant cells, Function of each part of the male & female reproduction system, Listing the properties of Solid, Liquid & Gas, etc) Studying what you should know for each topics will help you answer the Recall (Knowledge) Questions.
• Use Concept Maps to help you consolidate your understanding for each topic. (See NSB)
• Revise Open-Ended Answering Techniques.

1. Read and Underline key words in the question; 
2. Link the question to the topic and concepts learnt; (Write down in the question paper)
3. Construct the answers; (Use of correct keywords)
4. Review the answers. (Are you answering to the question? Is it based on the observations given in the question?)

• Look through your mistakes to understand why answers are incomplete & some answers are not acceptable. 
• What is an experiment question? (Finding Aim, Variables, Relationship & Control & Fair Test)
• Aim to score 50 out of 60 marks in your Booklet A (MCQ) (Especially so if you're weak in Booklet B open-ended questions.) Use elimination method when analysing the 4 given options.