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15 May 2009 Friday

Dear 5F members,

Please find the answer key for the practice paper MCQ as follows.

1.2 6.2 11.4 16.3 21.4 26.4 2.2 7.3 12.1 17.4 22.4 27.2 3.2 8.4 13.2 18.2 23.2 28.3 4.3 9.4 14.1 19.3 24.2 29.2 5.3 10.1 15.3 20.3 25.2 30.4

The answer for the question I posed on the board just now about the rod made of two different materials wood and metal and which side of the rod would the paper be charred is as follows:

Metal is a better conductor of heat than wood so heat is conducted away from the paper to the surroundings faster on the side of the metal. The paper on the side of the metal thus does not get hot enough to burn.

If you do not understand any of the answers for the MCQ, please email me via lead. I will reply over the weekend. Alternatively can ask me on Monday.

Best regards. Mrs Teo

18 February 2009 Wednesday

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 * Singapore marks 25 years of Total Defence

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WHAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE TODAY** We want to know about 1. the kind of life the people who lived in Singapore during the Japanese Occupation had 2. what they did to try and survive 3. the effect that these experiences had on these people 4. the implications of these experiences on our own lives and appreciate what we have


 * WHAT WE WILL DO TODAY**

We will study two groups of people who went through the Japanese Occupation : the people living in Singapore then and the POWs.

The two articles are: [|**http://ourstory.asia1.com.sg/war/headline/torture2.html**]
 * Instructions for students in Group 1 to 5**
 * 1) Each member is to spend first 15 to 20 minutes reading the three articles assigned to you.
 * 2) For the next 20 minutes, based on the articles, on your respective wiki pages, __make a list__ of experiences that the people in Singapore had then. Please make a list. There is no need to elaborate on each experience.
 * 3) When the list is completed, list the effect that these experiences had on the people as mentioned in the article.
 * 4) Finally, as a group, write a short paragraph about your thoughts about your own life now in Singapore and what we should appreciate, having read the three articles.
 * 5) In the next lesson, you will present your wiki page to the class.
 * Living in distrust and constant fear **

[|**http://ourstory.asia1.com.sg/war/ref/hungry.html**]
 * Hungry years**


 * Instructions for students in Group 6 to 10**
 * 1) Each member is to spend first 15 to 20 minutes reading the two articles assigned and to browse through the last website given.
 * 2) For the next 20 minutes, based on the three websites, on your respective wiki pages, make a list of the experiences that the PoWs had. Please make a list. There is no need to elaborate.
 * 3) When the list is completed, list the effect that these experiences had on the people who survived being a PoW.
 * 4) Finaly, as a group, write a short paragraph about your thoughts about war and prisoners of war.
 * 5) In the next lesson, you will present your wiki page to the class.

The two websites are: **PoWs lived with poor medical care, constant beating, cholera deaths** [|**http://ourstory.asia1.com.sg/war/headline/pow1.html**]

**Retired teacher recalls day when guard said 'ichi' and PoWs started scratching** [|**http://ourstory.asia1.com.sg/war/headline/pow2.html**]

EXPECTATIONS

Group should be able to create a list that has most of the experiences mentioned in the articles. Group should be able to sieve out the effects that the experiences had on the people mentioned in the articles. Group should be able to give a reflection that highlights the lessons we can learn from history. 9 Feb 2009 Tuesday

5F Social Studies Task

According to your index numbers, you have been grouped into groups of 4 or 5.

Index no. 1-5 - Group 1 Index no. 6-10 - Group 2 Index no. 11 - 14 - Group 3 Index no. 15 - 18 - Group 4 Index no. 19 - 22 - Group 5 Index no. 23- 26 - Group 6 Index no. 27 - 30 - Group 7 Index no. 31 - 34 - Group 8 Index no. 35 - 38 - Group 9 Index no. 39 - 42 - Group 10

As a group, decided on either Task 1 or Task 2. Answers that show depth in thinking and information in the answers are based on the articles provided will be compiled and distributed to the class.

E.g. Why do you think the British lost the battle? We were too self confident. We were led to believe that Japanese soldiers were poor soldiers only capable of fighting against equally inferior Chinese troops.

Task 1 Imagine you are a newspaper reporter at the time of the Japanese invasion of Singapore. You have the opportunity to interview a **British** soldier. Think of 2 questions that you would ask him and the response he would most likely give. Your answers should be based on information you have read in your textbook and these two articles. To complete the work on time, get two members to read the first article, get the other two or three to read the 2nd article. This should take 20 minutes. Thereafter, one person should do the typing and the others to think of the questions and answers. Type the questions and answers on your assigned wiki page. Look at the menu bar on the left.

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Task 2

Imagine you are a newspaper reporter **now**. You have the opportunity to interview an ex-**Japanese** soldier who was involved in the invasion of Singapore. Think of 2 questions that you would ask him and the response he would **most likely** give. Your answers should be based on information you have read in your textbook and these two articles. To complete the work on time, get two members to read the first article, get the other two or three to read the 2nd article. This should take 20 minutes. Thereafter, one person should do the typing and the others to think of the questions and answers. Type the questions and answers on your assigned wiki page. Look at the menu bar on the left.

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If you have finished your group's task, you may read the articles from the other task. At no time, should you venture into any other websites. This is a warning.

Mrs Theresa Teo