The document appears to be an outline of science topics and constructs covered in exams from 2009 to 2013. For each year, four topics in science are covered with knowledge, conceptualization, understanding, and problem solving listed as constructs under each topic. The topics include forces and pressure, heat, electricity, waves, forces and motion, electromagnetism, radioactivity, and heat.
The document appears to be an outline of science topics and constructs covered in exams from 2009 to 2013. For each year, four topics in science are covered with knowledge, conceptualization, understanding, and problem solving listed as constructs under each topic. The topics include forces and pressure, heat, electricity, waves, forces and motion, electromagnetism, radioactivity, and heat.
The document appears to be an outline of science topics and constructs covered in exams from 2009 to 2013. For each year, four topics in science are covered with knowledge, conceptualization, understanding, and problem solving listed as constructs under each topic. The topics include forces and pressure, heat, electricity, waves, forces and motion, electromagnetism, radioactivity, and heat.
Construct: Problem Solving (Qualitative) Improve the ventilation of the house and ensure the temperature inside the house is not high Topic: Electricity Construct: Knowledge Function of microammeter
Construct : Conceptualisation Charge and current
Construct : Understanding Resistance and its factor
Construct: Problem Solving (Qualitative) modified the rheostat to increase its resistance Topic: Forces and Pressure Construct: Knowledge Name shape of aeroplane wing
Construct : Making decision perfume spray to produce a fine spray (Bernoullis principle)
Construct : Understanding How aeroplane lift up
Construct: Problem Solving (Quantitative) Pressure and area Topic: Electronics Construct: Knowledge Name electronic device symbol (diode)
Construct : Making decision automatic barrier system (Logic gate)
Construct : Understanding how to produce half-wave rectification
Construct: Problem Solving (Quantitative) Transistor as automatic switch and potential divider, resistance and current.
2012 Topic: Forces and Pressure Construct: Knowledge Meaning of density
Construct : Conceptualisation Pressure and altitude
Construct : Understanding how the liquid in the bottle can sucked into the dropper tube
Construct: Problem Solving (Qualitative) design the vacuum cleaner which can clean the dust faster and effectively. Topic: Waves Construct: Knowledge What kind of wave for sound wave
Construct : Conceptualisation wave length, angle of refraction, speed of sound wave
Construct : Understanding how the sound is produced by the drum and can be heard by the humans ear
Construct: Problem Solving (Qualitative) design a communication system which can improve the quality of signal transmission
Topic: Forces and Motion Construct: Knowledge Meaning of impulse
Construct : Making decision flag pole that can withstand strong wind
Construct : Understanding how follow through can increase the impulse acting on the ball.
Construct: Problem Solving (Quantitative) Principle of conservation of energy (GPE -> KE) Topic: Electric Construct: Knowledge Meaning of power
Construct : Making decision hairdryer for drying hair quickly and safely
Construct : Understanding Potential difference and Current for series and parallel circuit
Construct: Problem Solving (Quantitative) Parallel circuit (Power, effective resistance, energy) 2011 Topic: Forces and Pressure Construct: Knowledge Function of stroboscope
Construct : Conceptualisation Stroboscope image, velocity and force
Construct : Understanding how the wooden block is mashed by the Taekwondo exponent
Construct: Problem Solving (Qualitative) suitable equipment and techniques to improve aiming an arrow to a target board
Topic: Electromagnetism Construct: Knowledge Meaning of electromagnetism
Construct : Conceptualisation current and strength of electromagnet
Construct : Understanding how relay function and why using soft iron
Construct: Problem Solving (Qualitative) design electric bell which can produce louder sound
Topic: Forces and Pressure Construct: Knowledge Meaning of Pascals principle
Construct : Making decision most effective hydraulic brake to be used in a car brake system
Construct : Understanding How hydraulic jack to lift up a car
Construct: Problem Solving (Quantitative) Pascal principle, force and area Topic: Radioactivity Construct: Knowledge Meaning of radioisotope
Construct : Making decision most suitable characteristic of the radioisotope to be used as a tracer on absorption of fertilisers by plant
Construct : Understanding Radioactive track and cloud chamber
Construct: Problem Solving (Quantitative) Mass defect and energy 2010 Topic: Forces and Pressure Construct: Knowledge Meaning of weight
Construct : Conceptualisation Volume and upthrust
Construct : Understanding Explain why wooden block moves upwards and then floats on the water surface.
Construct: Problem Solving (Qualitative) design a raft which can accommodate 15 participants and be able to move quickly in water.
Topic: Waves Construct: Knowledge meaning of wavelength
Construct : Conceptualisation interference of light
Construct : Understanding how sound refracted in day and night time
Construct: Problem Solving (Qualitative) Using solar energy to boil water. Topic: Forces and Motion Construct: Knowledge Meaning of frictional force
Construct : Making decision lawnmower to cut glass effectively
Construct : Understanding explain resultant force based on incline surface
Construct: Problem Solving (Quantitative) Incline surface Topic: Electric Construct: Knowledge Meaning of electric field
Construct : Making decision most suitable circuit that can be used to light up the bulbs with normal brightness
Construct : Understanding candle flame in electric field
Construct: Problem Solving (Quantitative) Series and parallel circuit and current 2009 Topic: Forces and Pressure Construct: Knowledge Meaning of pressure
Construct : Conceptualisation depth of sinking, load and area
Construct : Understanding Explain how the vacuum cleaner is able to remove dust from the floor.
Construct: Problem Solving (Qualitative) build a hydraulic brake system which can function effectively.
Topic: Radioactivity Construct: Knowledge meaning of radioactive decay
Construct : Conceptualisation decay graph and half-life
Construct : Understanding why alpha particles not suitable for use as a tracer in medicine
Construct: Problem Solving (Qualitative) Precaution when using radioactive ray in treatment of cancer. Topic: Heat Construct: Knowledge Meaning of thermal equilibrium
Construct : Making decision best thermos to maintaining the temperature of hot drink
Construct : Understanding thermal equilibrium and thermometer
Construct: Problem Solving (Quantitative) Specific heat capacity Topic: Electric Construct: Knowledge Meaning of potential difference
Construct : Making decision lamp that can produce brightest light
Construct : Understanding V-I graph
Construct: Problem Solving (Quantitative) current, energy and efficiency of bulb