PSLE Science – Sink or Float?

PSLE Science – Sink or Float?

In Primary School Lower Block Science syllabus, students learn about buoyancy of materials. However, the syllabus does not tell students why certain materials sink and why other materials float. This presents a challenge to teachers with inquisitive students whose...
In The Mood for Subjunctives

In The Mood for Subjunctives

Test yourself! Can you answer the following grammar questions correctly? 1. If I _____ a billionaire, I would spend my days catching bats. (a) am (b) is (c) were (d) was 2. Stephy demands that Donald ______ a dugong for her. (a) caught (b) catches (c) catch (d)...
Test Yourself: Which Area Is Bigger?

Test Yourself: Which Area Is Bigger?

Diagram 1 shows two identical overlapping squares. A vertex of the red square is positioned exactly in the middle of the blue square. The smaller yellow square represents the overlapping area. Diagram 1 In Diagram 2, the red square has been rotated about the vertex...
Why You Should Never Talk to π

Why You Should Never Talk to π

In an earlier blog entry, we discussed the role of trigger activities in the learning of new topics in maths. If you missed that discussion, click here to catch up. The following activities are extracted from the Mad Maths section of the topic of Circles (Primary 6...

GEP Selection Test – Pt 1

Yes, it’s that time of the year again where the GEP admissions test are looming on the horizon. Some parents hold the view that this is a test they shouldn’t prepare their child for, while others think they’d only be putting their child at a...