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Monday, June 10, 2013
2013 June Science Gadget Workshop
Solar Cooker Workshop
The kids get to make 2 solar cookers. 1 made from pizza box and the other one a solar water boiler.
Materials the kids are getting for the solar cooker workshop
Solar cooker from the pizza box
Constructing the solar water boiler while waiting for food to be cooked
Roof top test!
Eating the "cooked" food
Recording the results
Jet Boat Making Workshop
Construction Time!
Testing Time!
Finished product
Modification Time!
Monday, May 27, 2013
Tinkerlab June Holiday Science Workshop 2013
Tinkerlab is proud to bring to you a series of DIY workshop whereby the participant will be taught on how to build their gadget and learn the science concepts and scientific applications behind them.
Each workshop comes with one gadget that the participant will bring home at the end of the day.
The four different workshops are:
ALL materials and tools needed for the workshop will be provided. Participants will be able to bring home all the science models that they have built !
REGISTER HERE!
Solar Cooker Making Workshop
Tinkerlab is proud to bring to you a series of DIY workshop whereby the participant will be taught on how to build their gadget and learn the science concepts and scientific applications behind them.
Each workshop comes with one gadget that the participant will bring home at the end of the day.
The four different workshops are:
¨
Solar
Cooker Making Workshop ($50 nett)
¨
Jet
Boat Making Workshop ($50 nett)
¨
Electric
Bell Making Workshop ($50 nett)
¨
Windmill
Making Workshop ($50 nett)
ALL materials and tools needed for the workshop will be provided. Participants will be able to bring home all the science models that they have built !
REGISTER HERE!
Solar Cooker Making Workshop
Make
your own solar cooker and use it to boil water!
Integration
with school topics:
·
Systems
– Parts working together
·
Three
states of Water – Evaporation and condensation
·
Heat
– Principles of heat transfer and effects of heat gain and heat loss
·
Application
of science concepts to daily life
Date: 8 June (Saturday) / 15 June (Saturday)
Time
: 10am –12pm
The solar cooker is about 21 cm tall when completed with solar dish facing upwards.
Jet
Boat Making Workshop
Make
your own jet boat and have a race in a water pool!
Integration
with school topics:
·
Systems
– Parts working together
·
Electricity
– Connecting batteries, wires and motor to make a moving toy
·
Forces
– How streamlined body shape helps to reduce water resistance and conserve
energy
·
Application
of science concepts to daily life
Date: 9 June (Sunday) / 16 June (Sunday)
Time
: 2pm –4pm
The power boat is about 15 cm long when completed.
Electric
Bell
Make
your own electric bell and see how electromagnetism works to make it ring!
Integration
with school topics:
·
Systems
– Parts working together
·
Electricity
– Connecting batteries, wires and motor to make an electrical gadget
·
Magnets
– Electromagnetisation
·
Application
of science concepts to daily life
Date: 22 June (Saturday)
Time
: 10am –12pm
The electric bell system is about 16 cm long when completed.
Windmill
Making Workshop
Make
your own windmill that stands almost 50cm tall and see how the movement of its
blades can help to generate electricity!
Integration
with school topics:
·
Systems
– Parts working together
·
Electricity
– Connecting batteries, wires and motor to make a windmill model
·
Energy
– Conversion of kinetic energy to electrical energy
·
Man
& his Environment – Renewable sources of energy
·
Application
of science concepts to daily life
Date: 23 June (Sunday)
Time
: 2pm –4pm
Date:
29 June (Saturday)
Time
: 10am –12pm
The windmill is about 46 cm tall including the blades when completed.
Friday, November 4, 2011
December Junior Robotics Workshop
DECEMBER HOLIDAY JUNIOR ROBOTICS WORKSHOP The Junior Robotics Course is a 4-hour course that allows the participants to bring the Robotics set home after the course.
The course uses the HunaRobo "Fun & Bot (Purple)" set and each set comes with a remote control that allows up to 7 different channels (7 users controlling 7 robots at the same time).
The course aims to teach pupils to:
1) Build a robot that is attached with wheels
2) Modify a built robot to stabilise it for remote control.
3) Programme a robot to receive signals from the remote controller.
4) Build a 4-wheeled remote control car using the available parts.
5) Participate in Robo Warz in a 1vs1 or 2vs2 format on a 1.3m by 1.8m I-shaped playfield.
6) Strategise and modify their respective robot to maximise their chances of victory.
REGISTER ONLINE NOW !
Monday, August 29, 2011
September PSLE Science Intensive Revision
PSLE SCIENCE INTENSIVE REVISION WORKSHOP IN SEPT
Course Description:
This is a 20-hour course that will help to prepare the students for the coming PSLE exams. The course will comprise of the following components:
1. Daily mock exam practice:
Students will get to sit through a full paper (Booklet A and B) and trained to manage their time and work under exam-like condition on a daily basis. Booklet A will be marked and graded immediately and detailed feedback will be provided, together with an extension set booklet. The extension booklet will comprise of follow-up questions, key concepts and notes on selected key questions from Booklet A.
