Forces and Comprehension Open-ended

Dear all,

I have returned your your feedback for the term. Please bring it back and show it to your parents and work things out together on how you can improve further. For most of you, you would have to work on your concepts for Science and use it to help you answer the open-ended questions. Drill and practise on the concepts for each topic and identify them before answering the questions for open-ended. You need to be very precise and exact as possible.

For English, most of you would have to improve on grammar for a start. Forget about vocabulary first and concentrate on grammar if you want to pass your English. Redo your practice papers to help you remember better. Your weakness is lacking the memory power to remember skills and concepts. Go through the papers at least twice to help you retain the memory. It is a better way of studying. Focus on phrasal verbs and prepositions to be used with certain verbs. This is a common item in grammar.

Today's learning points:

• We have moved on to the first kind of forces and that is friction. Using the simple experiment of testing how different surfaces affect the amount of force used to drag weights across the surface, we tested it out today and the main concept here is that forces opposes motion. It slows down the movement and motion of moving objects. Remember that!
• I have also told you that you need to remember the 4 main concepts of forces and that is 1) Forces cause a stationary object to move. 2) Forces can cause a moving object to come to a stop. 3) Forces can change the shape and size of an object. 4) Forces can change the direction and speed of a moving object. 
• The heavier the object, the more the friction it needs to overcome. 
• We then move on to finish up the comprehension open-ended section. We learn about the idea of not judging a book by its cover through the story of the biker, Mr Oak Tree and the kittens he cared for. 
• I still need to see more of you highlighting key words and looking for contextual clues in the grammar cloze, editing and comprehension cloze section! If you do not highlight and look for clues, you will not be able to do as well. Please practise. 

Have a good rest,

Sincerely,

Mr Nelson Ong