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SCIENCE

PROVIDING AUTHENTIC AND
RELEVANT LEARNING EXPERIENCES

Science Challenge

Design inspired by old ships. Allows
Science comes alive with the Science pupils to appreciate the thought that Applying knowledge of materials from
Challenge! Applying their scienti c went into ship building in the old days primary 3 into their design
knowledge, coupled with Design
Thinking (5-I Innovation Model), the
P5 students were engaged in a
Science Challenge, which required
them to build a prototype as part of a
solution to the given task. In the
process, the students were engaged
and their interest and curiosity in
Science was heightened. In addition,
through this activity, their prior Usage of recycleable materials gets an
knowledge and higher-order thinking additional point! Recognizing that parameters play a
skills are also elevated. part in Design Thinking

MOTHER TONGUE
PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES
FOR STUDENTS TO APPLY
THINKING ROUTINES
Some thinking routines used in the
Mother Tongue languages include:
Point-Evidence/Example-Explanation/Elaboration-
Link (PEEL) helps to improve students’ writing
process and reading comprehension

Think-Pair-Share helps students
in their Oral presentation

See-Think-Wonder prepares students for the
Conversational Component of the oral exam

1,2,3 Method guides students in answering
comprehension questions
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