Dear students,
This is Mr Tan Hoe Teck and I am
writing to you in the capacity of TEACHER COORDINATOR of ISS (Investigative
Skills in Science).
This is a module under Science for
Sec 2 that is to be held in Term 3 of Sec 2 (End June to End August)
If you reflect on Sec 1 Science
assessment and marks allocation, they are summarized below:
(a) Level Tests 1 and 2 = 20%
(b) Performance Task =
10%
(c) Common Test = 20%
(d) Practical Exams
= 10%
(e) End-of-year Exams = 40% (Covering
areas of Physics, Chemistry and Biology)
For Sec 2, the components are
different. They include an additional capstone task:
(a) Level Test 1 = 10%
(b) Performance Task = 10%
(c) Mid Year Exams = 20%
(d) Capstone Tasks = 20%
(INVESTIGATIVE SKILLS IN SCIENCE)
(e) End-of-year Exams =
40% (Covering areas of Physics, Biology, and ISS)
In order to prepare you well for this
Capstone Task, I am guiding you through the following process:
15 Oct: Deciding the project title
(You will remain in your IRS groupings OR you can change the members)
15 Nov: Submission of project groups
and title
15 Jan: Purchase of equipment
15 Mar: Arrival of equipment
15 May: Final preparation completed
for ISS (Issue of time lines)
End June: Start of ISS
End Aug: End of ISS
I will be reminding you at least once
a month for your ideas and project equipment.
You can generate project ideas by
going to this website:
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_question.shtml
You are recommended to go to the
Topic Selection Wizard to help you come up with your research question.
Please submit your group title here:
(YOU CAN SUBMIT AS MANY TIMES AS YOU WANT)
If you need ideas or more information,
please refer to this blog:
Thanks
Mr Tan Hoe Teck
