Space Junk

What is space junk? Read more about it in this article. You will also learn more about space.
Below is a video created by Dr Grey from University of London. What you are looking at is the increase in the amount of junk in the space.

DNA. Chromosomes. Genes.

Some of you wondered what a chromosome is. Here's a video to explain what a chromosome is.
You will also be able to find out more about some of the organelles which some of your classmates mentioned previously.



What is a gene?



Find out more about heredity in the brainpop video here.
Find out more about DNA in the brainpop video here.

Science

Remember what we talked about in class today? Here are some articles and videos for you to learn more about these special animals.

Pictures: 5 Animals That Regrow Body Parts
BBC The animal that regrow its head
Brain Pop cells



There are different types of cells and different parts in a cell. Here's a video on animal cells (some of the parts [organelles] are additional information for you to know:

Little India learning journey

Yesterday, we spent 3 hours in Little India, walking around and trying out the food in Tekka Food Centre and also Indian sweets. I was heartened to see many of you sharing the Indian sweets among yourselves. Sharing is caring. :)

Other than food, we saw a temple and the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hall. We also visited The Little India Arcade. A wide variety of things can be seen there such as beautiful garlands, accessories, sarees etc. Henna drawings are also not to be missed. Here are some links if you are interested to find out more about Little India and Mahatma Gandhi. 

Little India

Mahatma Gandhi

These are the photos taken during the learning journey. 

Feeling stressed?

Some strategies to tackle stress.

Tackling Exam Stress

• start revision early
• come up with a revision timetable and stick to it
• seek help when in doubt
• be prepared (physically, mentally and emotionally)
• set SMART targets 

(S- making your target Specific)
(M- Measurable)
(A- Attainable)
(R- Relevant)
(T- Time-bound)

Staying positive

• believe in yourself and that you can face any challenge
• see the positive side of any situation 
• mistakes are not failure. learn from your mistakes

Managing Anger

• do not use hurtful words. walk away. 
• take a few deep breaths slowly
• think through the problem first 
• stay cool
• seek help from a trusted adult

De-stressing and relaxing

• talk to your family members, friends or teachers
• exercise or play a sport
• listen to music or watch a movie
• read your favourite book
• play a game 

Cells

Are you interested to find out more about the discovery of cells? Watch the short video to learn about the history of cell theory.



There are also some websites where they have interactive virtual microscope for you to use.
Here are some of the websites
Know It All Microscope
Brainpop Using the Microscope
UDEL Mircoscope

Stress Management

Here's the video that we watched earlier today. You may want to try this when you are stress.

MCOnline

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Perseverance

If you have not done well for the various class tests this term. Don't be disheartened. You must persevere and continue to try your very best. Each time you do not succeed, you can learn from your mistakes. Remember what you've learned and move on. Look at the boy in the video below. I think he deserves a round of applause, don't you think so too?

Solar Eclipse

Read this article from Straits Time to find out more about the solar eclipse happening this Wednesday.

You can also watch an animation here to find out more about the eclipse.
Below is a video on YouTube to help you understand more about eclipse.

This is a video taken this morning from Bishan Park.