Guest Post by Hoe Kian Guang, Student at Raffles Junior College. His teammates were Samuel Fong, Alden Tan & Tan An Sen. The Shell Singapore Youth Science Festival (SSYSF) is a national event jointly organised by Science Centre Singapore, the Science Teachers’ Association of Singapore and the Shell Companies in Singapore. Since its inception, SSYSF… Continue reading »
May
19
Teaching Chemistry Through Games
Guest Post by Tham Zi Sheng, Teacher at Raffles Institution The use of games to teach is not something new, but teachers are generally wary of incorporating games into their lessons, especially if the learning environment is an academically competitive one. Every learner is unique and has different learning needs. If we subscribe to the… Continue reading »
May
10
The new STaR Kit Chemistry ICT tool
Guest Post by Deborah Lim, Teacher at Tanglin Secondary School Playing a game is inherently enjoyable. Whether it is scrabble, Uno, monopoly, basketball or soccer, the activity creates excitement. Digital games never existed during my growing up years. Learning as a student then was less overtly exciting. Any sense of thrill derived from understanding what… Continue reading »