It is indeed, counting down to your oral examinations, the beginning of your SA1 examinations. Time to pick up your books and remember and revise. As mentioned today in the classroom, almost 50% of your studies requires you to memorise important facts. Be it English, Chinese, Maths or Science, there are facts you need to make an effort to remember. One of your identified weaknesses is in the aspect of retaining your memory of what you have learnt. Do not just read through once and that's it. Pick up your textbooks and re-read again. As the saying goes, practice makes perfect. When I was going through some P5 topics yesterday, I was shocked to hear some of your answers. It tells me that many of you have not remembered and revised. You will forget if you do not read through so read through and remember the facts and key points.
Here is a recap of what we have learnt:
Science
We have finished half of the topic of food webs and food chains. You need to know that food chains are a single line of food relationships between organisms.
Plant --> Caterpillar --> Bird --> Snake
Food webs are a series of food chains, showing the relationship between several organisms. It shows that an organism can have more than 1 source of food.
Key question here is:
Q. What will happen to the population of the wild cat if an illness struck the mouse community and wipes out every single mouse?
Ans: The common misconception is that the student will think that the wild cat will die and decrease in numbers. That is not the case. In fact, the correct answer should be that it will not affect the population of the wild cats. They still have the rabbits as a source of food.
Always remember that the first organism in a food web or chain is always a producer (plants). Producers are able to make food for themselves. A food chain must have at least two organisms.
Homework:
English SA1 Practice Paper due on Monday, 29/4
Synthesis and Transformation Test Worksheet 2, due on 26/4
Happy revising,
Sincerely,
Mr Nelson Ong
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