Term 3 Reflection

In term 3, we covered the topic of light. It was rather hard at first, and we were given 10 worksheets at the start of the term, and were supposed to finish them by the end of this term. Basically, we learnt 3 different stuff about light: reflection, refraction, and lenses. They were all interesting and I actually quite like light as we are given pictures to show how light rays travel, which are much more helpful than just words for some visual thinkers like me. Also, I felt that it was actually quite fun to draw all the different lines, and it gives us a sense of accomplishment when we finish drawing them and look at the nice pieces of work. From this topic, we are able to prevent injuries. As now that we know that refraction may cause things to appear as though they are somewhere else, we are now conscious of that an are hence able to prevent injuries, for example when we dive in water. It also helps us, for example when we are netting fish, we will be able to move the net slightly away from the fish we see in the water so that we successfully catch it. This has been my favourite topic of all as we get to play with light in the labs. It was also so fascinating to see the normal white light split into a spectrum of colors thanks to a prism. All in all, this topic has certainly taught me a lot!

Term 2 Reflection

In term 2, we learned biology for our science lessons. We particularly did reproduction in humans, and I certainly did not expect it to be so difficult, especially for the menstrual cycle. There was certainly a lot for us to memorize in terms of the menstrual cycle, such as all the different hormones that take place. However, with the help of my friends and teachers, I eventually understood the topic. After being able to grasp the concept of this topic, I learned how disastrous pre-marital sex or having multiple sex partners is. Not only is it morally wrong, it may cause many bad things to happen such as unwanted pregnancy, or even cause us to have Sexually transmitted diseases such as AIDs. Hence, I feel that this topic was a good one to cover as it enlightens us on the human reproductive system in humans. After that, we had ecology. I feel that it was really easy to learn this topic, since we actually learned some of it, such as the food chain, in primary school. Thus, is was not so much of a new topic for us, but instead a recap and more in depth version of this topic. I felt that it was interesting as we are able to learn the characteristics of different habitats, and examples of biotic interactions. All in all, I feel that this term has certainly taught us valuable things!