Booklet B will be marked and graded by the instructor and returned on the following day. In-depth discussion will be conducted and feedback will focus on answering techniques and identification of key concepts. All notes and answering techniques highlighted during the discussions will be provided for the pupils at the end of each session.
2. HOT Talk:
Every session will begin with a component called HOT (Higher Order Thinking) Talk. This is essentially a discussion-based component where students will be exposed to selected challenging questions that requires novel application of concepts. Ability to think out of the box and tackle the challenging questions will certainly place the students a cut above the rest and enhance their chances of aceing the science paper!
Date: 5 September -- 10 September 2011 (6 sessions)
Time: 2.00 pm -- 5.30pm (3.5 hr)
Fees: $600 nett
Flexi-Workshop:
We understand that your child needs to work on other subjects as well and may not be able to commit to a full 6-session workshop. Hence, You may choose to sign up for fewer sessions. A minimum of 3 sessions is required to qualify for the flexi-Workshop package.
Date: 5 Sept -- 7 Sept
Time: 2.00pm -- 5.30pm
Fees: $300 nett
Date: 8 Sept -- 10 Sept
Time: 2.00pm -- 5.30pm
Fees: $300 nett
Registration closes on: 3 September 2011.
Course Description:
This is a 20-hour course that will help to prepare the students for the coming PSLE exams. The course will comprise of the following components:
1. Daily mock exam practice:
Students will get to sit through a full paper (Booklet A and B) and trained to manage their time and work under exam-like condition on a daily basis. Booklet A will be marked and graded immediately and detailed feedback will be provided, together with an extension set booklet. The extension booklet will comprise of follow-up questions, key concepts and notes on selected key questions from Booklet A.
Booklet B will be marked and graded by the instructor and returned on the following day. In-depth discussion will be conducted and feedback will focus on answering techniques and identification of key concepts. All notes and answering techniques highlighted during the discussions will be provided for the pupils at the end of each session.
2. HOT Talk:
Every session will begin with a component called HOT (Higher Order Thinking) Talk. This is essentially a discussion-based component where students will be exposed to selected challenging questions that requires novel application of concepts. Ability to think out of the box and tackle the challenging questions will certainly place the students a cut above the rest and enhance their chances of aceing the science paper!
Date: 5 September -- 10 September 2011 (6 sessions)
Time: 2.00 pm -- 5.30pm (3.5 hr)
Fees: $600 nett
Flexi-Workshop:
We understand that your child needs to work on other subjects as well and may not be able to commit to a full 6-session workshop. Hence, You may choose to sign up for fewer sessions. A minimum of 3 sessions is required to qualify for the flexi-Workshop package.
Date: 5 Sept -- 7 Sept
Time: 2.00pm -- 5.30pm
Fees: $300 nett
Date: 8 Sept -- 10 Sept
Time: 2.00pm -- 5.30pm
Fees: $300 nett
Registration closes on: 3 September 2011.
September Junior Robotics Workshop
FREE ROBOTICS KIT WORTH MORE THAN $100 UPON SIGNUP !
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND !
Tinkerlab is offering a junior robotics workshop this September holidays. The junior robotics workshop fees is inclusive of a robotics kit worth more than $100!
This means that your child's learning experience with us will not end after the 2-day robotics workshop. Instead, your child will get to continue exploring the kit and experiment with constructing different robots.
Having a personal robotics kit during the workshop also means that your child will not end up wasting time and will be fully involved with hands-on construction. Your child's learning at TinkerLab will be maximised.
Date: 8 & 9 September (Thursday & Friday)
Time: 2pm -- 5pm
Fees: $200 nett (inclusive of robotics kit)
You can sign up easily through our online registration form. Yes, everything done within a few clicks!
Register by 3 September 2011 and get a $20 discount voucher for our December holiday programmes.
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND !
Tinkerlab is offering a junior robotics workshop this September holidays. The junior robotics workshop fees is inclusive of a robotics kit worth more than $100!
This means that your child's learning experience with us will not end after the 2-day robotics workshop. Instead, your child will get to continue exploring the kit and experiment with constructing different robots.
Having a personal robotics kit during the workshop also means that your child will not end up wasting time and will be fully involved with hands-on construction. Your child's learning at TinkerLab will be maximised.
Date: 8 & 9 September (Thursday & Friday)
Time: 2pm -- 5pm
Fees: $200 nett (inclusive of robotics kit)
You can sign up easily through our online registration form. Yes, everything done within a few clicks!
Register by 3 September 2011 and get a $20 discount voucher for our December holiday programmes.
