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Content Analysis PBL

ICT application have become an important part of teaching and
learning. The Ministry of Education has invested a huge effort in
terms of funding and training to equip teachers and students with
ICT skills. In your opinion what are the issues and challanges in
integrating ICT in teaching and learning in our Malaysian
Schools.
Give your idea to this issues in not more than 500 words ( by
group)

UTILIZED
UTILIZED
SOFTWARE
SOFTWARE
(DISCOVERY)
(DISCOVERY)
USED TO
TO READ
READ
USED
INFORMATION FROM
FROM
INFORMATION
SENSORS
SENSORS

AN ELECTRONIC
ELECTRONIC
AN
INSTRUMENT THAT
THAT
INSTRUMENT
RECORDS
RECORDS
MEASUREMENTS OVER
OVER
MEASUREMENTS
TIME. THE
THE READINGS
READINGS
TIME.
ARE THEN
THEN
ARE
TRANSFERRED TO
TO THE
THE
TRANSFERRED
COMPUTER
COMPUTER
TO CONVERT A

TO CONVERT A
PHYSICAL
PHYSICAL
QUANTITY INTO
INTO
QUANTITY
AN ELECTRICAL
ELECTRICAL
AN
SIGNAL.
SIGNAL.
TYPES: LIGHT,
LIGHT,
TYPES:
TEMPERATURE,
TEMPERATURE,
SOUND, pH
pH
SOUND,
HUMIDITY,
HUMIDITY,
PULSE,
PULSE,
DISSOLVED3
DISSOLVED
OXYGEN ETC.

ADVANTAGES
New Innovative Experiments Possible
More Collegial
Collaboration
Greater
Opportunities
Interest In
Practical Work
Better
Graphing
Better
Skills
Enhanced
Understanding Of
Computer
Scientific
Literacy
Experimentation
Better
Opportunities
Understanding Of
for
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Science Concepts
Interdisciplinary

DISADVANTAGES
Some People
May Not Like
Working On
Computer
System
Loss of
Conventional
Methods Of
Data Collection
Increased
Work Load Of
Teachers

Reduced
Practice Of
Graphing
Skills
Students may
not relate
science
concepts to
microscopic
and symbolic
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EXPERIMENT 1
I Can Freeze And Boil !

ENGAGE

I Can Freeze And Boil !

Do you think its
FREEZING here?
Can you see this
phenomenon in
Malaysia?
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ENGAGE

I Can Freeze And Boil !

Is it FREEZING
here or BOILING ?
At what temperature
does this process
happen?

EMPOWER

Planning and Doing Your Experiment

Part 1: The freezing point of water

Data
Logger

Temperature
Sensor

Distilled
water
Icy water +
common salt
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Planning and Doing Your Experiment

Part 1: The freezing point of water

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Results

Part 1: The freezing point of water

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Results

Part 1: The freezing point of water

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Discussion

Part 1: The freezing point of water

Questions
1. What do you observe when the water freezes?
2. Look at your graph, what is the freezing point of
water?
3. What happened to the water temperature during
freezing?
4. How are the concepts of melting point and
freezing point related?
5. How are these two concepts different?
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EMPOWER

Planning and Doing Your Experiment

Part 2: The boiling point of water

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Result

Part 2: The boiling point of water

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Result

Part 2: The boiling point of water

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Discussion

Part 2: The boiling point of water

Questions
1. What do you observe when the water boils?
2.How long should you boil the water?
3.Why is the temperature keep on rising?
4.Look at your graph, what is the boiling point of water?
5.What is the physical form of water when it is boiling?

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ENHANCE

Pressure cooker reduce the

cooking time and save nutrients.
Explain.
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EXTENSION
Salt

String
Ice Cubes
Water

When salt is sprinkled on the ice cubes,

the string attached to the ice cubes.
Can you explain this phenomenon?
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Unique Feature of This Activity

Experiment can be
repeated or stopped
at any time as most
of the work is taken
over by the data
logger.
Both experiments
can be conducted
simultaneously;
save time

Allow pupils to compare the

results (graph) with other
groups and pose questions.
The temperature
rises very fast. It is
impossible to take
the readings
manually.

Less work need to be done by the students. This enable

experiment to be done in a small group; the learning
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process becomes more meaningful.

EXPERIMENT 2
Its bigger but lighter !

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ENGAGE

Its bigger but lighter !

What ingredients do you need to make a bun?

What makes the dough expand and becomes
bigger?
Is there any gas released during the process?
Does the dough becomes hotter?

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EMPOWER

Planning And Doing Your Experiment

End Product Of Fermentation

Sensors:
pH &
temperature

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Planning And Doing Your Experiment

End Product Of Fermentation

Data Logger
Temperature

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Result

End Product Of Fermentation

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Result

End Product Of Fermentation

Temperature

pH

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Discussion

End Product Of Fermentation

Questions

1. Which graph is which?

2. What does the graph tell you about the change in
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

pH during fermentation?
Why does the pH change?
What does the graph tell you about the change in
carbon dioxide level during fermentation?
Why does the carbon dioxide level change?
How do the graphs change with respect to each
other? Is there a pattern here?
What is the end product of this experiment?
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State the equation of yeast fermentation.

ENHANCE

End Product Of Fermentation

Discuss the importance of fermentation

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EXTENSION

End Product Of Fermentation

Find out the new technique in fermentation by

using biotechnology in food industrial.

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Unique Feature of This Activity

The reaction
takes several
days to occur,
..............?

More then one

sensors can be
used
simultaneously
(pH &
temperature in
this experiment)

The pattern of pH and temperature changes

can be observe along with the experiment
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EXPERIMENT 3
The Bouncing Sound

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ENGAGE

The Bouncing Sound

You are moving into a
new house. What will
happen if you scream in
the room of the house?
Does the same
phenomena happen if you
scream in this room?
Why?
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EMPOWER

Planning And Doing Your Experiment

The Reflection and Absorption of Sound

Insert
the sound
sensor here
Ticking alarm clock
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EMPOWER

Planning And Doing Your Experiment

The Reflection and Absorption of Sound

Wood

Glass

Sponge

Metal

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Discussion

The Reflection and Absorption of Sound

Questions
1. Study the results that you obtained.
a. What type of surfaces is good reflector
of sound?
b. What type of surfaces is good absorber
of sound?
2. You can hear the ticking sound of the clock
at the other end of the tube. Why does
this happen?

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ENHANCE

The echoes in the studio can be reduced

because the sound is absorbed by soft
and rough surfaces. Name the objects in
this studio that can absorb the sound.

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EXTENSION
The Bouncing Sound

Bats produce high-pitched beeps or clicks and

listen for the echoes of these sounds as they are
reflected off by objects. How can bat measure
the distance of and object? Plan and carry out
and experiment to find out. Students may use
different distances of tube containing the sound
source (use varies distance of tube A) and record

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Unique Feature of This Activity

Different sound
can be
detected and
measured
easily, readings
are displayed
as peaks on a
time graph.
This experiment
is almost
impossible done
by traditional
method

Repetition of
activity can
also be
carried out
due to the
quick
completion
for each type
of the
surface used
in this
experiment
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