Learning Festival

Science & Technology

2013

Workshop Overview

• Online Resources – MC online portal

– Youtube

– Apps

•PSLE Challenges

•Hands-on session

Online Resources

• Easy access

• 24/7

• On-the-go

• User-friendly

• Fun

Use of MC Online

• MC Online is a learning platform for students to

reinforce their learning in school, through the

games and activities on the website.

• It also allows students to look at upcoming

topics that their teachers are going to teach and

revise past topics, especially in the case of the

upper primary students.

• Teachers could also use the platform to set

assignments for their students during the school

holidays.

Youtube

• Viewership

• No. of likes

• Comments posted

Use of Apps for learning of

Science(Ipad and Iphone)

• Nowadays, there are many apps available in the

market for devices such as Ipads and Iphone.

• They can easily downloaded via iTunes,

• Most of the apps are free while the rest can be

purchased at a small fee.

Tackling PSLE Challenges

&

Use of Youtube

Demonstration using sample

PSLE question

• How does plant P

and insect Q

benefit from this

relationship?

-Benefit for plant P

-Benefit for plant Q

Turn on the Ipad and access the “Science Hub”

App.

Science Apps on iTunes

• Science Hub

• Britannica Encyclopedia

• Earthviewer

Resources on MC Online

• Chapter Overviews for Upper Block Science

– a concept map builder for independent

learners.

• E-experiments – experiments that can show

that a particular concept stands true.

• Lower Block and Upper Block Revision –

tutorials, quizzes and summary available to help

students better grasp concepts through the

interactive activities in it.

Resources on MC Online

My Enrichment – Video Bank

Britannica Encyclopedia –

Learning Materials for Primary

School

• Britannica Online School Edition -

Integrate Britannica and technology

• Includes student Learning Materials

and Resources for primary school

subjects.

Britannica Encyclopedia –

Learning Materials for Primary

School

• The materials include a wide range of

interactive lessons, research projects,

animations, and worksheets that

support the Language Arts,

Mathematics, Science, and Social

Studies curricula.

Britannica Encyclopedia

Britannica Encyclopedia

Science

• Life Sciences: Students can review what

they know about animals, plants, and the

human body.

• Physical Science: Students can practice

identifying different properties of matter or

learn about topics such as light, colour,

and sound.

Britannica Encyclopedia

Britannica Encyclopedia

Britannica Encyclopedia

It can be used as a …

•platform for new learning and knowledge.

•reinforcement of current topic.

•revision for past topics. (E.g. a P6 student

can revise on topics learnt in P3, P4 and P5)

Mindmeister

a mind-mapping tool

Why Mind-mapping?

• Consolidate learning.

• Helps pupils to recall/remember

concepts.

• Visual learning.

• See patterns and relationships.

• Thinking about thinking.

Benefits of Mindmeister

• Recall as many ideas as possible on a

topic

• Arrange ideas and make changes

immediately.

• Paperless and on-the-go

• Online group discussion and tracking

of ideas possible.

Example of Mindmap

Hands-on Session