Journal 10: Interdisciplinary Project Work

Dear Fine Knights.

Now that the holidays are here and that you had completed 1 week of IPW (Interdisciplinary Project Work), I would like to hear your views and reflections. Please refer to the questions below and give me your feedback.

1. Could your group work together well and complete your project? Why or why not?
2. What did you think of your group’s presentation?
3. What did you learn from this project?
4. What did you learn from the other groups?
5. Did you enjoy working with your group? Why or why not?
6. Do you think project work is important and useful? Why or why not?

Warmest Regards
Mr Owen Lau

Journal 9: Earthquake

Dear Fine Knights,
I am sure all of you have heard about the earthquake in China. It was a tragedy which had robbed many people of their lives and left many people homeless. Hence, for this week, I like you to read the link provided below and be more aware of earthquakes.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learning/kids//

To help you in your personal response, I have prepared some questions below:
1. What are the causes of earthquake?
2. What can people do when there is an earthquake?
3. Do you think scientists can detect an earthquake? If so, how do they do it?
4. Where have earthquakes occurred?
5. Why do these countries have earthquakes?
6. Do you think there will be an earthquake in Singapore? Why?
Do explore the link given. I hope you have learned more about earthquakes.

I am eagerly waiting to read your personal response.

Regards

Mr Owen Lau