September Junior Robotics Workshop
FREE ROBOTICS KIT WORTH MORE THAN $100 UPON SIGNUP !
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND !
Tinkerlab is offering a junior robotics workshop this September holidays. The [url=http://tinker-lab.blogspot.com/]junior robotics workshop[/url] fees is inclusive of a robotics kit worth more than $100!
This means that your child's learning experience with us will not end after the 2-day robotics workshop. Instead, your child will get to continue exploring the kit and experiment with constructing different robots.
Having a personal robotics kit during the workshop also means that your child will not end up wasting time and will be fully involved with hands-on construction. Your child's learning at TinkerLab will be maximised.
Date: 8 & 9 September (Thursday & Friday)
Time: 2pm -- 5pm
Fees: $200 nett (inclusive of robotics kit)
You can sign up easily through our online registration form. Yes, everything done within a few clicks![
[url=http://www.emailmeform.com/builder/form/eE60LckbWm4U5t8H1DaN5a56]Register[/url] by 3 September 2011 and get a $20 discount voucher for our December holiday programmes.
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND !
Tinkerlab is offering a junior robotics workshop this September holidays. The [url=http://tinker-lab.blogspot.com/]junior robotics workshop[/url] fees is inclusive of a robotics kit worth more than $100!
This means that your child's learning experience with us will not end after the 2-day robotics workshop. Instead, your child will get to continue exploring the kit and experiment with constructing different robots.
Having a personal robotics kit during the workshop also means that your child will not end up wasting time and will be fully involved with hands-on construction. Your child's learning at TinkerLab will be maximised.
Date: 8 & 9 September (Thursday & Friday)
Time: 2pm -- 5pm
Fees: $200 nett (inclusive of robotics kit)
You can sign up easily through our online registration form. Yes, everything done within a few clicks![
[url=http://www.emailmeform.com/builder/form/eE60LckbWm4U5t8H1DaN5a56]Register[/url] by 3 September 2011 and get a $20 discount voucher for our December holiday programmes.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Friday, June 24, 2011
P3 tuition - Classification of Leaves
Pupils were given an appendix showing different types of leaves, After a discussion about the different types of edges the leaves have, it was hands-on time! Yes! Making leaf models using clay!
After making the clay models, pupils continued to work on a short writeup to transform their leaf models into a mini science exhibit.
Touching up on the science exhibit display
DONE ! :)
More mini exhibits coming up in subsequent lessons!Learning biology need not always be through rote learning :)
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Junior Robotics: Fun and Bot (Purple) - Prototype Crane
I spent about 45 minutes building the first prototype for this robotic crane.
This is the third prototype after I made two major changes one at a time.
The controls allow me to swivel the crane above the tower.
But for my first prototype, I've affixed the motor below the tower.
That prevented me from doing a 720-degree swivel (2 rotations) as the wire will get caught with the tower.
After I swopped the motor's position above the tower, the centre of gravity (CG) became higher.
I need a stronger base to support the torque from the motor so I built and enhanced the base as well as the position of my second motor.
I used a longer string to try out some crazy ideas.
The string gets caught in both my motor and the pulley at the front tip.
The string gets entangled at the axle of the motor.
It also slipped out of the front pulley.
These call for a modification for the pulley and the motor.
I need some sort of guard for both the motor and the pulley.
Fourth prototype completed but I've yet to post the picture.
Drop some comments in this post or the cBox if you want to see the guard for the motor and the pulley.
Stay tuned!
The crane design will be taught in the upcoming Robotics course for the juniors.
Designed by Mr Allan Wan
This is the third prototype after I made two major changes one at a time.
The controls allow me to swivel the crane above the tower.But for my first prototype, I've affixed the motor below the tower.
That prevented me from doing a 720-degree swivel (2 rotations) as the wire will get caught with the tower.
After I swopped the motor's position above the tower, the centre of gravity (CG) became higher.I need a stronger base to support the torque from the motor so I built and enhanced the base as well as the position of my second motor.
I used a longer string to try out some crazy ideas.
The string gets caught in both my motor and the pulley at the front tip.The string gets entangled at the axle of the motor.
It also slipped out of the front pulley.
These call for a modification for the pulley and the motor.
I need some sort of guard for both the motor and the pulley.
Fourth prototype completed but I've yet to post the picture.Drop some comments in this post or the cBox if you want to see the guard for the motor and the pulley.
Stay tuned!
The crane design will be taught in the upcoming Robotics course for the juniors.
Designed by Mr Allan Wan
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
P4 Tuition - Process Skill Training
Testing Hypothesis
Using pH Indicator to deduce that water becomes acidic when carbon dioxide dissolves in it.
Using pH Indicator to deduce that water becomes acidic when carbon dioxide dissolves in it.
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Saturday, June 18, 2011
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