Why I enjoy learning Science

Throughout Term 1 to Term 3, I have started to enjoy learning Science, which is a totally changed point of view since Term 1. In Term 1, when I first started learning Chemistry, I always thought that Chemistry was complicated, and too in-depth that I could not understand what was going on during lessons. That was why I began wondering why others could score well and get their A1s while all I could achieve for Science was a mere B4. I thought over this is decided that this was because I did not enjoy Science, unlike others, and if I were to start liking the topic, I would do better in it. I started asking more questions over what I had difficulty in, and I started to feel that Science was actually quite fun after all. Throughout all the Science experiments that we had done in the Science laboratory, I feel that is was an enjoyable learning experience and that it was very educational. I believe that the experiments managed to allow us to have a greater understanding of the topics, Chemistry, and Physics. For Biology in Term 2, although we did not have any practical experiments, we did have an outing to Mac Ritchie reservoir in Term 2 for our Ecology, and I had learned much from it. I feel that Science this year was indeed a great learning experience for me to understand more on the topic, and I believe that I am starting to develop an interest in Science. I will work hard for the End-Of-Year Science examinations this year, and my aim is to achieve an A1, as I believe that it is achievable as long as I work hard for this goal.

GMAC Students Challenge 2011

This year, some time back in Term 2, there was a Science Challenge from the Genetic Modification Advisory Committee of Singapore (GMAC), which was an inter-school educational video creation. The GMAC seeks to educate the public on gene modification technology and genetically modified organisms, from a neutral and objective standpoint that is based on sound Science. Together with 4 other classmates, I led my group, as the team leader to research more on genetically modified crops, and together, we put together a 9 minute video about genetically modified crops. My obtained a certificate of participation from the GMAC as well, which was awarded to us on the 3rd of September. Throughout this strenuous process of combining our efforts to make the video, I learned much more on genetically modified crops, as well as it was a team building experience for me and my team mates, and I really enjoyed this project. I have a deep interest in such projects, and I will sign up for such activities in the future.

My group mates are-
Chew Tianle (2i3, 2)
Lee Wei Ren (2i3, 11)
Low Wei Yang (2i3, 13) (Me, leader)
Ng Shen Han (2i3, 16)
Ong Yan Zhe (2i3, 20)


The following is my group's video product, so please enjoy!