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8 Nov 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Exposed surface area is an important concept that can be used to explain the gamut of phenomena from digestion to evaporation and then some. Even when I went to the Bird Paradise, I could use the exposed surface area concept to explain why flamingo...
7 Nov 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Fishes don’t quite appeal to me. I’m the kind who would rather visit the zoo one more time than explore a new aquarium. So, I wasn’t expecting to get anything out of this book. The Magic School Bus crew visit the Great Barrier Reefs this time round....
7 Nov 2024 1 minute read 2 comments cryotosensei
Thought that I would post a Science question that appeared on the Primary Six Leaving Examination. Science isn’t as controversial as Maths in our country. Unlike unbearably difficult Maths questions that will hog the media spotlight for several days...
3 Nov 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Well, just thought I would start an occasional series on notoriously challenging Maths problems that appeared in Singapore’s Primary School Leaving Examination. Some of these problems plagued me during my childhood. High time for me to learn how to s...
3 Nov 2024 2 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Compiled these nuggets of information while my children were playing merrily at the indoor playground. I bet you will learn a thing or two from this! ‘Dis’ and ‘de’ are both Latin prefixes ‘Dis’ means ‘apart’ If you dismiss employees, you send them...
2 Nov 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
I have read a few (abridged) Shakespearean plays from Orchard Classics this year. Little did I expect that the book that made me want to read the original was “Antony and Cleopatra”. I didn’t even know this play exists. I think the main reason why I...
31 Oct 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
You know you’re Singaporean when you take time out to watch “I Not Stupid 3” - ahead of shows like Lincoln Lawyer and Emily in Paris - even though you are aware that it won’t be the best use of your time. It’s like jumping onto a tub boat (they have...
29 Oct 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
It was Mr Heng’s last lesson with Jerrick. He was excited to consolidate all the learning points. First, he reminded Jerrick to write down the five vowels - a e i o u - on the top left hand corner. He was happy that Jerrick knew how to pronounce the...
29 Oct 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
This dragon kiln is one of two remaining kilns in Singapore. It’s a Chinese methodology that requires a lot of dedication for potters to make ceramic works. Wood firing necessitates a temperature of 1000 degree Celsius; this is why ceramics produced...
25 Oct 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
I recently went for lunch with a colleague. He mentioned that I am grounded and unusual, both of which I regard as compliments. As someone who have had the privilege to apply literacy supporting strategies with teenagers, here are some lessons I lear...
