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25th Anniversary

Carnival@ Ping Yi

Science Booth

30 May 2009

Making Healthy Fruit Enzymes

A Science Project by Madam Chua Siew Eng & Mdm Fouzia from Ping Yi Science Lab

What are enzymes?

Enzymes are proteins made by cells in our bodies and all living organisms.  They synthesize chemicals, rearrange molecules, add elements to compounds, and break down compounds.

Enzymes plays an important role in our lives.  As catalysts, they cause biological reactions to occur under certain conditions to sustain life.  For example, digestive enzymes help us break down food.

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Rocket Competition 2008 

The Rocket Competition was conducted on Friday, 7th March 2008 from 1030-1230hr during the school IP week. Sec 1NT and 2NT students participated in this Rocket competition cum project work. The students were divided into teams of 4-5 members each. Each team was to make a paper rocket which was then graded on the design, innovation, performance and teamwork. After making the paper rocket, each team was given a chance to launch their rocket at the basketball court. 

Overall, most of the students enjoyed the event and found it interesting. Most of them felt that the activity had made the learning of Science fun and interesting. Most of them also felt that they had learned something new through this activity.

Educational Tour to Pulau Bukom Refinery Complex

Students were all excited about the field trip to Pulau Bukom Refinery Complex. Generally they found the trip to interesting and benefited from the talk given by the guide and the video shows.  There was a brief presentation that highlights the significance of Pulau Bukom and an overview of the Shell Group and its activities globally. The Oil Video gives useful information on the oil industry from the formation of oil and manufacturing processes including distillation of crude oil and conversion processes. Followed by a brief talk on careers in the petrol chemical industry. They were treated to a bus tour of the refinery from Timor along the sourthern coastline past Kecil Ular to Barat to see the LPG spheres, sulphur storage, wharves, bitumen storage and back to the Bukom Club.

Science Race 2008

 

 

The Science Race was conducted on Wednesday, 5^th March 2008 from 1400-1600hr during the school IP week. A team of five selected students from each Sec 1 and 2 class participated in the Science Race.

 

There were five stations located within the school compound which each team was required to go through. The activities in each station were designed for the students to work in groups to solve practical science problems using their knowledge and skills of science.

 

 

 

Station A was located at level 1 chemistry laboratory where each team was required to do an experiment on density of an egg; and pH of fresh milk, Pepsi, lemonade and Yakult. Station B was located at the foyer where each team was required to measure their body fitness. Station C was located at the canteen where each team was required to find and identify the locations of certain fruit trees. Station D was located at the staircase beside one of the level 1 classroom where each team was required to find out the energy required to climb from the first to the second floor. Station E was located at the ramp near the soccer field where each team was required to find the amount of kinetic energy of a moving ball down the ramp. But this station E was cancelled due to the heavy rain from 1400-1600 hr.

 

Our students have achieved outstanding results when they participated in the University of New South Wales 2008 International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (Science).

This competition was developed and organised by the Educational Assessment Australia (EAA) and is conducted annually across Australia and in 12 other countries with over 1.5 million entries worldwide.

This year, the following students were awarded Distinction and Credits for their achievements:

Sec 3:

Kris Srithongsathien – Distinction (International percentile 96)

Felix Lau – Credit

Samuel Siow Wei Jian – Credit

Khoo Teck Soon – Credit

Gu Tu – Credit

Zhou Meng Yuan - Credit

Sec 2:

Lee Jung Min – Credit

Bryan Lee – Credit

Teng Meng Yong – Credit

We congratulate all students on their outstanding efforts.