Termly Reflections (Term 2)

Term 2 Science Reflections

In term 2 we learnt about two topics: "kinetic particle of theory" and "measurements". In the beginning, I found it hard to keep track of all the measurement tools and the ways that they were used. The ways to use the Vernier Calipers and the Micrometer Screw Gauge were very hard to understand and I could not get the correct answers for the measurements, but I looked into various books for reference and understood the concepts finally. For the kinetic particle of theory topic, I understood it quite well and found concepts such as the three states of an object and the Brownian motion really interesting.

For the test in term 2 I prepared quite well and scored 38/45, one of the highest in class. I did great in the critical thinking section of the test, and despite a little careless mistakes, I did well overall. I am really pleased with my scores and I hope that I could continue this quality of work in term 3.

Here is a short video on how to read the measurement on vernier calipers:

And here is a picture of a micrometer screw gauge:

Lastly, a video on brownian motion:

In a virtual lab lesson, Mr. Sim showed us a similar video drawn up by a computer programme.

Termly Reflections (Term 1)

Term 1 Science Reflections

I came back to Singapore six months before school started in January, and it was a major change for me as I had been studying in an American education system.

Science was perhaps the subject which I found most different and challenging.

In Term 1 the topic we learnt about was "Science as an inquiry". It was actually quite new to me as I was learning mainly about things like the human body systems in my old school.

I soon began to read the notes and practice on my own, and I was able to understand what was taught in class better. I still had a hard time trying to memorize the equipment used in lab experiments, but very soon the test came.

I finished with a score of 34/45, a bare A1, I felt quite happy with myself after knowing about the score as I was unsure of quite a number of questions, however, I think that I could do even better next term.

Here's a video introducing a number of lab equipment:

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Hi all, welcome to my Science Eportfolio,

I am Leonard Zhang, a student of Hwa Chong Institution, from class 1P4.

Contents

1)Term 1 Reflections

2)Term 2 Reflections

3)Term 3 Reflections

4)Important issues covered in the Science Syllabus

5)Lab lesson reflections

6)Examples of my Science ACE projects

7)Examples of my Independent Studies Project (on experimental projects)
8)Self-Learning Experiences

9)Importance of Science

Here is a video introducting to you what is science: