Child’s Play Science Primary level Science Earlybird Start-Up Science MPH Science i-Science Comparison between MPH Science and i-Science   Pre-school Science Series What Pre-school Science books do you offer? We offer Child's Play Science (K1-K2)    How many books are there in this series? There is only one book.  There are no workbook nor teacher's guide for this series.   Do you have sample pages for review? Yes, sample pages are listed under the Contents_Sample tab on the product detail information page of each item. Primary Science Series What Primary Science books do you offer? We offer four Science series for the primary level:             1. Earlybird Start-up Science (for 1st and 2nd grades)              2. MPH Science (3rd - 6th grades)             3. i-Science (1st - 6th grades)                What are the differences between the different Primary Science series for 1st - 6th grades? The Earlybird Start-up Science series is a fun series aimed at introducing young learners to scientific concepts.  Singapore schools start formal science education in Primary 3.  MPH Science and i-Science are used in Singapore schools for Primary 3 - 6.      Do you have sample pages for review? Yes, sample pages are listed under the Contents_Sample tab on the product detail information page of each item.                Do you have contents for each level? Yes, contents are listed under the Contents_Sample tab on the product detail information page of each item.       Are the activities and experiments suitable for homeschoolers? Most of the activities can be done by homeschoolers, but some of them do require material that is relatively expensive, as they were written for a classroom situation and meant to give the students exposure to scientific investigation using laboratory material. The experiments that require material that is too expensive or hard to obtain can be skipped or substituted with other experiments.   What kind of equipment do we need to carry out the experiments? Please refer to Apparatus and material list for more detailed information.   What if I have more questions about using these books? Please visit our forum and post your questions and concerns.    Earlybird Start-Up Science   How many books are there in this series? There are four books in the Earlybird Start-Up Science series suitable for 1st through 2nd grades.  There are no workbooks or teacher's guides for this series.    MPH Science How many books are there in this series? There are two sets of books for each grade level (3rd - 6th grades) in the MPH Science series.  Each set consists of 1 textbook, 1 workbook and 1 activity book.    Are answers provided for the workbooks? There are no answer keys at the back of these workbooks. SingaporeMath.com Inc has compiled the answer keys for these workbooks, and the keys are inserted in the workbooks.  Answer keys are not sold separately.    Are answers provided for the activity books? There are no answer keys at the back of the activity books. Answers are in the MPH Science Activity Book Teacher's Edition. Are Teacher's Guide available for MPH Science? Teacher's Editions are available for both the MPH Science textbooks and activity books.  Teacher's assist packs are also available.     Do I need the textbook Teacher's Edition to teach MPH Science?   MPH Science textbook Teacher's Edition has occasional teaching hints and suggested answers to discussion questions.  Other than these hints, the textbook Teacher's Edition is identical to the textbook.   It is not essential to have the textbook Teacher's Edition.  Alternatively, you can use the textbook Teacher's Edition instead of the textbook.   Do I need the Teacher's assist pack in order to teach MPH Science?  What is it? The Teacher's assist pack is a binder containing: a Scheme of Work (outline),  detailed daily lesson plans - objectives of each lesson, concepts to be learned, preparation prior to the lesson, a starter activity, development of the lesson, closure, occasional additional activities, guide to 'when and how to' incorporate the activity book overhead masters a CD-ROM with color slides to project for the class during discussions, as well as pictures from the text. The Teacher's assist pack does NOT include any of the textbooks, workbooks, and activity books. If you are a teacher in a class, it is quite useful.  If you are a homeschooler, whether you need it or not depends on your style of teaching.  If you like everything laid out for you and you actually do lessons with your kids, you might find it time-saving.  Or if you want to get everything out of the curriculum possible and have do not have other resources or access to library or internet, it could be useful.  The assist pack is quite expensive and is not cost effective for just a small number of students.    What is the difference between MPH Science and i-Science? Comparison Table. i-Science  i-Science will be discontinued.  Clearance sale starts May 8 2008. How many books are there in this series? There are 1 textbook and 1 workbook for 1st -2nd grades, and 1 textbook and 2 workbooks for 3rd -6th grades in the i-Science series (1st - 6th grades).      Are answers provided for the workbooks? There are no answer keys at the back of these workbooks. Answers to workbook are in the workbook teacher's edition.    Are Teacher's Guide available for i-Science? Teacher's Guides are available for i-Science textbooks. The Teacher's Guide has a section for each chapter that is a reproduction of the textbook.  Teaching material follows the textbook section. Teaching material includes a scheme of work, background information and teaching instructions.  If you are buying the Teacher's Guide, it may not be necessary to buy the Textbook. We do not carry the posters or the CD-ROMs referred to in the Teachers' Guides.  The CD-ROMs  have a few pictures to show to students, and are not cost effective. It is easy to get an idea of the material on the CD-ROMs from the lesson in the Teacher’s Guides and substitute discussion or other pictures.    What is the difference between MPH Science and i-Science? Comparison Table. Comparison between MPH and i-Science for Primary 3-6   MPH i-Science Text book 2 per semester, about 100 pages each. Full color, many photos. 3-6: End-of-chapter summary, Cool-to-do section after chapters with extension activities, questions for thought, internet sites. 6: Think-it-through questions and concept map at the end of each chapter. 4-6: Indicates when to do activities in activity book. 1 per semester, about 150 pages. Full color, many photos. 3-6: Put-on-your-thinking-cap questions interspersed in chapter, some require additional research. 3-6: End of chapter summary. 5-6: Concept map at end of each chapter. 3-6: Indicates when to do activities in activity book. Teacher’s edition of textbook Copy of textbook, with suggested answers to questions posed within text printed on the pages.   Activity book 2 per semester. Worksheets with directions and questions for hands-on activities. 2 per semester. Worksheets with directions and questions for hands-on activities. Short review worksheet for each chapter. Teacher’s edition of activity book Copy of activity book, with answers printed on each page. Copy of activity book, with answers printed on each page. Work book 2 per semester. Worksheets with questions for each chapter. Reviews for each chapter or for several chapters. Answers inserted. Teacher Assist Pack (for MPH Science) Teacher’s Guide (for i-Science) 1 per year. Scheme of work, notes to teacher, complete lessons, extension activities, copies of overhead transparencies and slides. Coordinates workbook pages and activities. CD-ROM with editable MS Word documents of Scheme of Work and Lesson Plans, MS PowerPoint documents of overhead transparencies and color slides. 1 per year. Copy of textbook chapters followed by Scheme of Work, suggested time frame, instructional strategies, notes to the teacher, and review questions. Coordinates activities. Does not have daily lesson plans. Has answers to questions posed in text and answers to review question in the guide. Some internet activities and links. More Notes Teacher’s Handbook 1 per year. Reference material to supplement textbook, including many internet links. Additional activities.   Tests 1 per year. Brief review of each chapter followed by tests every 1-4 chapters. Term and semester tests.   Activity Guide 2 per year. Checklist of materials. Notes on expected observations and results. Tips for teachers.   Higher Order Thinking Skills 2 per year. Review for each chapter. Worksheets for every 1-2 chapters for enrichment.