A Gallery of Science Resources for Lower Secondary Science
The resources are arranged by topic, and categorised based on 2 themes:
Rigour - Checking for Understanding (This section includes a 'success criteria' checklist, tutorial videos, diagrams, explanations, and summary sketchnotes.)
Joy - Injecting Fun in Learning (This section includes interesting experiments, real-world examples, and other cool ideas.)
Quote from Opening Address by Mr Ong Ye Kung at the Schools Work Plan Seminar 2018
"... We know that students derive more joy in learning, when they move away from memorisation, rote learning, drilling and taking high stakes exams.
It is not to say that these are undesirable in learning; quite the contrary, they help form the building blocks for more advanced concepts and learning, and can inculcate discipline and resilience, and get students used to tackling difficult problems and overcoming those difficulties.
But there needs to be a balance between rigour and joy... "
(https://www.moe.gov.sg/news/speeches/opening-address-by-mr-ong-ye-kung--minister-for-education--at-the-schools-work-plan-seminar)
- AsapSCIENCE
- Scientific Animations
- Vox